St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-11-05

TO that resolution" said Senator Nc
MILAN. after the meeting adjourned,
because part of the resolution under
which we are acting was that we
should investigate sites and report
the results OF our investigations.
This resolution limits us to either the
present site or one very near to 1t, which
| think is wrong. | am in favor of
locating the capitol at st. Paul. and
would not vote TO take il TO Minneapolis,
but think we ought TO look around and
not decide too quickly. What we recon-
mend will not settle ii, as the legiSa
ture viii merely consider report, and do
as the members phase with it. l shall
go to ST. Cloud next week. continued
the Hennepin senator, land investigate
the Quarries at the refOrmatOry. and the
other members of the committee
expect to go up very soon. Supt.
Myers, of the refOrmatOry. is
here to-day. and is very enthusiastic
over the prospect of having the stone
cutting, or part OF 1t. done there. In
my opinion, this Will afford very salts
factory solution of this convict labor
problem, and be a means of saving
great deal OF money to the state. At
| the present time we are receiving about
80 cents per day for convict labor, and in
this stOne-cutting they will do work
that costs 81 and - per day"
Senator Dean was appointed COM
| miltee to look into the financial part OF
| the committees work, and Senators
Ayers and Mcmillan were delegated TO
secure plans of other state houses, to-
gether with their cost.
The Mcmillan resolution, under which
| the committee is working, was passed
on April last by the state senate, and
| runs as follows:
Resolved That committee of three be
appointed by the president of the senate TO
investigate and report its findings 10 the next
session of the Legislature. as to what IL their
! judgment is the most desirable capitol site,
and if The present location Is not OF sufflclent
size for sand capitol building, aud also to re-
port If the best interC SIS of the stale could be
| Letter served by the removal 10 Il new lCca-
ton where larger and better accommodations
could be obtained. and a capitol building
erected commensurate with the dignity OF
great and prOspeToUs state. To The end that
the state at large may be informed as TO
merits of the different proposed sites. and
that the next legislature may, II thought aG-
visable adopt site and create commission,
and instruct them in an intelligent manner
as to the wants OF this state. and the amount
that will be required to erect suitable eapltOl
! building. Also. TO obtain information as to
| size. style. material used and cost OF capitol
| buildings of other states II thought adVlSa-
bic. together with a statement OF their est
mated cost, and the sum Total Of the com
pleted building and all other information
that may come TO them in this investigation
of this ject, with the view that this state
may avoid the errors and mistakes OF other
| state commissions who are known 10 nave
! in great many cases exceeded their au-
thority and spent large sums Of money IN
! excess of the amount originally set apart Tor
| that purpose and tEat n commission, when
appointed. shall enter knowingly, INTO
| contract TOR a building complete in every
respect, TO be built in a reasonable length OF
/ time, and for definite sum of money, and
J also held to a strict accountability and Il dis
tinct understanding that, for the sum named
| and set apart to be expended for capitol
building the state expects acompleted build
ing, ready for occupancy, and eli within the
limits of the amount appropriated for tha;
| purpose.