St. Paul daily globe., 1893-04-22
KILLED BY KNUTE.
GOV. Nelson Laps Off ApprOpria-
tions in the Omnibus Bill With
Free Hand.
The Insane Hospitals and State
University Not as Well Fixed
as They Hoped.

The omnibus appropriation bill was
signed by Gov. Nelson yesterday. but
not until he had stricken out twenty
five Items. reducing the total approDria-
tion by nearly $4,000. The largest item
stricken out is that $4,000 for buildings
at the Rochester insane hospital, as
given in detail below. Three $4,000
amounts crossed off were those
appropriated for wolf bounties,
the governor having killed the
latter bill with his ''pocket veto" and
the $4,000 for each of the next
two years increased current ex-
penses of the state university. A
fifth important elislOn is that OF the
$4,000 appropriation for summer train
ing schools. The full list of items
nulled from the signed bill follows:
For payment of rewards for arrests
and convictions of horse thieves, $1,000.
For the payment Of fees of referees OF
district courts, as provided by chapter
55 of the General Laws of 1885. $4,000.
For the purchasing of land, $4,000, for
the Rochester hospital for insane.
For the Minnesota Soldiers Home,
for purchasing additional land i'll Lake
wood cemetery, Hennepin county.
1000.
For reimbursement of Kilroe Broth
ers for extra work and material for hos
pital at Soldiers home, $1,000.
For Minnesota Institute for De-
fectives, purchase of additional land
and improvements, $4,000.
For the school for the feeble mi nded.
for furnishing new custodian building,
s., 500.
For st. Cloud Normal school, for new
building, $4,000.
For the Rocester hospital for insan
for new floors for the ''B" and sc" sec
tions Of the east and west wings; for
building ice house and cold storage, and
for electric lighting. $4,000.
For Fergus Falls hospital for insane,
for furnishing chapel and gymnasium,
$4,000.
For the school for the blind. for build
inc arm, 5000, and for pro rata share
of electric lighting and heating plant,
$1,000.
For the school for the feeble mind ed,
for pro rata share of electric light ng
plant, $1,000.
For the state public school, for fur
nishing. heating and lighting, $4,000.
For the state prison, S12, 100, and Sl2,-
36O.
For national guard rifle range at Lake
City, and the construction OF necessary
buildings for same. $4,000.
For wolf bounties for Tiscal year end
ing July 81, 1895, $4,000.
For horticulture, dairy and bee keep
ers' exhibits at Minneapolis exposition
1898, S2, 800.
For the state board of health, for ad-
ditional allowance for expenses collect
ing vital statistics for year ending July
81, 1891, and annually thereafter, $1,000.
10 reimburse DIR. o. NJ. LOsius for
costs in suit against state board OF
medical examiners, $50.
To defray expenses of county trainin z
schools under the direction of the super
intendent of public instruction, $4,000
annually during the progress of such
schools.
For additional support of state high
schools, $1,000, and annually thereafter.
For state university, additional cur
rent expenses for fiscal year ending
July 81, 1898, s25, 900.
For state university, additional cur
rent expenses for fiscal year ending
July 81, 1894. S25,000
For state university, building side
walks. grading and emOellishing the
grounds around the university build
ings, 80, 800.
Total of items stricken out, s297,9l9.