St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-07-14

they will be selling liquor Illegally. They
ara, OF course, innocent parties, which
makes 1t 50 much more annoying to
them.
The liquor license and straw bond
question came up as usual when the
matter of granting 100 licenses was
ushered IN. The majority of the COM
n.ittee on licenses reported in favor of
granting all the licenses, but the minor
ity, consisting of Aid. McAllister and
Snyder, asked that the licenses
be returned to the committee
for further consideration. Aid.
Snyder asked that the business
OF the council be conducted IL bust
ness way. All he wanted was that the
bondSmen Justify. Aid. jennings re-
Sponded TO the Second ward alderman
by stating that 1t was prepOsterouS and
unfair to ask the bondsmen to await the
pleasure of the committee. Aid. Nc
AlliSter did not think it was asking too
much of the bOndSmen to compel them
10 show what they were worth. A
number of other aldermen discussed
the question pro and con, and when the
ballot was being taken Speechmaking
was the order of events.
Aid. Haynes made an extended
speech, i'll which lie took quite a de-
cided stand against the minOrity'S re-
port. Aid. Rand also made q speech in
favor of allowing all the licenses asked
for. Aid. Ingenhutt said it was shame
to- treat the salooEkeepsrs in such
niggardly manner. The SALOON
keepers were as good class
of people as the city had
and last winter when the poor were
starving they came to the front with
donations and money subscriptions.
The ministers did not do that much.
The alderman gave vent to few eX-
ercIses in calistheuics before he took
his seat. A number of ballots were
taken on both the majority and minor
ity reports. but the house was equally
divided, and nothing could he decided
either way.
Aid. Haynes offered an amendment to
the majority's report. which granted
licenses to all the SaloonkeeperS who
had made application, with the excep-
violation of the liquor ordinance dur
ing the past year. Aid. Haynes ex-
plained that Superintendent of Police
Smith had informed him that it was
necessary 10 decide the matter of
licenses at once. If it could not be
arranged so the saloons might be legal
lied he would be obliged to shut them
up. The explanation availed nothing,
for 1t was party question the council
voted on, aud it was lost, the vote being
a tie.
The Nicollet avenue paving matter
was not tackled, the property owners
having asked for another hearing before
the committee. The recommendation
OF the committee was for vitritied brick,
but 1t Is likely some other material may
now be decided on.
The ordinance tathered by Aid. Bra
dish. which had for its purpose the pre-
Ventl0n or aldermen from making ap-
polntmentS or removals. SO far as city
employees are concerned, came up for its
last reading and passage. 1t caused
considerable discussion, and it was in.
ti!uated that Aid. BradiSh had an III
terror motive in offering the ordinance.
lie had IN view greater power for the
water and sewer committees, it was
said. But he disclalmed any such
Intention, maintaining that it was for
the protection of the aldermen that the
ordinance was offered. They would
have nothing 10 do. with appointments
and removals if the ordinance we've
passed, and this fact would prevent
much worriment and annoyance. Aid.
woodward made motion 10 have the
ordinance referred TO committee con-
Slstlng OF one alderman from each
ward, anu he added in parenthtseS "Or
back TO the man who introduced it,"
1t was finally agreed to refer it to the
committee. During the meeting Presi-
deut Kiichli announced the personnel
OF the committee, and appointed Aid.
BradlSh chairman.
Toward the close of the meeting. Aid.
Jennings moved 70 have the vote by
nj. NnptC hal
question was lost recoGsidered. There
being one alderman missing from the
council who was present when the re-
port was lost, the reconsideration was
not III order. SO he executed something
or coup detat by Offering new le-
port from the maj GRITTY of the committee.
his report recommended the granting
OF the licenses, with the exception of
several which were left off the list. No
sooner was thread than A Id. McAllister,
Gray. BraZle and several other Republi-
can members left the council chamber,
the intention being 10 break the quo
rum. President Kiichli ordered The
sergeant of arms to close the
doors and not allow any more aldermen
to leave the room. AID. Nordeen tried
it and got left. Seeing that the matter
was coming 20 vote, the aldermen who
had left wanted to come back, and Pres
ldent klichli ordered the doors opened
again. The recreantS returned, and
then the Democratic members magnani-
mously allowed their chance to gain a
victory and grant the licenses slip by.
Aid. Jennings report was referred TO
the committee on licenses.
JENNINGS VS.. NORDEEN.
Aid. Jennings made motion to re-
consider Aid. Nordeen's resolution cut
ting down the wages of city laborers.
The resolution cut down the wages of
men with teams from $3.50 TO So day,
and laborerS from $1.75 to S1.50 day.
Aid. jennings made neat little speech
when he moved to reconsider the reso-
luton. and the la5oring men present in
the audience applauded him. Aid.
Nordeen came back with the statement
that he wanted the wages cut down
that more meI might lind nLloy-
ment. lie Incidentally mentioned
that Aid. Anderson, of the Sixth,
who. by the Way, Is bricklayer, had
worked for 80 cents an hour himself
Aid. Anderson denied the allegation.
He said that Aid. Nordeen talked
through his whiskers and besides lied
when he said he had worked for 80
cents an hour. He had not done so for
the past ten years.
Aid. Jennings then took a turn at
Nordeen. He dubbed him a .penuri-
Gus" and Insignificant member of the
council. He was a small contractor, he
| Sale, who had ground down the men
| who worked for him for years. and now
he wanted to dictate to all the city la
| borerS. The gentleman referred To re-
torted by saying that he ought not to
| pay attention to he sayings OF
man OF Aid. jennings stand
ing i'll the council. but justice 10
the idle men of the city compelled
him to do so. Right in his ward, he
said, they employed go men, and if his
resolution was allowed to stand loo
more could find employment. But the
| council did not see the matter in the
same light and voted to reconsider the
| resolution. 1t WAS then referred to a
| committee, consisting of one alderman
| from each ward. The result Is nuite q