The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1870-01-13
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vorab6 6oeditioG tie State Id all'that |
pertains To- its'sabiisassui >ptosperity-
railroads., 5rovth q olds5 sand'' towns, |
increase oe. Observation-Disclosures, ETC.,
--hs passis 70 the consideration of The |
psoper s disposilv Of the 3dvs'"hundted
thousand aess ofinternsl Improvement
lands. ro Hs:anii>s WITH Gov. Marshall
II rssomnsading thai they be ''appro-
ps;ateds 70 The sxtisgsishmeat Of the
:.ilroad obonlr, Or if not nov definitely
disposed Of sershis paspose, 'thst' Con-
:sti.utional amendment Be submitted to;
tho people ii tbsns1t general election
prescribing th.s they should not be used
fot .sy: purpose without; vote Of tho
people approving the same. 800. 49,
More than one-third Of the message
is devoted 70 the consid Grafton Of the
prorriety Of regulating the tariff Of
railroads BY Legislative enactment.
He recommends the appointment Of a
commission to officially Investigate the
whole question.
Referring to tho bounteous harvest Of
last year and tho low price Of wheat
which has followed, with the consequent
depression Of business, he assigns over
production of wheat as the main cause
for the lucrative price. The
remedy is to be found in . moro d.
verified agriculture. The I've States
Of Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota
and Missouri, With less than one.sixth
Of Interpolation of the United States
in 1866, produced moro than one-halt
the wheat, about one-third Of the corn,
and the same proportion Of the other
grains grown in the country.
He recommends that State school
and swamp lands should be dis
posed Of " a policy involving features
similar to the homestead law, that they
may not pass into the hands Of specu-
lators; asserting, with truth, that if 1t
pays other parties to hold them for
speculation, it would also pay the State
to do the same, when the lands are not
actually required to be sold. The pro-
cecds Of the sale Of what swamp lands
that now remain to the State he advis'
6 should DO appropriated for libraries
for our public schools, or for the main.
tenanoe of some Of our charitable insti-
tutions.
The appointment Of a Commissioner
or Board Of Public Works to estimate
appropriations, and supervise the pay
ment Of funds, for public buildings, is
recommended.
He advises that Minnesota do ali in
her power to further the: Improvement
ofthsoFo1 and Wisconsin rivers, claim
ing that this State is as much interest!
ed in the wotk As IS Wisconsin. -
Tho Governor suggests 'thst max
imum be fixed for the services Of an
county o@esrss ALso, that THE number
Of judioisl:anssios IL the State b! ID ID
creased ~ required BY the fg11eait; III ::
Grease in cur population" A revision
Of the crimissl code aud the abolition
Of the grand jury system are urged. Il
+" Govsraot aAu6sn touches q timely
matter when 10 Recommends that no
decree 81 Iai,otce shall tx i effect for
one y,st after grantad, subject to be
cancelled during that time upon a joint
application 81 the parties; and that a,
penoa once divorced upon their own
application shall never be heard upon
another. Common deeency requires
that something of this kind be done,
for the laws and manner of DIVORCES
have become = burning shame and a
disgrace to civilization. ia q ''''
Urging the prompt adoption Of the
Fifteenth Amendment. Gov. Austin
closes his message with a reference to
National affairs, and kindly tribute to
tho memory Of Ex-Governor Swift,
Who died during the year. -
- This message is calculated to make a
a"orable impression for Governor Aus.
tin at the opening of his administration,
and We trust that the progress Of events
may tul6l the expectations it has given
rise 10 among the people. z''. : 2"'%
Tar notorious Lord Aipsley aha.
Dick R.dfotc, whose resent, marriage
created suoh 2 sensation in New York,
Ia. fed, cheating his creditors and de.
.ertiog his vile, THIS a fool girl.
Who, j. spite Of all circumstances, in
sisted upon marrying London black:
leg, i received her due reward. His
creditors are entitled to an equal
amou Of sympathy. i.
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I: The Chicago papers are consider
ably excited over the pardon byHGov.
Palmer of Daniel Walsh, who shot his
wife and caused the death Of two other
persons. There is too much pardoning