St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-05
LIKE DAMOCLEs, SWORD
The Board of Trade Censure Hangs
over the Hennepin Delegation.

LIKE DAMOCLES' SWORD
The Board of Trade Censure Hangs
over the Hennepin Delegation.
The following members were present at
the Nav meeting of the board of trade yes
terday morning: MesSrs. Isaac Atwater,
George A. Bracket, A. j. Boardman, j. b.
Bassett, George W. Bray, W. G. Byron, 5.
P. Channel. G. L. Dale, +. c. GriSwold,
Ezra Farnsworth, Anthony Kelly, II. Z.
Morse. C. A. Nimocks, j. n. Mind, 4. j.
Phelps, w. r. Tillinghast, j. c. Whitney,
G. A. Wheaton and j. t. Wyman. After
some mimportant business was completed,
A BREEZE WAS CREATED
BIZ Judge Atwater calling up his resolution
in regard to the proposed cenSure OF the
Hennepin county delegation for disregard
of the request of the board in relation to
the salaries and fees of county officers.
This was offered two months ago and
tabled, week after, because OF Judge At
waters absence. and at his request was
brought up. The judge merely stated that
instead of reducing salaries and fees, as
desired, the only change made was IN the
line of an increase.
Mr.. Wyman, as before, opposed the reSo-
luton. holding that what was done was in
that it would be ridiculous to place the
board on record as censuring the delegation
when the board itself differed as to the
proper thing to be done. Mr.. Mind said he
would dislike to see the resolution adopted,
as he knew personally the delegation did
all within its power and did the best from
the light it had Mr.. BaSSett held the
board had perfect right to condemn the
action of the delegation and was in favor
of the resolution.
HE WAS LOADED.
He read lot of Bradstreet statistics
showing the depressed condition of industry
over the country and then asked whether it
was Just, when wages are going down, to
increase the salaries of public officers.
Here, for instance, was great increase in
the salary of the city attorney, from 81, 500
to So, 900, a useless burden Oh the taxpayers
for as good talent as now filled the office
could be obtained for 81. 500. Mr.. BasSett
had other statistics nearer home and gave
figures showing the sheriff of Hennepin
county had made $4,000 in one year and
the register of deeds $3.50 What man
in the county," asked Mr.. Bassett, with
out the employment of a cent OF capital,
can in a single year turn over $4,000 to
the credit side of his LEDGER" He figured
out that the auditor had cleared Sc, 600 in
year and the treasurer SIS, 600, clear
profit. He went through all the other
offices and after each would ask: And
shouldn't this legislature be censured?"
Nh Mind replied to this by saying the
officers of Hennepin county received less
than in any other county in the state for
the work done.
THE JUDGE GETS HOT.
Judge Atwater in reply made very ex-
cited and imprisoned speech. The dele
CATION, he said, had paid no heed to the
board, to justice or to anything else. They
had simply made up their mind what to do
and nothing could move them. All talk
was idle of their doing their best, and it
was equally idle to suggest to listen to
defense by the delegation. They had none,
for this resolution, after publication in the
papers, had been lying on the table for
eight weeks and nothing has been heard
from them. Judge AtWater spoke at some
length ON the subject of high public salaries
and corruption funds, and finally, on mo-
lion of Mr.. Farnsworth, consideration was
postponed until the next meeting, and the
members of the delegation were invited to
be present to defend themselves.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
Mr.. Wyman, from the committee on
manufactures. reported that his committee
had held conference with the young men
who proposed to start basket factory and
found they had only some $500 capital,
whereas they deemed 900 necessary
10 the establishment OF such fac
tory as they desired. The committee be-
Iieved the process to be a good one, and told
the projectors if they would raise $4,000
for a start the committee could recommend
the enterprise to the public as worthy OF in
vestment The projectors are now securing
for this sum, and the committee was given
further time.
The special committee of the board in
relation to the convention of passenger con-
ductors made partial and informal report.
4 conference had been held and it was
deemed that 81. 500 was all that was neces-
sary to be raised by the joint committees,
representing also the JobberS' association
and the chamber of commerce. This they
held to be an easy matter, and measures to
raise it were now in progress. MI. Channel
was added to the committee, which was in
structed to continue its work.
A surplus of S25 from the legislative
banquet was reported by Mr.. Wyman to be
in his hands The question arose whether
it should be used to pay deficit in the eX-
pense of entertaining the Watertewn eX
cursion or should go to the conductors en-
tertainment. 1t having been reported that
the Jobbers' association had already settled
the Watertown deficit, the S25 was turned
over to it, on motion of Capt. Whitney.
Three thousand copies of the handbook
were ordered sent to Portland, Me-, to the
National encampment, G. A. R., where
Maj. Norton and Capt. Babb agreed to SUI
perintend their distribution.
THE K1NG-REMINGTON SUIT.
An Uninteresting Day-.The Argu-
ments to he Postponed to June.
The hearing Of the King Remington case
was resumed yesterday in the district court,
before Judges Koon and Young. The
morning was consumed in the hearing of
expert testimony concerning the value of
the property, introduced by the defense.
Z. E. Brown was called and subjected to