The Northern Pacific farmer., 1885-03-19


Deficiency. unpaid accounts, etc., at
Mankato school. .........'...........". 2'Ooo
Total normal school appropriation. 1928, $50
FEARED DEFICIENCY
The item appropriating $4,000 for an
addition to the Mankato school and $50, 900
for normal home at the Winona school are
disapproved with the following comment:
II tho RESOURCES Of the treasury would admit
Of it. wouldske glad to approve these items,
but with probable deficiency of $174.0OO.
measured by the approximation made, the neees-
sty Of It's obligations Is manifest ;
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
provements and repairs, but disapproved as
TO the item of $4,000 for an additional
building for the boys department., with the
following indorsement:
I deem it my duty to seek to limit the obliga-
tion Of tho treasurXto it's probable resources.
regret that in the discharge of that duty am
compelled to deprive this most deserving instt-
tuition Of present means for increasing its use-
fulness:
The aot to appropriate 81, 900 for an en-
oampnient Of veteran soldiers is disapproved,
~ follows:
The appropriation of 81 900 made by this bill
would not be available In tho event Of its be-
Of veteran soldiers during the summer Of 1885.
Appropriations made, payable in 1885, are
about $84: 900 in excess OF the probable reve-
expenses Of the departments and the public in
etitutions for the present year will, to some ex-
tent, have to be deferred until the resources OF
1856 become available The treasury could
not, therefore, meet this appropriation If ap-
proved.
THE REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES
To his disapproval Of these items of the
appropriation bills the governor adds:
eatimQfa cQref111lv
by the state auditor of the probable revenues Of
the state for the fiscal years 1885, 1886 and
standing and otherwise. made Tor the same
years:
Revenues: .sSs,s7s 81, ,sss.soo s1.51s.s9e
Deac1ency.... {s4os5 ss.45s ssl,e4s
The above does not take into account the ex-
1887. which viii probably be about $120,oo0.
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 s, chapter IL. General
Statutes 1878. relating to property exempt from
taxation.
The object Of this act is to exempt church
question Of public policy would not withhold
my approval, but the question Of its constitu-
tionaltty has recently been passed upon ad-
communication from the attorney general is ap-
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 good deal OF disappointment
to Senator Gilallan, who worked hard, as
sisted by W. H Grant, the attorney, to secure
the passage Of the matter.
It is House File No. 1876, and entitled An act
granting certain lands (meanine tow heads in
the Mississippi and swamp land and meandered
lakes in West st. Paul. to the city OF St. Paul. IN
aid of certain improvements lthc improvements
being the proposed system OF levees and en-
bankments across the river. In noting the dis
approval, the governor SAYS: This bill is objec-
tionable because Of the limitations imposed by
the constitutional amendment OF 1881, willt b
appropriated all swamp lands then belonging to
the state, OF that might hereafter accrue to the
state, 'one-hah to the common school fund and
stituttons Of the state
The point raised by the governor was the
subject Of learned and lengthy discussion in
the judiciary committee of the senate. who
were divided on the subject, but majority
agreed to favorable recommendation.
MAJ: ". q. DIKE's CLAIMS.
An act providing for the adjustm ent Of certain
alleged claims of w. H. Dixie against the state
under the act providing for the adjustment Of
proved Nov. 4, 1884. This bill is more objec-
tionable than q straightforward appropriation to
Mr.. Dixie of . fixed sum OF money would have
been. The mischief Of that might end with the
payment. The evil Of this will only. begin
with it. This bill calls that "an alleged claim
against the state" which was never before
alleged or dreamed to be a claim against the
state. The claim was and is a claim against
one Of the old land grant railroad companies Of
state railroad bonds in 1881, the state received
q sum from the bondholders for divi sion
among certain kinds Of creditors OF those
railroad companies. It is alleged that
Mr.. Dixie was one Of the creditors,
and by IN error OF tho commission got nothing.
The state did not pay the others anything, and
owed them or him nothing. Its commission
acted summarily to distribute the agreed sum
Of money Of certain private parties to other pri-
vste parties. The commission may have made
mistakes, but It distributed ali the money.
When has : claim been made before that the
state should pxy litiRant in any Of her courts
the money which he alleged tho court should
have awarded him? This claim is unique only
in being presented to tho state for payment;
there are thousands, perhaps hundreds Of thou
sands more Of the same kind. / think we
ought not to admit the shadow Of an obligation
on t part ct the state for the payment Of sny