The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-04-26
THE LEGISLATURE
Omnibus Appropriation Bill
Goes Through the House
in a Hurry.
FEW SMALL CHANGES MADE,
Senators Discuss the Bill but
Final Action Is Not
Taken.

ST. PAUL, April 10. The house
Thursday morning, as special order,
considered and passed the general APP
preparation bill for the present session,
amounting in all to a grand tota! Of
ST., 93l, 112.41. 1t was expected that the
house would amend the bill, if not in
many instances, at least in important
particulars. The university appropria-
lions were supposed to be especially
liable to danger of cut and its friends
were watching its claims with Jealous
eyes. There was known to be some OPP
position and it was also known that an
attempt would be made to strike out
the $4,000 for drill and assembly
hall The attempt was made, but on q
vote it had the support of but 13 mem
bers and was ignominiously defeated,
the fight against the appropriation
seeming to develop itself into contest
for showing friendly feeling toward it.
Other Attempts to Amend.
When the appropriations for normal
schools were reached Mr.. Boobar
sought to have the st. Cloud amount
raised from $50, 900 to $50, 900 but with
out success. An amendment to divide
the So, 900 granted into two parts to be
available, one-half in 1896 and the other
in 1897, was also voted down. Duluth
Jared better. On motion of Mr.. Can't,
one of her representatives, the bill was
so amended as to give her $40, 900 for
her normal school.
The only other attempt to amend the
bill was made by Jens K. Grondahl,
chairman Of the reform school commit
tee. Mr.. Grondahl asked for $40, 900
for q new school and chapel. TIE
amendment was defeated and the bill
itself was then voted on and passed, rs
to 0.
The Birch CouIee Monument.
Mr.. Downs brought up his bill to re-
move the Birch Coulee monument to
the scene of the battle and substitute
the name of Major Joe Brown for that
Of Captain Grant as commander OF the
forces. The bill was passed under sus-
preparation of $4,000.
A resolution OF thanks to the Mime
sofa worlds fair commission, by Henry
Feig, was defeats d in the house by a
vote of As ayes to 81 nays. The resolu-
ton was brought up early in the morn
ing, when the attendance was small.
No excuse was given by those voting in
the negative.
Primary Election Law.
The afternoon session was devoted
principally to hearing, as a special or
der, of Senator Culkin's primary cleo.
ton law. The bill was amended in
nearly every section and was finally de-
feated with only 81 votes to its credit,
but the vote was subsequently recon-
sidered and the bill laid upon the table.
BY industrious application to bust
ness the house disposed Of q bills at
the evening session, II of which were
recommended to pass. Among the
number were Mr.. Feig's bill to provide
corps for the prevention of forest
fires, Mr.. Jones' bill providing for a
lien on grain in favor of the thresher,
and Mr.. j. M. Smiths bill to require
persons appointed on the police force to
give bond.
Among the bills recommended for in
definite postponement was Mr.. Fur
longs bill providing for a transfer of
$3.50, 900 from the general revenue to
the road and bridge fund.