, 1881-06-23
4 Constitutional Provision Which Ncces.
sltates Popular Ballot on Eacl,
Plan Of Payment.
Tho Average Minnesotian Sure to 90 to
the Polls and Vote Against a
Settlement.
Efforts Of Creditors 10 Oct Their t1onty Looked
Upon Wifi tlrluous Horror, NJ an
lutltan Thing.
Small Prospects Of Obtaining Tribunal Ac
cordlng 10 The Last Plan Agreed
Upon.

Special Di,patsh To The chteaoo Tribune,

| ST. Paul, MIMI, tune a:..-1l,s repntl1a-
tloIl question in Minnesota Is approaching
A'iotfier crisis. 1,l ii week more tie tIl1it
0f tlHie fixed for tho execution Of the last
legislative plan OF settlement will have ex.
pred, and ITO apparent progress las beer,
,natte. This last platt IL somewhat different
from nny nr the previous nbotttyc schemes
to accomplish, the samc end. II seeks tn
evaalc the constitutional requirement. TINT
any net fur the payment Of the repndate,l
l'nnds shall bc submitted to popular
vote. Thu necessity for this evasion
Is made clear by the failure
Of all plans Tor payment that lave taken II
Into account. Tile people Of this Statc IN
their private business transactions will, racl,
other nre apparently as honest MID fair ,lcal.
! tng rs tile nyerage American cftf2cst; int
ever since M !lnwIse constitutional a,nentl-
ment gave them tile r,nwer of saying by secret
ballot nt 4 popular election whether the State
Should pay honestly Its publ1c indebtedness,
| they have
STEADILY AND 1sErEATEnr.y t;sEn THAT
| 10 prevent such pnyncnt. The bonds now In
| question, amounting originally 10 be-
| tween three ntll four millions of
| dollars, were Issued wlleu Minnesota
was Territory to aid In the construction Of
certain railroads. among them the 81. panl
II 1'aclilc, tho Winena " ST. Peter. and the
st. Paul j. Sioux City. The frs. companies
Organized failed to builtl tic rnids after q
good deuI of ,lso,scy Ind bcGn spcnt In s,lr-
ycys and gra'ling, and after the bonds hatl
bccn put aron tho market. They went Into
bankruptcy, a1hl the State, nncer the orig
Inal net, took possession Of the right Of why
and road.betls so far rs Constructed,
iot ~ ,,m,snrn,,t ranIs WAN SI. .s,nr,sn1s,s
'ot VI "'H.st"''c a 'u'1s "Hae aAtci ~ "atu"
"fs'''lzcu' M N'.u .ht olate, =. ~ Mt ol nope'Ml,
ana m M gase ,e e9Sers 1s
'i farm tho sI lnsis NJ ~ WV ~" ~''''''' '0'
rnt: srLESi'Ip RAILROAD sfsrEN
"a taras To- SHOW Ss ar s i Sastt sssny 1asfss s es
the Iss,e Of the bonds but tue transfer If
lin roufs from on,. snt Of co,n nporirs to o,,-
.Ma. .un MN. .n t",t", wv ns. IT, " .,a r, ~ W.
tho bankruptcy Of tie first set, confused
I tho popular perception Of the obIxa-
lion. and tia unnnlnr inpressIon pre,v
lip tl1at tlie State hnd = ilnycr liver got 4
co,,,S In renijateI ,ytl'm11t 4 nroctiral Ts n.
i.'sta ~ ~ ,nnr"i im,ttv s nr1 t,mae IT. T.,
mn anH 1saI hrInrtt this imrtossInM. s7 All 10 no
provisloi, was nia'ie for tie payment Of ii- H.
i,, ,,a,,ni .'' ,no,s,v Ens,t ." nais ara VAIL
| mntla In t,aI,l,]nr nreiIlifrn mid cmuttltfr-
Mo,,oy " VA senTce oIiti faxrs llshs H. and iny.
| Istuture Wns returned te1Eel 10 lie
rep,ltiation OF tho railrond debt. l,c-
fore tho !mpulSe Unmarried By tie eanyass
llna! exhausted !tErIf tho Legislature
| lfatl Incorporated In tue new CONSTITUTION q
provision declaring !hat the 'rattroad bonds
ting the question to II popular vo.e.
THIS CONSTITUTIONAL PROVISION
Inns bel, tue fatal stu,ubling.block II, The way
Of settlement ever sitlce iar,i tiMss l,ayc beci,
liz Sfntn haS .rroSi, hsl'n,,,st, r. liz fnfn'ny
Il n,,nn wlnrod IL" ny"rv t,Svapnnr ~ @ ,yI,m liz
E psys!sst q tss bs!as; 5 'G .!s saprs;s, III @
% jdets "' ' Will. and nj 'tS uyary " respotobe s %
yScatesi % tic payrictit t'1"t' OF the bonds:
St ; fysry :; sa611s; l1s; @ # ts question of pay
t f fhs irt sal'at M II c ue y iss5 s
ard is7s III the forn1,,r year tls u nr"pnsttfnn
s Y isG % s %mt ~ @ q oG }Hn 3 1f
% f s oSss n1 gstssGMt ag %as astffontS1
II te II Iogislatrro to to pcopis @ I at a sn"ci9t
,,eSt ierislatnro ,lsuiu i nrouos1i n ~ nav "a "a
ler cent OF tho nccuintliatct value Of
| the bonds, using FIR tlie plrpOsU tia
proccetls OF tho sa'e of hait a million ncresof
for ttle purpose Of lntcrna! IMPROVEMENT t '"
TINE noyul1o1,pEns
eSrce 70 HeeGps .na tno VI yaao o. 1e lands pro
ssst t II tl'e nis ssS s!!!s''sstlns, u VIII + Ss: @
nIi" f t:,ssa =" hv,wn as ~ eis! ~ E tn
ni9 4n as:tia r sHFt 9s @ Ws st,r vG's H. M ~ e
,,n"sa M ,nnS " !no a w. ftM ;,v a0 W. ~, a
HS1eat H. OF AZ tHos1 , ptop9tsaio,s taS' ~ ue Ros:
nnrtv ~ a 'ns fne ptG, pmt,e,st 'ssT am ost ~ inE finmE
nart q ~ 1EtoMV,.!f,oHs!Y na!s,.,, w eitaasi, thn
art WHICH u T1esp2s}Epa TT uo lssaG o. to
POINTS, asl Mllell neliEesi tila lsost otieit
iTGnl ltto tMlfoats 2; 9nia m VIII the'nwina!ter
amiy eppsea " tg,s paEine1t i. @ W any 1HnG tir
Mh'er alsy Gol,eisltlo'ls; ii,6 ooi!M question u
stlt l M madeat ~ tsSaS ~ io @ snI.tnesi! cala.
Ill., a aa "s M .v,,', " ,t & !vs @co m SUI dars
HI .Tatt W'all Y wy k!toM!l ~ rthliMlatol.
L1,iS ~ tl.a ssetloaa ttlat t,Na ra'lea ~ uln
Gny htinE iarasoa xes nsaiiast Se!t.eMemt. e I.
l'NrtS 91 dno eIais' wills Hla1,tefa'ico , aial
npMtlly lns hGoI nllGn,sllEeH " ~ VII
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