The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-01-31
AID OF NORMAL SCHOOLS
INTRODUCED BY MIR. lay
BOURN
FIGHT ON CIGARETTE EVIL
1T Came Out Yesterday I'm Another
House Bill Fathered by Mr..
Schwarg, of Dodge
County.

The determination of the normal school
advocates Of the state to gain due recog-
milton from the legislature was revealed
yesterday by the introduction of a bill
in the house by Representative Laybourn,
of Duluth, whom the normal people have
agreed upon as their champion in the
present house. The measure provides a
special means of appropriation for the
normal schools, five in number, and seeks
to redress the grievance heretofore ex-
perienced by the trustees who claim they
are cut short each year in their work by
a lack of funds with which to carry it
on.
The Laybourn bill is quite voluminous
and contains statistical reports Of the
previous funds and expenditures of the
normalS, with schedule of what is act
ually required. 1t provides that an APP
preparation of $175,000 be created for the
five normals, to be divided equally be-
tween them, giving to each $35, 900. The
bill proposes as means of raising this
fund that the present rate for the state
school tax, 1.23 mills, be increased to 153
mills, and that the extra thirty-hun-
dredths mills be devoted exclusively to
the needs of the normal schools. It is
held that since the public schools and the
state university are thus provided for
the state normals, which are just as
much the states institutions, should also
be cared for in a like manner. Mr.. Lay
bourn claims that, while at this rate,
the total appropriation referred to above
will not be realized or collected the first
year and perhaps not the second year, it
will thereafter and will be entirely suf-
ficient for all the requirements.
The bill contains a minor provision to
the effect that all annual appropriations
heretofore made for the normal schools
shall cease after July 81, 1902.
Mr.. Roberts, Of Hennepin, placed a rail-
road bill before the house yesterday 1t
grants that railroads may extend their
lines and change their routes, even
though this is not specified by their
articles Of incorporation. These altera-
tons may be made upon two-thirds
vote of the directors of the company
The record. of the change must be filed
with the secretary of state.
This bill does not relate to street rail-
way companies. In It's provisions 1t re-
stricts steam railroad from deserving
any village or town which was originally
entered by the line by special contract,
except that the residents of the place
give their consent to such abandonment
This consent Is to be derived through the
council, If there is one, and If not through
the votes of the people, a two-third ma
jority determining in either case
Whenever an extension or change is
made under the new bill, should 1t be-
come legal, the condemnation of land
traversed must be made in accordance
with the present statutes.
IS OPPOSED TO CIGARETTES.
Hostility to the cigarette again became
apparent in the house during yesterdays 3
dry and tedious routine. Representative
SchWarg introduced bill prohibiting the
distribution, either gratuitously or other
wise, of the cigarette in this state, but
strangely enough it says nothing about
smoking it, should the law prohibiting
its being given away Or sold be violated
Evidently the Allen BILL introduced a.
couple of weeks ago, is intended to cover
this, as it levies a penalty for the use
of the nicotine article. Each bill pre-
scribes fine of $50 for the violation Of
the law contemplated.
AUDITORS FAVOR THIS ONE.
Mr. Deming, of Hennepin, has pro-
posed a bill which may act as a sort Of
mitted early in the session. 1t says that
the county auditors shall resurreot buried
records of property for the purpose of
discovering pieces that have escaped
taxation and when the discovery has beeD
made the land shall be entered on a list
at the rate of taxation orig nally levied
with the addition of per cent per annum
for all time that has elapsed.
This bill is generally looked upon as a
stout defender and ally of the ferret
bilP' and q strong inducement to the
habitual ''tax dodger'' to pay his taxes
at the proper time. Incidentally the
county auditors would derive some bene-
fit in the shape of extra fees under it.
Another favored class is the purchaser
of the property, who is not required to
pay the taxes which have accrued before
he became the owner of the property
provided he is fortunate enough to get
his deed on record.
Speaker Bowling forwarded a bill FIX
Ing the salary Of county commissioners
in counties between 10000 and IS, 900 in
kabitants, at S. per day, without any
reference to increasing the number of
days that may be consumed by such
meetings yearly.
Representative INLAND Of Ramsey,
has bill fixing the salaries of county
surveyors in Ramsey and Hennepin
counties at $4,000 year.
OUTLAWS CERTAIN MORTGAGES.
The Dunn bill, making mortgages out
lawed in fifteen years when partial pay
ments have been made. passed the house
yesterday.
The Joint drainage committee yester-
day afternoon decided to recommend
the annual appropriation of $4,000 this
year and next for the construction Of
bitches in the state at large without
reference to any particular district.