St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-02-16
THAT BOARD BILL.
An Indignation Meeting of BOarders to Dis
cuss Its Provisions.

An Indignation Meeting of Boarders to Dis
cuss Its Provisions
On Thursday morning the GLOBE con-
tanned the exclusive report Of convention
held In st. Paul of the keepers of boarding
houses throughout the state, in which they
decided to ask the legislature for a bill pro-
yiding for state boarding house examining
commission, prohibiting borders from 60
ing to bed with their boots on, and from
grumbling about their treatment by their
landladies.
The news of this action, aud its probable
favorable consideration by the legisla-
ture was received all over the
state with blanching cheeks and bated
breath. The excitement eliminated finally
in the calling OF a general state convention
Of boarders in st. Paul yesterday in the Sen
| ate chamber, and delegates from most of the
prominent hasieries of the state were pres
ent, the attendance being about 400.
Mr.. Slocum, Of Winona, was unanimously
elected chairman, and on taking his seat,
said that the large attendance at the meet
ing attested the Importance Of the occasion.
The GLOBES report of convention held I'M
der the same roof but three DAYS agos had
sent chill of horror through the veins of
every one who had read it, aud particularly
the large aud growing element of the popula-
ton SO largely represented here. The rights
for which the patriots of 1876 had fought
were in danger of subversiou, and it WAS
high time to take active measures to throttle
the tyrannous and iniquitOuS attempts which
were being made to wrest from the American
people their guaranteed constitutional liber-
ties.
This eloquent burst so exhausted him that
he was fain TO ask the ianitor for 4 glass OF
water, which was taken as a signal for ap-
plause, which was given with great gusto.
The meeting being declared open for mo-
tons or suggestions, Mr.. Llrdstick, of WI
mona, expressed himself in favor OF boy
cotting ali the landladies VINO had anything
to do with this infamous scheme. lie boarded
with Mrs. Spooner, the lady who had ex-
pressed herself about the "bald. headed
butter'' chestnut. He admitted that woman's
lair was crown OF glory, but
declared he didn't like it in his butter. He
offered a resolution to the effect that every
boaider should leave the laDdladies who voted
for the items asked for on Wednesday.
A deep silence fell on the assembly, like
half an hour, evidently NO one desiring to
voice the objection which all saw was fatal to
the scheme proposed.
Mr.. T. NJ. c. Acefull, of White Bear, final
ly rose and in hesitating and prayerful
tone observed that while the brother was
actuated evidently by spirit of faith, hope
and charity, the method he proposed OF stem-
ming the tide Of evil in Our midst was i'm
practicable. He was too modest to speak for
himself but he knew that many
of the brethren were largely in
debt to their landladies, aud not
having the wherewithal 10 recompense them,
in how much would they be benefited by
conforming to the brothers. panl What
would II profit boarder If he got the entire
earth and had to leave his trunk behiDdf He
moved that the resolution be laid ON the
table, aud the chair declared that to be the
sense of the meeting, no one Directing.
No one seemed to have any plan to sug-
gest, and although Il good many speeches
were made, they dealt almost entirely with
generalities, the speakers combining them
selves To stating their grievances. Mr..
Scooptr, reporter on the Little Canada Dy-
namltard, remarked that next to proof-read
ers boarding house keepers were the most
haiefu!iy tyrannical set Of people
on earth. But what could a
man do. The law held that numbering
u proof-reader was an act Of self-defense,
but treated an act of violence against a land
lady as Il crime of most heinOus nature.
Mr.. Eisenstein, of Shakopee, complained
that his lanulady set pork in front of him
three or four times a week; Mr.. McGrana-
han, of Mendoza, said he never could get fish
on Friday, and many other complaints Of
similar nature were made.
Others spoke in the same vein, and finally
Mr.. Greenbag, Monticello lawyer, stated
that much OF the evidence that was being
taken would he ruled out In almost any
court, and ia order to econOmZe the time, he
would move that the chair appoint a com
mittee Of three to present their side of the
case to the legislature aud do what they
could to defeat the bill. The time
for legislative action WAS now short,
and iudicious committee could, he thought,
srcure the squelching Of the bill In COM
mittce and so kill 1t. In fact. the bill would
probably 90 10 the senate committee on odds
and ends, Of which thu chairman owed him
(Mr. Greenbag) poker debt Of $3.50, which,
as he did not suppose he could collect any
how, he would donate TO the cause and offer
10 give the senator receipt in full II he
would agree to pigeon hole the bill. This
magnanimous and sensible proposition met
with favor and was adopted as the sense Of
the meeting.
The chairman appointed Mr.. Grecnbag,
Mr.. Emdash lie Sueur printer, and Mr..
Spanner. Chaska fireman, as the committee,
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