St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-04-12

Mr.. Searle declared that If the amend
ment prevailed it would eventually end
in the destruction OF the granite indus
try at st. Cloud. g - e
Coates Eloquent
Mr.. Coates delivered an earnest adj
dress in advocacy of the original bill,
He also showed the effect which the
convict labor had already had upon free
labor, and eloquently appealed TO the
house TO protect the honest wage Garner
against the degrading competition of
the convict employe. ~
Mr.. Capser was equally earnest, I'M
preSsive and effective.
Mr.. QareliQs moved that the bill be
indefinitely postponed.
This motion was lost, as was also the
Currier amendment, and with slight
amendments subsequently adopted. the
bill was favorably recommended.
MIR. Searle, Mr.. Capser and Mr.. Coates
deserve hearty congratulations for the
manner in which they stood by the bill
and secured favorable report upon it.
1t was a hard fght-a fight which
tested the caliber and ability of the
men.
Mr.. Stones bill, requiring the state to
pay all assessments against the reform
school property in st. Paul, was recon-
mended to pass.
There was much diversity of opinion
over the bill relating to the preservation
of game. There was no decided Opln-
ion as to when wheat and oats ripened,
and when young prairie chickens were
fit to shoot. The bill was ultimately
recommended to pass.
Deserved a Better Fate.
A very lively fight was made over Mr..
Battley's bill relating to the board of
boiler inspectors. The essence of this
bill reads:
Every owner lessee or other person having
charge of steam boiler, or steam boilers, or
any boat propelled i'll whole or i'll part by
steam or by any explosive material that may
endanger life and property, and not subject
to inspection under the laws of the United
States shall file an application with the in
spector OF the district in which they reside
for the same to be inspected, at least once in
each year, by the inspector herein provided
for; and such owners, lessees or persons
having charge of such steam vessel, or
such steam boilers, who shall raise steam and
operate such boilers and steam engines with
out such inspection, or who shall operate
SUCH boilers and such steam engines without
such examination and license as required for
an engineer or who shall employ any person
to operate such steam boiler. steam engine
or steam vessel without such examination
and license by the inspector as herein pro-
Nlueu lOT. Sudll D6 deemed guilty. OIL mlsue-
meanor and fined not less than fifty (50) dol
lars nor more than one hundred (100) dol
lars, or may be imprisoned tn the county jail
not to exceed thirty 800 days, Or both, at The
discretion of the court.
Mr.. Battley vigorously supported the
bill, but the odds were against him and
a most meritorOuS measure was in
definitely postponed.
Free Text Books.
About o'clock house files No. 29s, % and
SOL were taken up. These are the three edu-
cational measures before the house.
Mr.. Ringwald moved that the first bin be
indefinitely postponed, but subsequently
withdrew the same.
Mr.. Greer first took the floor ana explained
very fully the objects of the bills followed
by Mr.. Currier, as chairman of the commit
tee on education, said that while he was not
fully in favor OF free text books, still he be-
lieved i'll a uniformity of books.
Mr.. Linneman declared that his county
was not so badly off as to require free text
books, and he thought the principle was
wrong.
Mr.. Greer moved that when the committee
arise it recommend that H. f. S64 be recon-
mended to pass, aid Mr.. Tucker amended TO
have II. f. 29S to pass.
Mr. CurrieT explained that II. F. 29S did
not make it compulsory to supply free text
books
Mr. Capser produced three letters from the
county superintendent and teachers con-
demning the bill.
Mr. Tucker maintained that having sup
piled school houses maps and charts there
should also be furnished the necessary books.
1t would be great saving to supply free text
books as provided by uniform system, as
they could be handed down from one class
TO another. Nothing would so promote edu-
cational interests in this state as the free
text book system. In August, 1892, the con-
tract with the Merrill company would expire,
ana the state would be left without any sys-
TEN of text books, Under this bill il was DrO-
posed TO provide a text book commission to
select the books, and this commission was to
be made up Of the best educators in the
state.
1t was now after O'Clock, and motion
that when the committee arise that it might
report progress was carried, and the commit
tee rose.
An Evening Session.
A motion to adjourn TO Monday morning
was lost, and recess was taken Until s
o'clock.
rThere was very slim attendance when the
house reassembled. The house at once went
into committee of the whole, and the three
education bills were again taken up.
By vote of Is yeas to p nays the bill in
troduoed by William Zelch, H. F. 20S, was
recommended to be Indefinitely postponed.
The discussion continued for over two
hours.
By vote of 90 yeas to p nays II. f. S64 was
recommended to be indefinitely postponed
The committee rose at 1920 o'clock. Mo
tons were made 10 except both bills from the
report. There not being a full house, ii was
mutually agreed that the report be not
special committee of five 10 be consolidated
and amended. The committee was instructed
to report back tomorrow
The house adjourned at 10 30 o'clock until
Monday.
WITH KEEN RI.ADE