St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-15

chamber OF commerce.
COWS RUNNING AT LARGE.
Mr.. McClung, chairman of the committee
on streets, roads and parks, submitted a
long report in regard to COWS
running at large in the city. The report de-
nounces the present system or manner of
dealing with this matter, and declares that
the ordinance is not enforced even as it now
stands. 1t recommends the adoption of
new ordinance which shall make provision
for herders, to be licensed by the city, and
the abandonment of fences within the city
so as to give the COWS all the chance they
may desire to enter the premises of people
and do damage, so that the people can sue
the city and recover damages, and in that
way cause the authorities to take the hint and
protect citizens by enforcing the ordinances
in regard to cattle running at large.
A NEW DIRECTOR.
Mr. Ingerson, on behalf of the committee
on nominations, reported in favor of electing
H. P. Hall a director in place of Mr.. Nc
Manus, resigned, and the reportwas adopted.
HEALTH OF THE CITY.
The committe on sanitary matters through
Mr. Hodgson reported the following which
was referred to the health officer and the COM
mittee:
ST. PAUL, MINI, March 20, 1884.
This is to state that we, the undersigned
practicing physicians, Of the city Of Saint
Paul, believe our city to be healthful, at the
same time we recognize that Il considerable
number Of all cases Of sickness, which have
occurree in this city during the spring and
summer months Of previous years, were due
to the decomposition of animal and vegetable
matter which was permitted to lie for a long
time in back yards and alleys in many por-
tiOns of the city.
In our opinion the early removal of all
such material to a safe distance should be
accomplished so soon as possible; and the
the frequent removal Of accommodating gar
bage throughout the warm months, we be-
lieye would result in a marked decrease in
our sick list, and help to render this city
what it should be, the hesltlhi1est on our con-
tinent. -
Henry F. Hoyt, NJ. D. Pres Board of Health
City Of st. Paul. Jas. G. Markoe, NJ. d.
J.Davenport Jr., NJ. D. j. H. Stewart NJ. d.
G. a. Wheaton. NJ. D. Late Pres BID of H'th
j. W. Thompson, MD. G. B. Witherle, M. D.
a. Macdonald, NJ. D. A. j. Stone, NJ. D.
Park Richie, NJ. D. j. H. Murphy, NJ. D.
j. A. Quinn, NJ. D. E. A. Horst, NJ. D.
Jay Owens, NJ. D. C. c. Miller, NJ. D.
DR.. g. Stamm.
THE SILVER DOLLAR.
D. W. Ingerson and D. H. Moon, of the
mercantile committee, reported in regard to
the circular of the New York chamber of
commerce, relative to the present standard
silver dollar, whereas and resolution as
follows:
WHEREAS, Five dollars in gold is sufficient
to purchase bullion enough to coin six silver
dollars, therefore,
ReS0lUed That it is the sense of the st. |
Paul chamber of commerce, that it is the |
duty OF the United States to suspend the |
present silver dollar, and to substitute in
lieu thereof a silver dollar of the same in
trinsic value as gold.
Quite a long discussion followed, Mr.. |
ID. k. Noyes opening the same by declaring
that he desired most emphatically to place |
himself on record against the coinage of the |
silver dollar. He declared that gold was 60
ing out of the country very rapidly indeed, |
and such was the financial outlook from this |
fact as to cause the most serious apprehen-
sion in commercial circles. He did not care |
to go into prolonged discussion upon the |
subject but desired to put himself on the |
record against the silver dollar coinage
Mr.. b. f. Drake was surpassed to hear men |
Of eXperience and observation declare in
favor of the coinage of the silver dollar All |
history, of every country that ever existed
under the sun proves that the weaker cur
o,,t4 lo
and that is the reason that gold is going
abroad at the present time so rapidly If it
should go on gold will be at premium and
a financial revulsion will follow There
could be no doubt about it. He too wanted
to go on record.
Dr. Day said that as it seemed to be fash
ionable to put ones self on record he wanted
to put himself there too as being against the
resolution reported by the committee. He
had often heard it stated in the chamber that
all the world had demonitized silver. This
is not true. England and Germany are the
only countries that have done so, and these
two countries are not prosperous, while all
other countries are bi-metallic and are pros
porous. No country is more prosperous
than France; Italy is also prosperous; so are
all the rest.
Mr.. Hodgson was strongly opposed to the
coinage of silver and declared that twas very
bad policy for the country to keep coming the
silver dollar and slowing it away in
vaults and safes hired for the purpose. He
understood that the government was paving
5000, 600 per annUm for rent of vaults in
which to store this vast amount of silver and
what is the use? 1t cannot be used. No one
wants it and no, one will take it, What
would be thought of a man or company of
men who went on manufacturing threshing
machines that no one wanted and that were
defective, and storing them in rented build
ings, at great expense, and when expostulat
ed with refused to stop manufacturing, but
on the contrary kept right on making the
machines2 It would be thought that such
persons were little less than insane. This is
precisely what the government of the United
States is doing to-day. 1t is manufacturing
and storing away this silver dollar which no
one wants and no one will take
Mr.. Oppenheim said that from the east
came the earnest cry to stop the coinage of
silver, and from the west the demand to 90
ahead. The cry from the east was natural.
If he was a banker in New York when money
was IL or 2 per cent. per annuni, he would
take steps 10 stop the expansion of the cur
rency. Here the banks can loan all the
money they can command at 10 per cent,
and even at that figure they cannot supply
the demand. While New York wants less
money the west wants more.
Capt. Blallely wanted to make gold and
silver equal.
Mr.. Gilman denied that the expectation of
gold was owing to the coming of silver dol {
lars. The reason why it went out of the
country was because we were buying goods
there and had to pay for them. If