St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-08
THE sTATE CAPITOL
And Reform School Create Live
Iy Debate and the Exhibition of
Bad Blood

And Reform SchOOt create q 1--we.
Iy Debate and the Exhibition of
Bad Blood.
Senator Clark does nothing by halves.
Whenever he takes the floor he is bent
upon somebody's scalp. He was. yes
terday, after that of the members of the
reform school commission, whose bill
for the removal OF that school he merci-
leSsly exposed. The senator is of COM
manding preSence-a typical yeoman.
He was first persuasive, but warming
up-us ne invariably does when occu-
pying the tloor-he lashed into the bill
with loud and vehement denunciationS
of its provisions.
The reform school bill contemplates
the removal of the reform school to Red
Wing, Goodhue county, and the sale OF
the siXty-three acres of land now occu-
pied as the site of this institution in
Ramsey county.
Senator Clark contested the right of
the commission to locate the school in
Goodhue county. Why on earth should
it be Goodhue? And at Red Wing, OF
all the out of the way places in the
world. The school should have been
located within twenty miles of Mime
apolis or st. Paul. And yet it is to be
placed sixty miles away.
Senator Nelson-Only forty miles.
Senator Clarke with a grandiloQuent
flourish)-But l say-I say it is fifty OF
sixty miles. Yes; and you have taken
the school from the center where they
send the children and placed it in a
county that has never furnished but one
child.
Senator Kellar controverted Senator
Clark's remark, and in an Outspoken
speech testified that the location of the
school was, without doubt. one of the
best possible places in the state. Sena-
tor Nelson had striven to act justly and
fairly to every portion of the country,
and the attack of Senator CLARK was
entirely unjuStifiable.
Senator HALL am favorably i'm
pressed with the site, and two railroads
run through the farm on which the
school is to be bnilt.
Senator Hoard was not opposed to the
location of the school, but in the sale of
the land composing the present site he
suggested that ten acres be retained.
upon which to build state capitol.
They would require new capitol with
in two years, and instead of accepting
site to improve other peoples property,
let them improve the value of their own
land.
Senator Durant Ito Hoard}-Let me
ask you question. Do you know the
price of real estate in Ramsey county?
Senator Hoard-I cannot state exactly,
although was recently inveigled into
the purchase of small piece between
the two cities.
Senator Durant-Yes, yes. You have
answered my question. That is what l
wanted to know.
Senator Dauiels said in a few years
the state had got to build a capitol cost
ing $1,000,000, and he suggested they
should set about inaugurating fund
for that purpose. The capitol should
be located in St. Paul.
Senator Hall would not commit him
self as to that. There was Renville and
Kandiyohi counties anxious TO secure
the capitol.
Senator Day-Yes; and the Midway
district. Laughter.
The amendment to set apart portion
of the present site of the reform school
was voted down. The discussion on
the bill had continued over an hour,
and as there were other amendments to
propose il was agreed that it should
be made special order for 10: :45 a. m.
next Tuesday. Senator Clark's final
utterances were: "The reform school
commission was chosen in an under
handed way. Goodhue county is the
wrong place for the sehool-the last
place on earth. know something more,
but as it reflects further than / would
like to l refrain from saying it,
Higher License Wanted.
Representative Temple introduced
bill yesterday to amend the high license
law of 1887, SO that in the cities here
after the license should be $1,000 and IN
the country towns 5000. Since the tenn
per of the house is against prohibition
and local option it is expected that some
bill Furnishing the sale of liquor to
minors and women, will be the outcome
of the temperance agitation of this year.