The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-04-22
THE LEGISLAT URE..
THE Grind OF the Nlinnesotn Law
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ydition of the patients in the state hos
pitfalls for the insane, and urging the
necessity for the erection and main
itenance of fourth hospital to relieve
their crowded condition. He reminds
the legislature of the purchase, by the
state of site at Anoka for q fourth
asylum, and urges the making of IN
appropriation of 100000 for the cree
ton Of suitable buildings thereon. He
requests that the matter be given
early consideration, and that provis- 4
dons be made for commencing work as
soon as possible.
In the senate the message was re-
felrcd to the committee on legislative
expenses, and in the house it went to
the committee on appropriations.
The senate killed the Hodge bill to
extend the terms Of county auditors to
four years. A big fight was made on
the bill in committee of the whole, and
it was finally recommended to pass,
hut a motion to advance it to the cal
endar was lost after considerable de-
bate. which practically kills the bill.
a large number Of bills were report
ed from committees and in committee
of the whole q good grist of bills were
disposed of.
A bill was introduced providing for
.
beet seed, and one appropriating $4,000
annually for the use of the governor
as state rewards for the arrest of MUIR
,dernrs
The following bills were passed.:
TO regulate the practice Of horse
.shoeing in cities and villages of more
than $4,000 Inhabitants; to purchase
and distribute sugar beet seeds; to Gre
ate and regulate state board Of game
and fish commissioners; to authorize
the issuance of light and water bonds
@by cities having not less than $4,000
Inhabitants. s.
In the House.
The Jacobson bill creating a legis-
lativc commission to sit during the
summer and fall to inquire as to the
claim Of the state 10 any real property
adversely claimed and to direct the
necessary litigation passed the house
yesterday afternoon by a vote of 90 to
g. Almost the entire day had been
spent On the matter, the discussion be-
ting directed to the merits of the prop
.ositiQn advanced by Mr.. Jacobson, and
an alternative proposed by Mr.. Gron-
dahl, which was designed to effect the
same purpose, but entrusted the ad-
ministration of the purpose of the leg
islature to the attorney general and
coed to litigate the questions involved
Tie real contest of the day came over
the question of which plan should be
approved. The house was unit in tia
opinion that something should be at
tempted, and by vote of 81 to At de
cideu in favor Of the joint committee
Mr.. Craig secured the reconsidera
ton Of his bill to grant state aid tt
schools for the deaf and it was passed
by Il vote of SO to Al. --.sz -"-' =
The house spent some time in com
mittee Of the whole and a goodly mum
Der of' bills were advanced to the cal
endar and several were killed.
II st. Paul, April 16.-The omnibus ap
preparation bill, after being passed b,
the house in the forenoon, came to thu
senate in the afternoon, and wa
passed by that body under suspension
of the rules by a vote of 43 ayes to
hayes, Senators Hanna and Roverus
casting the negative votes.
The bill was not passed, however
until the Anoka contingent had mad
q last strenuous effort to have attached
an appropriation of 100000, as sug
geSted in the special message of Gov
Clough. sent to the legislature Wednes
day for the immediate construction .
buildings for the fourth insane asylum
at Anoka. 4<--
The attempt of the Anoka contingen
to get their hospital appropriate
tackled on did not get roll call. The
realized that their cause was hopeless
when the amendment was killed by
viva voce vote in the committee. Th
hospital fight was not the only on
made on the bill, however. Whsn th
normal school appropriations we1
reached, which was when the bill wa
first taken up, Senator Spencer pr
cipitated a lengthy debate by movin
to have the appropriation for the tift
normal school, located at Duluth, il
creased from $4,000 to $4,000. He di
not succeed, although making a gallal
fight, lis motion being lost by vo
of 20 to 81. Senator Knatvold. who O.
posed the Spencer appropriation, the
had the roll called on an amendmel
to abolish the $4,000 appropriation II
the Duluth buildings, but his amen
ment was killed. @.
The senate disposed of big block
bills in committee Of the whole.
The following bills were "a ssed:
To provide for the appointment or
highway commission to Improve Il
public roads and define its powers Ill
duties; to provide for the legitimate
of the issue Of marriages deemed Ill
in law where parties entering into SUI
marriage did so in good faith;
amend the laws defining what Ssh;
constitute a newspaper for publicati
of the laws, ETC., authorizes pap1
printed in foreign languages to pri
the session laws; to amend the laws
aating to building, loan and savings {
sociations doing general business;
amend the laws relating to the use
pound nets in international waters a
interstate streams.
Passed in the House.
The house sustained the commit
on appropriations by passing the ON
bus appropriation bill almost withc
amendment. The bill was taken
rs special order in the morning T
first amendment came from Mr.. .
cohson. of the committee. Provisi
has heen made in the bill for the equ
lnent Of the two experimental static
at Crookston and Grand Rapids, $2,s