Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-02-19
Amending the charter of the village of
Brownsville.

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SENATE BILLS PASSED.
Amending the statutes relating to the filing
OF official bonds of county officers.
incorporating the village of Montevidoo.
Amending the statutes relating to the grant
ing or municipal aid to railroads.
HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
Organizing a school district in Wabashaw
county.
Amending the charter of the city of Roch-
| ester.
Legalizine the plat of the village of Browns
vile.
Legalizing the plat of the village of Houston.
Amending the charter of the village of Ma
! rine.
Relating to N s village school district.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
BILLS PASSED UNDER SUSPENDED RULES.
Amending the special laws of 1873 relating
to the granting of aid to railroads in certain
| counties.
Relating to the construction of division or
line fences.
Authorizing the town of Bird Island to issue
bonds for the purpose of building court
house.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
| By Senator Hinds-To amend the general
statutes of 1873 relating to court commission
ers.
Also, amending the general statutes relating
| to the transfer of causes.
Also. amending the statutes of 1871 relating
| to county commissioners.
By Senator Pillsbury-To authorize the Min
| neapolis u st. Louis railway to construct line
of road to Lake Minnetonka.
! BY Senator Castle-Providing for binding the
census returns.
| By Senator Misunderstanding for the can
collation. of tax sale certificates in certain cases.
IN COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE,
Senator Rice in the chair the bill creating a
farmers board of trade was recommended to
pass, when the bill making appropriations for
| the printing of immigration documents came
up, and with it a shower of amendments pro-
viding that the pamphlet should be printed in
almost every language on earth, which were
| voted down, and the bill finally amended max
| ing the Governor, secretary of state, auditor
and treasurer board of immigration, with
power to print documents in such languages as
| they thought would be for the best interests of
! the State, and was recommended to pass. The
bill appropriating money for the support of
| the various State institutions now came up,
and it was decided to consider each item
| separately. The first item lappropriates $1l2,-
| GOO for the support of the st. Peter Insane
asylum for the year 1878.
! Senator D. Buck said Senators had proposed
to cut down the salaries of State officers rs per
cent, and some of the salaries had been reduc-
ed largely. He alluded to the high wages paid
unskilled laborers at the asylum, and called
| upon Senators to stand by their record
relative to the reduction of salaries and cut off
extravagances at st. Peter, and said he would
not vote one dollar to that institution until it
was placed in the hands of trustees in whom
the people had confidence.
Senator Pillsbury said the bill proposed a
new method of expanding money, and that the
| ar f0rv u0r n hQv nhorry 0fo fr,roa
Senator Kinds asked by what authority the
auditor could refuse to pay salaries.
Senator Pillsbury said the auditor could in
form the trustees that wages should be reduc-
| ed, or he would not audit the bills.
| Senator D. Buck said employees were hired by
| the year, and that there was no way of cancel
| ling the contract, and read extracts from the
Faribault and St. Peter State institutions and
| showed that the wages of laborers were much
larger at st. Peter.
Senator Doran said in his remarks the other
day he had called attention to an exhibit of the
states, which showed that the cost per capita
| in the st. Peter asylum was $18 above the
average. He also said that before he voted for
an appropriation for this asylum it must be in
| better hands.
SeE4tor McCrea stated that there was scarce
ly northern State that supported the insane
! cheaper than Minnesota. The committee had
| thought of reducing the appropriation for the
asylum, but had concluded to leave the matter
! to the Senate.
Senator Pillsbury said he was as much in
| favor of a reduction of taxation as any Sena-
tor. An examination of the pay roll shows
that few thousands might be saved to the
| State, but no such reduction AS was contem-
plated by the bill could be made.
Senator Powers said that produce of all
kinds was reduced to gold basis, and yet this
institution asks for an increased appropriation,
and he did not approve of it.
! Senator Thacher said there was great many
| employees of the asylum; that the legislature
could not spend the time to fix the salaries of
these employees, and that he favored the leaving
OF the details to the new board of trustees; n He
moved to place the appropriation at $100, 900.
Senator Doran said it was not true that all
the low prices for supporting the insane were
in the Southern States, and read statistics
showing the expenses were cheapest in the
Northern States. He then moved that further
consideration of the bill be postponed.
Senator Pillsbury urged the Senate to pass
the bill without the delay which would be
caused by the appointment of a new board of
trustees, saying that in the haste of the clos
ing days of the session the appropriation bill
might not be passed, and an extra session of
the legislature would then be required.
Senator Doran said he would be frank in this
matter, and he did not want to appropriate
money for the asylum until new board of
trustees were appointed. The present board
had shown themselves to be wasteful and ex-
| travagant and he had no confidence in them.
He would not vote for the bill till new trustees
/ were appointed.
| Senator Buell. said he wanted the bill con-
| sidered now. The estimates upon which the
| bill was drawn were only estimates, and if
$ll2,OOO was more than was necessary, it would
be so much the better for the State. Whoever
| the Governor appointed as trustees would have
the expenditure of this money and would
doubtless see that it was honestly and economi-
| cally expended.
MIR. Doran's motion was lost.
Senator Doran said that the committee had
said that the steward had done better than the
other officers of the asylum, but they had by
no means reported that the steward had man
aged his department in economical manner.
On the contrary, extravaganza had been the
rule in all departments of the asylum manage
ment, and the steward was exception.
Senator Morrison read from the report of the
auditor showing the expenses of the asylum
for the past year, and said that the bill called
for over $1,000 more than was appropriated
| last year.
Senator Pillsbury said it would not be safe
to count upon the market prices of supplies
remaining as cheap as they are now. which is
less than they have been for thirty years, and
that the finance committee had considered this
when they drew up the bill.
| Senator 81. B. Wilson said he was in favor of
voting such a sum as would support the in
mates of the asylum in comfortable and
economical manner, and if the officers did not
properly manage affairs he was in favor of their
| removal.
Senator Thscher said that the committee had
| recommended the removal of the imbecile and
idiotic, and this recommendation would prob
ably be acted upon in such manner as to
greatly reduce the expenses of the asylum.
Senator PilIsbury said that if some sixty
were removed from st. Peter to Farlbault q
corresponding increase would be required for
the support Of the deaf, dumb and blind asy-