The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-03-08

AID FOR THE SCHOOLS
SENATE WAS LIBERAL IN ITS AC-
TION ON SCHOOL BILLS
YESTERDAY
MONUMENT TO FIRE HEROES
HinckIey Memorial Bill Is Passed to
Pay Tribute to the Dead Who
Sacrificed Their Lives-Senate
Qualities Request 1t Sent Con-
Eress That Indian Reservation
Lands He withheld From Sale.


Two important school bills were
passed by the senate yesterday Incl
dental to its Industrious effort to clean
up the calendar. One of them in
creases the amount Of state aid to high
schools from $500 to $1,000 and extends
the appropriation so as to help 105
schools instead of 100 as has been the
case The other bill gives $4,000 to
the fund for the encouragement of
rural schools, $50 to each school COM
plying with stated technical require
ments.
DID HONOR TO HEROES.
Senator McKusick (Rep.), Pine, paid
an eloquent tribute to the 300 heroes
who went to their death in the Hinck-
ley fire after saving the lives of the
women and children of the town, who
were taken out by train, in urging the
passage of his bill appropriating $500
for a monument to the victims of that
conf1agration, Senator Daugherty
Rep), of Duluth, who, with his two
sons, was fire. bound in a swamp on
that terrible occasion, spoke briefly in
favor of the bill. He said he did not
feel strong enough to do the subject
Justice. Senator Knatvold (Rep1,
Treeborn, also spoke in behalf of the
bill, which mustered fifty-ive votes,
practically the full strength of the
Senate.
PENALTY OF UNDUE HASTE.
When in the last few minutes of one
of its sessions last month, Senator Will
son (Rep.). Hennepin, slipped through
a memorial asking congress to with
hold from the market until Jan. l, 1902,
vast areas Of pine land on Indian reser-
VationS in Northern Minnesota, The
u % in its report characterized the
proceeding as ''railroading'' it through,
much to the discontinue of the friends
OF the memorial, who insisted that it
was all right. Nevertheless, the seh-
ate at least yesterday confessed it's
carelessneSs and passed a new memor-
ial explaining to congress what it
meant in the first place. but did mot
specify, viz. the intention to save
some choice lands for the Leech lake
park. Senator j. H. Smith (Rep), Of
Becker county. introduced the new
memorial, which was hurried along in
order that congress might not be mis-
led as to the wishes of the people of
Minnesota.
BRIDGE BONDS HUNG UP.
After passing two Hennepin county
bills, the senate killed one on which the
1Iennepin delegation was divided. al
though its friends had presence of
mind enough to get a chance for a re-
consideration. The bill was aimed to
legalize an issue of bonds for a bridge
across the Mississippi at North Minna-
apolis, near the new lumber districr.
The bond issue failed to secure the
requisite two-thirds popular vote, and
1t was sought to legalize the attempte5
issue by legislative enactment. How
ever, after Senators Potter. Snyde,.
and Stockwell, of Hennepin, had voted
against the bill, it was defeated. 1S 10
20, Senator McGovern, its especial
champion, giving notice of a motion tn
reconsider.
SPECIAL FUND ABOLISHED.
Senator MCGOWAN Dem). Henne-
pin, introduced bill to restore to the
general fund a special fund which was
created under a law of 1869 to redeem
outstanding notes Of the Fillmore
County bank, Exchange Bank of Glen
Gee, Bank of st. Paul and Bank of
Rochester. The bill permits the pay
ment OF possible future claims from the
general fund after proper audit.
CONFIRMED THE FIVE.
On motion Of Senator Baldwin
Oem), Duluth. the appointments to
the state game and fish commission
were confirmed.
PASSED SOMERVILLE BILL
After an hours debate the house
amendments to the Somerville bill TO,
tax on corporations were concurred
in, and the bill passed as follows:
Yeas