The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-18
sNYDER'S TAX d LEVY BILL,
RAISING THE LIMIT II POSTPONED
AFTER SOME VIGOROUS OPP
POSITION ,...
LARGE BUDGET Os- NEW BILLS
Was Introduced In, the Larger
Branch OF the State LegisIa-
ture Yesterday.

snoulQ De the tax levy for the SupDort
and maintenance Of the state uniyersi-
ty, occupied the attention Of the house
most Of the morning, and those who
prophesied that the measure Would
develop difference of, opinion among
the members were not far wrong.
When the bill had been read on gem
eral orders, Mr. Snyder rose, and. after
the usual motion, explained briefly that
the bill had originally placed the levy
at 3O-lOO mills, but that it had been
cut down tG 23-19o. He dwelt on the
great increase in attendance at too
university and explained that tha
FUNDS given the institution in this wav
old not constitute it's entire support
In money the increase asked for was
from $50, 600, under the 15-1OO mills levy
to about sl5O,OOO
The amount was badly needed and
other appropriations would be asked
for, if found necessary; in the regular
way. If, however, it should seem wise
70 scale the appropriations for state
institutions later, he would, he SAID
raise his voice in supppEt of such ac-
tloT. There was a deficit Of s25. e0n
and there would beo similar deficit
next year, so that blythe time the leg
lslature met again the state university
would be behind $4,000. He begged
that the president and board Of re-
gents be not crampefl i'm their efforts
to keep up and raise 1.-THE standard
of instruction and general efficiency.
Inc opposition was notJslow in show
ing it's face as -e-,
Mr.. Feig asked if the bill was passed
would not the deficit reappear?
Mr.. Jacobson, after. paying his re-
spects to Mr. Snyder, took the ground
that the passage OF such bills de-
prlved the people of all knowledge Of
what was being given to these instj-
tutions, and to what uses the funds
were being put, and. moreover, he
thought the allowance Of standing ap-
preparations had the effect of breeding
extravaganza. He warned his fellow
members that to pass the measure
was putting the university out Of reach
Of the tax payers.
1he author came nobly to the SUD-
port OF his bill. He traced the history
OF the origin Of universities, and ar
gued that from the beginning taxation
was primarily for the support Of tho
public schools Mr.. Jacobson had said
thdt the university Was asking for
$4oo,OO0 each time and was practically
doubling its expenses every two years
rms was mistake. All the university
was asking for from the state was
SZ50,OOO, and, in answer to a query
from the Lac qui Parler member as 20
whether that really stood for all the
university received altogether. Mr.
Snyder frankly told Of the government
allowance, which, he thought, should
not be added to the amount asked
from the state. Quoting from Dun's
MI. Snyder showed that the university
was near the bottom Of the list in the
increase OF expenditures, and that Min
heSoLaS per capita cost at the uniyer-
slty was also commercially low.
AS answering Mr.. Jacobson's obiec-
lion to standing appropriations. Mr..
onyder asked II it was not true that
al the insane hospitals in the state
en3oyed standing appropriations. The
university, ne said, was willing with
these institutions, to stand a horizon
tai scaling in appropriations. Mr.
Donnelly Joined his brother from Lac
Qu Parle against the measure. He
deprecated what he termed suhter
ranean accounting Of funds. and be-
neVed the legislature should be the
accounting house. He spoke of the
lana given the university by the gov
eminent and then said the university
mad appropriated all or nearly all Of
the land given the agricultural college
and made sort of side school The
Dill asked for one-fifth Of all the school
revenue of the state for the university,
and left four-f1fths for the public
schools whereas the latter contain
1,OOO pupils for one in the university,
Although disclairnfng any hostility
to the university, he drew a strong
comparison in favor Of the public
schools as against Institutions which,
he said, were aristocratic in their ten
denotes and where were taught doc
trines in direct opposition to the inter
ests of the people. Perhaps If all the
universities were swept away there
might be a decadence in the science Of
football, but the common schools
would still endure. Mr.. Jacobson re-
iterated his objection to standing ap-
preparations and ventured the asser-
ton that If the members voted to re-
peal every law providing for such,
they would make a record which would
outlive them. He further moved as a
substitute that the bill be recommend
ed for indefinite postponement Mr..
Coe, Of Hennepin, himself univer-
sity man, delivered a fiery speech in
support of the measure, and took oc-
casion to differ with Mr.. Donnelly as
to their being aristocratic institutions.
He allowed. however. that there exist
ed a system Of fraternal societies
which. in his opinion, was not a true
one, but, as he pathetically admitted.
1--WE can't get rid Of them" Mr. Coe
was really very earnest and could not
listen to the motion of Mr.. Staples,
who threw himself into the breach
that the bill be referred to the COM
nlittee on appropriations. Mr.. Snyder,
noting this, yielded, gracefully, and
when 1t was SO ordered it was under
stood that the bill should not lose its
place on general orders, but be
promptly returned to the house by the
committee named. Messrs. Feig. Doug
las and Stockwell also participated in
the debate ~
Representative Staples sent up a
joint resolution providing that the
joint committee on reapportionment be
instructed in preparing the bill for re-
apportioning the state that the num-
Der of senators shall not exceed rs
and that the number of representatives
shall not exceed IA The resolution
went over until todaysr Mr. Staples
having given notice of debate.
COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS