The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-03-15
THE LEGISLATURE
Appropriation of $3.50, 600 fol
New Capitol Defeated
in the House.
THE DEBATE VERY ANIMATED
Resolution for the Impeach-
ment of Examiner Ken
yon Tabled.

ST. PAUL, March 6.-The appropria-
ton of $3.50, 900 for immediate use on
the new capitol building at ST. Paul
was defeated in the house in committee
of the whole. The discussion lasted all
the afternoon and was listened to by a
large audience and full attendance OF
members Considerable feeling devel.
oped drlring the debate and at times the
discussion waxed warm. Mr. Warner
of st. Paul made concise statement OF
the facts of the case and pleaded for the
passage of the bill. His plea was ably
seconded by members from all parts Of
the state, but the opponents of the
measure also had many advocates, chief
among them being Representatives
Feig and Jacobson.
Jacobson's Amendment.
Mr.. jacobson moved to strike out sec.
1, providing for the transfer of the
$3.50, 900, and in support said the $780,
900 would not be needed, and in any
event none of it was needed this year,
as the work on the plans must be done
over again.
When a vote was reached the amend
ment carried by vote of 80 to 40. The
bill as amended was then passed, 70 to
26. This knocks out the appropriation
of $3.50, 1000 AS it stands it simply en-
larges the powers of the capitol CON-
mission to secure plan and an archi-
tect. In some other particulars it
leaves the law in improved shape, but
the business merit is taken bodily out
Of it.
Anderson Committee Reports.
The Anderson committee appointed
to confer with the directors of the Min
neapolis exposition with regard to Sc
curing that building for new capitol
made its report to the house during the
morning. The report sets forth the
proposition of the exposition building
directors that the state can have the
building and the site for a capitol
building, if it will erect a capitol to
cost 81, 100000 inside of 10 years.
A motion to lay the report on the
table was defeated, and it was received.
An attempt was then made to postpone
action on the capitol bill, which was a
special order for afternoon, but this mo-
ton was voted down.
The Kenyon Impeachment.
The house took the resolution for the
impeachment of Public Examiner Ken.
yon from the table, and on a viva voce
vote decided not to adopt it. Mr.. Bre-
Wig, its author, was not satisfied and
called for the ayes and nays, where
upon every member present voted
against it.
Tiers patent medicine bill was also
disposed of at the morning session. Its
author asked that the recommendation
for postponement made by the commit
tee on public health be set aside and the
bill be placed on general orders. This
the house refused to do.
Few Measures Passed.
When the calendar was taken up the
following bills were passed:
H. F. l2S-An act to legalize certain con-
veyances of women.
Fl. F. 237-An act to amend chap. 113,
general laws 1885.
H. F. 2S4-An act to authorize the extern
sion Of the term of corporate existence in
certain cases.
H. F. S97-An act relating to the revis-
ion of the general statutes.
H. F. 194-An act to repeal chap. 40,
special laws of 1871.
During the noon recess the senate and
house met in joint session and listened
to short address by Henry Watterson,
the noted editor of the Louisville Cour.
ier-J Journal.