St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-03-27
RELIGION IN THEM.
Two Measures in the House
Aimed at Seetarian In
Fl stitutions.
AN ATTACK ON ST. PAUL.
House Of Good Shepherd At
ins tackled in One OF the
Bills.
rs
MEMORIAL DAY SPORTS.
Mr.. Downs Introduces a Bill
to Prevent Them--Other
Matters.
MEMORIAL DAY SPORTS.

Although a number of the men,
berS of the house were absent on the
st. Croix park junket yesterday,
those who had remained at home did
good work, especially during the
afternoon in committee of the whole,
with Mr.. Staples in the chair
The feature of the days proceed
ings was the fight over Mr. San
ment or detention of persons
charged with crime in any institu-
ton not directly under the control
and management of public officials.
This was the last bill considered,
and when it was reached on general
orders Mr.. Gerlach opened the ball
by opposing the bill on the ground
that it was an attack upon the House
of the Good Shepherd in Ramsey
county. Mr. Johns supported his col
league, and claimed that ST. Paul
has no other place to care for the
unfortunate women who are now
sent to this institution, neither has
the city the authority to provide a
place Of confinement for those who
are now incacerated there.
I Mr.. Robbins supported the bill and
declared against recognition by the
state, city or county of any religious
institution as place of detention or
correction.
DIR. Robillard was also in favor of
the bill, and said the city and county
authorities have no control over the
House of the Good Shepherd, and,
further, that they have no knowI-
edge of what transpires within it's
walls
P. Fl. Kelly opposed the bill and
held that there was no other place
where the unfortunate women could
be sent and reclaimed He made a
strong plea for the institution, and
urged in it's support the good that
had already been accomplished by
the sisters in charge of the institu-
ton.
Mr.. Ahlstrom prefaced his remarks
with the statement that he be-
longed to a religious sect that had
always favored, the separation of
church and state. He then proceed
ed to declare in favor of the bill and
to oppose making use of all fnstitu-
lions for such purposes that are un-
. der the control Of any denomination.
Mr.. Dingman thought there were
strong arguments on both sides. %
Then Mr.. Johns took another turn
at the bill and called the attention
of the house that they were 300
years beyond the sixteenth century.
and should act accordingly. He paid
his ttvo
RESPECTS TO THE LOBBY
which has been pushing this bill, and
said that men wearing A. P. A. badges
need not hound the new members and
stand in the corridors during the de-
bate as far as he was concerned. for
he would speak and vote as he saw
ut. Mr.. Johns then said that the bill
was in reality a local measure, and
moved that it be referred to the Ram
sey county delegation.
MIR. Jacobson replied and made il
perfectly clear that he favored the
Dill and was opposed to recommitting
1t or referring it to the Ramsey or any
other delegation. Then the Lac uui
Parle statesman warmed up to the
subject, and turning to Mr.. Johns.
said: This bill is not local measure.
1t Is general bill and affects every
part of the state. Further, it is Amer
lean every word of it and the principle
is right. If you have no place to send
these women, it is your duty as Amer
lean citizens to provide proper institu-
lions for Them
Mr.. Johns defended the system in
force in Ramsey county and said the
authorities have Jurisdiction over the
House of the Good Shepherd. This
brought Mr.. Jacobson to his feet again,
and he told what he thought of the
constitutional provision which allowed
special legislation, closing with the
statement that this authority never
could have been secured except. by
working it through the legislature on
the plea that it was local measure.
Mr.. Feig was sure that Kandiyohi
county was interested in the bill and
Endorsed all that Mr.. Jacobson had
said. He favored the bill and insisted
that 1t was the duty of the localities
now sending prisoners to denomina-
tional institutions to make their own
provisions for the care of these persons
instead of farming them out to reIig-
ious institutions.
Mr.. Robbins opposed the motion to
recommit to the Ramsey county dele
cation and insisted that the bill be
disposed of without further delay.
| Mr. Johns motion was then defeated
and Mr.. Jacobson moved that the bill
| be recommended to pass.
| Mr. Johns stood by his guns and
moved to amend by reporting progress
and affording the members an oppor-
tunity to consider the matter.
I DR.. Zier opposed the bill and said
Minneapolis was also interested, as
there were two institutions in that
| city which were made use of in this
1 way, one of which was a Protestant
I and the other a Catholic institution
SANDERS PLEA.
| Mr. Sander made a strong argument
/ In favor of the passage of the bill and