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, 1881-09-03
PUBLIC OPINION.

,4. ,.,,.. u,, tt,nk,,o, of tha
BOSTON NuIelIt8ef: lAc oeit"tnth " w.
Town Of FrAnc0ntA. N. H., ha'e formally Shep
to tho uaystaok Mountain iu that town tut
nn;,o ~ Mn,,,t nu,nnt1 r3,ho cFr,y,n,stauceI
na.o ~. ~. 'a, s.ut "'.. ns,oooI mention
Imake tho !hciacht "ossuY " esp'sMt ~ ~ ,hs
Tho town has bcen noted as stronKho'd o. 'as
Ecaiocfacy' ana an tho eelectInen atv s' hsys
9at they ana tho oSos ~ he hit
pormuuettt aud oo1selIs,ve untusr ts.clr respect
anu syiiiluthy Tor tho Frosfdpnt aud hls ai,1loas
family. Thgro s something pcsus!as'} sp'h n. 'shs
prIIte ~ EtvIl3 tho ~, s,at;9 Htn .. snta fTo1p;
III % es;,nciaiiv -" whnn Il Is Remembered shat
the ,nt;untaiis next south af Lafayette ~ r.
co!vad the nnIue Of Idncollt. while hona' . Tha
Held ndJo!ns 1!aiayot!e On w nu.tt a,.t.. ~ ta1
s!bva4nn ~ hluuIst Uathusn st - 's@>~
ieet-t"o less tHan Ah1hte1so' ,...
Intnrv1aw with Eenator Allison. OF lowe
III ~ tsoul I,r,... ynu nav say, and say clearly
~ ot' t"ue t'ees' ~ ' c.,n,v hctinye (len
as coming from t9e, taat ! h.t"'y ~" ca. f,ar.
f,rlas ,ieath ii noyur for a 1uo,uon1 bcliusej At"
1nuf o'ch tnouRat VI "esuunt ,,,,,,, ,yithout tha
lions In my other case-he oonlua1 H''A'a .@ho,c.
enactment at a stut,,tcl Will coilduet nn ,n;"t.
snl,,p Atnlnlstrat1un thoroughly III tne 1th,,r
csts Of u haru,ono,!s ltepahitcnn purity. n nas IN
ta blessed with su,lu,l epnImoI. Bendo' amI a1nI
hnarS frr IL nnn,T,arhnhic plcusnnt. anu c4pa. ~
in fmkn n,,s;,ro If, th,s hearing wlme,:ssm n
his rnni nuaiftius' iiu would have dll.9hh dllaahs
part 10 piay, Gut fully pslese ho %,Iat ,,e wouId
il xOou President, TT EOuraC, NFLunA!ntt ,i,rn.
, 1881-09-03

! THE young Clllnsse students who hnyo
beou recalled by the Home Government, and
who uadc " halt In San francisco Oil the way,
attracted Much nttenuon It. that city by tho
fashionable cut OF thoir clothes mud thoIr gen.
oral appearance Of Gulturo and rutincmnat.
There ls u person named Donis Keuru0y In Sun
Francisco wha haR beUn for several years cn-
Ragod !n allullng to tho Cntneso na "t,aou-
oyod lcpers," mud lnslatlug tint they shnll bo
driven from tho country, 1t II hardly necessary
to state TINT Nj. Kcnrncy would not nttrnet At.
tcntion anywhoru by hts.goneral appearance of
rotinement nnl euIturo.
, 1881-09-03

Miss ScooFf, the hystcrical young lady
with puRllistlu tcMdencius, WIN assaulted au
ot,cor OF the English arsny ut West Point
hotel ono cvonlnx lust week. hHIla fr0m san
Francisco. Tho Chronicle Of that pIty, In Atlud.
Ing tn tho matter, throws no light IN tho family
history Of tho YOUNG lady, simply s!at!ux TINT
she Left hu,no In company With l,ur MotAas
abuut shruo months ago for thu purl,oaa Of via.
tttnK South America. In which country her
fathor, now dead, acquired considerable pEup.
crtY,
, 1881-09-03

Tint le Ind rich wife, who was abni,lnnlly
ablo 10 kecp mp MI establishment, and did No.
out OF her own means. Tho acrnsrrs Of thu
doad ,nnn should eltl,or mt t'lolr chnrgo In
sulne ,latlnIt form or rn,rnct tlcn1. Tllp n1'-
fairucs. of nssailng ,nan's c'taractor By In
slnnntIun when lu Is unable fnhEir 10 tle-
frlNl himself castnot he improved IN a,iy re-
succtal1lo ult0rtcr,
, 1881-09-03

Dlk HAvsiELp ayiieutly aluos not proposo
to vonturo .nt0 tho tauglod w!tdWaxl whcru thu
drugoh Of bcscsy II supposed, to ho awaiting
fsesh Victims unlesa DR., ltwclt Ia Il! 10 Oh hand
With an extsu club In aaso tho terucous bcxss
sofusos to surrcutlox ut sight :.
, 1881-09-03

JOHANN Alosr, German Socialist Of tho
Eiht|fstio faction, published In London u paper
printed III 0er4uan, containing. suggestions
About tho assassination of rulors FROM "Cut,-
Rtniltlnnplo to Washington" For this he was
Indicted Two counts or tho Indictment oharuud
him with publishing a scandalous llbcl ut COM
nun law. at4l III tho other ton counts ho was
ehargcd with having "enoouragcd or ten
dcayorcd TO persuade" persons to "mnr,ler
other PERSONS" sotno nAuoa md athora mt
nalncd, AMI who woro not british spbtouts. The
law under which btost wa8 intllHtod was tho
fourth section Ut tho Filth and s5th VIctorta,
which Ia ua follows;
AL persons who shall oonsptro, confederate,
& nss sssy ar ad hohep q se
ho DO within ths 4neen'n slomin!t.lis Or not,
aHAaG, or etlanfor ~ persuato, Or shatI
pcrsan, whuttsr hs y ! subject Y hSr t!a1ssty
doulinipns ur nut. shall 10 guilty of q .n!s.io'
nG.lt,or md, hetnx sn,lstetoa .t,oreor. sha's 1e
ab y .sy r q S Gor nt to ~ hon.
ton n1 nut luss thhn three yours, or to hc I'M
rr!spnna tyr my tet,lI not Ixeccdsng two ynars,
with 9r without hArtl labor.
Tho nun was convicted. but Certain questions
Of luw wure reserved for consideration by u
full bench. 1t delivering tho opinion OF tue
Co,srt tho Chiot JuptIcu read tho fullUwlpg cx.
tracts from tho original articles on which tho
prosecution whs buscd. It was wfittot Just
after tho assassination Of tho Cur, md these TX
tracts read:
Like thunderclsp It penetrated !!to prIuculy
sssnea @ sallaF taii ta.s siaoassuaicli. ''' 'A''
j. ~ n.y.: resent ps,ts' .ssy Witt:
~ 4nngur was over. because the most @ @epecgettS
- I'D r. besn ssaeecaslls essoruisstsa &. ths lit
, 1881-09-03
POSTAGE.

Entered At fAs [ost-p pMct At Chfopa III. as Steo'h"
Ctass 1fdft<r
For thb benant nf nur pnttons win desire TO send
RnRla copies Of THE 'rnturNs through the NAL. ~a
givo hpremLth The transient rato Of pohtaIo:
FSrrton AMI UomfAttt. Pr Enpp.
Efaht and Twelve 1aKa 1'aper. cunts
blxtaen FAHD f'a5ser. - cGlts
, 1881-09-03
DOWN WITH THE REVOLVER,

IL 3rou ana Inn r1,t tt,n ru,.s,ltn t,onn,tao +
ho, .n,no ,no,pv.-s:ul-.nnd vn,, am nj, t1,o
nun nrc In thu l,nbl. uf cnrrvlnv .rnvnlyers.n
nil. Yron, thn ,oor tnnutto lain I. Mani
,yhn st,rtnd nit oy s,,cn f., n lndg,nr.lo,,sr
.rhur.,lov uloht tn.t. srlynd h,s rcvnivar
alot tha if,at ,nnn lnua,y r,,.,,a,l ,tovn,atnIrs
out1 shot fh, rlrrl,. i,m,,c,1 o,,t of thp win.
1ow an,, rortln,cj ia shoot M l,o rnn uuti,
l,c Ind omn,Icd tlnr ,cnfl1v wnanon of i,s t,vn
hn1trts. onl I,tt lts mou hor,, nvcrv lima
Aud n lin a,r,,,v or h,,,nta 1,o,l hci,i mi In
wnnll ni,unst crrtot,,,v,,nvo ,,,1ed t,,e nolIcn.
,nnn " In ,,natlv corfro"to,l ] l,im ~
Ait tho .,,rro,,nu,,,,a NJ t1,a coso pro os
thu ,post nli,a.,lo rl,orortrr ria noor lnnn.
tic ,vns n totnI st+o,,r,r In f,b1,,rn III, hnd
m co,,aa nf nuo raj u,I, otthor nf h,u vfn.
t,ms a,l ne1t,,ar ann NJ thon, ,,od o,v noitco
nr hia crn1v Int ,ton,lv M, rrnr mil ,ba as,,
~ tho ntato1 rcvoatcL II mud In .,ul, un,,cr
tl1e shock NJ tha M,llrt If ia finn cn,n.
mantnrv ~, tha cr,n,Inn1 corc,eannaa of ,,o
community which ,tc,ihrrutelv n,acca a
rov,,tvnr In tho i,u,uIa NJ n lunot,c
Wn snv t.,la,thprntelv, hcrn,,so tin cnn,.
m,,nttv ,1,ou n,t tri,a i'm ,o,n,uor,, .ton. T.,
rcstrc. tha nr,,ttfco M rorrvl,,,, rovnivora
n ,fnae mt tnstet ,,,,,, tho o,,Y,rcn;,ont ri
cx,st;uv lu,ys nr,I,,st fin rnrrv1,,v ri cou-
c,nIcd w.nrore an,t # ,inos ,,rt ,1a,nor,, lin
ohn1|tion NJ tha rcrn,v.r ,,,n,,,- cIylIt7c,1
nconto. gova tha ,Inntrc .y-nu s.o r
hnuvht thn ravoivdr lacnuun hnh s,,,a
mo,,ev,n Anvhov win i,na n fcyy ,o,loru
cnu Inv n nvnivor Int ,,ol,u,v fl n clvllizn1
cnu,m,,u1tv mad. n rovnlvor ,n,l tboro IL IN
rnott rans,,,, vhv nuv ner.n,, WIN ,focs mt
ncc, n revo,vor s,o;,li hc nliowc,l to n,ss,ss
~
man arn In thu j,n1,lt of rnrryinu rcyo,vcr.u ~
md what 1,o aayY pnroyluntcs Tim truLh.
.rl,o tto,ntclta of evarv cItv scn,nn Ia nm
orspnot wc,l storkc,l mn, fron, uvcrv rooo.
hontl,s ll,,-noc,kat rnyolvor ,,rntrutyoa. TIo
cntire nrin,tnn1 c,oss IN nv tl,orn,,ph,v r,ro.
vt,loI viii, rovotvrra ns mn or,nv ia Will
r,,,a,nta ami t,,ov ar, rsoh nutto ~ frasiv r.,
tha ot,o cas,, ~ tho othar yor attach or ia.
fo,,se. trIn rcnlIn, druulxur,, lrcomes vim.
,ont nnd wh,ns mt lila rovo1vrr. t,,oro ia n
n strnot o,,nrro1 and tte tli.n,,tn,,ts mi, RI,
volyera n,, roct, ntI,er: a ,mrtv nf revr,cra
rctnr,Inr ,n,n yrn,r n rirL,,a ,,chnuc1; oro
tostlri i,v oro,}or ,mrtv NJ rovnlors on sl,a
ai,lnwn,k..cvarv hnn,l scol,a n hIn.nucrat
thor. ID a rv,, mr., n rcvnvor at,,t. ;, rroor
o,"I ,,,a, fa,ts ~ lin t,ro,'nl ,,,t,, tn n,,,,
mi no,lor NJ ,,cot,, ~, h,e ynco 1tvor, r,nr,,,
tns- sn.,r.,s NJ snnt,n~ o,ro,rS ,ro o,,r,,,.,a,,
+, I'm ,tn,,v ,n,,r,o,o s,,o,vin., t,ot tho ho,,t
or onrryt,,r rnv,,t,nr. ID ,n,y,rsc, In ,,1 ,,I.-
r;,utoi,ia eirc,os Ar, lin fron,,o,,o, nt
,tsn,,lv ,,se.,,l,e In t,o ro,,L, ~ t,'a ,,;e,or
nlnsans uho,va That tho so,nn l,o,,It ,r,,.nfta
t,oro n ~, a,nr,ntnr nxt,nt
Evnr c,t,, t., ,,a to,,d l,ae -, ,r,,,,,,,oo T.,
,re,,,;,,n,, -, t.,a o1,no ~ o,.r,,,,',,
aaaro,, -o,,of,,or. ~ In -, .,,,, l., .,,a ,rl,
, 1881-09-03

4 r|TTsuUAd papcr sayB that "there IL no
reason that persona should ba datgsred from
Waiting tho stato Fair because Of the srall-pox
scare" There u ~ cause tor alarm 4 littla
, 1881-09-03

TnE CnfrAao TR1nuSE has established branch
p!ccs for tin receipt of subscriptions IND adveEtlsc.
h,tnia M fu0wH: ...-........ -.... --..
NEW YOisK-lsoo!n y 7ttbtne building. F.T. Mc.
FAnnHE. Manager. ..... ...
uLAst;OW, scatland-Alian'a American Nowa
Agency. u ltonAod.bt
LUNDUS. 1sna.-Atnerlcnn Exchange, &t1 strand
tESHf +. .t}tLlla, Agent
WASHINGTON. H. C.-l7lH atteet
, 1881-09-03

minerals. rs we'll rs fur tlbr6 and wines, New
Orleans ~ tho only ttoep-wntor port OH tho
Gulf, expects to DO tho market.
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THE 1NuREAsE. OF SUICIDES.
Tho tncrcase OF suicides III this rn,lntryIs
alarming. II itnt nntlA, It would nt lenAt
anpear to bo growing fashion. There will,
Of course, always bo moro ur less suicides in
certain classes, such rs vtcttms uf ttsslpa.
tto,,, ilcurnbic md suffering fvnlltts, ronlar-
Tic fools madu desperate by NhreQu1ted love.
puDr, fricntltcss souls to whom tho world
oilers no comfort and who arc weary Of 1t,
and iltots IN Qlscst Of possllnmous tlOtoricty.
Tl9 proportion nr 8clt-murtlor AMONG those
classes IL perhaps 10 greater now tlian 1t las
becn for several yenrs pnst, butt tho mania or
fashion hns broken out wlicre 1t would bo
lcnst expectGd-nntae1y: among peop1o high
IN station, WHO llnve frlonds md comfortable
surroundings, md wl,u, wl,ntevcr their cir
| cuInslances i!ay be, at toast haye good
CHANGE Ut improving them. This list of
such suicides during tlio present year,
| ts Nil appalling one. It would bo too long to
print cnttre, but wo select few prominent
ilatnes, such ns tic lion. Otto Dressel Of
Cincinnati; Richard j. Wa1sla. Manager Of
tho st. Louis f}eef.Canning Company; 7. a.
Goddard, AutlltOr-eloet ut Wabash County,
Minnesota; Thoinas J. Kirk, the Chicago
| iron 1nerchnntt j. T.. KrluRor, ex-Treasurer
Ut the st, Louis School 1}onrd; jltstna RAM
| Soy, brother Of the ex-3ccrotary Of Wnr;
| Charles II. Jcasop, a prominent Boston mAti-
| ufacturer; Robert Hadley, at one tinlo tic
we1i-ktlowr ctlitor Of the Buffalo Courier;
William Wylle, ono OF tho leatting mn'tt,-
ffAI.
, 1881-09-03
AMuSEAfENT3.

IIou1ry's Tl,entrc. ..o
Nandotrh street. betwoan EIark md In sa1lr
Engagement nf tIanrIotth vadsrs, "ahafows." AZ
tprhoun nnt AyHnluK.
, 1881-09-03

1vi,o,, n, ,.,,,,+ ~. .,,.,
llttic chlldrou yct limp nonut lhq political snYo
with taur' II !hntr eyes. WIN tfo ilio>t tnath-
antiin drAr ~ tttelr hnstn,s TT tho cast1xntinx rH
r H. " En urn et,, ~. h"W wGR tn!
.ir, hns tic sp,l,v ofcut u l,Ufcr t,nt,ttTa ,s II
refreshing storm.
on rvn ..en nRa a Mes9
That any ot,o neka thoIt1, nssnrt tf,nt th.v ~
their part MtM1nitlato rcEctttc. hpcAso .lloh AZ
ono after AZ .lae* 20 Koutl. nn' becau*D they
is snistr.K nu4 w., ,r.. H. o!.' ,nsttlona M
f,.tctl ii Eii,9lg soltut,up II Il ein"r mauoy ia u
tynh 10 tnern pnllrNi tyro, That stNtc mid 81.
, 1881-09-03

thing ltko tho smntt.pux Will mt rpu.-'-
nscrn9o Granger fInna knslns rn,in',,. ,'ens ths
lsg thtnnk!a and tho ts'1- yehr oil bc,,a m tbs
tho hiu0 ribbon nrotlnI its nn,x "e'tef Nlh
, 1881-09-03


Madison street, fotnech Hfat8 md Dearborn
EuHugsn,eht Of n. D. Curtis. "Hhut'l Of roseh." Al
tetnOup ard evening,
, 1881-09-03

Grand 0pnrn.1fonse.
Clark street. atposl- naw Gunrt.liouse. EnrAne-
mcnt Of the unon.bauaro Theatre Company. "Dass-
lei HuchRt" Aftornoun ard evening.
, 1881-09-03

Harnum's f!trcua mud Mcnngertc.
Lake Front. upposlt S1adsOn street Afternoon
and evening,
, 1881-09-03

Clark street. be- cen Lake Ahd inndn,pt. Thflet
entertainment Afternoon unt evening.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-02-10

THE House committee on foreign at
fairs has agreed to reaffirm the Monroe
doctrine, which is construed to be,
Americans must rule America" The
occasion for this re-affirmation is the
proposed construction of canal across
the isthmus of Panama by company of
foreign capitalists. Do the members of
the committee claim that citizens of the
United States alone are Americans? Are
not the inhabitants of the isthmus enti-
tied to be called Americans as well? II
the United States should grant special
privileges to any body of foreign capital
lists on our soil would Central America
have the right to interfere and to demand
that the contract be not carried out? 1t
is poor rule that won't work both ways
Our Congress has no more right to inter-
fere in the internal affairs of Central
America than have these semi-savages to
dictate to our government the course it
should pursue.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-02-10
MOTHER PROPOSED CONSTITUTION
Al AMENDMENT.

The temperance agitators are either
very foolish or very unfortunate. Petitions
from nearly thirty-two thousand men
and women of the State were yesterday
presented in the House, praying that in
all matters affecting the manufacture and
sale of intoxicating liquors women should
be allowed the privilege of voting, and
that the local option law be extended to
cities and villages. 1t is highly crafty
ing to observe that the people are awaken
ing TO the magnitude of the evil of in
temperance, and are suggesting means
by which the vice can be controlled or
lessened, even though many of the means
proposed are wholly impracticable, and
some of them calculated to produce op-
poslte results from those Contemplated
It is to be hoped that in the end they may
hit not only upon the proper remedy for
the trouble, but upon the proper time and
means at and through which that RENE
dy may be applied.
AS to yesterdays petitions: They arc
presented at time when the legislature
is flooded with business of the utmost i'm
portance to the welfare of the State-busi
ness that cannot be postponed and that
can scarcely be properly considered. 1t
will be impossible, therefore, to give to
the subject matter of these petitions the
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-02-10
HOUSE.

There was small sensation in the
House during the first few minutes of the
session yesterday, by the presentation by
Mr.. Dunn of a bundle of petitions, bound
with red and blue ribbons, asking that wo-
men be allowed to vote On all matters per-
tanning to the manufacture and sale of in
toxicat;ng liquors. They were referred
to the special committee on temperance.
The number of bills introduced was
smaller than on any other working day
of the session since the full organization
of the House. Nine bills, none of them
of any special Importance. In
committee of the whole three bills
were disposed of, and the House adj
journed for Saltwater.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-02-10

attention which they deserve and which
the signers have right to demand. Those
who have had them in charge were fool
ish in delaying their presentation till so
late day or unfortunate in not being
able to offer them sooner.
The proposition to give women the
right to vote on the subjects mentioned
at first glance appears to be a perfectly
fair one Wives, sisters and mothers are
deeply interested in the welfare of their
male relatives, and should be permitted
every possible power to restrain them
from falling victims to the infatuation of
strong drink. But if they had
this power they crave would
they WELD it! Possibly one in a
hundred might do so for a year or two,
but no more. Probably nine out of ten
of those who affixed their names to these
petitions did so because they did not
want to refuse, or because it became the
fashion in the neighborhood in which
they happened to reside, and with no in
tention of exercising the right even if it
was granted to them.
A few years ago the women of this State
claimed the right to vote on the election
of school inspectors and other matters
pertaining to the instruction of the
Young. A constitutional amendment was
passed giving them that privilege. The
novelty of their position as semi citizens
induced few hundreds to go to the polls
at a few elections. But gradually the
number decreased until to-day it is ex-
ceedingly rare to see a woman at the
polls, and those who do take an inter-
est in the matter are not those with the
greatest responsibilities. So it would
probably be on the temperance question.
For short time there would be women
at the polls, but their numbers would
gradually decrease until matters returned
to their customary rut. ~
In the cities and large towns where the
vice is the greatest they would not inter
fere to any great evtent. The voting would
be done where the communities are already
temperate, demonstrating that public
sentiment is the great temperance lever
age, doing more than all the legisla-
ton and votes which can be showered
upon the question.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-02-10
SENATE.

AS the silver orb of day ascends the
cerulean dome of heaven and wakes
stronger, portending the advent of gentle
spring after a brief period, and some
what reducing the tleecy snow on the
roof of the capitol to the aqueous ele.
ment, that part of the imposing edificc
devoted to the Senate discloses inherent
weakness. 1t leaks, and the .gaudy
frescoing of the ceiling of the Senate
chamber looks like red wagon which
had been run over muddy highway.
Now that roof and red paint on
the ceiling cost the State 81, 900 last year.
Who was the supervising architect, any
how! Yesterday was busy day in the
Senate and much important work was
done. Among the more important bills
introduced were bills to abate and cancel
seed wheat indemnities in the Thirty
seventh district, creating the office of
county assessor, appropriating money for
current expenses of State institutions for
1881 and 1882, granting swamp lands to
the Duluth, st. Cloud & Yankton rail-
way, authorizing the Chicago, Milwau-
kee s. st. Paul railroad company to own
and operate railroads, and amending the
statutes of 1873 relating to the invest
ment of State funds. Concurrent resolu-
items were offered relative to unjust dis
ordinations by the Winona s. St Peter
railroad, and appropriating $1,000 to the
Mississippi river commission. Senate
bills were passed for the relief of settlers
on the Fort Ripley reservation, relating to
the allowances of the public examiner, to
removals from Office by the governor,
confirming the sale of the Southern
Minnesota to the Chicago, Milwaukee &
st. Paul, and the four bills relating to
the consolidation of various railroads un-
der the title of the Chicago, st. Paul,
Minneapolis & Omaha company. Sew
eral Senators protested against the pass
age of these latter bills in their present
form and their objections were spread
upon the journal
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-02-10

Changing the boundaries of school dis.
trict in Dodge county.
Fixing the time for the payment of county
officers.
For the relief of settlers on the swamp lands
of the State where they have compiled with
the provisions of the homestead law.
For draining lake in Wright county.
Authorizing the county of st. Louis to elect
an overseer of the poor for a term not exceed
ing five years.
Relating to the duties of the officers of
Hennepin county.
Restraining cattle from running at large in
Wilkin county.
On motion of Mr.. Sabn, Mr.. McCracken
was appointed to fill the vacancy on the State
prison investigating committee.
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE.
The House then went into committee of the
whole, Mr.. Mott in the chair, on bills on the
clerks desk. After brief discussion on three
bills, the committee rose and the House
adjourned
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-02-10
An effort is being made to procure the

An effort is being made to procure the
withdrawal of the charges of sectarian-
ism against the managers of the St. Cloud
normal ,cLool with view to preventing
the investigation already ordered by the
House. 1t is to be hoped that the charges
will not be withdrawn. The people of
the State, who contribute to the support
of this institution. have a right to know
whether their money is being used for
PROSECUTING on behalf of this, that or the
other religious sect. 1t is a serious matter,
and should be probed to the bottom, and
if the managers are found guilty they
should be summarily dealt with,
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-02-10
JUNKETING FOR IN APPROPRI4

JUNKETING FOR IN APPROPRIATION
Whatever view may be taken of the
State prison contract business it was GER
tainly in very bad taste for the Legislature
to become the guests of Mr.. Sabin yester-
day and visit the penitentiary. The
State prison is the only State institution
where private interests are regularly ask
ing public favors, and it is also the only
one which the Legislature visits in a body.
Almost from time immemorial the legis-
lature has made holiday excursion to
the State prison. During the same length
of time the contractors have been regu-
larry asking for appropriations of one ma
ture or another and of getting them too.
The public pocket book has been reached
through Saltwater excursions when but
for that it would have remained closed.
The members of the legislature had an
opportunity yesterday to see what an ex-
pensive institution the prison is, in the
way of machinery supplied by the State
for the contractors. The standing argu-
ment for years has been that the best in
terests of the State demanded that Sey-
mour, Sabin & Co. should use the labor
because the State had invested so largely
in fitting up for their work. The present
muddle demonstrates that great mistake
Ito use no stronger world has been made in
the matter. Another branch of industry
steps in and without asking the use of
the machinery bids higher figure for
the labor than the contractors, who can
utilize it, offer But for this machinery,
which the State never should have ;pur-
chased, the highest bid would have
been taken, but the excuse is offered
that the most advantageous bid for the
State is the lo,oest bid which occupies the
machinery. 1t is another instance of the
first wrong step leading to a downward
career
Now comes an appeal to the hearts of
the Legislators, Uia their stomachs, and
they will see more reasons to-day than
were visible yesterday, why there should
be no change in the form of the prison
labor.
There has never been any doubt as to
the ultimate result of this prison contract
controversy, but it would look better to
take the bull by the horns and settle the
matter plumply instead of lodging man
damuses, junketing the legislature, and
appealing to the board of health for abb
surd decisions. When you are bound to
gobble something, right or wrong, the
best way is to gobble it and have the job
ended.