The Worthington advance., 1899-04-14


Wolfer, of the state prison, to $4,000 was
passed. This was in accord with the
agreement when he declined to go to Con
necticut to take charge of one of their
prisons. The senate bill for custodian
of public documents was passed. This
gives some new man $1,000 position The
new legislative manual is out and is the
most complete manual ever issued by the
state. Each member Of the legislature
receives so copies and one will be sent
each school district. Twenty thousand
copies have been printed.
st. Paul. April 1.-The senate yesterday
passed quite number of bills during the
day, with very little discussion, as rule
An exception to this was in the case
or the Batz bill, providing for the ap-
po1ntment of state inspector Of cream
cry butter to be located at New York
| city, whose duties it would be to inspect
butter offered for foreign shipment. The
bill was defeated, IA ayes, Al nays. Dur
ing the debate Senator Halverson stated
that, according to his figures the bill
allowed fees for the inspector which
would amount to over $4,000 annually,
and Senator Batz speaking to the same
point, contended that If any such a sum
was to be the fortune of the inspector,
the better it would be for the state, and
he showed that for every 500 Of fees
collected the value of the butter would
have to amount to $2,125.OOO.
The house defeated the Daugherty
peddlers' license bill, which had passed
the senate by one majority The friends
Of the bill in the house made a strong
effort to have it placed on general orders.
Inc committee on general legislation, to
which It was referred, reported Wednes-
ponement by seven votes. There was a
minority of three which yesterday was
sWelled to seyen,, equally dividing the
minority report, Signed by 'ta1S himself f.
Messrs. stivers, Mausten, Staples, Truwe,
Fosnes and O'Neil. recommending that
eral orders for full consideration. The
fight was over this recommendation,
which, however. was defeated.
st. Paul, April 8.-.There was genuine
over the veto sent in by Gov. Lind of the
ator Schaller evidently labored under
debate on the bill that he had the assur-
ance Of the governor that he would sign
the bill. The governor recommended the
insane in his message and does not seem
to have changed his views. His argu-
ment in the veto message was that it is
oyercrowding our present hospitals, and
that II the hospitals were relieved Of the
chronics they have twice the necessary
capacity f for the acute or possibly cura BILE
insane. The chronic, he argued are best
cared for on the county or colony plan,
where they can be given out door work
air and made ma largely self-sustaining, but
on the old plan Of mingling the chronics
and acutes, would involve large expense
for maintenance which should not be
two asyams fhg WSc1 do9s
patients of all grades. There was a lit
tie string to the. veto where the govern
Or Ssd be ne wo1d hdye sgned the bill
had been so framed that the hospital
trustees could, at their discretion, send
only chronics to the new institutions.
the senate accepted. Prior to this the
is still on the table in the house. The
as the governor @ suggests, limiting the the
new institutions to the chronics, and in
G1sSotd Gass this 3 is s,Sn done he is publicly
ity nat the bin C can be passed as ed over the the
governors veto, and some such amend
ment must be accepted, or the much
mooted Anoka-Hastings asylums will so
as this occurs, It acted as check
on general legislation: The senate made
session, but worked in committee Of the
whole on bills which have no opposition,
maxim making disputed ted bills special orders for
these bills. This afternoon the senate
spent most Of Of the time in discussing the
aRd It ddws 5 aT the AS it IF from tR Rs
for limited time in the spring. This
provision was stricken out and the bill
passed. SO it now sees back to the house
fight in the house over the provision be-
fore the bill passed that body, the city
members opposing and the country mem
The house devoted it's work to consider
ing bills in committee of the whole which
had I'D no opposition.
ing the Office of custodian of public doc
u1nents as an attache of the secretary
Of states office, with a salary of $1,000.
pointment, and it is understood Mr.. Berg
will select Charles Rose, for many years
janitor Of the capitol prior to the pres
ent administration.
St: Paul: April 1o:-rhe governor sent
Saturday, but none of them were vetoes.
With the present facilities at the state
prison for manufacturing binding twine
up to the 1st of next August, and hun
dreds of remittances have been returned
to farmers because the capacity Of the
recon e % that s2ooe9 be-
to buy additional machinery and increase
the output. A bill of this character is
already pending and will doubtless pass.
on state deposits. Under the present law
the state treasurer must deposit his
money in banks and must also secure
fHro no fv7<1 <1@s1-
The city banks refuse to pay but two per
cent and in this dilemma the governor
recommends legislation authorizing the
DO S Setter aeTep 6s per
will undoubtedly be Incorporated into a
law, The third communication recon-
mended legislation. to amend the law of
sonal property taxes returned by the
county treasurers, prima facie evidence
that the legal requirements as to the as
with.
The leading matter in the senate was
the conSideration 3sdd Of the house bill re-
principal on ali state lands heretofore re
or to be , hereaftsr sold by the state land
debate the bill was made the special or.
def defef fos next Tuesday The
age of the bill is doubtful The house
bill, regulating hail insurance com
pan1es, and a senate bill on the same
subject were indefinitely postponed. Sen
ator Ryder made an Intellectual ATTEMPT
to indefinitely postpone the bill to divide
the assets and liabilities of Polk county
and the new county or Red Lake that
was cut out of Polk county.
The house spent long time consider
ing the bill providing for the modification
of the Torrens system of land transfers
but beyond making some amendments
reached no conclusion. The peddlers
license bill, which has been once killed
and reSuSCitated. was killed a saconG