The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-08
BUSY EVENING SESSION.
Long List of Bills Disposed of Some
Way.


| Way.
| After very busy day the house held an
unusually active evening session, and in
| three hours passed on a number of bills
| which have been advanced to the calendar.
| The Boutwell, bill, for the relief of Mrs
| ceiVed injuries while on his way to the re-
! lief Of Fort Ridgley, from which he after
ward died, was briefly debated and then
| killed. 1t explained that he had lost
! his life practically in the struggle against
| the Indians.
| Mr.. Basford, of Winona, opposed the bill
! He said the injury had been received a long
! time ago. and that the claim had gone on
! too long TO be allowed at this time. Il have
/ fought Indians myself" he said, land 1 have
! killed them, too. l killed one Indian. and
| l vote no on the BILL AS Mr.. Basford is
! well up on the roll call, a large number OF
members followed his cue, and the bill was
| killed.
The house killed the bill for the state aid
| for schools for the deaf in special school dis
| tricts This bill III. F. $3.50 was introduced
by Mr.. Cray at the request of the Minneapo-
lis board of education, which has such a
school now in operation. The bill proposed to
give SIPS for each deaf pupil in the school
which is about 5000 less than the cost to
the state under the state school plan. The
bill was opposed by Mr.. Laing, Mr. Feig Mr.
| Hollester and Mr.. Kelley. The only voice
raised in its defense was that of Mr.. Cray.
He pointed cut the feelings Of the parents
but the house decided that the advantage
was with the large state school, and the bin
was defeated by vote Of AZ for and 81 against
The following bills were passed or lost:
H. +. CTS CMcDonald)-FiXing the salary of
the secretary of the state board of health at
$500. Passed.
H. F. 256 Q-ttleton)-Providing that trust
companies shall give bonds for fidelity the
same as natural persons. Passed.
H. F. 397 (Snodgrass)-For the relief of B.
S. Russell and others. Lost
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tartan garb and seetarian instruction in pub
lie schools. Passed
H. F. 7G1 substitute for H. F. s0s Ju-
ties Passed.
H. F. 7e2 Judiciary committee)-To legal
lie bonds heretofore issued by counties in
certain cases. Passed.
H. F. $50 {Dunn)-To repeal an act author
izing county commissioners TO acquire public
parks. Passed.
H. F. 1879 CKelly}-Reladng to state fees of
corporations. Passed.
H. F. 40 (BoutBeD-Providing that where
county commissioners license saloon within
$50 rods of any village half the license fee
shall go to the village. Passed.
H. F. 404 (Johns)-For the relief of Henry
Dillery. Passed.
H. F. Cos (Cray)-Providing for day schools
for deaf children in special district. Lost.
H. F. Ss7 (Johns)-To provide for the incor-
poration of the Independent Order of Brai
Birth Passed.
H. F. 172 (BoutwelD-For the relief of Mrs.
H. F. 759 Substitute for H r. 500 Com
! mittee on misunderstanding that rail-
roads shall build cattle sheds at all stations
/ where thirty of cattle are shipped in the
course Of the previous season. Passed.
H. f. 500 (Smith)-Relating to replevin
| bonds. Passed
! H. F. seq GSmithl-Relating to the security
| for costs in municipal courts. Passed
H F. 740 (Sehmidt4-To regulate the fling
| Of notices of real estate actions. Lost-46 to
| ~.
| H. F. 1853 (Dunn)--To provide for the reor-
! ganization of banks and the levying of as
/ sessments upon stockholders