St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-03-14
Its Death Warrant Will Go
Into the House To-
Day.
The Delegation Agrees to
Abolish It's Corporation
Feature.
An Eight-Hour Clause In
jected in the Board of
Public Works.
Witnesses Testify to the I'm
sound Condition Of Lam
geyin's Mind.

ne ham>ey county delegation de
cided the fate of the present board of
education at the meeting held last even
ing at the Office Of the city attorney
All the members of the delegation were
present except Senator Dean and Rep
resehtativc bearing, the chair being
occupied by Representative Lane X.
Stone.
lily Attorney Holman and MD. Mum.
thc committee to whom the bills of
senator Sanborn and Representative
6ell were referred at the last meet
ing, reported that on very careful in
curry they found no constitutional OBJ
lection to a bill being drafted and
passed which would abolish the board
oil education as corporate power. This
was the point over which the delega-
ton Wrangled at its previous meeting
for some hours.
Tie bill drawn by Senator Sapborn
Tor Representative Ames was then pre-
scented aud read with some amendments.
The principal features of il are that the
city OF st. Paul will assume all the
present powers of the board of educa-
ton' which will remain in office until
May II. 1891, and at midnight Oh that
date VII! expire and be heard of no
more
On May !, 1891, the mayOr will be in
vested with power to appoint seven zen
t!emen who possess certain uualifica
tons as board of inspectors. and they
VIII proceed to take up some of the
Work which the present board of educa-
tioh Is now doing. They Will be APP
pointed three for one year. two for two
years and two for three years, and
therefore the mayor shall on or before
March L each year fill the vacancies
as they occur. The insnrctors
must meet the second Tuesdav
OF March each year to reorganize. They
nave no power whatever TO incur any
Indebtedness, but may reduce salaries
OIL teachers, etc. The teachers must be
appointed yearly on or before June Il.
No inspector may be connected with
any lifin TO whom 4 contract for work
or supplies for the schools NAV he
awarded. and ii II is discovered that any
inspector Is so connected he shall be
deemed guilty of malfeasance of Office
and punished with extreme severity
senator Sanborn moved that the bill be
ueltEtIeu 10 representative Stevens to
ihtfouuce ana have passed in the house
present board of education be kent as n
corporate power, with no authority TO
incur any Indebtedness. The amend
ment was lost by S to ), and the resolu-
non OF zen. SanbOrn prevailed by a
tull vote, excepting Representative
beis. who voted no. The bill was
handed TO Representative Stevens. and
the delegation heaved a sigh of relief.
representative Battley then brought
up the Bell charter bill. and moved
that an amendment be added to the sec
tloh relating to the board of public
works that eight hours should consti-
tutc 4 days work for the day laborers
employed by the board, the city council
to have the power to fix the rate Of
wages to be paid.
Representative Bell disturbed the
serenity of OF the proceedings by moy-
ing an amendment that the compensa-
ton to be paid tor eight hours work
must mol exceed the compensation paid
Tor similar work elsewhere. He eX-
planned that he moved the amendment
SO that the city should not pay the street
force for eight hours the same money
PAID FOR ten hours elsewhere.
ms gave rise to some loud protests
from the balance of the delegation, who
1eit that the council could be trusted in
me matter of fixing the rate of wages.
lhe proceedings at this point became
signify lndecorouS. and Mr.. Bell in
slSiihg on ms amendment, it was put to
a vote and was lost by : to ). Mr.. Bell
AT once commenced a persuasive speech.
and reused the ire OF Representative
klngWald, WGO shouted Shut up." at
inc same time question" being called