The Saint Paul globe., 1905-02-25
BOARD OF CONTROL
is STILL ON TOP
Bill to Divest 1t of Authority
Over University Killed
In Senate

I'll vote for bill to place the legis-
lature under the management of the
board of control" remarked Senator
Wilson yesterday, after the senate ad-
1ournment, quickly following the defeat
of the bill to divest the board of juris-
diction over the states educational in
stitutions.
What's the use?" retorted Senator
Hawkins. The vote on the bill indi-
Gates that the legislature is already
under the thumb of the board of con-
troll"
TT looks like it," was Senator Will
sons response, as he sought the cloak
room. For the bill to take the univer-
sity away from the jurisdiction of the
board of control was defeated by a
vote of 33 to 81. The vote was con-
elusive. for had the three absent SEN
ators-Messrs. Batz, MCGOWAN and
Swedback-been present and voting
AYE" the bill would have been lost
just the same.
The expected oratory that the meas
ure inspired ten days ago upon IT'S
first appearance did not enliven the
session. Senators Brewer and Schal-
Ter and Somerville dilated on the mer-
its and demerits of the bill IN extenso
then, but there was no defamation
yesterday.
Peterson Starts Debate
At precisely IL a. M, when the bill
was due for consideration on a special
order, Senator Peterson moved that the
vote on the Peachey amendment be re-
vote of SO to "a, and the Peachey
amendment was left ultimately to de-
feat the bill.
This amendment was tackled on to
the bill when it made it's first appear
ance in the senate ten days ago. That
ii killed the measure on the final vote
was demonstrated by the explanations
of senators who voted against it. That
IL was intended to defeat the bill is
the opinion of its friends.
The original bill, emanating from the
committee on education, of which Sen
ator Ward is chairman, divested the
board Of control of authority over the
state university and the state normal
schools. The amendment offered by
Senator Peachey and adopted by a
vote of 80 to %, likewise excepted from
the Jurisdiction of the board of con-
troll the Owatonna state public school
and the Faribault schools for the deaf
and blind.
This was the condition of the bill
when it came up as the special order
yesterday.
Senator Buck. of Faribault, offered
the first material amendment, provid-
ing that the presidents of the board of
university regents, the normal board,
the state public school and the state
institutes for detectives, constitute a
purchasing board and buy all supplies
for the institutions under their direc-
tion. This amendment was adopted,
whereupon Senator Brewer, of st.
Cloud, announced that other amend
ments Were rendered necessary to make
the bill consistent and that he needed
time to prepare them.
Senate Takes Recess
President Jones declared a recess of
five minutes. Forty-five minutes later
the senate reconvened and Senator
Brewer presented a bunch of typewrit-
ten amendments. which being adopted,
made the bill conform to the Peachey
amendment The st. Cloud senator
then moved the passage of the bill and
the roll call followed The explana-
tions that accompanied the negative
votes of certain senators explained the
defeat of the bill.
The explanation of the first senator
on the roli-Senator ]. T. Alley, of
Buffalo, who voted mo- indicated the
trouble. Alley favored the original
bill. but said he could not vote for it
Will TIE L cdCHcy dliiCiuihCHlS toSh
ed on.
Senator Thompson also recorded his
vote against the bill, on the ground
that the language Of the present law
gave the board of regents full control
of the state university.
Senator Ward favored the original
bill, as reported out by his committee
on education. but said it had been
amended beyond recognition. Senator
Wilson vouchsafed a similar explana-
ton for voting against the bill.
The roll call on the motion to pass
the bill resulted as follows:
The Vote
Yeas-Brower. Buck, Calhoun. Cole,
Comstock, Dart, Dunn, Du Toit, Eber-
hart. Everett. Fitzpatrick, Frater.
.Gjertsen, Harrington, Hawkins, Hor-
ton, Jepson, Laybourn. McGill, Nae
seth. Peachey, Peterson. Pugh. Smith,
E. E. Smith, W. A. Stephens, Wither-
stine-27.
Nays-Alley. Barker. Benson, Camp