Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-09-05
CuAMBER or CouMERCE.
Mr. 3Gcciung Tackles the SAW Dust CUES
ton Again.

Mr. EcCiung Tackles the Saw Dust CUES
ton Again.
1t the meeting of the Chamber of Com
merce yesterday, Mr.. McCiung presented
the following report:
The Mississippis river committee re-
specially report that they held a meeting
on Saturday to consider the letter of Sena-
tor Mcmillan referred TO them and such
other matters as might come before them.
The consideration of this letter naturally
brought up the whole subject of the status
of the sawdust bill in congress and the
causes which have heretofore defeated
the bill. These causes the chamber has
been seeking TO ascertain for many months
by correspondence with our member of
congress, and have so far been unable to
elicit reply to a respectful request Of the
chamber from Senator Window or Con-
gresham Washburn. In addition to the
letter of Senator Mcmillan the committee
have received statement from
Hon. M. II. Dunnell and from Hon.
Henry Poehler, also d corrected or amend
ed statement of the observations and Off
cial report of Capt. Fl. A. Castle, who was
sent as the special representative of the
citizens of st. Paul to Washington to aid
in the passage of this bill. There were
only five out of ten of the committee pres
emf, and objections were urged by q re-
spectacle minority of those present to re-
porting these documents to the chamber
on account of their bearing upon the po-
htical canvass now in progress for mem
bers OF the next senate and house. The ma
jority deferred to these views of the mi
nority, and agreed to adjourn the further
consideration of these documents till Tues
day al 1890 o'clock a. IN.
The secretary of the chamber was re-
quested to procure from Senator Mcmillan
or otherwise a copy of the bill introduced
by MIN to prevent the obstruction of the
river with saw dust; also copy of the riy-
er and harbor bill as passed, showing the
appropriation of $4,000 for the improve
ment of the channel of the river on the
West 81. Paul side. The committee report
progress to this extent, and ask leave 10 sit
again.
The report was accepted.
Mr. McClung also offered the following:
Resolved, That the improvement of the Mis-
sissippi river from st. Paul TO New Orleans is a
matter which is of vital interest to every citizen
of the STATE of Minnesota, Of every political party
and every section; that Ii VIII add ten cents per
bUshei 70 the price of wheat by the saving of
freights, and on this article alone will save 81 -
000,000 annually to the farmers of the state
that ar almost equal amount can be saved upon
the imported articles used by all the people in
living expenses; aud that every manufacturer
who exports -four other articles will
share equally in the enhanced prices which will
result from a reduction of freights.
Therefore resolved further, That this question
Is purely commercial question, that it is not
question of party politics, that it is desirable
that all political parties in this state shall be
unit upon this question, and every man elected
to the legislature or congress fully and express
ly committed to a cordial and hearty support of
all measures calculated to carry out this COM
mon interest of the entire people.
Resolved further, That the people in each
county IN the state requested to interrogate
every candidate for Legislative or congressional
offices upon this subject, with view of having
such representatives. as viii cordially labor TO
secure tie Improvement of the Mississippi river
in the shortest possible time, and that all boards
of trade Or commercial bodies and all farmers,
associations use their influence to secure the
committal % every candidate to cordial sun
port OF this policy.
Mr.. McClUng moved that the resolutions
lie on the table one week which motion
prevailed and the chamber adjourned.
Picture of Gen. Sibley.