St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-01

cOmmerclal associations OF the c0unbrl
would have a hearing before the committee.
of the house Of representatives on Tuesday
April Is, on the bills to suspend the coinag,
Of the standard silver dollars, and calling
conference Of delegates at Williams hote
in Washington City, for Monday April II
was read
Mr.. E. F. Drake regarded the matter as o
great importance and argued against The
silver dollar, maintaining that two meta
currencies could not standin the same eoun
try. The poorer he said would always drive
out the better.
Mr.. Ansel 0ppenheim argued that the
silver dollar was just what we wanted anC
that the fact that gold was going out Of tht
country was not owing to the coinage of sill
yer but that wheat was lower in New Yorl
than it was in Liverpool. Silver money hi
claimed was used the world over while oul
paper currency was not and never would be
Mr.. James II. Davidson did not think i
would do to array ourselves against The silver
dollar, especially as the mines Of Montans
and Idaho produced large quantities Of sill
yer.
Mr.. Ingersoll was not opposed to the coin
age Of silver, but was opposed to issuing sill
yer dollars not worth more than ninety
cents on the dollar, while it took six dollars
OF silver to buy i've dollars in gold.
The subject was finally referred to the mer
camille committee.
SETTLING COMMITTEE.
Dr. Day offered the following, which wa;
adopted:
ResolUed, That the executive committee be
colt I'D
appointing some person to represent this
chamber, whose duty it shall be TO meet, con
fer with, and to correspand with persons
proposing to settle in this city.
THE POSTAL SERVICE.
The following was also offered by DE- Day
and adopted:
WHEREAS, The house Of representatives,
on the 18th inst, refused to make any addi-
tional appropriation for the letter carrier
service over last years. estimate, thus making
it impossible to supply growing cities with
additional force; therefore, be iC
Resolpal, That in the Judgment Of this
chamber 1t is the duty of congress to make
such liberal appropriations as viii enable the
postoffice department to extend and improve
the present postal service in every depart
ment that it can be proftably and economi-
callV done. And that a certified copy of
these resolutions be forwarded to each of our
representatives in congress, with the request
that they use all honorable efforts to accom-
plish this result.
OPENING SIXTH STREET.
The following offered by Mr.. McClung was
adopted:
Resolged, That the committee on streets in
4 int
of the city of St. Paul require the opening
and extension of Sixth street through one or
two blocks, to connect with Nelson avenue
or Iglehart street, to facilitate the moving of
our fire engines, accelerate travel on street
railroads, and accommodate travel generally.
THAT LITTLE STRIP or GROUND.
The committee appointed to consult and
negotiate with Mr. Charles Peabody as to
purchasing a little strip of land 24x2, re-
CURED for the government army building,
, reported through Mr. VIM. Lindeke that Mr..
Peabody acted in a very selfish and obstinate
manner in regard to the matter, and that
while the strip was not worth at the outside
more than $500, Mr.. Peabody, because he
thought the city was in tight place and
had to have it, was unreasonable enough to
ask 90, 600 for it, and would not sell for less
than that sum. Mr.. Lindeke denounced
3 this as an outrage. The strip of ground was
small and Of no use, but Mr.. Peabody had
\ the chance now to drive hard bargain with
the city, and was bound to do it. If the
stopping of the government building de-
pended upon acceding to Mr.. Peabodys fig
ures and paving such a swindling price, he
would say, without hesitation, let the build
ing go. BE would not submit to such down.
right extortion.
Mr.. Murray would not dispute with any
body about it being an extortion. 1t was an
outrage Tor Mr.. Peabody to endeavor to take
that amount out of the city for that little
striE Of land. Still he would not be in favor
~ king any hasty steps about it. Itwould
better he thought for the committee to
Mr. Peabody again or for the chamber tc
IKE some steps.
Mr. William Lee maintained that Mr.. Pea
cody was doing just what good many other
E citizens Of ST. Paul had done, 1t was no new
thing for the people here to gouge the city
whenever they had chance, and that is just
What Peabody is doing. He has a piece of
ground that is OF no use to any one except to
the city, and he therefore proposes to make
the city pay for it good and strong, tits one
of those outrages that we have got to submit
let 90 without making US pay.
Mr.. 3. f. Drake, looked upon this as the
act of highwaymen, and if the price is
paid it viii be paid because the highwayman
has his revolver at our head and there is nc
other way for US to do. If we paid the $4,000
1t would be simply delivering up to the foot
pad our pocket-book 1t was gross out
rage.
After talking the matter over at some
length it was finally referred to committee
OF three consisting of Messrs. Willius, niger
soil ind Moon, with instructions to go over
and}see Mr.. Peabody, and ask him to appear
I before the board. The committee pro
eeeded TO carry out their in
structions and afterwards returned and re-
ported that Mr.. Peabody declined to come
before the board, but that he had agreed to
take 50, 400 for the property and that was the
least ne would take. The members then gave
further expression to their views Of Mr.. Pea
body and his unreasonable conduct. Finally
the matter was referred back to the same
committee to see Mr.. Peabody and close the
matter up. Mr.. Ingersoll said he could not
serve on the committee SO Capt. Castle was
appointed 10 fill the vacancy. The committee
saw Mr.. Peabody later in the day and could
NOT DO any better than 50, 400, and therefore
closed with him at those figures.
MISCELLANEOUS.
.Mr. McClung, presented long report in
regard to the $4,000 appropriation for the
west st. Paul leyee which was adopted
A communication from John a. Rea, ia
vpnngthe cheapening of the public lands
was referred to the executive committee.