St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-03-31
the BIG THREE SLICED.
A Sweeping Cut in Remunera-
ton Proposed by the RAM
sey Delegation.
Sheriff, Clerk and Register
Reduced to a Salary Of
$4,000.
The Delegation Evidently Has
a Discussion Of a Warm
Hue,
But Only Inartieulate Sounds
Come Through Oaken
Doors.

Behind closed doors the Ramsey
county delegation last evening debated
and discussed for over three hours.
while the members of the press sat in
the outer room and with various city
officials discussed the situation. The
oalen doors which guard the inner
sanctum of the corporation attorney are
very massive, but they did not prevent
the news gatherers from knowing that
a fierce conflict was being carried OH by
the delegation of Ramsey county law
makers.
The first subject which caused the
storm of debate to arise was as to
whether or not the meeting should he
of q star chamber character. One dig
nified senator was of opinion that the
reporters should be excluded on all Oc-
caSionS, for he complained OF the man
Der in which his flights of oratOry were
always cut down to few lines of hard,
matter-of-fact reading.
Another wearer of the toga suggested
that as the work of the delegation was
most arduouS. it was impossible to
| get any work done if the reporters and
the representatives of the masses were
admitted. The advocates of open ses-
! sion then had an inning, and
| declared that it was un-American and
opposed to all principles Of liberty OF
| this great and glorious country TO hold
! star chamber sessions, and that the
! doors should be opened wide. The
disciples of the vehmegericht prevailed,
and the pencilerS and city officials were
left like the unfalthful at the gates of
| paradiSe-on the outside.
The delegation then took up the work
| f,f I've ol,r of a 10
bate, decided that the sheriff, register
of deeds and clerk of courts should,
after the expiration of the terms of Of
flee of the present incumbents, be
| paid yearly salary of $1,000
each, being required to turn over to the
treasury 25 per cent of the gross amount
| of fees received, and paying the neces-
sarY expenses of their Offices out of the
balance. This means that if any one of
the offices receives $4,000 in fees, So
900 is to be retained for salary Of the in
cumbent of that office, $500 must be
turned over to the treasurer, and the
balance of $4,000 may be expended for
clerk hire and postage stamps. The Of
flee of county treasurer was not inter
fered with, and the auditor and asses
sor were left for future deliberatiOn.
The most serious fight of the evening
was upon the senate amendments to the
board of public works bill One SEN
ator was very much surprised. when he
brought up the amendments. to find
that the six members Of the house OF
representatives were opposed to them.
He became indignant, then angry, and
finally in a transport of rage denounced
the gentlemen who had promised to
support the senate amendments. He
wound up his denunciaton by Selling
the copy of the bill and, with move
ment like Ajax defying the lightning,
flung the bill clear across the room.
Pat Egan, the custodian of the court
house, who was i'll the outer room. be
came alarmed at the diScOrdant sounds
proceeding from the inner Sanctum
and rushed to the telephone and called
up Sheriff Bean, who came over to the
court house III hot haste, forgetting his
sombrero. City Physician Ancker also
happened to arrive at the same mo
ment, and hasty council of war wa:
held by the two gentlemen and the re
porter. 1t was decided at once to breal
down the doors and preserve ordel
and give aid to the injured. fo
the sounds of diScord coming from the
inner room showed that battle was il
progress. At that moment City Attor
hey Lawler opened the door and an
nounced that aid was lot needed, 70
the debate was over, and the reporter
entered the room, counted the member
of the delegation, and found that al
were in good condition, though SOM
J were very red in the face
The gentlemen who had assumed {
rosy appearance declined to give an,
| information of the proceedings, while
few of the pacific lawmakers gave on
a few cold facts as to the work accom-
l plished. The delegation soon went thei
several ways, and Custodian Egan wa
left in possession of the arena.
st. Paul Real Estate.