, 1876-01-03
MINNESOTA.
st. Paul and 1iint,cupolis Ecastfur
Together.
Cows. Pillsbury and Davis---The Legisla-
tive Session to Open with Money
10 Borrow.
l1cdlstrictfng the State for Conercssmco
and Legfslators...A Local noform
Movement.


St. PAUL. aIiun., Dec. 30.-Tuosday orenJng
Gorcfnor' elect pilIebury. and his associates /.
tho Mtnnoapo1la Board Of Trade, were tho guest
OF st. Paul Chamber Of Commerce. at n bat,
qaet gtfcn at tho metropolitan. Whilo Ii,
affair cAnnot bo fairly formed feast Of renaon
theFo can be no douying that thoro uas frot
hoH Of soul. T]to spcakorB "gushcd" uhout
prospective union Of Tho two oties In one, ait
wero enlhusod br tho aftor-dinner esidolcca oil
reciprocal goodwill and 1nutnat admiration
which almost bahHhea recollection Of the years
of petty tcaousies aud conHaicEa opposition ol
tho tHo elites Of anu towa.da mach other.
TIE NEST GOVERNOR.
LILO principal guest Of tlo eyunng, Gov, Pills.
bury. nada no speech. lIe ia q. good buHtuess
man. Of proved integrity. capable of wisely con-
ductine affairs; but ho Ia not m oxpert at
rpcccla.making. lln knows it, nrl with The
idea that 1t will not conport will. tho dignity OF
hiB now Office 10 l'ndorsako wl,at he cnun0t suc-
ccnd at, IL IL understood 4s il resolved to
TO silcnt Governor. Wo l1nye lind
ct least ONO Governor befJro now
WHO couldn't mako sreeoll, hut we
havo bad pono who wouldn't have tried to at
anch m iuapisiting Muir rs that Of Tuesday
evening Gov. rillsbnry stood tho tlrpt lest, and
isn't likely to "slop over" (as Sir. Eoechor
stIb4t> Et1J HA 4Gsh QEEIblOEa. ll0
comes Into office, succeeding Gov. DAVIS, nex.
rcok. or soon ms tho Legislature, which uaeo.s
Tuesday next, shall 1,nyo gouo through The for
mality of canvasaing tho returns OF last fa!l'u
election.
THE nzTIH.SG GOVERNOR.
GoT. Davia tetl1es, at tho euu OF his fruit
term. with nlmoEt universal approval OF his
general conduct of Stato matters. lin ability IL
aso commonly Acknowledged, md. on tho j,art
OF mnny who have opEoscl his political i'd
sAnccmcnt, md "lo still blanc HIN aud his
Immediate friends for tho course thoy nl,rsucd
IN thu Senatorial contest Of laHk winter, there Ia
IN ear'ost lcsiIc that tho statc aud The Itopub-
lcat party hla,l havo Ills services hereafter. As
tho stump wLenover needed, anu wilt be
ono OF tha meat reliable pdyocatpY
or tho honest rnrsy Of lard nouov,
honest unin,, anl hnneat rafnrm. As
say l!o Il tho con,ing man " OF Minnesota,
aua l. II not iucltncd to dispufo them.
TIE LEHistATunF.
1ho lceieIataFo will be confronted With m
nf tue seaaion thst ia, how to proysdo lho
treasury with nonoy to pay their per d,eu, and
mileage. and thu Incidental expenses OF the nes-
ai"',; Although thore is cas haiaslco OF 1Io,-
from which only thoy ilaro d ,igLt
10 appropriate, is ovcr1rawn al9,I7G.oG-
being TINT mitch in debt to tho HDecial
and Pernianont Funtts. There nto. however a
t4oao know how to raiso money for tuoir own
Pay. a temporary loan, payable from tuo next
Innrtos'a receipts, viii be authorized aud tle
session will last through tho constitutional limit
not Tint tho State liz to he newly diytd, ,sd iutn
Congressional aud Legislative districts under
alo cnhyaHs Of 1916. it would bo tilicnlt to con.
eo,yo ot any business Which could not DO con-
svATE Appoar1oSMExr,
t. Iho npportlonMont would DO oasly and quick
ly h'hue. wcro 1t not for a cosanlot, p1ctu,lico
AGAINST making legislative Districts without |
eoun'tos varying from To *, ,0oJ, it il ditlIcut
70 concerto Q fair bahis OF Representation whlcl,
gu not divide some countioa int7 two or tIreo
oIa ot..,o.n dss.,"t ana unite others two to dozo In
sho number Of Senators from Al to about 81, aud
tle number Of Representatives from IM 10 |
m"nlho. nu9at 70; n; bnt Z vii, fail. lilo rural
mSmpcfs hnsn ona os"o would b. better Hst,Htsd to
inE to population. for each county. Tnoy nsunj- I
~ explaiu that local interests need to b. looked
after; but fancy that tho prevalent fllirst for
Iha mas .n9ao anauonco tia any consideration
toltt'cal, or 1atlor party, interests do not nce1
u 10 taought OF In connection with tho amor
n;onmontt The state In tixol llepubllcan ana
in..oy is.9 Q. ne oonntca arc anchaugoabY aopub-
1eau Modt OF tho rost arc hs unchnuconbIy
potnoctatict ard tho few which arc contentci |
sappan to lo 30 nicely divided botwoon tic mar
:. sss sas aot1e5 ean gain anytng permanent
~ oenlIons rae oisfteta f according 70 last preced
~ was made prosty much as asketl by ito dom.
sctats andthoy thought they lad toliayo
sit ias or tno three hembera Of Congress- but
@ sspnbiie.a n ~ 7segonaolese 1la Strait
s,alsoY Democrats wouldn't vote fos GooJ1ne-
itra,4y iauly ncss1pcras !osaas And 1t ro-eected Msi.
Jul.n Ges eesaso IT., she tho nominated
az ,. oeon Bnggested thRt this time tha Honnh,,c.
I've I've q tao second District Should bo
~ IN inemocrets goodnatusodly sdYiaa that III,
bIy IN ~ 1cts anont ~ It H. saying tL. pos
sali.a-dozen leading men Of rond sc,ao s,,i
easly devoted 70 thgtr party mphs ba atS1od ~
Mo .ro.one" moetatH eo,, q tho district, aud thor
Republican "ou.a eanaIa,,n ~ more dangerous to
ne pIcaens supposed. INT not ,nau,fostnd nnn,
satatso n1a1oilty oL tho district. Tho Kennhlin.
sp1sp seP5s9s.o pr s aaye Lat p,ob.s .hs
n tho dlssrlctboundaeies ~ vii end t,s
improving. ~Ap"o'o OF
HAEp-r1MEs roIsF1cg,
Now that tue grand banquet is over, Tim f,h,,
per OF Uommoroo will return to tauor al lnx. |
y has iateiy engaged in,-tho arranging data;l.
0a Plan OF Fotsonchtnent and economy In civ
sa rna sS. So",s{ goycrnmons. 10 far tho Chan,bcr
AA9N AA0 caa*|FH VI CITY OHlGHfb, and lin1ttlG
Ehe number OF cmpioyes according to it's n,cn.
eht iaea OF what il fnirty in harnluuy with tbs
oafd tines. Next weok 1t will Dssp up-
10 thc ea'atics and posqulsitss pf
.umn.y .,,1.y. 9'lcars. Tta proposed reform
HNl aos tako effect, however, until tho Loels|a.
;9ro and City Council have actoti ia tho matter.
aloattln1e the dstreasol officials, aono OF them,
NO sompl.l0lng tn4t tho CAambor propositions
I,ore s' aalte nnfslr treatment Of thon1, sinco
ihey iy ran for ofica with All UNDERSTANDING that {
aey would BE- paid tho present salaries and =
= hocuse eIoctton. Hado promises Which no less :
~ tno present eaaarios snd c!orkaItps would
'nap'a IL tnsm 20 fedoem. Mako tho reduction +
ska eticct ut the commencement ct ncxt torn,."
icy pay, and 10 viii not complain or or,nso
:, 9a. ~ 10 possible shs COURSE .uay bo follow +
y Hlth some Of tho elective o!licera. Dut a 4
enditures. ami s1l tax-paYora afo .nitsi uIt,, :
no chambor In anticipating ut leayt como ,e1inf :
rom the Council aud Legislature, @'o 'e'''
~ aociaontal to the Clambers discussion OF the