Daily globe., 1879-02-11
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE..
The Immigration Envolope-How to Elect
the City Engineer-Paying the Railroad


At the meeting of the chamber Of commerce
yesterday morning, a communication was re-
ceived from Judge Eugene Underwood, Of
Louisville, enclosing an address to Governor.
of the States bordering on the Mississippi
river, touching the improvement of navigation
and the protection of overfiowed lands, and
asking cooperation of the chamber in the INST.
ter.
Mr.. McClung submitted a report upon the
immigration envelope. submitting copy OF
what the committee proposed to place upon the
envelope. After considerable debate upon
some of the statements the matter was post
poped one week, and the committee are in.
structed to have fifty copies printed for the
chamber next Monday morning.
The following resolution was offered and
unanimously adopted:
Icesolued That this chamber endorse the ac-
tion of the Minnesota State Agricultural
society in osecting Z. 81. Kelly, ESQ.,, their
president: and further
ReSolved, That this chamber urge his accep-
tance.
Gen. Sanborn called attention to the pro-
gineer, making it elective by the council, and
moved that subject be referred to special
committee of five.
Messrs. Blakeley and Ingersoll oppo-ed the
motion. They thought that the engineer should
be elected by the board of public works.
DR.. Day had been informed by rumor that
this was part of gigantic ring
winch was going to open the
flood gates of corruption. There was a
gang of contractors who were seeking to bleed
the treasury, who were barred out by the pres
Mt engineer.
Mayor Dawson said Aids. Rhodes and Allen
were the chief movers for the change proposed
The matter had its origin because the engineer
was not sufficiently courteous in his treatment
of the council. He Dawson) thought the
present engineer would be elected if it was left
to the present council, but they wanted to have
some control over him.
DIR. Day wanted to disclaim any attempt to
reject upon the city government. He referred
to outsiders entirely.
Mr.. E. F. Drake had been for time in the
board of pubic works. and he knew it was i'm
portant that the board should elect the en-
gineer.
Gen. Sanborn withdrew his motion and
moved the following:
RESOLVED, That in the judgment of this cham
ber it is inexpedient to make any change IN
the law relating to the method Of electing the
city engineer, and that the members of the
house Of representatives and Senators from
this city be requested to oppose any contem-
plated legislation looking to such a result.
The resolution prevailed with but one dis
sentlng vote.
Mr.. Drake moved that committee of ten
be appointed to wait upon the delegation and
urge them to act in accordance with Gen. San
born's motion.
The motion was adopted and Messrs. T.. f.
Drake J. B. Sanborn. J. NJ Gilman, VIM. Lee,
D. Day, ". l.. Banning @. d. Strong, W. l..
Wilson, r. w. johnson, Pascal Smith, and VIM.
Dawson were appointed as the committee.
MIR. Willius moved that the same committee
be instructed to inquire whether taxes cannot
be reduced. Carried.
PAVING THE RAILROAD BONDS.
Mr.. McClung offered the following which
was adopted:
WHEREAS, All admit that something is due
on the old railroad bonds, while many claim
that all is dtsa. ard honesty as we'll as policy
demands that the debt be paid; and
WHEREAS, The voters of the State, by a large
majority, have once decided that the FIVE hum
dred thousand acres of State land should be
offered and accepted in full payment of said
bonds; and
WHEREAS, The vote upon this subject at the
last election was taken without full discussion
or canvass before the people, and having thus
virtually gone by default, is not the final de-
termination of the people. Therefore
Rcs0tUed, That our Senators and Represents
tives are respectfully requested to submit the
question again to the people at the next cleo
tion, to the end that the doors may always be
kept open and not barred against our creditors,
and that the credit and good name of the State
may be preserved