Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-03-02
EDUCATIONAL.
THE RECORD OF THE LEGISLATION
WHICH rs OBJECTED TO.
Senator Gilhllan 'Sticks" and the Delega-
ton Refuse to Recall the Bill-Public
School Examinations-Rou of Honor
The Attendance.

School Examinations-Ron of Honor
The Attendance.
Among our public educators, or those who
fashion the system, there has been some
commotion for a day or two. This has been
confined more especially to the
Board of Education.
The Gil6llan bill, the import of which has
been pretty thoroughly ventilated, has caused
the uneasiness. The board objected to il
from the first. and made protest in person
against its passage. The supposition was
among the board, that their utterances had re-
eeived consideration, and the cabelistic o. K
could be scratched on the papers relative to
the boards status in the hands of the lepis-
lative delegation. AS is known, the board
proposed bill embodying all measures sat-
isfactory to the members, and placed it in
the possession of the Ramsey county delepa-
ton as substitute to Gilfllan's bill. The
whole business was referred to a sub-com-
mittee, consisting of Messrs. Gilfillan
and James Smith, Jr., with the un-
derstanding that if anything were
contemplated by the delegation antagonistic
to the views expressed by the board, con-
sultation would be had. It was decided
surprise party when the board learned the
bill had been rushed through with the very
feature making Comptroller Reche the
boards auditor-to which the greatest and
most strenuous objection was urged. The
GLOBE has given the proceedings of the
boards indignation meeting. This protest
against the manner in which the bill was
perpetrated has been followed up by efforts
to have it recalled. Yesterday and
the day before, DR.. Murphy, Inspectors Schef-
fer, McCardy, Kerr, Benz and others have
interested themselves in the matter. Near
~ all the legislative delegation disclaimed
all knowledge of how the measure got en-
bodied in the bill, and how it got the grand
bounce through both houses to the Gov
ernor's very door. Senator Gilfllan alone
knew the manner of the measure. He fos-
tered the business, and had nothing to re-
tract. He claimed that he had the bill en-
crossed as he understood it to be agreed up
on. The House members agreed to recall
OF the bill, but found themselves powerless,
as the bill originated in the Senate. An
effort was made to secure its recall here.
Would Senator Reaney make the motion,
If letter requesting it were produced, signed
by all the House members?
Yes.
The letter was produced.
Senator Reany made the motion, and
Senator Gilfllan approved it. A deadlock,
and the recalling resolution was referred
back to the Ramsey county delegation.
Ihe board were invited to, or solicited
consultation with the Ramsey county mem
bers. They got together yesterday morn
ing. Messrs. Murphy, Scheffer and
Benz argued against the Gilfillan
bill. In the course of his remarks DR.. Muir
ply took occasion to refer to "the very dis
courteous manner in which the board had
been treated by the delegation.
Senator Gilfillan crushingly sat down on
the phase of the discussion. He informed
the visitors that they were there to discuss
the merits of the bills, to listen to any sug-
gestlons, but the delegation would not toler-
ate any reference to illusions, as
it We're. The -- Senator having by
this time gotten thoroughly warmed up
had several inquiries to make regarding In
.spector Kerr. He wanted to know if he had
been colonel in the late war. He was an
swered in the affirmative. The Senator then
muttered, but where the relevancy comes in
is left to the reader, that
lie (herr) must have taken part in that
battle above the clouds, about which SO much
has been written
Shortly after the interview terminated, the
representatives of the board retiring. The
legislators went into prolonged discussion all
to themselves. The upshot of their deliber.
atoms was that they would not recall the
bill. To this only one dissented, Mr.. w. II.
Mead. The bill therefore will remain in the
hands of the Governor, and become law.
A special meeting of the board was called
for yesterday at o'clock, but quorum not
showing up, an adjournment was forced
upon those present, Messrs. Kerr, Benz
Schetfer, McCardy and Donnelly. The board
is undoubtedly very much exasperated. Ii
measure, their objection to the bill as pass
ed, is smothered by Indignation at the con
tumely with which they allege they have beer
treated by the Ramsey county members o.
the legislature. When this for the moment
subsidies, they are vigorously opposed to the
operations of the bill. The suggestion pre-
walls among the board and receives ma
jority support, that SO soon as the bill be-
comes operative, that the board will resign
in body.