St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-01-08
NOTES AND COMMENT.

Z. +. Drake offers to be one of fifty
citizens to subscribe 5000 for the cree
ton of a public auditorium and free
library. Look and note how the men
who have made millions out Of the pros
perity Of the city Will rush to plank
down their 5000.
What namby-pamhy notions the pub
lie men of St Paul have III regard to the
newspapers. When they meet to dis
cusS the city'S interests, the first thing
tpperm0St in their minds is to cal for
the election of the reporters. There
must be something awfully rotten in the
state of Denmark when public men are
afraid to air their opinions before the
representatives of the daily press.
Secretary Hart yesterday reported TO
the state board of corrections aud chart
ties the deporahle condition of several
county jaiis. What did the board do?
1t ordered the report to bc placed on
the file. and increased the Secretary's
salary, Mr.. Hart deserves all the money
he will get in the shape of Il salary from
the state, but. gentlemen of the state
board of corrections and charities, is it
not your duty to see that something is
done to remedy the gross evils un-
earthed by Secretary Hart? What were
youcalled into existence for? To meet
quarterly. mutually admire yourselves
and draw Expenses for iaunting over
the state ON inspecting tours?
They have delightful appreciation
of news in the state executive depart
nfent. The fact of the matter is, if a
representative of the press desires any
ia tho Of tbp
guDernat0riaI department he must look
for it outside of the capitol. Take an
Instance from yesterday:
ANY news tG-dayY' asked news
paper man, entering the, executive
Office.
No; not a thing came the reply.
A walk down to the Merchants
CLEANED the fact that Judge Williams
had been rtapp0inted RAILROAD commits
SiODer. The newsgathererS may expect
TO get this appointment from the gov
ernor's Office about the middle OF next
week. Such is the idea Of news!
~
Judge Williams was appointed mem
Der of the state railroad and warehouse
commission year ago. The new law,
yeorganiZing the commission, then came
into force. BY it the terms of the COM
miSSiOnerS are fixed at three years, one
commissioner to retire every year. To
attain this end, when Gov. Merriam
made the appointments last January,
Judge Williams was appointed for one
wear, ,jOhu l.. Gibbs for two wears and
Gen. G.. l.. Becker for three wears.
Judge Williams, by his reappointment,
becomes member of the commission for
the ensuing three years. Judge Will
Jams is deserving of the high honor be-
slowed upon him by Gov. Merriam. He
IS capable man for the post, courtly,
entertaining and of sterling integrity.
Hon. Sam G.. Iverson. of the state au-
ditOr'S department, felt two inches
taller as he walked to the capitol yester-
day morning. He had been credited in
a morning journal with delivering a
speech at the Company c banquet. Sam
Is d genial fellow in many respects. but
he is no orator. When Il member of the
legislature, the story is freely told, he
twice attempted To ''catch the speakers
eye" Unfortunately the seat of his
inspiration would cling to the leather
b0ttomed chair. The speech has
yet to be delivered; yet imagine
Sans CONSERVATION when he discoy-
cred himself freely quoted by a morn
ing journal as having proved equal to
the occasion at the Company c banquet?
The thing looked so pat-there it was,
H. black and whitehall Sam began to
wonder whether he really delivered the
speech or not. 1t required demOniacal
yell from Bert Braden to dlsabuse the
idea which was fast becoming lodged
within him.