The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-03-01
THE LEGISLATURE
SpenCer'S Bill For Normal
School at Duluth Recon-
mended to Pass.
SENATORS BITTERLY OPPOSE IT..
House Adopts a Resolution to
Investigate Alleged Pine
Land Frauds.

ST. PAUL, Feb. 27.-The Senate had
several interesting tiffs during the
morning. The first was over two bills
appropriating relief for sufferers from
the cyclone of last summer in Meeke1
and Stearns counties The finance com
mittee had reported unfavorably on the
bills, but the authors of them, Senators
Hanson and Keller, wanted them given
chance for life by being placed on
general orders. The feature Of the de-
bate was Senator Keller's speech-the
first one of his characteristic style that
has been heard thus far this session.
The two bills finally went on general
orders.
Governor Clough's appointment of S.
w. Fullerton Of Duluth as member
of the state game and fish commission
was confirmed.
On motion of Senator Young, S. f.
272 was taken from general orders and
given its final passage. 1t is the usual
seed grain loan bill to aid farmers whose
crops were destroyed by hail or storms
in 1894.
When the senate reached general Or
ders and went into committee of the
whole, Senator Schaller was invited to
preside.
Victory for Duluth.
The bill establishing normal school
at Duluth met with serious opposition.
1t calls for n@@ appropriation at the pres
ent time. Senator Greer led the oppo-
sition to the measure on the ground that
the state was now supporting five such
schools and if one was needed he
doubted whether Duluth was the proper
place to locate it. Senator Spencer
fought hard for the measure and
claimed that while ST. Louis county
paid annually 1915, 900 in taxes she had
never been given a dollar for public in
situations. Stevens of St. Paul and
Yale of Winona supported the bill and
it was finally recommended to pass.
The other bills acted on in committee of
the whole were as follows:
S. f. 425-To amend laws of 1887 relat-
ing to drainage of wet lands. To pass.
III. f. 99-Joint resolution to congress
recommending that the old Fort Smelling
building be coded to the state. To pass.
II. T. 1S-To prohibit the aiming of fire.
arms at human beings, To pass.
S. f. Ex-senator Sperry's baking pow
der bill. Recommitted to committee on
public health.
An Election Bill.
The Schumacher amendment to the
constitution was the last measure taken
up in committee of the whole. 1t
amends sec. 1, art. of the constitution,
relative to the elective franchise. It re-
quires that person, to be qualified to
vote, must have resided in the state for
four months and in the district 10 days
preceding any election. The senate
changed the Today clause to 30 days,
which will require person to reside in
his voting district 80 days before any
election. The bill was then recon-
mended for passage.
Fl. f. 469 came in from the house and
was given it's final passage under sus-
pension of the rules. 1t is the joint res
olution asking congress to pass an arbi-
tration bill
A dozen new bills were introduced
during the day.
A large number of committee meet
ings were announced for the afternoon
and therefore the senate adjourned for
the day.