Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-02-12
CHAMBER. OF COMMERCE..
MEETING YESTERDAY MoRNING.

MEETING YESTERDAY MORNING.
The River Improvement Committee in
Washington-The High School Matter
Up Again, and the Clause of Submission
to Vote of the People Stricken OUT |
RetrenchInent Committee---The Fort |
Smelling Bridge---Full Report of the
Discussion. |
The chamber of commerce met yesterday |
morning. President Rice in the chair.
communication was read from j. Ham
Davidson, at headquarters river improve
ment committee, No. SO Thirteenth street,
Washington, D. c., acknowledging receipt of
notification of his appointment as delegate
to the sNational Export Trade Convention
to be held in that city on the 10Th, and sug
costing that citizens of ST. Paul visiting
Washington about that date, visit and confer
with him relative to matters of interest to be
brought up in the convention. The commu-
nication further informs the chamber that
the deficiency snag-boat appropriation of
$4,000, which had previously passed the
House, passed the Senate on the
28th ult, which will keep
those vessels in commission till June 80,
when the regular appropriation, if one be
made, will become available. The river inn
provement committee are hopeful of a iber-
la appropriation the present year. although
Just what assistance it will meet with, or
what opposisiou it will encounter. are, as
yet, unknown.
A communication from the Helena. Mon
tana, board of trade, acknowledging courte-
sizes, ETC., was read and filed.
Also communication from Hollister, Car
ter & Co., forwarding sample of granulated
sugar.
Captain j. H. Reaney explained the action
of the special committee of the House, MIR.
Hicks, of Minneapolis, and himself, upon
the memorial to Congress, which passed that
body last week. for the improvement of the
Mississippi river. He explained that the
memorial. as passed, was substantially the
recommendation of the river convention last
fall, with the addition of the words '.from
st. Anthony's Falls to New Orleans
HIGH SCHOOL REDIvIyUs.
On motion the rules were suspended, and
Gen. Johnson's motion to reconsider the
vote relative to the high school matter, was
taken up.
Mr.. Drake moved to strike out that portion
Of the report which requires its submission
to the vote of the people.
MI. Lee thought it was mistake on the
part of the friends of the measure to have
that part of it stricken out. It was asking
too much of the Legislature to expect them
to pass bill for issuing $4,000 in bonds
without submission to the people. The Leg
islature would do no such thing, and asking
them to do SO would only injure. and detract
from, the influence Of the Chamber.
Mr.. Banning thought this business of sub
hitting matters to a vote of the people
was in danger of being carried
too far. In some respects, it was
entirely proper, but here was a question
which rose superior to commercial and other
like interests. But this was matter thai
concerned the health of the children. A
physician whose name he would not men.
ton, had made thorough examination Of
the children Of the high school and hac
found two-thirds of them suffering from all
ments induced by the confined atmosphere
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question which ought not to be thrust into
the chicanery of politics.
Mr.. Cochrane wanted to mako motion
that the chamber withdraw both recommend
ations. He opposed originally the motion
to recommend the building of high school
The action of the chamber will simply result
, in showing the Legislature that the PROPOSE
ton has very large opposition among thu
large tax papers and citizens generally. Th,
discussion here has aroused the spirit of an
tagonism which will not be appeased by any
thing short of submission to vote of tn,
, people. The least thing to do would be tx
refer the matter back to the board of educa
ton.
Mr.. Ingersoll thought the action of the
chamber all right. He was in favor O
building high school. He, however
thought it unfair to ask the members of tn
Legislature to- express their opinion in adj
vance.
Mr.. Lee reiterated what he had said be
fore, that the Legislature would not dare t.
/ pass such a bill without submitting it to tn
, people. He had talked with them and h
knew their views.
Mr. Dawson said the education of tn
public schools was a public necessity; bu
when it comes to the high school, it is
5 different matter. Finished education was
very desirable thing, SO were many Injuries
, but they should be furnished at private ex
pense. Our public schools could qualif
our young men for most of the business puI
. suits of life. He was satisfied the higl
school building was not proper place TO
l the health of the children. They had on
of two things to do, abolish it OF build
new building. AS for the former, we coult
not afford to be behind the age.
The motion to strike out was put and car
ried, yeas IL, nays II, and the report a
3 amended was then adopted, yeas 10. nays g.
s INFRINGEMENT COMMITTEE.
$ The special order being the report of th
committee on retrenchment of public expen
ditures was next taken up. when Mr.. j. M
Gilman refused to refer to the committee o.
legislation in connection with our delegation
: in the Legislature, and to let them fix up
satisfactory bill.
Mr.. Cochrane thought it best to add tire
members of the committee on retrenchmen1
and a motion to this effect was adopted. Th
S original motion as amended was then cal
S ried.
e The chair announced the committee a
follows: From the committee on Legislation
Messrs. James Smith, Jr., w. l.. Banning
E. F. Drake, J. NJ Gilman, and j. B. San
born; from the committee on retrenchment
Messrs. Rogers, Barney, and U. Lamprey.
8 SECOND STREET IMPROVEMENT.
g MI. Murray offered the following resolr
q ton which was adopted.
: RESOLVED, That the question of straight
! ening Second street, and the improvement
. of the levee he referred to special commit
tee of the chamber, with instructions, if on a
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