, 1880-10-29

Sptttal Dhpstch to The Chtenso Ttibhne.
ST. lAci, Mimi, Oct. :s.-'rte oN)y It,cs.
tior 0f SlatH Interest, ssiliu from tho choice
nf Legislature which is to elect u United
States scHatnr, Involved II. The election ncSt
'li'cssay. ts tic rGrrlnllcMce Uf tho present
1'ext-lsnpk law. III Minnesota. ny III other
Statcs. tic high prieG Of scDot-'mol;s, nnd
tltc embarrassment cas,setl 10 teachers null
pupils by frequent cflnnHcs, led, sOlisn ycars
ns0, to II movement III tho tisata Legislature
10 scclsro nerinnucilcr. uniformity, md
chcap'.css IN Textbooks for tho tlso of li,ni1s
In tho public sctluus, by means Df tic Stne
Two Or ll,lrn Legislatures, Il Inv WIS finally
passed. III 1877, Ut wifcl, thu following Is l!lu
substance:
or 81. Paul, 10 lurl.s|i tcx.-lmoss c,ltini Il,
u,nallnt md stzu 10 tnsu II iiau ut tho tltUe nr
inx nj tr spellInE-ln'uk, fur runtlin.s. .saoka,
three nrt!,tnrlIcs. two .9tnsntis.rs twn E,a,y-
ras!es: t',e htst.y. na such ntl!s y.'.s":* ,,s
The prlro ot tnc tHu,k Is i1xrt, nserngs,l4 ii rcr
ccnt Ut tho lrtu tleIin vcgl'e., lllo lexi o lilo
.,,%rnt,TIeiif sh .ecn, ,vis'ii'lr, r,-.iesIsiaI ID S
tn tIn in!Hl'i mt nftlcr tlnu ui,cu In tntir
x ycentS H. ,n,s RsratsrEn th9 In escs.!y .
tlGtui's Tho ina.lsler of rtlrniti,y thu tHnks,O
Fc1io1l districts through thu County .l'hllfNrs,
m.; .,s tnv ~, wi - ~ ~ H. .'a vi ny I'M
IT tfo s,n.r. sXr thnsc 9 .n,,er,,.l I'D ' ~ i,'s,s
payment ii fho ,striet aprnriittit,,cl,t ii lilo
Siu seI1ool-tnx fuIat lei,l;f multi i,r,,yiri,,tIn!
urnn MI ncecptnnecuf the lI'nks hy lilo district
wta!.!n t%a yStr. nitcr Tho cn,',!ty Au,!!'nr las
4 tcxt-nooil fund 1t s;i.IkD is npprprilltmI l.,
felt'ntc the execution, or tho unet. :. supple
,.tt,,.a ohcr @ attrrs "i .",ail, , ti,t' ''v tic % Inv
shi't lo su!nl!ttr! q tho roople IT tho genera,
III se X suSsss ' NJ IS s iho ss stS% %' s
This law was not ,sscd witllp,,t 4 cvu,l
deal Of friction nut, resistance. TIm books
s',,.,t.ia,, ~. .,,o e'' ,,t,.'.. h.t" T." no"s "a
81. l,an!, were 10 he supplied 10 l,l,, by tho
pnblishtnS~1ln,lscs Of y. Appleton IL Co. mil
Stcittng t: Eu. ul New Yurk, or course.
fnc o,I,cr unl,li.h,nr,hn,v,u ,vh,.., ,ru,,,
werc i, be excluded from Inc sl,e u Under S t'a
CONTRACT. lnhhtetl ellcrEctle'llly ns1,isst the
luw. II w.,salsn oplulsct l,y lltilny educators
Of tho Sintc, sn,,n 81 wi.oni fnultii il pr"iiin-
lie ID nIitr Il genius for tho sae O; s.l,ooi-
st,n,e nf whom founft objections Of nrlsrlplc
to ilu measure. Tlc SiNte SipcrIi,tcmirIt
uf Public l>,.tr,c,on-D. Durt, nf WifoiH,-
opposed Tic ,,i.ssagr pf tl1U It'll, and ns ,,.,-
lnisiltis'tts wern ,ilyi,i@i,- i fuv"ri1,g n
,ttl s,.,IG oppnsl,rg tic h[|t, After il tfuafiy
passed In 1S7s, ls uxccl,tlnIl was delayed i,lr
Il yrir lltIo,l IL verbal tcrll,tfrn1ly urcysstat-
inr tnore lcsisialIou ut tic next scssiol,. It's
lrlssagu was agal,l resisted IN lSiS, prllci-
lG1lIy BIZ 1l,e representatives nT Jinrnprs nnff
other publishing ]s,uscj; mid mIitn Il luIl,f
scandal W,ls cultrl l1y tho ilpeln,utfu,, Uf II
lutnler utnIn tiiD tlnt,r nj tho luIlse Of ,pi,-
rpsrntotIytS-uf,rr tlo Mnlill,cr Of Yurk If
sentative II lie nMi:-ri1,s, ~ it wrs s. Wclieti, to
yutu ugainst 1iln bill, lIc nude Il tlr;l,Il,ir:
eXpnsl,rt., turuIus tho ,nUMrv mii him
0ynr IN tin Tierls III tho iio,tsn:
I.!o a.! ting r., 'ftIon tI rreHt@I @ @ a!e't In ts Nm:
since tho winter or lk7s, A,lt hus Wuri;rf