Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-08-17
afternoon Session.


noon session. was all the matter relating to the
furnishing committees purchases, and the sec
rotary handed him catalogue with prices.
The chairman reading from his list called for
vouchers by number, and Mr.. Dryer promptly
produced them-not delaying the committe
one second. 1t must be conceded that the
steward keeps his books and papers in excel
lent order, for, from the day the
COMMITTEE commenced their investiga-
ton, they have not been delayed
minute for any document, or to find an entry.
Amongst number OF other purchases the fol-
lowing excited considerable interest with the
board: Turkish sofa, $l35; arm chair, sos;
easy chair, $40; folding chair, grand duchess
stripe, $25; medallion chair, S25; French
lounge, 25 bedstead, dressing case and wash
stand $3.50; bureau, $780, washstand
$527; sideboard. 1915; bedstead $6S.
The committee were anxious to see this costly
furniture, and were little curious to know in
what part of charitable institution for the
insane the articles would be placed. DIR. Bart
lett was ready to at once show them the rooms
where they were stored and carefully preserved.
He led the way to suite of rooms in the cen
trail building opening upou extensive and
beautifully carpeted hall. In one end of an
elegantly and most tastefully furnished parlor
was the $l35 sofa in crimson plush. The
expensive chairs also there, and with
exquisite and tasty carvings, chaste ornaments
thing that could expect to see in a luxur-
ious mansion. DR.. Bartlett said that the en-
cravings and ornaments, and much of the fur
nlture was his own.
Senator Morton thought the chairs and
tables We're pretty expensive articles for a
State institution. The dining room was next
visited which contained $75 sideboard. 1t
looked worth all the money, and was well orna-
mented with silver. The latter, the doctor
said belonged to Mrs. Bartlett.
The committee were next led to the guest
chambers. Neither of these, however. con-
tanned the 1906 bureau or the S6S bedstead or
the $3.50 sofa, although they were well furnish
ed and carpeted, one in crimson, another in
blue and the third in green. 1t was surmized
that the articles sought were in Mrs
Bartlett's ROOM which, of course, was
not entered. Returning from the tour
of inspection the committee piled
the doctor pretty literally with questions about
the rooms they had just visited. After con-
siderable talk Senator Morton said: Now, is it
not fact that the parlor is your private apart
ment?
DR.. Bartlett-No.
Mr.. Morton--Do the other officers of the in
stitution use it?
DR.. Bartlett They have no occasion. They
Mr.. Morton-Does not Mr.. James?
The doctor did not reply to this, but said that
he did not buy the furniture; it was purchased
by the committee.
Mr.. Morton-Whe were the committee?
DR.. Bartlett-Messrs. Brown and Fletcher
and Mrs. Bartlett.
extravagantly furnished. There is not house
in ST. Paul, without it might be Mr.. Auer-
bach's, containing such expensive furniture.
DR.. Bartlett-But take my furniture out and
it would look 1neagre enough. l have put my
furniture in to make it look respectable.
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travagance.
DR.. Bertlett wanted to know how it would
look if the Governor of Wisconsin, or any other
high official, should visit the asylum and they
had not a decent room to show him. He did
not think $500 too much to expend III furni,
ture.
Mr.. Morton thought not. Rather he objected
to purchasing such expensive articles. The
money could be made to buy more articles.
The doctor said the, three visitors rooms
were not for the use of his friends. but for the
friends or visitors of the institution. He had
not had relative or friend stay with him for
ten years. The guests rooms We're frequently
used sometimes by the trustees A trustee
would sometimes bring his wife along, and not
unfrequently all three of the rooms would be
occupied.
Senator Morton thought in buying furniture
with the $l25, 600 appropriation made by the
legislature, the committee had let extravaganza
run riot.
Mr.. Edgerton-That is the of it all
and it will be long time before another APP
preparation is made
Mr.. Morton-The legislature will probably
cut down the appropriations to $4,000 next
winter.
long conversation ensued, in which Mr..
Doran called the attention of the committee to
the fact that Secretary Kerr's minutes for two
years do MT occupy but 232 pages in his book,
and half of these We're blank or occupied with
clippings from papers. There wonder
the committee could find no record of business
done at the meetings of trustees. The con-
versation again drifted to the question of the
trustees right to buy land, Mr.. Morton contend
ing if they had that right they possessed more
power than any corporate body. The city
council of st. Paul had no such right, neither
had the county board. Whenever they desired
to buy real estate they vent to the legislature
for power, and he thought all the committee
would agree with him that when the trustees
went to the legislature for power to exchange,
they did not fairly and squarely state the case.
Mr.. Edgerton thought all accounts should be
vouched before they were paid by the steward.
He knew Mr.. Dryer stood ina delicate position,
and it would be very embarrassing for him to
refuse to pay an account presented by the trus-
tee.
Talbot's charges We're again brought up, the
committee commenting upon them and him
most severely. DR.. Bartlett said that it was
hardly fair to Mr.. Talbot, that Senator Rice
did not finish reading his speech-there were
several sentences after what the Senator said.
The committee adjourned at $40, Senate,
Edgerton leaving on the evening train for his
home on account of sickness in his family. The
committee will meet tomorrow at 8 o'clock
and after the morning session Senator Norton
will return to st. Paul till Monday morning.
Jcfreys Lewis, the Actress, Married.
San FRANCISCO, Aug. 16.--Jeffreys Lewis, the
actress, was married Wednesday night to
Maitland stock operator,