Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-27


required and ADVOCATED his amendment fixing
the amount at 100000. Adjourned.
House, February ls, 1879
THE SWAMP LANDS.
The committee on public lands reported in
| favor of the repeal of the law donating swamp
lands to the soldiers orphans home at Winona.
Mr.. McCracken presented minority report
protesting agaist the passage of the bill.
| Nj. Hicks moved to amend thereport by sub
| stitutlng the minority report for it, and recon-
mending the indefinite pOstpOnement of the
bill. He supported his motion with long
speech. -.ss a @T
| Mr.. James Smith, Jr., opposed the motion,
stating that it was a scheme by which the
swamp lands could be gobbled up by the State
| University. The lands had been donated by
| the general government for internal improve
ments, and had been donated to the soldiers
orphans home by the State. The necessity for
| that use of the lands had ceased, as the home
had been discontinued. This was grab that
had been before the legislature repeatedly, and
he hoped the motion of MIR. Hicks would not
prevail.
Mr.. Hicks denied that it was steal for the
benefit of the university. At the last session
he had fought the bill for transfer of the
lands to the university up to the last minute of
the session.
Mr.. W. Nj. Campbell said Mr.. Hicks had
been forced to fight the bill to maintain his
consistency. He understood that a bill to di-
vert the lands to that purpose had been intro
duced in the Senate by Mr.. Hicks colleague,
Senator J. B. Gillian.
Mr.. JOnes-Yes, and have been lobbied to
favor it already.
Mr.. Kendall opposed Mr.. Hicks motion. He
thought the lands were needed for internal i'm
provements, and the sections in need of such
Improvements ought not to be deprived of
their rights.
The question was further discussed by
Messrs. McCracken, Hicks, Campbell and Ken
dali, when Mr.. Jones moved the previous
Iquestion, which was seconded.
The chair ruled that it would require two
thirds vote to amend the report of the commit
tee, as it involved suspension of the rules.
The vote was taken and resulted yeas a. nays
49, and the Speaker declared the motion lost.
MIR. Hicks appealed from the decision of the
chair, but after brief wrangle withdrew his
appeal.
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.
The bill to restore the death penalty was lost
I-34 yeas to AZ nays. The bill relating to sales
of school lands was lost-yeas %, nays "A.
Adjourned.
| SENATE, February ~, 1879.
Upon the reassembling of the Senate it i'm
mediatelY went into committee of the whole,
Senator C. F. Buck in the chair. and took under
consideration the bill for the reorganization of
the hospital for the insane of the State of Min
nesota and providing for the management and
government of the same. The bill was dis
cussed during the greater portion of the after
noon and several amendments were adopted.
The bill as amended is as follows:
Section one provides that the st. Peter asy-
lum shall be known as the First Minnesota
Hospital for Insane; its officers shall consist of
five trustees, one superintendent who shall re-
side at st. Peter and have charge of the asylum,
and steward.
Section two provides that the Rochester asy-
lum shall be known as the Second Minnesota
Hospital for Insane, with five trustees, resi-
dent superintendent and steward. The term
of office of the present trustees of the asylums
are to terminate with the passage of this act
and its approval by the Governor.
Section three requires the Governor, bv and
with the consent of the Senate, to appoint new
trustees, in accordance with the provisions of
this act, and empowers him to remove any of
said trustees at his pleasure.
Section four requires the trustees of the
First hospital to meet at st. Peter on the first
Wednesday in April, 1879, and elect from them
selves president, secretary and treasurer,
who shall hold their offices for one year,
til their successors are elected and qualified.
Their annual meetings thereafter shall be
the first Wednesday In December, when they
shall elect officers for the ensuing year.
Section five provides for the election of Off
GERS at Rochester by the trustees of the Second
hospital on the same day, and in like manner
as is required in section four.
Section six requires truste es to take an oat
to faithfully discharge their duties; provides
for the payment of necessary expenses, and
nothing more, and requires them to file item
lied bills of such expenses.
Section seven empowers the trustees to ap-
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hospitals.
Section eight fixes the salary of the superin-
tendant at st. Peter at So, 900 per annum and
sustenance for himself; the salary of the
steward shall be 1900 and the use of the
stewards residence. The salary of the superin-
tendent at Rochester shall be 81, 500 per an
mum and sustenance for himself, and the salray
of the steward 81 900 and sustenance for him
self.
. Section nine authorizes the boards of trus-
| tees to suspend superintendent and stewards
upon complaints, and after hearing said Of
icers may be removed from Office.
Section ten requires superintendent and
stewards to take an oath of Office and give bonds.
| Section eleven empowers the boards of
trustees to control the general management of
of the hospitals, to make bylaws, to appoint
matrons and assistant physicians and fix salar-
les not otherwise determined by law, and re-
move subordinate officers after full hearing.
Section twelve empowers the trustees to hold
in trust land or personal property for the use
of the hospitals but forbids them to buy or
sell real estate without legislative authority.
Section thirteen provides for the expenditure
of appropriations, and makes it unlawful to
temporarily or otherwise use said funds except
in the manner provided by law.
Section fourteen provides for the auditing Of
bills.
Section fifteen requires the trustees to report
ii to the Governor after their meeting in Deem
| her nrecedinp the meeting of the LEGISLATURE or
oftener, as to the condition and wants of the
asylum. The biennial reports shall contain
annual reports of the treasurers, superinten-
dents and Stewards and an account of all dis
: bursements; also, separate estimate for build
ing purposes.
Section sixteen authorizes superintendent
to remove employees and suspend subordinate
officers for cause.
Section seventeen requires the steward un-
der the direction of the superintendent, to pur-
chase supplies, to file monthly with the State
auditor true copies of all bills and present to
. the trustees annually itemized accounts of ex-
penditures.
Section eighteen requires treasurers to give
bonds.
> Section nineteen requires the treasurers'
} bonds to be filed with the secretary of state.
| Section twenty empowers treasurers to draw
> money appropriated for hospital purposes from
the State treasury quarterly in advance upon
+ estimates.
Sections twenty-one, twenty-five twenty
J three and twenty -four amend and repeal acts
inconsistent with this act.
3 Section twenty-five directs the Governor to
designate what counties shall send their insane
to the second hospital
1 Section twenty-six provides for the transfer
of patients from one hospital to another.
~ Section twenty-seven designates the time
when this act shall take effect; - ,o,o
r THE PROHIBIToRY LIQUOR LAW.