The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-02-22
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Senator Scheffer's bill giving State sup
port to the signal service is receiving the
serious support of a good many men,
beers of both houses of the legislature, es-
pecially those from the country. The
bill is considered to possess great merit
inasmuch as it contemplates direct ben
eft and protection to the agricultural in
dustries of the State. President Bush
nell, of the State agricultural society,
has thus referred to the measure: 81
consider this service of incalculable ben
eft to the producers of Minnesota in CIV
ing them warning of approaching storms,
by which in the past many lives have
been lost in the winter and many mil
lions of dollars of crops have been vast
ed, all of which could have been arrest
ed if the service contemplated by this
bill had been in operation in all parts of
the State The signal service of Min
nesota has been supported almost en-
tirely by the chamber of commerce and
private enterprise, and now 1t is entire
ly proper that the State support an en-
terprise that is of State interest and inn
portance.
C. H. Davis. of Bird Island, introduce
ed his promised railroad fare act in the
house yesterday. When on his motion
the other day the Williams bill reduc-
ing the passenger rates between the
twin cities TO II cents a mile, was taken
from the committee composed of tie
Hennepin and Ramsey county delega-
tons, and was referred to the standing
committee on railroads, he announced
that he had as an incentive the project
Of general bill. HIS bill, which also
went to the railway committee, provides
for the established rate of 2 cents mile
throughout the entire state.
Senator Ives bill, introduced Fri
day, directed against pool selling, is one
ofthe extraordinary measures which
considerations of expediency are sure to
throw to the surface in legislation. tits
bill against pool selling-and to that
extent more or less laudable measure,
according to the views of the person re-
garding it. But this bill says in effect
that pool sellIn: shall be prohibited ex-
cept on horse races which are conducted
under the auspices of agricultural soci-
etles in this state, which horse races are,
according to the bill, invariably held for
the improvement and development of
horse flesh.
The Senate Friday, in executive
session confirmed the appointment of
o. w. Wood, of 0watonna, as member
of the state public school board. The
special committee of three to whom was
referred the appointment of Capt. Dun
nington as a member of the Soldiers
Home board, reported that one session
had been held for investigation. No
charges had been made, and the investi-
CATION was deferred until the Senator at
whose instigation the committee had
been appointed could appear and show
cause why the committees should inves-
tigate at all.
Senator Pope has declined to accept
his disappointment to the board of trus-
tees of the State Soldiers Home. The
confirmation of Col. Huntington Saturday
to place on the board is said to influence
Mr.. Pope in this action.
The appropriation asked by The trus-
tees of the Minnesota hospitals for the
insane from the present Legislature for
the three asylums at st. Peter, Roches-
ter and Fergus Falls, aggregates the sum
total of 81 LIS. 2S2 as follows: st. Peter,
1882 ITO; Rochester, $4l6,462; Fergus
Falls, $379, 900.