The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-03-19
Total normal school appropriation. $23;750
FEARED DEFICIENCY.

Total normal school appropriation. 1923; $50
FEARED DEFICIENCY.
The item appropriating $40, 900 for an
addition to the Mankato school and $50, 600
for normal home at the Winona school are
disapproved with the following comment:
II the resources of the treasury would admit
Of 1t, I would be glad to approve these items,
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Nty of restricting it's obligations is manifest.
The item of $4,000 for the completion Of .
partially constructed building at st. Cloud Is
approved as in the interests Of economy.
The act appropriating money for the state
reform school was approved as to the items
Of So. 900 for insurance and So, coo for i'm
provements and repairs, but disapproved as
TO the item OF $4,000 for an additional
building for the boys department., with the
following Endorsements:
deem it my duty to seek to limit the obliga-
ton of the treasury to its probable resources.
regret that in the discharge OF that duty am
compelled to deprive this most deserving 1nst1-
tuition OF present means for increasing its USE
fulness.
The act to appropriate So 900 for an en-
campment of veteran soldiers is disapproved,
Is follows:
The appropriation Of $1,000 made by this bill
would not be available in the evens of its be-
coming . law. IL PROVIDES Tor an encampmenr
of veteran soldiers during the summer OF 1883.
Appropriations made, PAYABLE in 1888, are
nues Of the state. PAYMENTS for the necessary
expenses of the departments and the public "a
stitutions for the present year will, to some ex.
1886 become available. The treasury could
not, therefore, meet this appropriation II ap-
proved.
THE REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES.
To his disapproval of these items Of the
appropriation bills the governor adds:
d. The following is an estimate carefully made
by the state auditor Of the probable revenues OF
the state for the fiscal years 1885. 1855 and
nj n
standing and otherwise, made Tor the same
years:
1855. =, 1896. ., d 1887 T.,
AppTopristicns.... is7.sss 1875
Dehciency.... .s4;oss ss.4ss $3.50
The above does not take into account the e1 <,
1887, which will probably be about $12O0OO
Unless the revenues exceed the estimates the
legislature Of 1887 will have to suspend the
Beside the appropriation bills, the follow
ing are the bills disapproved, with the gov
ernor's reasons for his action:
ExEMPTlNG CHURCH PARsONAGES
An act to amend section 5, chapter IL. General
Statutes 1873. relating to property exempt from
The object Of this act is to exempt church
parsonages from taxation: II was purely; purely
my approval, but the question OF It's constitu
| tionality has recently been passed upon al
versely by the supreme court OF this state i
pended citing the decision referred to and Other
| authorities.
THE ONLY ST. PAUL VETO.
St. Paul had but one veto to meet; but this
will prove q good deal OF disappointment,
| to Senator Gilfillan, who worked hard, as
| sisted by w. H Grant, the attorney, to secure
| the passage Of the matter.
1t is House File No. 435, and entitled An act
| granting certain lands (meaninR tow heads in
| the Mississippi and swamp land and meandered
lakes in West St. Paul to the city OF st. Paul. II
aid Of certain improvements THE improvements
| being the proposed system Of levces and EN-.
approval. the governor says: 1This bill is objec.
| tionable because Of the limitations imposed by
| the constitutional amendment Of 1881, whlt
| appropriated all swamp lands then belonging tt
the state, or that might hereafter accrue to the
state, ione-half to the common school fund and
the other half to educational and charitable in.
| situations Of the state.
The point raised by the governor was the
| subject OF learned and lengthy discussion II
the judiciary committee of the senate. who
were divided on the subject, but q majority
agreed to favorable recommendation.
| MAJ W. H. DIKE's CLAIMS.
| An act providing for the adjustment of certain
alleged claims of w. II. Dixie against the state
under the act providing for the adjustment Of
seeed ssa hs h sne oys
tionable than straightforward appropriation t.
Mr.. Dixie Of fxed sum of money would hav,
been. Inc ml9cnlo1 OF Lnat mlgnt emu Win tnS
| payment. The evil Of this will only begii
with It. This bill calls that IAN alleged CLAIM
| against the state" which was never before
| alleged or dreamed to be claim against tn,
state. The claim was and Is claim against
one of the old land grant railroad companies o
1852. In the adjustment Of The Minnesota
state railroad bonds in 1881, the state receives
| q sum from the bondholders for division
among certain kinds Of creditors of those
railroad COMPANIES. It is ALLEGED thai
Mr. Dixie was ono Of the creditors It.af
| The state did not pay the others anything, ant
owed then or him nothing. It's commission
/ acted summarily to distribute the agreed sun
| Of money Of certain private parties to other pri
vate parties. The commission may have made
| mistakes but 1t distributed all the money
When has (. claim been made before that tn
state should pay litigant In any OF her court,
/ the money which he alleged tho court shout,
have awarded him2 This claim is unique cnl,
/ in beipg presented to the state for payment
| sands more of the same kind ] think VI
ought not to admit the shadow Of IN obligation
ont part Of the state for the payment u AM
u shau1.