The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-03-03
SAT BUT HALF A DAY
SENATE ATTENDANCE DEPLETED
by a NORMAL SCHOOL
JUNkET
TOOK UP GENERAL ORDERS
Single Session of the Day Was Spent
in Sorting Out the Objectionable
Bills From the Mass of Matter
That Has Accumulated During
the Last Ten Dnys-New Bills of

Owing to the absence Of a large share
of its membership on a normal school
junket to St Cloud, the senate was able
to do but little yesterday
General orders We're considered in the
forenoon, and the afternoon session
was given over to committee meetings.
AID FOR HIGH SCHOOLS.
Senator Thompson RepD, Fillmore,
made an urgent plea for his bill pro-
vidins for an annual appropriation of
SlO5,00G for state aid for high schools
He said many of the smaller cities
could not longer afford to maintain
their high schools unless relief was
granted iY the state. The hill gave
each high school maintaining the re-
CURED standard, 1000.
Senator Greer CRep0, of Wabasha,
also supported the bill which ne
thought expended the money in a good
way
Senator Underleak Rep), Olmsted,
wanted the common schools encour-
aged.
Senator Miller Rep), and Senator
Everett Oem.), of LIE Sueur, and Sen
ator Somerville (Rep), of Brown, also
favored it.
Senator Daugherty (Rep.), of St
Louis, wanted to be even more liberal.
Duluth was especially proud of her
high school.
Senator Halvorson (Rep.), Lac qui
Parle, said the bill was necessary to
the salvation of the school system in
the smaller places
Senator j. d. Jones (Rep), CT Todd,
thought the bill was unfair to other
towns than the 105 now listed with the
department of public instruction, and
he felt, too, that the graded schools
were entitled to consideration first
The bill was referred to the finance
committee, after receiving a favorable
recommendation.
AFTER A SALARY GRAB.
Senator McNamee Oem.), Ramsey, is
making a vigorous fight against the
till which proposes to increase the COM
pensation of the Ramsey county COM
missioners to 81 200 a year. An effort
has been made by the friends of the
bill to compromise on SIS month but
Senator McNamee is as yet unrelent-
ing.
MILLER BILL HUNG UP.
Senator Miller CRep), of Rock, urged
favorable recommendation for his
bill to provide committee to visit
penal, benevolent and educational in
stltutions for the purpose of investi-
eating state institutions and recon-
mendint appropriations to the legisla-
ture.
SenatdA Wilson Rep), Hennepia,
said the measure was a good one and
would save the state lot of money, by
expanding the money judiciously.
Senator Schaller wanted the men,
bers Of the committee to serve without
their per diem. Progress was finally
reported, as the bill was not in the
senate.
SLIPPED IT THROUGH.
The Hennepin delegation took ad-
vantage of the absence of Senator
Johnson Dem.), of Nicollet, to slip
. through without debate the bill of
Representative Lydiard (Rep9, Henne-
pin, to permit Hennepin county to
turn over liquor license receipts to the
towns in which the license was grant
3D.
MONUMENT AT HINCKLEY.
. The bill for a monument to the
Hinckley fire victims was recommend
3D. for passage.
STRUCK A SNAG
The bill of Senator Thompson Rep)
Fillmore, to compel the widening OF
narrow gauge railroads to the stand
ard gauge at the direction of the rail-
road and warehouse commission mel
with some opposition, and progress was
reported.
AFFECTS RAILROAD CONTRACTS
Senator Meilicke Pop.), of Cotton