The Saint Paul globe., 1899-03-22
HOW TO KEEP INSANE
SENATE HAS THE SUBJECT UNDER
DISCUSSION IN A MOST
SERIOUS VEIN
HOSPITAL FIGHT NOT ENDED

Only Two Senator'S Had Time to Air
Their Views ON the Subject Yes
terday, Alth hough an Entire After
noon Was Devoted to the COnsid-
GRAFTON of the BilIs-It VIII Go
On Today.
Two senators talked away an afternoon
yesterday and still the senate has not
committed itself to any plan for caring
for the state insane in the future, but
must take up the burden again this af-
ternoon.
Senator Barker CRep.) Isanti, appear
ed In behalf of a new hospital at Anoka
and the purchase of a site at Hastings.
Senator Knatvold Rep.), Freeborn, ad-
vocated the county system which is in
vogue in Wisconsin, and both gentlemen
agreed that the present hospitals were
sadly overcrowded. From that point,
however, they took divergent routes.
Senator Knatvold objected to the Sta
Piles bill being added to the special Or
der, and as a result Senator Barker
Rep), Isanti, sent up amendments to his
own BILL S. +. 23l, to make it conform
to the bill as amended by the house At
ter half an hour had been spent in read
Ing the four bills, Senator Barker ex-
pia1ned the amendments offered and
then spoke against the Knatvold bill,
which seeks to establish the county sys-
tenn OF caring for the insane. Mr.. Barker
contended that the county plan was not
0f ho
required the care of expert specialists,
and they could not get this in county
hospitals. He also referred to the ex-
pense or transporting patients to the
present hospitals and said the Hastings-
Anoka plan would save large amount
of money, especially to the counties of
Ramsey and Hennepin, on this item
alone.
Senator Halvorson (Rep1, Lac OH,
Parle, wanted to know how many the
Anoka hospital would accommodate.
Senator Barker said the bill that passed
the house provided for 500, and went over
the appropriations asked for by the exist
ing hospitals for new buildings, amount
Ing In all to s251. 600. This, he said, would
build and pay for the Anoka hospital.
Senator Knatvold Rep) Freeborn,
SAD the state should not shrink from the
duty of caring for the insane, but the
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success. Mr.. Knatvold related at length
his visit last week to the Dunn county.
Wisconsin, hospital. with which he was
much Impressed. He said it would prove
an economy If this state adopted the
county plan and If the senators could
rise superior to local issues they must
see 1t in that light
senator thompson Rep.), Fillmore,
rose to speak to the question, but WELD
ftOnr 70 a1.
declared his purpose to talk twenty min
utes and 1t was determined to take the
matter up again this afternoon.
KILLED ROVERUDS BILL.
one Dill on the calendar was killed. s.
E. lSo, by Senator Roverud (Repo. Hous-
ton, to prohibit the delivery on SUNDAY
OF liquors sold or disposed of previously
1t mustered only thirty votes, two short
OF the required number Those voting no
were Senators Batz, Benedict Buckman,
Collier, Dickey, Du Toit, Hospes. John.
son, Mccarthy, Smith, ]. H.. and Stock
ton.
NEW PRIMARY BILL.
Senator E. E. Smith (Rep.), of Henne-
pin, introduced a voluminous prirnarv
election bill to apply to the counties of
Hennepin, Ramsey and ST. Louis.
Inc Dill provides for enrolment of citi-
ASii' oSSoi oiiis 70 Inelr political faith.
The regular election judges on the reg
istration days enroll all voters who are
willing to Indicate their party affiliations
During the month of December follow
ing an election any registered voter NAV
nave his name added to the rolls of anv
party he desires by filing a declaration
with the custodian of primary records.
that Is, the city clerk. There Is a s,1ppJe-
mental enrolment day on the sixth day
oil ya,~fy,1
desire may become enrolled and no others
may participate in a primary.
In effect, the enrolment Of voters for
primaries Is the same as registration of
electors for elections. This is to prevent
primaries being controlled by members of
the opposite political party.
The bill fixes the following prirnarv
days:
The state primary day, the third Tues
day in June.
The county primary day on the last
Tuesday in August.
The city primary day on the eighth
tuesday preceding each city election.
Inc custodian of primary records pro.
v1des the voting places for all primaries
Ihe members of the committees are elect.
ed at the primaries.
The county committees by resolution
may provide for nominating candidates
ny oii o|l Nole' iiSledo OF py conventions
CHANGING COURT TERMS.
bill introduced by Senator Daly
Dem.), Otter Tail, fixes the time fo,
holding terms Of the district court in the
Seventh judicial district as follows: Nor.
rison county, first Monday in March and
the third Monday in September; Douglas
county, second Monday in March and
second Monday in September; Todd coun-
ty, first Monday in May, third Monday
In October; Becker, fourth Monday in
March, first Monday in October; Mile
Laos, Clay, second Monday in April and
second Monday in October; Otter Tail
third Monday in April. second Monday
in November; Stearns second Monday in
May, second Monday in November: Ben.
ton, first Monday in December.
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