The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1901-04-17

lounted to about $50 The enroll
ment was finished on Sunday March
II3Ist, sent to Preston, Mimi for the
signature Of the secretary Of the
Isenate. who was Ill at his home il
THAT town, and came back to st: Paul
lon a pril Cd, when the Governor at
Itached his signature and the bill
/ became law to 60 into effect on
August 1st next Gov. VanSant inn
lmediately announced the appoint-
lment of the commissio the same
linen as he sent to visit different
Estates and report on the working Of
the boards Of control ID those places.
The claim for the bill is that by
wiping out the boards for each in
istitution, and placing them under
] charge Of the board Of control, the
members of which are to draW good
salaries the State will save big
money It is expected that sup
/ plies will be purchased more rea-
.lsonably, and that the members OF
the senate and house from the differ
lent counties where State institl-
/ lions are located, will, by reason Of
i the recommendatio to the legisla-i
4 ture that the board will have to-
make at each session, beapregented
from forming a combine to hold up.
4. the State for big appropriations Tor
!! their respective institutions. This
I latter fact. if it develops, will be.
4 the most important item in connec-
/ ton with the board, because every
II person who has an insid knoWledg
4 of egislation, will admit that these
a combines were becoming stronger
land stronger at each session, and
that saving ought to result by
q reason of wise recommendatio
I from the proposed board. It's be-
4 lieved that after the law has been IN
Il operationfor several years the mem
& bers from the counties where instiA
& tutions are located, will themselves
'.Ibe thankful that the law was en-
acted at this time.
1t certainly cannot be said that
! the different institutions will be
z managed better, so far as effective
/ work is concerned, because a com
! parison Of the work of Minnesota
: institutions with those Of other
3 Estates show the North Star State to
be far in the lead. and some Of its
institutions are pointed to as models
! for other States.
+ The Soldiers Home is the only in
5 stitution not affected by the bill.
5 IJust whyit was not added to the
4 group is a question. but its was
+ deemed wise to leave the defenders
f of the Union UNDER he charge of a
q board Of men who had served with
3 them in the civil war. and who
], thorou ghly understood their wants
eland dislikes, and could get along
] with the management far better than
8 "a board Of control, the membership
4 lof which was selected from excel
-Ilent laymen.
III One Of the surprises Of the sses-
/ sion was the Nichols bill taxing ex-
{ lpress companies. In previous
) Iarticle published in this paper ]
q mentioned the fact that the original
i bill proposed taxing them five per
: cent. on the actual business done in
J this State. Just before the bill was
suggestion was made that
the tax be six per cent instead OF
! five, but it was feared that the bill
y would not pass the senate with the
{ rate SO high. There was even some
i doubt as to whether it would pass
8 the house, and the author OF the bill,
j. being little nervous over it, in
i |sisted on a call Of the house, When
t the call was dispensed with and the
4 roll call on the bill was completed i
L was announced, much to the sur
6 prise Of everybody, that there was
q not a single vote against the meas
L ure. When it came back from the
senate, with the six per cent amend
d Iment, another call Of the house wa
s ordered, and afterwards, when th.
I senate alnend ment had been adopted
d Eanother surprise came as a result 9
3. the vote which showed that ever,
e member voting was record ed on th,
a affirmative side.
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