Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-09-21
THE BOND DECISION.
TIE Comments PriCr to the Proclamation
fc..am Extra Session Of the Legislature.

Lie comments ITtCF Gu CNC 1TOCtWHsWssVss
focan Ectra Session Of the Legislature.
Plainview Neacs: Their only hope now is
in coercing the will of the people.
Elk River Star: Give folks a chance to
think over the matter before rushing it TO o
final conclusion.
Hastings NcsD Era: This question will
important mater.
ST. Charles Union: Isn't this rather hasty,
gentlemen? Do nothing in hurry; wait I'LL
after The election.
Sank Center Herald: By all means let us
have the specia! session and let the stigma OF
reputation be at once and forever removed
from The state.
Worthir gton AduGaCe: There is strong
| impression that the governor will call an eX-
| ira session of the legislature 10 settle the
vexed question at once.
Zumbrota Independent: We trust prompt
settlement WI be effected with the holders OF
| the old railroad bonds, and the credit OF the
state established once more on solid basis.
Sank Rapids Sentinel; The governor now
has the question of calling an extra session
under advissment. If he shOuld decide to 90
SO, new legislature will have to lie elected.
Bennington Press; The struggle will be
| with future legislature. 1t will be well for
the people if the bondholders will now hold
on to their promise and accept fifty cents on
| the dollar.
Fergus Falls Journal: If the present legls-
latlre is called in extra session to settle the
| bond question under existing circumstances,
| the people have just cause of grievance against
the state administration.
Long Prairie Argus; This removes every
obstacle which has hitherto stood in the way
of adjustment of the debt by the Legislature,
and the duty OF providing, for it devolves
upon that body at its first meeting.
Fairmont Sentinel: Selah Chamberlain has
renewed his proposition to accept 50cents on
the dollar of the bonds held by him, provid-
| ing the governor will call an extra session OF
the legislature and have the matter settled.
We trust it will be done.
Winona Democrat; No more outrageous
| imposition than this could be practiced, and
| if Mr.. Pillsbury doesn't want his Official
head to come off in minute, he will let the
matter rest, Is least, until the people have a
fair chance to corsiderit.
Mankato Repiew; Some propose that it be
deferred to archer legislature to be elected
by the people, but the time requiredtis too
long; whereas it is not likely that m orefavor,
able terms can be secured for he people, and
the sooner he whole thing is disposed OF the
better it will be for the state.
| st. Peter Tribune: We believe that if Gov.
Pillsbury promptly convenes the legislature In
| extra session, and tee bond question is settled
on the basis offered and still adhered to by
Selah Chamberlain, the people will say swell
DONE" and the members of the legislature
need have no fear of the future.
Delano Eagle: There are two reasons against
special session of thu legislature; first the
extra expense, and second, question Of such
vast import TO the stale, involving several
l IF do1larS Guohf not tn he dismissed
of by legislative body not chosen on thai
ssue, unless there is an imperative necessity
lor it; and that does not seem to be the case
Ja ,kson Republic: What IS best to be done
we are rot prepared . cay, bat that it would
be unwise and unlawfu- ID ignore ana resist
tie dec sion OF the supreme court of the state
no sane man cay dispute. The trlbuusl cal
do nothing now, but the people through the
legislature can doubtless obtain fair settle
ment, and il will likely embrace the first op.
pornity to do SO.
that the governor will now call an extra SEES
sion of the legislature, with view to the fina
adjustment of the old state railroad bonds
This will no doubt precipitate Legislative
election this fall, as the best legal authorities
of the state have decided that such an elect
ion should be held at the first annual election
subsequent to legislative re-apportionmen
of the state.
Wabashaw Herald: 1t is more than doubt
full whether in the light of this decision, thu
=. holders of the bonds will ever again consen
to accept SO cents on the dollar for thei
claims, and there is every reason to cxpec
that they will be able to manipulate enough
members of the next or some succeeding leg
islature to enable them to make their owl
terms in the final settlement of these swind
ling obligations.
!. Rochester Record and Union: The exist
ing legislature was not chosen with this I'M
looked for contingency in view. Whoever
passes final judgment on the bond question
question which has agitated the public mint
of this state for over twenty years-ought te
be chosen with direct and intelligent reference
thereto. Gov. Pillsbury surely cannot den.
this. 1t is a right, and no man should hav
the temerity to deny it's exercise. We protes
-solemnly protest-in the name of the tax
payers of Minnesota, against any snap judg