The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-01
CAss AND BELFRAs1r COUNTY OR.
GANIzATION Bill. TO BE
PASSED NOW.
OPPOSITION IS CALLED OFF
BY THE ADOPTION OFF SowE Ma.
TERIAL AMENDMENTS TO THE
BILL.
ANOKANs ARE ON A STILL HUM
For Votes Enough to Carry an An
preparation for Their Much
Desired Hospital.

Inc clearing up. practically, OF thu
capitol bill, leaves the senate general
ORDERS comparatively free from causes
OF serious contention, especially as it
Is reported that the towns and ooun-
Ties DILL for the organization of Cass
and Beltrani counties, which was
beaten last week after a hard fight. has
been so amended by Senators Whitney
and Potter, to whom it was referred.
mat L. b. Walker has consented to
withdraw his opposition and the sena-
tors who opposed it ON that account,
Will swing Into line, it Is thought
There was some gossip about a scheme
being put UP to trade off votes on
other measures for it, in view Of the
fact that the chief bone Of contention
was out Of the way.
If reports are true, however. thia
method Of securing the passage of the
bill Will not be necessary. The oonces-
stons which are supposed to have won
Mr.. Walkers support for the bill were
the granting Of his demands that not
more than twelve sections be included
in any organized school district, and
that no township be organized which
could not display at least 80 voters.
This, with certain limitations as to
extent to which the officials Of the
new board might run in debt, is said 70
be entirely satisfactory to Mr.. Walker,
The promoters of the new county
scheme seem to be content to have the
bill passed in it's amended form, for
While 1t Is quite g. limitation on the
powers Of the new county organiZa-
ton, 1t still allows the essential prin-
ciples Of home rule, and that was the
aim, ostensibly at least, Of the bill from
the first
While no overt act was chargeable to
the Anoka schemeGs yesterday, yet
they were quietly canvassing the stu
alton to see If they could find enough
merciful members in the former Hast
ings pha,lanx to pass the appropriation
bill in the house.
What success they had was not ap-
parent.
There was some talk yesterday of an
endeavor to relocate the hospital at
some point without the pale of either
Anoka or Dakota counties, and in con-
nectiOn with this it was proposed to
make terrific onslaughts on the So
called ring which is charged with being
in control Of state appropriations. Tho
finance committee in each house la
controlled by representatives of con-
stituencies which have been entrusted
with the state institutions, the senate
committee being specially strong, as
only two Of it's members are not so res
ident Some feeling has been engen-
dered among the members from con-
stituencieS which have not as yet been
honored with these fat state plums to
make a concerted fight on the ring
which diverts all the money it can to
these institutions and then Dursues
what they call a cheese-paT1ng policy
with the internal improvements which
are needed in the counties which are
outside the so-called ring. 1t has even
been intimated that the dozen or more
cities which have institutions of some
moment have perfected so strong an
organization that they have practical
control of all financial legislation in
the legislature, but this is not appar-
ent on the face of the returns, and
what seems to be needed Is some dip
lomatic organizer to draw up the scat
tered forces in battle array and bring
to bear on the financial magnates some
such pressure as will force them to an
attitude Of Cancellation IL not of sup
pliance.
Some idea of the strength of the
bodies in the senate may be gained
from the appearance of things in the
senate, as follows:
Capitol, Ramsey, four.
University Hennepin, five.
Normal schools, Winona, St Cloud,
Mankato and Duluth five.
Three insane asylums, st. Peter,
Rochester, Fergus Falls, three.
State prison. Washington, one.
State training school, Goodhue, one.
Institute for detectives, Faribault,
Rice county, one.
State public school, Steele, one.
Making in all q of the 81 senators
supposed to be tacitly, at least, in a
combination. The condition Of things
in the other branch is practically pro-
portionate, so that it would seem that
unless the organization has taken
stronger hold than is apparent there is
a chance to break it up by shrewd or
ganization.
Incidentally, it may be remarked that
while Duluth is included in that list,
all that 1t has in the line Of state in
situations as yet is site for a normal
school, and some feeling has been Gre
ated by the alleged ra1lroading through
the normal school committee Of the bill
for the construction Of the building for
this purpose at the Zenith city.