Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-03-02
Routine Report,


The House met at $50 A. N. YESTERDAY,
Speaker Gilman in the chair.
The regular order was taken up, and report.
OF committees were read and adopted.
The general appropriation bills were ad-
Vanced one step and placed early on general
orders.
A resolution was passed authorizing the chief
clerk to issue his warrant for witness fees in
CURED BY the judiciary committee.
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE.
After little unimportant business the
House went into committee of the whole. Mr..
J. P. West in the chair, on general orders.
Speaker Gilman spoke for some time in re-.
view of the bill relating to the locating and
building of second State prison. and moved
that the names of the commissioners mentioned
in the bill as reported from the committee be
stricken out.
Mr.. W. NJ. Campbell opposed the motion.
The committee had decided upon the gentle.
men named because they were each interested
IN some specific locality, so that all might
have fair show.
Mr.. Gilman further defended the motion and
the bill in general, insisting that a second pris
on was needed, and that the commissioners
mentioned IN the bill were not the proper per-
sons to decide upon the location or as to the
expediency Of erecting the prison.
MIR. Jones thought with the last speaker that
the commissioners named were not the proper
persons to decide the questions involved. and
thought they ought to be selected-three from
each Congressional district-so that the entire
state might be represented, and no especial
locality favored over others.
Mr.. Benson stated the action of the COM
mittee, and how they had arrived at the con-
ciuslon that second prison was necessary, and
commended that there was such a necessity.
The present prison, while adequate as to ca
pacity at present, would soon be overcrowded,
and as the location was bad one, he thought
no more money ought to be appropriated to the
extension of that institution. For the better
selection of alsite, therefore, he supported the
motion of Mr.. Gilman, though of opinion that
the House had begun at the wrong end of the
question. he thought they ought first to de-
eide this question of whether new prison
clded, the question of who should decide upon
the location might be considered.
llr. Bertrand opposed the building of new
prison. The present one was large enough to
accommodate all persons who might be liable
to imprisonment there.
Mr.. Keysor wished to relieve the Speaker of
any imputatton that might be laid to him, for
he had named him (Mr. Keysor) in his original
bill, probably knowing that if he had any pre-
ference at all, it would be for Kasota
81 After some further discussion the committee
rose reported progress, and asked leave to sit
again, when the House took recess till 2:30.
9 AFTERNOON SESSION.
The House 1econvened at $50 PM, Speaker
Gilman in the chair saa
The chief clerk was authorized to employ adj
ditional help during the remainder Of the SEES
aion. 4
SENATE BILLS PASSED.
The Senate bill confirming the grant of the
city of Minneapolis to the street railway COM
pany of that city, was read third time and
passed.
HOUSE BILL PASSED.
House bills were read a third time and passed
as follows Amending the charter of Glencoe;
amending the charter Of Saltwater; authorizing
the village of Young America to issue railroad
bonds; amending the charter of Melrose; au-
thorizing ST. Paul to issue bonds for slevee pur-
pose; incorporating the village of Sleepy Eye;
regulating the salaries Of the officers of Fill
more county: authorizing St. Clond to issue
bonds for dam: relating to the clerk Of court
of LIE Sueur county; relating to the superin-
tendent of schools Of Dakota county; relating
to the board of equalization; fixing the COM
pensation Of the officers of Rice county; relat-
ing to the register Of deeds Of Mower county;
to change the name of town in Brown county;
relating to school district in Scott county
and in Blue Earth county; amending the char
ter of the CITY of Duluth; as to
a school ]. district in the town of
Granite Falls; incorporating the town Of
Granite Falls; incorporating the Minneapolis
& Northern railroad; relative to the municipal
court.of Saltwater; regulating the salaries Of