Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-04-18
CHAMBER OF COMMERUE.
Stirring Up the Animals on the Sawdusl
Ouestiou-Mesiy Mouthed as Usual.

Stirring Up the Animals on the Sawdust
Ouestion-Meaiy Mouthed as Usual.
At the meeting Of the Chamber OF Com
merce yesterday 1t was voted to have yacan.
cies In the Board untitled until the annual
meeting now near at hand.
The secretary reported that his annual re-
port would be ready during the current week.
Mr.. McClung offered the following
WHEREAS, The necessity and Importance
of congressional legislation to prevent the OBJ.
struction of the Mississippi river with mill
refuse and saw dust has been suggested and
endorsed by Maj Farquahr, government en-
gineer at St. Paul, Nal. Chas. I. Allen, gov
eminent engineer at st. Paul, by the legisla-
ture of Minnesota, by the Mississippi River
Improvement convention at Quincy, H., by
the Mississippi river commission, by the At
torney General OF the United States, and by
the Chamber of Commerce and business I'M
ion OF st. Paul and,
WHEREAS, A bill for this purpose was intro
duced more than two years ago, and was only
prevented from passage by the opposition of
private interests of mill owners and others,
and was postponed one year with the under
standing that it would then become law; and
WHEREAS, The reports which have come to
this chamber represent that the virtual failure
of this bill is caused by the opposition of
Senator's McMillen and Window and Represen.
tative Washburn; now, therefore,
Rssolred. That copy of these preambles
and resolutions be forwarded to each of our
senators and representatives with the respect
full request of this chamber that they report
what is the present status of said bill, what
is their position in reference to its passage, and
whether they can be relied on to urge the pas.
sage of said bill at the earliest practicable
period
Mr.. Moves favored the resolution but
thought that portion of it rejecting on our
senator's and representatives should be
stricken out.
Mr.. McClung vigorously opposed emas ,ulat-
ing the resolutions in that manner. They
were in our employ and we had right to ask
them to define their position. It Is a plain
business matter,.Mr. McClung claimed that
the proof was beyond question that they had
opposed the measure and he believed In smok-
ING. them out and stop their logging.
Dr.. Day argued that 1t was state matter
and could not properly be interfered with by
congress.
Mr.. Lee thought onr senator's and represen-
tatives were states rights men and that as
the trouble. Senator Mcmillan evidently ia
vored the bill but was afraid to press it. Wash.
burn opposes it of course,
We should elect some one who is not SO
strong states right man, but in the mean.
time it would do no harm to boost HIM up.
Capt. Castle was called upon to state the re-
suit of his trip to Washington in behalf of
the sawdust bill. which he did, showing that
the measure had very little support by our
delegation.
Mr.. Noyes amendment to strike out was
then adopted by IA to 6.
Mr.. Lee moved to refer the matter to a COM
mittee consisting of Messrs. McClung, Coch-
ran and Dawson. The motion prevailed, and,
on motion OF Mr.. Dawson, Capt. Castle was
added to the committee. Adjourned.