The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-08
FUNDS FOR THEUMERS|IY
SPECIAL TAX FOR THE MAINTE-
NANCE OF THAT INSTITUTION
MEETS OPPOSITION.
MAKES WOMEN INDIGNANT
Bills to Repeal the Right of Suf-
frage of Women in School EIec-
lions and to Prohibit
OsteOpathy.

| BISMARCK, Feb. 7.--(Special 1.-The bill
| for the repeal of the standing appropria-
! ton of two-fifths of a mill for the MAIN
tenance of the state university at Grand
Forks has been introduced by Repre-
sentative Michels and the delegation from
Grand Forks county will put up vigor-
Gus scrap against the attempt to knock
| out the tax. This bill was passed two
years ago, having been introduced in the
/ senate by Senator Arnold, and it puts
| the university on a basis different from
| that of other state Institutions in that
| it does not have to go before the lagis-
| lature seeking an appropriation, but has
one fixed under the law. The two-fifths
| of a mill is not a special tax, but comes
! out of the general state levy AS the
valuation of state property for purposes
! of taxation now stands. the members
| from Grand Forks county claim that it
| will produce in the coming two ycars
about $4,000 or $4,000 approximately for
| the year. This, they say, is oniy fair
! appropriation and is less than is APP
propriated by any other state in the
| Union for its university except one. The
| university is the pride of the Forks and
! the members will work with all their
energy to prevent: the repeal Of the law.
| Chairman Rudge, of the state committee,
who takes a deep interest IN the L has
been here and will lend his efforts to de,
| feat any attempt at repeal. The objec-
| ton that has been made to the tax Is
| that 1t makes the university independent
| of the receipt of the state, where other
| institutions have to take their chances
| in the legislature, and that it proves that
| the percentage of tWo-ffthS of q mill
must be paid whether the state collects
the tax or not. Possibly this latter
feature of the law may be changed ana
| the bill be allowed to stand as it IL. The
agricultural college people have a bill
| in for az similar standing appropriation,
| which they claim they are entitled to, if
| the university retains its standing APP
preparation. The Cass county members
may be 'eXpe ;ted to work for the passage
| of this BILL and the delega tons from the
| two counties have been exchanging COM
| pliments on the matter of appropriations
| since the session began. The introduc ion
of the repeal for the university tax may
! be expected to bring the matter to little
| warmer discussion.
The petitions against the bill to repeal
the right of suffrage of women in school
| elections are beginning to come in, and
! the first one to be presented was pre-
| sented by Senator Lavayea, of Grand
| Forks county, who introduced the bill.
1t came from NorthWood and purported
| to be signed by III residents of that To-
! cality. Others are expected, as the lead
! ers Of the woman suffrage movement OF
| the state are stirring up the women to
| wake mp from their sleep and fight this
matter to the death.
Tt is proposed to grant Indian courts of
| Cancellation in the state the jurisdiction
of justices Of the peace in a bill presented
| by Senator Hegge. This bill was intro
| duced at the request of Maj. Getchell,
| of Fort Totten and it is his idea that
number of cases arising on reservations
among the Indians might be settled in
such a court If the bill passes.
| The senate has passed number of bills
| and messaged them to the house consid-
| Grafton They are bills providing for the
| giving of increased bonds by city treas
urer's when deemed necessary by the
| city council; allowing counties to vote
! whether they Will come under the pro-
| visions of the estray law, and providing
that the county commissioners may de-
| eide the matter for each county until
general election; granting to the person
who furnishes seed grain a lien on the
crop for the grain; authorizing counties
to issue bonds to furnish seed grain to
needy farmers; creating a state military
board. with the governor at the head, to
have charge of the state encampment
grounds at Devils Lake; a constitutional
amendment resolution locating the in