Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-02-10
THE HOUSE.

house session, and of those present many
took but little interest in the proceedings,
a recall of the roll for absentees having to
be resorted to in nearly every case where
q bill was put upon its passage by sus-
pension of the rules, while in conse-
quence the order of third reading upon
final passage was omitted.
Soon after meeting, Mr.. Bohland moved
that when the house adjourn it be to
Tuesday next at II a. m. Mr.. J. E. Child
moved to amend to Monday afternoon at
2 o'clock, which was accepted by Mr..
Bohland Mr.. Brown antagonized the
motion, and read the house short lee
ture upon the importanc of attending to
the business for which they were elected,
which was, he said, badly in arrears. He
also took occasion to place himself on the
record as opposed to the system of vista
| lions to the public institutions, which, he
said, were a mere matter of form, serving
no purpose beyond the fact of affording
members iunketing trips about the
Bohland's motion, and when o'clock was
reached 80 small was the attendance that
motion to adiorn instead of taking a recess,
as was intended when the house met in the
morning, met with no opposition.
The legislative visitation to the state
prison at Saltwater will be made to-day,
the train leaving the union depot at 10 a.
m. on the Duluth road. A gen
eral invitation is extended on
behalf of the Saltwater mem
bers, to the state officers, members and Off
GERS and their ladies, to accompany the
committees, and the indications are that
most of the members in the city will avail
themselves of the opportunity to visit that
| institution. The visitors will be fed inside
TIE prison walls and given an abundance
of time to go through the different depart
ments and return to st. Paul at p. m.
The prohibition discussion will probably
be inaugurated Tuesday, Mr.. Hicks bill
upon that subject having been passed over
yesterday and ordered to be placed on gen.
eral orders for that day.
Marcus johnson came cup smiling"
with the familiar proposition
by the two preceding legislatures -propos-
| ing to devote the lands in Kandiyohi
equity, granted the state by the general
government for capitol site, to aid in
the establishment of a high school at Will
mar. The bill will undoubtedly meet with
| the same fate as its predecessors, but its
repeated introduction serves to keep the
people of the state familiar with the idea,
and at some future day legislature may
be secured which will pass some such bill
just to get rid of it, if for no other pur-
pose.
The senate bill appropriating $4,000 to
be used by the board of health in sup
pressing smallpox and other epidemic
diseases, passed, after being amended by
striking out sat Aitkin,' and making it ap-
plicable to the whole state.
The bill introduced by Mr.. Hicks, regu
lating the construction of county build
ings, limits the expenditure for such pur-
poses in counties of 10000 or less popula-
ton, to $4,000, unless greater sum is
authorized by majority vote of the
electors.
Mr.. G. G. Halgren, of Watertown, Carver
county, returned to his home yesterday
afternoon, in answer to a telegram an
nouncing the illness of his wife.
Mr.. Lydiard is the author of bill pro-
posing to greatly extend the benefits of
state aid to high schools. Under the
present law it is claimed only schools in
the larger villages of the state can secure
such aid, the requirements being such
that ordinary district schools cannot
comply with them. Mr.. Lydiard's bill
makes it possible for district school in
each township, or two townships uniting,
and by simply providing proper school
room, and employing teachers competent
to instruct class in an academic course,
receive state and not to ex-
coed $4O0 per annum.
Among the bills favorably acted upon
in committee of the whole, was one intro
duced by Mr.. Brown of Mankato relating
to the state fish commission. When the
author of the bill was asked its purpose
he replied in substance that the board of
fish commissioners of three members, we're,
he could not tell how, receiving salaries
amounting to $4,000. His bill reduced
that amount to $4,000. The reporter had
supposed the appropriation of $4,000 was
for the support of the state fish hatchery,
and that the commissioners only received
actual expenses when travelling in the
performances of their duties. But per-
haps Mr.. Brown is right.
FIRE PATROLS.
Mr.. Halgren, member of the insurance
committee, introduced measure author
izing the establishment of fire patrol in
cities of the state of $4,000 inhabitants.
The bill is copy of the Wisconsin law in
its main features, and centemplates the
future organization by boards of under
writer's of fire patrols, to cooperate
with the fire department and police
IN preventing and subduing fires, though
acting for and under the
boards of underwriters. In
the large cities of the East their patrols
are entirely distinct from the city govern
ment, but it is presumed that for the pres
ent at least, if organized, the cities will be
asked to bear portion of the expense,
the bill, leaving it with majority of the
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