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Senate Passes Resolution Regarding
the Construction Of Buildings In
tended for Use OF State.

Sno construction OF 0uJIoln9O ~.
tended for Use OF State.
et. Paul, Feb. 2O.-An important
change is contemplated in the educa-
tional System of the state In bill
Introduced in the house by Represen-
tative Kunze of Minneapolis. 1t pro-
poses to put al educational institu-
t3ens, with the exception Of the state
university, under the supervision OF
q board of education consisting Of five
members who shall serve without re-
muneration. The institutions will In
clude the schools for the deaf and
bind at Faribault and the state school
for neglected and dependent children
At Owatonna. This board Of education
II authorized to appoint state super.
1otendent of education, inspectors OF
Algh and graded schools, teachers Of
normal schools, etc. 1t assumes the
duties of the normal school board. the
high school board, the state library
board, the board of managers Of the
state school at Owatonna and the
board Of directors Of the Minnesota
schools for the deaf and blind, all OF
which are abolished;
The duties of the state board Of edu.7
cation are thus Defined ITO have
general supervision of all public
schools; to .correlate the various sdu.
cation interests and activities Of the
STATE; to prescribe standard for the
professional preparation Of public
school teachers; to prepare from time
o time outlines and suggestive courses
q study for ths.li 1eFsnt elasses of
pablo schools: to ttisaify and stand.
ardiss the rural schooh; to- prvscribs
rules anAsrsgulatians SeE the distribu,
ton Of special state aid; to assist
DaAooa boards in ~ preparation Of
p1ans and specifications for the con-
structions and equipment Of school
Dulldings.'
Hereafter only Minnesota material
VIII be used in the construction Of
public buildings, If ths Instructions Of
the state senate are followed, provided
tie Minnesota material Is as cheap,
% suitable and of. equal. or greater
durability. The immediate purpose Of
the resolution was to head off the de-
sign contemplated in the specifica-
Mons for the new buildings at the
state university to use Indiana stone
and stone, 1t is said, from particular
quarry in Indiana, thus shutting of
not only state competition, but COM
petition of any kind. It is claimed,
no doubt with truth, that Minnesota
stone and brick are Just as good as
stone and brick produced anywhere
and that 1t would be great advertise
ment for the state to use only Mime
sofa material in public structures.
!. !. Mo-
Senator Froshaug has been con.
drmed in his seat, but he had a mar
row escape. The vote in his favor
was 81 to 80. The Democrats and the
"old guard" Republicans combined
against him. They would have got
him, too, had not their plans miscar.
riod and senators who were expected
to vote for Harrington voted the other
way. These were Marden of Clay,
Duxbury OF Houston, Republicans, and
eastman of Steele, Democrat. Far
rington had confidently counted on the
support of these senators. but the case
against him was too strong. The fight
81 of<
was by far the keenest Of the session
and one particular feature Of It was
that Duxbury, who afterwards voted
for Froshaug, made, a speech in which
Ao contended that the evidence in his
favor was not sufficiently direct and
tangible.
The case hinged on the charge made
on Froshaug's behalf that the ballot
boxes in five strong harrington pre-
cincts had been tempered with and
the ballots fraudulently marked so as
20 deprive Froshaug of votes which
had been cast for him. To prove this
the senate elections committee did not
rely on parol evidence merely. They
sent for the ballot boxes and exam
fined the ballots for themselves. On
this point Gunderson, Haycraft and
Boyle all dwelt in the debate. They
declared without equivocation or res
ervation that the markings on the bal
lets demonstrated their fraudulent
character. It was, they said, as plain
% the nose on mans face that x
marks were made on the ballots sub
soqusnt to the election by different
hand and with different pencil, with
the purpose of giving Harrington
majority of votes on the recount.
Senator Boyle spoke especially con-
uszs