The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-08-19


had save Minnesota 1880 s65.
something history this Cheap School Book egs
lation
Mr. Donner had agtating his AnMonopoist
newspaper years. Lnau intro
appointment OF special OF hve
qu expency printing and publishing school books by the
state Adopted Az the President the Senate
appointed such committee Messs Lenau Conkey
Nelson 26h the Senate authorized the committee
ua printing publishing text books the not to exceed
f dollars The expert employed David Ramay The committee
subsequently reported that the prices OF school books more than
they should be- and the whole committee including Mr. N
signed report The plan to hire scholars to prepare the
books print sell them the scholars half
the prices fight followed on this proposition
bill 316 22O to out this
pan a. 1876 1851 the bill passed by vote OF 80
voted and Mr. NELSON WAS
THE the committeethen voted
against bill defeated the House and the reform fail
ed for that session.
In the next session. s7 enau committee,
failed the previous session.
and was referred to select committee Donney
member finally reported BILL IS F. 1881 give Mr.
D. contract for fifteen furnish the school
hooks at abou half the prices
st 1877 NELSON and Mr. DoNNELY both
law But subsequently
ont that the State of Public
school book buying county
and body that had influence to defeat
the law make it effective And
fights
in the the bill the objections
cunning Donny bore the brunt of the battles
The record will show although the
pass BILL he 1873 opposed to pectng it, to
make effective wnen came up III Tie SENATE p ~ Oh rev. ILL.,
Meay asked amendment which would
enable him. Mealey for Mr. NELSON OBJ
ected Mr. Michael that
bill Meaey amendment which done Mr. Don
Meals amendment be adopted carried 49,
nays nay question then
Donn motion that the bill be read I'd and Sd time and
passage the H. Mr. NELSON
fight against the bill
that committee the whole
the the bill MR. NELSON excepted the The question
bill third readng Carried 90
The the bill passed the Senat
% nays 16. And again Mr. NELSON voted
DEFENDING
House. the extract from Mr..
Donney Biography above the ShooBookRng OF the United
States kill the bill bribery Over
paid defeat this reform One OF the
Ring Hon. Charles Brandt member from Brown
amendment make the act OF
operative Mr. Brandt took the solely with the
posing which the Ring trying accomplish their end
straight his at and the
money speaker received it. The friends the
dumped upon Mr. Brandt and denounced him savag and
proposed exp Ring had all the
poor German about
badly this extremity Mr. DoNNEILY to his defence with the
Feb 25 1873:
"Mr Donnely offered the following resolution:
Of the House of
@ % eat eor an
pending did for the proving the existence such
did deliver the the House and denounce the
demonstrated
the nsdous those
their
by Senate e House That the
Legislature, the people this due
Charles Brandt for his bold and eoute
himself abuse
and the lifelong hostility those whose criminal practices
he revealed
the objection that the resolution Of order and
the that related and
a which
no called by the House.
point
notorious crime the crime bribery which being discussed
the But the order we'll
the the bbe the