The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-14

Larson, Somerville
The substitution of the house bill for
the senate file deferred the fight on the
continuous sessions at normal schools
The hrst amendment offered was by
Senator Young Rep), Swift, to increase
the appropriation for the dairy and food
commission. He said the passage of the
new linseed oil law had gwen it more
work and it had been unable to perform
the duties of the department adequately
on its former appropriation
Senator Ryder QRep), Polk, stirred UP
a little partisan feeling by suggesting
that this was a confession on the part
OF the present administration that the
charges of extravaganza made during the
last campaign were baseiess
Senators McGovern and Young resented
1t. The amendment was lost
Senator Ives Dem), Ramsey, objected
to comment that Kenyon's shortcom-
1ngs were due to small appropriations
Senator Knatvold offered an amend
ment adding $1,000 for the purchase of
land for the interstate park at the Dalles
OF the st. CroiX, This was adopted
NORMAL SCHOOLS CONTEND.
When the Winona normal school sec
ton was reached, Senator Fitzpatrick
'Dem.), Wmona, offered an amendment to
provide $500 for each year for continuous
sessions. r.
Senator Young offered another appro-
rriating SIG 600 for the purpose of carrying
on these sessions al both Winona and St
Cloud.
Senator Ryder offered an amendment
adding Moorhead. That district of the
state, he said, needed the sessions more
Chan any other in the state
Senator Everett would vote for Winona
or for Winona and Mankato, but not for
any others.
Senator Thompson thought the Winona
summer term and the university summer
school could accommodate practically
every one
sessions away from the Mankato school
when it had $50 more pupils than the
Ninona institution
After the noon recess, there was a col
lcluy as to the precedence of the amend
ments.
Senators Grindeland and Stockwell
wanted the continuous sessions in all the
schools. 1t would be backward step to
abandon the sessions already started
Senator Somerville Rep), of Brown.
suggested that the difficulty might be
obviated by having the normal school
year begin In June, instead of September.
Senator Wilson thought that Senator
Somerville must come from Sleepy Hol-
low If he did not know that there was
IS,
Senator Knatvold defended Sleepy Eve.
stating that 1t had done more for educa-
ton in proportion to its population than
Minneapolis and its moral atmosphere
was much better
On a roll call the Moorhead amendment
was lost-22 TO &c.
Senator Benedict's amendment provid-
Ing for the summer terms at Mankato.
In addition to Winona and ST. Cloud. was
also defeated-25 to 81.
Senator Young's amendment providing
for continuous sessions at Winona and
st. Cloud was defeated-22 to 49,
Senator Greer asked for a hearing for
Winona. 1t had been denied an appro-
priation for a home for the students after
the legislature had given both St Cloud
and Moorhead one. He thought Winona' s
plea deserved more than a $4,000 root
house at the agricultural FORM He
seemed on the verge of tears as he
closed.
Senator Brewer called attention to the
fact that the St. Cloud appropriation
was not as large as it appeared, as $1s,-
600 of it was money that should have
been appropriated two years ago. 1t was
not fair to compare the appropriations
in view of this fact, without making that
deduction.
Senator Fitzpatrick's amendment ap-
propriating $1,000 each year for the Wi
mona continuous sessions was adopted
81 to 26-as follows:
Yeas