The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-16

appropriation was not asked for its
sum, but for it's moral force as recog-
milton of the bargain claimed by the
Duluth people.
Senator Culkin pleaded for the appro-
priatiOn. He said the legislature of
1895 had visited that region, young
people were growing up there as else
where in the state. The normal school
was the poor mans school 1t gave
poor people a chance they could not
get at the state university. If the
loCked-fOr prosperity came, there would
soon be 100000 people on those iron
ranges. The Knatvold amendment was
lost
Senator Wyman opposed the Spencer
amendment, and it too, was lost, leav-
ing the bill in it's original form.
Senator Smith wanted $4,000 a year
for the MoOrhead normal, for continu-
Gus sessions.
Senator Greer said the continuous
session idea was an experiment. 1t
was being tried at WinOna and Man
katO 1t should not be extended until
it had been given a trial. Moorhead
had been given a girls home on ac-
count Of the lack Of boarding accom-
modatiOns. Now WinOna wanted one.
Whenever one of them got anything,
all the others wanted the same thing.
Senator Young said it was not fair to
nave all the experimenting done IN the
southern part of the state.
The Smith motion was then defeated,
IS to 20, although it appeared to be
carried on one rising vote.
Senator Smith then moved to strike
out Mankato and insert Moorhead on
the continuous session idea but with
drew it later
Senator Stebbins wanted $25, 900 cot
tageS added to the st. Peter and RO-
chester n a ba
figures to show that there would be
a surplus even with the appropriations
provided by the bill within two years.
1t was not impossible that they might
yet be forced to sleep in the barn on
the hay.
Future legislatures must take notice
of these needs. Senator Stebbins re-
ferred to the governors message Of
Thursday, the first allusion by the way
that had been made to it since it's refer
eEce to the finance committee, and said
that he would not ask for these appro-
priations if there was any possibility
Of a fourth insane hospital being built
in time.
Senator Culkin moved as a substitute
to add the 100000 appropriation asked
by the governor for a fourth hospital
at AnOka.
There has been some little contro-
VerSy over this" he said, and the SEN
ate gave him a concerted but not dis
orderly laugh. But it is time, l think,
for us to do Justice" He had once be-
lieved that this hospital could be done
without for a time, but it was apparent
from the unanimous judgment of those
VINO had made expert inquiry that it
was needed. He believed the governor
had been fair and reasonable, and that
the message merited respectful treat
ment. The senate had voted down
every measure asked by the northern
part Of the state. 1t was argued that
this was not in Northern Minnesota
1t was not strictly geographically, but
it was socially, and commercially. 1t
seemed to be quite the fashion to To-
cate an institution in the northern
part Of the state and then abandon it.
He hoped that it would not be fol-
lowed in his case He moved the adop-
ton of the substitute.
Senator Iltis said that in congress
when it was desired to get a wood
chuck through. it was added to the
tariff bill or some other honorable
measure. Let this bin come in on its
own merits and let the senate vote
on it The governor was standing be-
tween the judgment Of the people and
his own creatures on the commission.
He believed the governor had been the
power which changed the judgment of
the commission from Hastings to
Anoka.
Senator Peterson favored the Steb-
bins resolution. Senator Wyman had
the secretary read Secretary Harris
statement as to the needs of hospitals.
He wanted the bill to pass just as it
came from the house. He thought
that would provide the room needed.
Senator Stebbins said he did not see
how Senator Wyman could twist the
figures to support that view.
The Rochester amendment was lost.
and the St Peter cottage scheme like
wise. The Anoka amendment Jared
no better.
Senator Howard moved to amend
the bill by reducing the amount for
publishing the session laws in the
newspapers to $4,000. 1t was $40, coo.
Senator Wyman said that amount was
rot too much. Senator Ringdal figured
that every family in the state could be
furnished with a copy for $25,0 900 at
eight and one-half cents each. The
amendment was lost.
Senator Greer wanted the Lakeview
camp appropriation made annual. Lost.
Senator Dunn wanted the state print
| ing appropriation made 100000 instead
of $4,000 and $4,000 instead of $4,000
for the respective fiscal years. The
state, he said, expected $500, 900 worth