St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-04-13
CALLEDD0WN HARD
The Committee Of Forty Is
sues an Address to the
People.
SCORING THE DELEGATION
From This County in the
House, on Account Of
Its Action
ON SEVERAL REFORM BILLS
introduced by the Commit
tee--A Petition to Be
Circulated.
SCORING THE DELEGATION
ON SEVERAL REFORM BILLs

An adjourned meeting of the com.
nlfttee of forty was held yesterday
| afternoon at The Commercial club
| In accordance with the action taken
| by the committee at Thursday Us
meeting, a subcommittee prepared
an address to the people of the city
| and the Legislature, and a petition
| directed to the members of the Ram
| sey county delegation in the house
! of representatives. The petition is
then presented to the house delega-
| ton.
The address and petition are given
below. The committee hopes that
| all citizens of st. Paul who are in
| sympathy with the movement for re-
trenchment and reform will, when
| called on, promptly sign the petit
| ton, and as the time in which to
| act is short, they will individually
| make their influence felt upon the
| legislature.
| The address is as follows:
this country have, during the last
! four years, feDtsa and recognized the
necessity of economy and reform in
municipal affairs. The voters of
Ramsey county at the last election,
| seeking relief from some of the bur-
dens which have been imposed upon
| them during prosperous times, elect
| ed a legislative delegation and eoun-
ty officers who were pledged to en-
| act and accept measures winch
would effect that desirable result
| For the purpose of aiding the leg1s-
| latiye delegation to carry out its
| pledges and to formulate measures
to meet the popular and pressing de-
mand, the committee of forty was
! created. This committee was com
posed of ten representatives each
| from the chamber of commerce, the
| iobbers' union, the Commercial club
and the Municipal league. 1t has IN
the character of its members fairly
represented all of the interests OF the
city except
THOSE OF THE TAX EATER.
..rt has labored faithfully and I'M
selfishly. and has approved or pro-
cured the introduction of several meas
ures calculated to effect the opJects
| for which it was created. 1t mas re-
peatedly sought conferences with the
Ramsey county legislative delegation
! and has secured friendly cooperation
with the senatorial branch. With the
| members of the house delegation they
| have not generally been so fortunate
=" Atsa late period of the legislative
| session, however, the full Ramsey
| county delegation, with the exception
| of one member, agreed to secure the
| passage of the bills which had beer
! Endorsed by this committee. The sen
| atorial members promptly redeemed
their pledge by passing and sending
| them to the house the next day. Here
| for ten days, when only ten more days
| of the session remain, these bills have
been tied up by reason of a disagree
ment among the members of the house
delegation or the influence of office
holders Disregarding the pledges
| through which they secured their cleo
ton, and disregarding their agreemen
of ten days ago, they state that they
will pass the needed bills only on con
dition that they shall become oper
alive in about two to four years aftel
their passage.
1.-THE people demand immediate re
lief. Their supposed representative:
will only consent to grant it on con
dition that present officials retain
emoluments, which are conceded t.
be excessive, during their full term O
office.
Members of the house delegat ton,
YOU CANNOT ESCAPE
the responsibility You either repre-
sent the taxpayers or the tax-eater.
of this city and county. You must b,
| your action show which.
eve protest against any further de
lay in these important matters ant
demand that what are known as tn,
Ramsey county and st. Paul saIar,
bills, and bills of similar character. b,
passed Immediately as agreed upol
by the joint legislative delegation. T,
this the people Of this city and count,
will hold you strictly responsible. Yo,
cannot shift this responsibility to TIL
Hennep1n county delegation, or to an,
individual or body of men. You can
not let friendly consideration for tn
ofhce-holders individually or collect
lVely prevent your doing your swor,
duty to the public. The officeholder
are fairly and literally treated in til,
plils, and many of them recogniz,
tnelr necessity and are satisfied will
tnen. The voters and taxpayers q
TINS city and county can see no vail,
OF legitimate reason why bills. which
you nave once approved and agree,
TO pass, should be allowed to die,
Tne petition to be circulated 10 :.
follows: 10 d.
TO the members of Ramsey oo,,n.,
delegation in the house of represent
tives: pieeeiila
The great need of the civ of g,
Paul and county of Ramsevis econor,,
and retrenchment in their ,,,,,rio,..I
expenditures. pa
ITO this end certain bills bava hoo,
agreed upon and have passed The 60 &c,
ate, known as the Ramsey county -,
st. Paul fee and salary bills. the Hill
relating to the board of public worl.
and municipal court, and the hill a.,
thorizing common councils to reduc
salaries. We understand that tbes
bllIs are now delayed In the house
AS citizens and taxpayers of g,
Paul, we respectfully and urgently re
quest that these bills be pushed by voI
to immediate passage
| All Under One management
IS the Burlington Route line from tb
Twin Cities to st. Louis, along the cas-
bank of the grand Mississippi rive,
Through Pullman Buffet Slesoers r,ak
the trip most comfortable. Trains ru
into the new union depot in st. Lerts
the largest or the continent. A,nrl
time for connection with all south
Eornd t'ains. Ticket Offices, 400 Fol,
ert street (Hctel Ryan, and union de
pot.
Bill May Pass.
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