Daily globe., 1878-03-06

the first duty of the city is to remove temp
tation from the innocent and unwary, and to
this end, they would advise that all prostitu-
ton existing under the head of other callings
be, as soon and SO far as possible, summarily
suppressed, and, to effect this the more easily
they would advise that all owners and lessons
of buildings be held to strict accountability
for the character and calling of the occupants
OF the same. While it would be difficult to
convict or even find cause for arrest for one
suspected of vice. it would not be difficult to
secure the ejectment of a suspected female
from building by notifying the owner les
sor of the same of her tainted character.
All houses of prostitution upon the more
public and travelled thoroughfares, your COM
mittee think, should be suppressed as soon as
possible, and under no circumstances should
another house of prostitution be allowed to be
opened in st. Paul.
In the above suggestions your committee
heartily and unanimously subscribe and. in
addition, they express the hope that the time
IS not far distant when public prostitution will
be vice unknown in our city; and your COM
mlttee further hope and desire that all owners
and lessons of buildings will be more cautious
to whom they rent rooms and houses in the flu
ture, and they confidently expect that all good
citizens will unite in supporting the mayor,
the common council and the police in all wise
and humane endcavors to decrease and limit the
growing and terrible evil of prostitution.
T r = So
WM. RHODES.
III. nj. SMYTH.
4. ALLEN
C. w. GnIads.
Health Officer BREWER MATTocKs NJ. D. Com.
mittee.
The report of the special committee appoint
ed to inquire into the charge of tampering with
the poll lists against City Clerk o 'Connor was
read by the President, accepted and adopted
The following is synopsis:
The duplicate poll lists, filed with the city
clerk, according to law, arc public documents,
open to the inspection of all parties. Those of
1876, were SO filed, and kept bv the city clerk
in the usual and proper manner, and his custody
was entirely faithful, honest, and above sus-
picion and the slightest censure, and
the committee consider the report of
the grand jury was founded ON very
grave error.
The grand jury founded its report upon the
basis that improper check-marks gave oppor-
tuaities for election frauds by permitting i'm
properly checked names to be carried forward
to the next year; whereas the converse is true,
as it would not affect them after filing, no man
being admissible to vote unless duly qualified
by law. Here follows quotation from Sec. l.
chap. z, laws of 1877 in support Of this propo-
sition.
The law no where recognized the check
marks. The poll-lists are made up by the
judges of election, the former list being used
merely a reference in making up tho new
ones, and makes no difference whether the
check-marks are employed or not. The fact OF
mans name being on the poll-list does not
entitle him to vote, unless he is qualified.
The check marks are only used to keep tally,
and thus prevent man voting more than
once, and, beyond that, they have no legal
force or status.
To aid in the casting of one fraudulent vote
by an improper check-mark, it will have to be
presumed that the chcck-mark will carry the
name to the new list that the
owner of the name will no,
appear; that the fraudulent voter will not be
known to any Of the judges or stauders-by; and
that the fraudulent voter himself will not bt
recognized. This would be vast presump.
ton.
The conclusion of the committee is as fol
lows:
Your committee believe that there has been
some improper interference with the poll lists
of 1876, at some time prior to the last fall cleo
tion, and that some had improperly and
illegally checked names on said poll lists, that
should never have been checked, as they had
not voted at the previous election, but they are
fully satisfied that said interferences and check
ing of names was without the knowledge o,
consent of the city clerk; nor did it tend to
affect the result of the election"
Aid. Rhodes directed attention to the fac,
that the Legislature had abolished the office oil
pound master, and he therefore moved that Tho
committee appointed some time ago, to draf,
an ordinance respecting the running of cattle
at large in the city, should at once proceed
with that duty.
The motion was receiving discussion, whe1
a motion to adjourn was put and carried and
the city fathers dispersed.