Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-03-09

After the long debate, led by Sena-
tors Wyman, Morgan and Durham for
Anoka, and Senators Young, Schaller
and Sheehan for Hastings, the vote
was divided and the words in brackets
were stricken out by a vote of 2e to "a.
The first recommendation to set aside
the Anoka site was then adopted by 20
to %, as follows:
Ayes-Callester. Currier, Greer. Han
ma, Hanson, Heneman, Iltis, Keller,
Marson, Masterman, Miller, Macarthur
McHa1e, Ozmun, Pottgieser, Reishus,
Ringdal, Roverud, Schaller, Sheehan,
Smith, Sperry, Stebins, Stockton, Sven
ingsen, Thompson, Wing, Yale, Young,
80.
Noes-Barr, Cole, Cronkhite, Culkin,
Durham, Dunn, French, Fuller, Hodge,
Howard, Jones, Johnson, A. G. John
son, W. E. knatvold, Lloyd, Morgan,
Peterson, Potter, Spencer. Theden.
Thorp, Whitney, Wyman-23.
As the senate left it, the asylum is
taken away from Anoka and not given
to Hastings, unless a bill is subse-
quently passed to that effect. The
house will take up the fight today.
St. Paul, March 6.-The senate had
so much excitement Thursday night
over the fourth insane asylum that yes
terday was dull day. The depart
ment store report came in. accompa-
MED by bill taxing such institutions
according to the number of lines of
goods they deal in. The taxes are light
until they reach over five and under
twelve lines, when they are made ST.
900; twelve to twenty lines, $1,000, and
over twenty lines $4,000 These taxes
are to be levied by cities and it is op-
tional with city councils whether they
levy them or not.
Senator knatvold resurrected his bill
which provides that the lowest liquor
license IN the state shall be $1,000 It
was placed on the calendar by a vote
of "a to %, but as it requires q votes
to pass bill in the senate, it does not
follow that the measure will be finally
adopted.
One of the bills introduced into the
senate providing that the county COM
missioners shall meet in April to revise
the delinquent personal tax list instead
OF in July, and that they shall strike
OF such items as are uncollectible.
The house was chiefly devoted to con-
sidering the fight between Tasting and
Anoka for the fourth insane ASYLUM,
but still they found time to introduce
IS bills. One was for constitutional
amendment requiring the supreme
court to pass upon the constitutionality
of measures pending before the legis-
lature when asked to do so. This is
with the view of preventing the most
important laws being defeated by de-
cisious after the legislature has ad-
journed declaring them unconstitu-
tional.
The house took up the question of
the location of the fourth insane asy-
lum at 1890 yesterday morning, and
with the exception of adjournment for
meals, considered it for twelve hours.
reaching the final decision shortly be-
fore II p. N. There were three de-
cisive votes taken, all favorable to
Hastings. First it was voted to repu-
date the work of the commission in To-
eating the asylum at Anoka, and this
was carried by vote of 81 to Al. Then
it was decided to locate it at Hastings
by IS to 43, and to clinch it all, bill
was passed by 81 to 80 appropriating
money to buy the Hastings site. The
fight for Hastings was led by Messrs.
Donnelly, Littleton, Feig, Grondahl
and Jacobson and Speaker Jones with
Messrs. Dare, Hicks, Reeves and Coe
led the Anoka forces. The debate was
at times sharply personal. but on the
whole tedious. The victory was more
decisive for Hastings than in the sem
ate because the bill was passed to buy
the site. Ap effort will now be made
to rush the bill through the senate on
Monday.