The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-02-20
Tuesday Feb. II.
SENATE.

CQc legislature.
Senators Davis and Stockton presented
petitions against the passage oflaws in creas-
ing the liability of employers to employees.
The first bill upon the calendar was Sen
ator Leavitt's measure proposing an amend
ment to the constitution authorizing an in
come tax. Senator Dean made a strong
speech against the bill.
After some further debate the bill was
passed by a vote OF 30 to II,
Senator Mayo, who left before vote was
paired with Senator Morse, who opposed it.
Others absent or not voting, Ayers,
Daugherty, Hammer, Lienau, Peterson, s.
D., Sanborn. Smith, J. D., Streissguth-8.
Senator Mayo presented a bill for the
purpose of combining insane hospitals to
their intended use.
Senator CrandalIs bill appropriating
money far the state public school at Owa-
tonna provides for the following sums for
the proposes named: Wing to the main
building, SIS. 0O0 cottage residence, S., 600:
electric dynamo, s.. 900; water mains, $15.-
00O fire pump, s., 900; water reservoir, ST.
600; water closet 81, 600; hen house, $500;
fencing, 500; workshop, $500; cisterns,
$500; sidewalks, $500; current expenses for
1892, 81, 800; expenses for 1898, $500.
The house expressed its disinclination
yesterday morning in a very emphatic
manner, to legislate on educational mat
tiers with view to making compulsory
regulations in regard to the age Of pupils
or to the exclusion of any other than Eng
lish from the public schools. Mr.. Stock
wells bill fixing the age at which children
shall be compelled to attend public schools,
and Mr.. Knudson's bill providing that for
twelve weeks, six of which shall be con-
secutive, the English language alone shall
be taught in all private and public schools,
were both reported back from the commit
tee on education with recommendation
that they be indefinitely postponed.
After some discussion a vote on Mr..
Stockwelrs amendment was taken, and it
was lost-6S to 10. Those voting in the at.
firmative were Messrs. Bjorge, Carleton.
Coburn, Darelius, Gilmore, N. P. Nelson,
Penney, Price, Sheets, Stockwell. A.
Thompson, Trip and Wahlund. Total.
ID. The committees report was then
adopted.
Mr.. Knudson's bill was indefinitely post
poned without any further discussion.
Rice County Alliance.
HAZELwOOD, Mimi,
Feb. 9th, 1891.
EDITOR GREAT WEST
A meeting of the Rice County Farm
ers' Alliance was held at Faribault,
Mimi, Jan. 31st, 1891. The establish
ing of a Co. paper was discussed at
some length. 1t was concluded to
have the Co. canvassed for subscrib-
ers.
Mr.. J. H. Glass. Proprietor of the
Carver Co. News, was present and
agreed to take the position of editor
of said paper, if started.
w. S. Weatherstonw was elected Coun-
ty Lecturer, and S. Birdsell, Dep. Coun-
| ty Lecturer. The election of County
| officers was postponed until the next
meeting, which will be held on the 28th,
inst The following resolutions were
| adopted:
RESOLVED, That we request the
Executive Committee to prepare a
| statement of the condition of the AL
lance organizations i'll the state.
That said statement shall show,
First, the total number of charters is
sued. Second, the number and name
| of each alliance that made returns
to the state secretary the past quar-
ter, with-P. O. address of secretary of
each Alliance Third, a list of alliances
by counties.
That said statement shall be made
in circular form, and a copy sent to
the.secretary of each alliance.
| RESOLVED, That we demand the
passage by the House of Representa-
tives of Congress OF the Senate Bill
providing for the Stree coinage of silver.
RESOLVED, That our secretary be
instructed to send copy of this Res
olution to the Representatives in
| Congress from this district.
JOHN KING,
| Sec. Rice Co. f. A.