The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-03-09

at Devils Lake, specifying the fees to be
charged and audit of claims for trans
porting prisoners to the penitentiary and
convicts TO the insane asylum, authoriz-
Ing the state board of equalization this
year to make special tax levy to take
up $153,C00 of asylum, bonds falling Cue
next May. and providing for the issue
of $4,000 bonds for the maintenance Of
the state Irvine plant at the penitentiary
The bill to make cities in the state
one precinct for the purpose of voting,
designed to prevent loss of franchise IN
moving from one ward to another, was
killed in the house, after it had passed
the senate This bill originally included
an educational qualification, but this was
stricken out before the bill passed the
senate.
1t is expected that as result of the
financial Legislation passed by the legis-
lature, the revenues of the state will
be more than sufficient to meet expend-
lures for the coming biennial period
and it is hoped by the Republican lead
ers that at the beginning of the next
legislative session there will be sur
plus instead of a deficit to meet The
total expenditures provided for in stand
ing and special appropriations for the
coming two years will be about $4,000.
II the state board of equalization this
summer places the tax levy for general
purposes at the maximum, on an assess
ed valuation of 1925, 000000 it will raise
revenue Of 100000 annually, or over
million for the two years. AS there is
special tax levy to take up $50, COO of
state bonds the general tax will probably
not be placed at the maximum.
Resubmissicn as a legislative Issue was
failure. And the Republican leaders
say 1t will be failure so long as the
Republican state platform calls for the
maintenance and enforcement of the pro-
hlbition law. The failure of the leg s.
lature to listen to the requests of the
resubnlissionsts will probably have
hearing in the next state campaign. when
the lines on the prohibition question
will be more closely drawn. The Repub-
leans will fight out the liquor battle in
their own camp, and il they resolve to
adhere to the prohibitory law the Dem
ocrats may come forward with resub-
mission plank and make the issue a live
one In the campaign
The legislature adjourns without leav-
ing any sore places. There are the usual
lists of minor disappointments over fail
ure to get pet measures through, but
on the whole there are not many carving
KNIVES out. The western part of the
state feels that it has been treated shah
billy in the slaughtering of the wolf
bounty tax measure The only appropria
ton bill passed applying west of the
river was the one for $3.50 annually for
the Mandan fair. and the house came
near killing that measure The state
institutions are provided for more liber-
ally than was thought it would be posi-
bic when the legislature met No radiN
cal legislation of any kind was enacted
The temperance people of the state will
be satisfied with the effectual squelching
Of the resubmission movement, even If
they did lose the anti-cigarette bill. The
railroads have no reasons to complain of
any radical legislation affecting their in
terests. The divorce law remains undis-
turbed. There have been no sboodle
stories floating about. 1t has been the
quietest session in the history of the
state.
No action was taken in the matter of
congressional apportionment, so that the
two congressman to which the state is
entitled under the congressional reappor-
tionment will be elected at large until