Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-04-25
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

Shall Saw Dust BIO King PAN Effort
Throw Grass ut our Congressional Del
cation or to Bring Them to Terms wi,
Stuffed Climb.
The board OF directors OF the chamber
commerce held Its regular meeting ycsterda
morning.
TIE ST. MARY's RIVER.
A communication was received from th
board of trade of Cleveland accompanied wit
fifty copies of the Cleveland Herald containin
an explanation ana description in regard
the St. Mary's river and canal.
sAwDUsT IN THE MISSISSIPPI.
At the meeting of the board last week MI
McClung offered the following preamble an
resolution:
WHEREAS. The necessity and importance of con
gressiohai legislation to prevent the obstruction
the Mississippi river with mill refuse ana saw-d,is
has been suggested and endorsed by Mat Farquahl
| government engineer at st. Pau, Maj Cnas
Allen, government engineer at st Paul. by tho leg
islsture Of MINES TIA, by the Mississippi River In
prOvement convention at Quincy Ill, by tho Missis
.ippi river commission, b. the Attoruey General o
the United Staes, and by the Chamber OF COmmerc
| and business union OF st. Paul AID,
WHEREAS A bill for this purpose was introduced
| moro tina two years ago, and wss only prevented
from passage by the opposition OF private Interest
| of mill owners and others, and was postponed on
year with the understanding that would then be
come law; and
WHEREAS The reports which hsve cone to tbi
chamber represent that the virtual failure Of thi
btu IL caused by the opposition OF Senators McMit
Ian and Window, aud Representative WasEourn
now, therefore,
ResoIvsd That copy of these prearnbles and
Resolutions be forwarded to each Of Our senators snd
representatives with the respectful request OF this
chamber that they report what il the present status
of said ILL what is their position IN reference to Its
passage and whether they can be relied on to urge
the passage of said bill at the earliest pract cable
period.
The resolution was referred to special
committee, q majority ofwhich reported yes
terday morning in favor OF adopting The pre-
amble and resolution as above.
AS soon as the report was read Mr.. Coch-
ran stated that he was member OF the com.
mittee but had no knowledge of any meeting
of the committee and complained OF not hav
ing been consulted. He was replied to by Mr..
McClung OF the committee who alleged that
Mr.. Cochran had been notified Ut the meeting
OF the committee and could have
attended if he had desired to attend. Some
scattered discussion followed as to the pro.
rriety of Considering the matter then, when
NJ. McCluug remarked that they might as
well talk the matter over then as ut any other
time He had something to say on the sub.
ject and declared that If the chamber would
listen TO him for FIVE minutes he would not
ask any more time. He then Opsned up about
as follows:
Messrs. Noyes, Cochran and others, object
to these resolutions because they say they
are not courteous to our representatives In
asking them to state their positions on the
saw dust bill, and In stating that the reports
which have come to this chamber represent
that the virtual failure of this bill is owing TO
the opposition of Senators Mcmillan. San.
born, and Representative Washburn. Courie-
sy is q very beautiful thing. Kindness is
god like virtue. But the congressional dis.
charge of duty is higher virtue than all.
We are not here as individuals 10
simply act cautiously to our friends.
1t is something to be good But it is better
to be good for something. We are here to
represent st. Paul, to work for st. Paul, If
we see an enemy placing slow match which
to explode and ruin this city, 1t is
our duty to sound the alarm, we must cry
aloud and spare not. Who Is to do it, If We do
not? If We fail to do so, we are particeps,
criminis with those who are the enemies of st.
are in the attitude of those who compound q
felony, II we wish to see Que single item OF
the damages which our representatives have
done US, look at the St. Paul Boom
with $4,000 of our citizens money made
by the saw dust Messrs. Washburp,
Window and Mcmillan have sent to us. Look
at the Pigs Eye dam. costing some thousands
Of dollars and as I was informed by Capt. Ed
win Bell now In a worse condition than before
the Improvements were made,
If we SIT still snd allow SUCH things to 60
m no "a tn cue.lY for st PoOI We hit
is we'll discharge our committee OF ten on the
Misslssiepi river, and surrender all claims to
It, II our courtesy is to seal our lips and make
rs dumb, while the men we have chosen to |
represent this city and this state cease to rep.
resent either, and become simply the represen-
,atives Of the townslte Of Minneapolis and its |
Mil owners Not onlNis this city betrayed |
md sold out by this policy, but the
.ntire state is also betrayed and sold |
hall be accessory to the crime If we seal our |
Fps and cover It up. This state is losing |
our millions Of dollars per year for the want |
If four and half feet of water from st. Paul |
o New Orleans, and our representatives, go to
he committee on commerce at Washington |
nd whisper in their ears. "Do us the favor to
fil this saw dust BILL" and to this extent |
tab the best interests OF their constituents.
8 there evidence of this9 Capt. Castle
6pOTt6u W you ldeb IAOuudy budt
Aessrs. Dunnell and Poehler were the only
rends of this bill he could fad smong our
when he went there last WIN
er; that Washburne, Window aid Mcmillan
we're all three opposed to II, that he was utterly
nable to enlist them in favor of it, and thai
hey knitted it IN the dark. / told you that
Iastle's report was confirmed by direct testi-
nony OF congressman met at the St. Louis
slver convention on the 26th of October last
md now with all This evidence, we are asked
o be mealy mouthed and courteous
nd oily tongued. Have our Representatives
cen courteous to usS Capt. Reaney only
month ago moved and you adopted his mo-
ion that the secretary of this chamber write
0 our represent atives and request them to
tate what is the st.tus of the saw dust bill.
Did they show us the courtery of replyS Not
syllable. They are as dumb as oysters. We
re treated with silent contempt, and will be
gain if we do not let them know in plain En-
lish that they are reported to us as enemies
the improvement of the Mississippi river.
The gentlemen who recommend this
ourteous policy of blank cartridges are
christians. Paul was also a Christian. But
Then he was about to depart this life, aud
)oked over into the promised land and saw
hat all was lovely, he didn't exclaim: ~
ave passed through life, and been very kind
nd courteous To evil doors. hav; covered up
nd apologized for their wicked.
ees and compounded their crimes,
nd never given off-nse, but In
be EMULATION of his triumphant
oul, he exclaimed: II hare fought good
ght, / have finished my course, and hence
3rth there is laid up for me crown OF re.
,icing." We have fight to make for st.
aul. We have organized our committee OF
N on this river to make st. Paul IN 1890 the
reat commercial emporium of the northwest
-ahead Of every other city, aud not to be
eaten in that census, even If Gen. Andrews
the census taker. And If any man, or
Dy set of men seek to obstruct this
yer, and to thwart the purpose OF
lis committee, 1t is the duty of this chamber
weep them away like flies and 60 forward,
r resign our seats in this chamber as no long
repr, ssnting s.. Paul.
DR.. Day said he had noticed that every
pring these political matters are brought up
the CHI amber as regularly as the season ar.