St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-02-22
UNIVERSITY TAX BILL
Recommended for Passage After
q Warm Debate.

Recommended for Passage After
q Warm Debate.
When the committee reached Ell. F.
So, Mr.. Wgman's educational tax bill, a
sharp debate sprung up. Messrs. P. H.
Kelly and Mcguire doubted the wisdom
of Surrendering any Of the rights of the
| legislature over any state institution.
They believed the passage of such a
bill would to large extent have the eff
feet of tying the hands of future legisla-
lures, and for that reason they favored
the present method of providing for all
state Institutions. Both gentlemen en-
phatically stated, however. that they
were willing to grant all necessary aid
to the university and other institutions
as occasion demanded.
Messrs. Winston and Abbott spoke
strongly for the bill and protested
against any insinuation that the uni
versty is local affair. They held it to
be great cause for state pride chat SO
lists in Minnesota, and hoped that its
growth would not be cramped in any
way for lack of funds.
Mr.. Hopkins expressed himself as OPP
posed to increased appropriations for
the university or normal schools until
better provision is made for the high
schools of the state.
MI Fletcher replied that the high
schools are now sending out more pupils
than the university can handle with its
present facilities.
MIR. Kelly reiterated MS belief that the
bill should have been considered by the
committee on university and university
lands, which could ascertain the exact
income of the university from the gifts
of land and timber made by the state at
its inception.
Mr.. Ives said he had been unable to
discover in the favorable speeches any
special reason made for excepting the
state university from the usual proce-
dure in the matter of providing funds
for the support of state Institutions.
Mr.. Wvman then took the floor, and
made, lengthy but powerful argument
for the BILL which, he said. simply
changed the method OF raising funds
for the university, and was not calcu-
lated to encourage extravaganza in any
degree. No charge of extravaganza or
mismanagement had ever been brought
against the officers or regents OF the
university. and it was unfair to pre-
sumo that extravaganza would occur
under the proposed way of raising the
money necessary for its support. He
was surprised at the opposition OF
members from Ramsey, and objected
decidedly to the bill being attached to
the tail of the Hennepin delegation
as method of influencing other leglSla-
ton.
Mr.. McEwen closed the debate in a
brief but fervant plea for the passage
of the bill He said a visit there had
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doing grand work, and he would vote
to increase its scope and efficiency.
On the vote being taken viva vcce
there were only few noes" and the
bill was recommended for passage. The
house then rose and its report was
adopted. with the exception of IL. f.
166, which was recommitted for amend
ment OH request of Mir. Horton. Today
being Washington's birthday, the house
adjourned to ~ a. m. Thursday.
In committee of the whole the follow
ing bills were acted on:
II. T. 1876, to amend the military code,
Horton; Indefinitely postponed.
II. +. 1876, appropriating $4,000 for the
support of the state government, Rich
ardson; to pass.
Ii. F. 10, to amend chapter 100, Gen
eral Laws 1879, relating to savings
banks. Fletcher; to pass.
Ii. F. 253, relating 10 roads, cartways
and bridges, Woolridge; to pass.
Ii. F. 343, providing for payment OF
fees by banks and providing for an as
sistant bank examiner, Turrell; to pass
III. F. So, providing for taxation for
educational purposes, Wyman; to pass.
H. F. 179. for better protection of
laboring and material men, Booren; to
pass.
II. F. 80, relating to management of
public highways and bridges, Under
leak; progress reported.