St. Paul daily globe., 1891-05-07
SAINT PAUL.
AROUND THE HOTELS.


ing the investigation of the board in the
matter of the alleged brutal treatment
of convicts at the penitentiary. Un-
fortunately. Secretary Hart's letter
reached Mr.. Feig too late to enable him
to be present at Tuesdays meeting OF
the board He says he could have given
the board some valuable pointers in re-
gard to what he saw when, on behalf of
a legislative committee, he visited the
prison, and there saw Douglass, Davis
and Anderson in the solitary suspended
by their hands.
The resolution offered by Mr.. Feig on
the last day of the session and adopted
bV the house. directing the warden to
adopt a more humane system OF punish
ment, which was referred in the senate
to the boaad of corrections and charl-
ties, he claims, will have the desired
effect. The board will in all probability
recommend to change the mode OF
punishment to a miider form, and the
warden has announced his intention OF
so doing, as soon as the pending i'll
vestigation is closed, and report made.
Mr.. Feig expressed his satisfaction at
the prospect of having been instru-
mental in changing what he terms
reminiscence of barbarism. He will meet
with the board when they meet again.
After dining at the Clarendon MI.
Feig accompanied f. {. Schiffman TO
the ball game, and soon proved that he
could be useful in more fields than one.
From the outset he cheered for the visit
ing team. and is declared to be reSpon-
sible for the defeat of the st. Paul aggre-
cation. He was notified in The evening
chat perty of ardent st. PauliteS would
feel called upon to locate in Kandiyohi
for the purpose Of voting against him
next year, if he repeated his course OF
yesterday. The shrewd Kandiyohi
statesman was congratulating himself
on having been wise enough to dispose
of his wheat when it was at the highest
point. Finding that the board of cor
rectionS and charities haG adjourned for
some days, Mr.. Feig decided to return to
his farm near Atwater this morning.
Senator Leavitt. of Meeker, made his
first visit to the city since the close OF
the session yesterday, and after placing
his name on the Merchants register,
devoted a good part of the evening to
talking with Senator GeiSSel, Gen. j. NJ.
happened to be in the city. Senator
Leavitt has been devOting himself to
business ever since his return home,
and announces that his books are now
in shape as far down as Jan. Is. His
farming operations have been confined
to his garden, which he pronounceS the
finest in the state. OF course, he admits
the possibility of his being a
prejudiced judge. but says it's a
good garden anyway. The farmers
are feeling firSt-rate over the
crop outlook and prospects were never
better for that section of the state.
Whether it is due to change of Occu-
patton, or to the fresh air of the c0un
try, the fact remains that Senator
Leayitt is looking great deal stronger
than he did as the close of the session.
Gen. Diment, Of Steele, was another
member of the late house in the city
last evening. He was totally unrecog-
niZable when he arrived, and it was not
until he had placed his autograph on
on the Merchants register that his
Identity was revealed. This was due to
the fact that some one has been hand
ling a razor rather careleSsly around
his face, and the wind no longer plays
through that tOW-colored beard which
was the pride of the house all winter.
1t is gone, and the general now bears
striking resemblance to an amateur
pugilist. At the request of Mr.. Feig
and other friends, the Steele county
statesman will restore the beard at the
earliest opportunity.
United States Senator t. G. Power, of
Montana, arrived in st. Paul from the
early yesterday morning, and at once
went to the Ryan, where he met his
partner. Capt. Isaac P. Baker, of Bis
marck, n. ID. Capt. Baker, although he
has been in business for a great many
years with Senator Power, is staunch
Democrat. and only a year ago was
elected mayor of Bismarck on the Demo-
cratic ticket. This did not prevent him
accompanying Senator Power on a call
at Senator Davis office. Here some
time was spent in discussing politics
and business. Senator Power, of course.
places great deal Of reliance IN the
few local Republican victories won
in the cities and towns of his
the opinion that Montana will be Re-
publican at the next general election.
Turning from politics to business. he
said that the prospects never looked
better. The mines of the state are
being opened and worked to a greater
extent than ever before, and an era of
prosperity is certainly at hand.
Senator E. Z. Lommen, who repre-
Sented Polk county so ably in the SEN
ate the past winter. has been talking to
a reporter of the Crookston Times on
the work performed by the late legsla-
ture, and, as usual lays down some cold
facts. The Republicans, he affirms, are
almost entirely responsible for the large
appropriations. The portion of the talk
that relates to the subject of general
Legislation follows:
There have been some excellent measures
passed, and there have been some equally as
excellent measures killed. ''he said. ION the
whole l am not satisfied with the result
There was too much talk-too much sparring
for points -and too little solid work AT
tribute most of our failure to secure legisla-
ton favorable to the farmers to the Repub-
hcan party, aided by some of the Democrats.
as npon nearly all important measures the
Alliance members stood together. The Dem
ocrats had some tirst-class men in the senate
1t seemed to be the purpose of the Republic
ans TO make the expenses and appropriations
as large as possible, and then throw the
blaem ON the Alliance and Democrats. but
most OF The Alliance members and many of
tne Democrats voted for retrenchment every
time, and the record will show it.
My bill creating court of railways and
warehouses was, by the inScrutable DEGREES
OF the railroad committee, held so long that
we failed Ia reach ii on general orders. This
was unfortunate. as the powers of the pres
ent commissioners are very limited. even if
they were men disposed 10 do their duty AS
long as these men are appointed by the gov
ernor and he dictates the appointment of the
grain inspectors and their deputies, we can
not hope for any redress for our grievances
This last, of course, is not according to law.
but has been the practice, | have been in
formed, OF this business administration
Senator E. R. Smith, of LIE Sueur, is
dOmiciled at the Merchants.
Ii. S. Griswold. the well-known Re-
publican politician of Chatfield, is stop
ping at the Merchants.
w. A. Nelson, of Preston. is at the
Clarendon.
". Il. Clayton, of Langdon, N. D., is
at the Clifton.
Mrs. W. r. Tillotson and Miss Tan
ner, of Moorhead, are Windsor guests.
5; S. Titus, of Grand Forks. n. D., is
at the Merchants.