St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-03-04
mcguire WAS SEVERE.
The Lac Qui Parle Veteran Insists
on Pushing Work.

Immediately after the noon recess the
house went into committee of the whole
with Representative Mcguire IN the
chair and resumed the consideration of
general orders. Chairman Mcguire, in
his own modest way, developed many
of the characteristics of Car Reed, and
while some of his rulings did not appear
exactly to suit the members, ne enforced
them rigidly and welded the gavel
with firm hand.
A storm of considerable dimensions
was raised by S. f. 70, a measure which
ola its face, ami as explained by its
friends, appeared simple and innocent
enough. The purpose of this bill, of
which Senator Keller is the author,
is to legaliZe the action of the
board of state prison managers in
causing cells to be placed in the st.
Cloud refOrmatOry one year prior to the
time that the state appropriation for
that purpose became available. When
the reading of the bill had been COM
Dleted, one of the members asked that
It be explained, and Mr.. Nilsson briefly
stated that no appropriation was con-
templated, the expense having already
been provided for. but that the bill was
merely a formality 10 ratify all action
found necessary by the board of prison
managers.
Mr. Greer was not satisfied with this
explanation and said so. In his opinion
the provisions of the bill were not suf-
ficiently plain 10 the house, and more
time should be allowed. If it was a
necessary and worthy measure, he was
willing to vote for 1t, but If 1T was
to legaliZe an illegal act of the board he
was not.
Mr.. 1urreIl, of Redwood, said he
knew some of the facts in the case, and
was firmly convinced the board had
simply acted in pursuance of an act of
the legislature.
Mr.. Kelly, of Ramsey, hoped that Mr..
Greer would be satisfied with this state
ment from Mr.. Turrell, but the Wabasha
man declared that he was not. lie did
not propose to question the motives of
the gentleman from Redwood. but
thought he was just as liable TO be mis-
taken as any one else,
Mr.. Richardson also opposed the bill
for the reason, as he said, that former
legislature had passed a similar one
and had thereby Saddled upon the state
an expense of $500 for interest.
Mr.. ROdger, of Ramsey, stated that
this bill would not impose any expense
upon the state, but would merely allow
the state auditor to correct his books.
at that is the purpose of the bill, >" in
quired Mr.. Greer, why don't you
change the title and make it bill to
enable the state auditor to correct his
bOOks?"
At this point Mr.. Wilson. of Henne-
pin, a member of the committee which
had recommended the bill. entered into
fuller explanation. The committee.
he said, had carefully looked into all
the points and had found them TO be
perfectly reasonable. The Legislature
had ordered the removal of certain
prisoners from the Saltwater peniten-
tiary to the reformatory at ST. Cloud,
and to that end had author
lied an appropriation to complete the
reformatOry. The appropriation. how
ever. was not available for one year,
and it became necessary to borrow mon
ey that the improvements might be
made in time to accommodate the pris-
oners. This Indebtedness had already
been fully paid. but the in order that