St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-05-06
THE BOARD OF TRADE.
Mai. Bassett's Little Joke Not APP
preCiated.


preCiated.
A little before IL o'clock yesterday
morning, a few sad-eyed gentlemen
gathered in the rooms of the board of
trade in the Lumber Exchange build
ing, and the usual meeting of the board
was called to order. The gentlemen
seemed the most interested in the prob
able hour for adjournment, and kept on
their overcoats, held their hats in their
hands and clutched a comprehensive
assortment of umbrellas, while routine
business was railrOaded through with
rapidity which showed that the SavOry
SMELL of hot pork and beans from
neighboring restaurant appealed to gas
tronomic joys.
C. K. Davis recommendation of re-
port from the chief engineer. on the I'M
prOvement of the river between Mime
apotis and st. Paul, was referred to
the committee on water power and
navigation. A communication was read
from the officers at Fort Smelling, ask
ing that the board recommend that the
motor line be extended from Minnehaha
Falls to the fort. The communication
stated that it would be not only bene-
fit to Minneapolis business houses, but
would be paying investment for the
road. 1t was referred to the committee
on city affairs.
Secretary Hall read communication
from the mayor of Ogdensburg. n. Y,
relative to the proposed ship canal
around Niagara Falls. and after it had
been Sedately referred to the committee
on legislation, somebody, who happened
to be awake, casually remarked that
the bill had already been reported back
from the committee. This seemed to
muddle matters up a bit, but it was
moved that. as an amendment, the canal
should be ordered built at one. The
amendment went to the committee.
A communication from the New York
Cotton Exchange, recommending un-
favorable action i'll regard to the But
terworth bill, now before congress, fav-
ing as an object the prevention of So
called gambling III wheat and other ne
cessities, was read, and it looked as if
there might be discussion of the mat
ter. but the board was too weary, and
| as.Maj. Bassett seemed to be loaded for
an argument, he was added to the COM
mittee on legislation, to which the bill
was recommended, and the board heaved
| sigh of relief.
Before an adjournment could be
sprung. Maj. Bassett was again upon
| his feet with lengthy preamble ana
set of resolutions condemning the pur-
| chase OF silver by the government, and
ending with an ironic resolution to the
effect that the government buy up
wheat at 81 per bushel, store it away.
and issue certificates to the value of 81
| each, which could be used as legal ten
! der. Nobody seemed to know what the
paper was about, and its adoption was
moved A few of the members who
| took the paper seriously, thought that
| the matter should be placed before the
state grange. The matter was not ar
| gued, and was left to the committee on
| legislation. The queer thing about the
matter was that nobody laughed.
| The following resolutions were place d
on record:
Resolved, That the board Of trade Of the
city of Minneapolis heartily Endorses the
| action of the chamber of commerce of the
| city of New York, taken April 3. 1890. in
| protesting against the passage of an act
| known as House Bill No. 642l, now before
| the United States senate, entitled, IAN act to
| annul an act to provide for the taking OF the
| eleventh and other cenSuSeS.'
Resolved, That we respectfully and earn
| estly request our senators from this state to
| use their best endeavors to defeat the pass
age of said act, and that a certified copy OF
| these resolutions be forwarded TO them by
! the secretary of the board.
The board adjourned to meet the first
Monday in June.