St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-02-21

tracted the largest crowd, both friends and
foes OF the proposition being out in force.
STATE FAIR GROUNDS.
The bill appropriating 100000 for the
State Agricultural society coming up for
passage, Mr.. Collester raised the question, If
under section 2, the grant of Ramsey
/ county would not revert to the county, If the
State society should fail to hold fair any
one year. Messrs Durant, Pattee, MYERS
and Turrell argued to the contrary, that the
rights of the state were abundantly protected
and that the appropriation would not apply
unless the terms of the grant were fully
complied with. Mr. Evans of Hennepin
moved to lay the bill on the table until a
draft of the deed of the Ramsey county grant
was submitted to the state officers and ap-
proved by them, but the motion was almost
unanimously voted down. A motion to refer
to the judiciary committee was lost. The
bill WAS then passed. yeas 60, nays %. The
/ negative vote was: Becker, Bjorge, Bur-
lingame, Byrne, Case, Collester, Ende,
Evans, Foster, Griffin, Haraldson, Johnson,
| Leland, Nachbar, Naeseth, Olson, Peterson,
j. N, Reese, Skinner, Valentine, Webster,
Mr.. Speaker.
FARMERS INSTITUTES.
| Lie laTHicTS Vi tue nOuSe kllleu MI. EIlCh-
sons bill last evening providing for farmers
| institutes. In explanation of this action Mr.
Edmond said the farmers experience with the
Grange lecture course of few years ago,
which had run that institution into a mere
political machine, bad satisfied them with
that sort of thing, and now they wanted, if
the state desired to aid farmers, that the ap-
preparation to agricultural societies be in
creased from Sc, 900 to $40, 900, as proposed
in bill now pending.
PUBLIC EXAMINERS CLERK.
The bill proposing to allow the state ex
aminer en- expert clerk, and appropriating
81, 900 therefor, created some discussion,
Messrs. Durant, Myers and Valentine oppos-
ing it as unnecessary, and Messrs. Lee,
Dyar, Murphy and Cornish supporting it.
Finally. on motion of Mr.. Dyar, Mr.. Knox
explained the need for passage of the bill
He said the state was growing rapidly in
population and resources. Under the law he
was required to examine the offices of eighty
county treasurers and auditors and forty
six corporate moDeyed institutions againstten
when the office was created, ten state insti-
buttons. and the slate offices, in
which the money handled was
Increasing at the rate of more
than million dollars annually. The mere
work Of examination was but small portion
of the work of the office, as the official to act
iDteIligently had to be cOnversant with the
laws affecting the institutions. He explained
that his work was largely of a confidential
character and could not therefore be made
public, but he cordially invited members to
visit his office or that of the governor, when
they could see for themselves and judge of
the character of the work the Office was do
ing. He further said the bill did not contem-
plate any increase of his own salary, but if
passed would simply enable him to employ
competent help. At the conclusion
Of his remarks Mr.. Durant eX-
pressed himself satisfied with the
explanation. The bill was then recommended
by vote of 81 to 90.
Mr.. Lees bill for taxing telegraph, tele-
phone, express, sleeping and dining car
com panes, after discussion last night, par
ticipated in by Messrs. Collester, Hendrick
son, Durant and Foster in opposition, and
Mr.. Lee in favor, was passed with a report of
progress. The objection to the bill was that
it was impracticable as to all but telegraphic
companies, and should he amended.