The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-12-30
GRANTING SALOON LICENSES.
Assemblyman Days Opinion of Rev,
David Morgan

what promised to be a long and
TEDIOUS meeting of the assembly COM
mlttee on license was cut short yester-
DAY by the action of a number of the
applicants for saloon licenses. The
christian Citizens league had filed OBJ
Ject1ons against the bondsmen for M.
A. Donnelly. Yesterday when the an
pdcation was reached, surety COM
pany bond had been substituted. The
application of E. L. Murphy for q.
license had been withdrawn. Blixt &
JChnson, to whom the league objected.
also withdrew their application. r. @.
Eggert, OF 4S4 Robert street against
whom objection had been fled on the
ground that he had been convicted in
April last, and fined 500 for keeping
ms saloon open, did not appear before
the committee. Assemblynan Arosin
thought 1t best to take UP the matter
III the committee rather than in the
ceuncil, II there was to be any investi-
cation OF the charges. Mr.. Reardon
SAID II Eggert had been convicted, there
was no right either in the committee
or council to grant him a license Mr.
Doty thought, as a lawyer, that the
council was the proper body to hear
objections, but if the committee decid-
ed to listen to the evidence he was
ready to furnish it in this particular
case at this time The objection to the
~PPAA%SSSACAA u L1S6C WdS THAI lie US1Q
been convicted in the police court of
having violated the liquor law, and
the league also charged and were ready
to prove that he had violated the law
at other times, but had not been con-
Victed. He called attention to the OBJ
jectors, Messrs. Cowgirl and Morgan.
but was interrupted by Assemblyman
DAILY, who said he presumed Mr.. Cow
gill was all right, but that the other
objector in his opinion, was an "eccles-
iastical tramp and should be driven
from the city" Assemblyman Arosin
again announced that in his opinion the
committee was the proper place to
hear the evidence to be brought out
and that the time Of the council should
CERT, the city clerk announced, had not
been notified Of the meeting, and the
matter was laid over without date
In the case of Charles Ernst, Of 1853
Fort street, the league objected to Leo
pold Hilger, one of the bondsmen. Mr..
Hilger appeared before the committee
and satisfied them and Mr.. Doty that
A. Mauer, of 452 Sibley street, announc-
ed that he would have a surety COM
pany bond prepared. Albert Seiss was
another saloonkeeper to whom the
league objected on account Of the
bondsmen, but Mr.. Doty stated they
had been misinformed and that the
bondsmen were all right.
The committee passed on twenty
three applications for licenses, among
them being that of F. c. Brady for
license at 345 Wabasha street Assem-
blyman Craig wanted to know if the
application was for the place now
kept by Murphy, and was informed
that it was. Mr.. Brady said he had
bought the saloon and the bill of sale
81 ga
Gent, he was prepared to make an
affidavit Of the fact He said he was
anxious to sell the place and offered
Mr.. Reardon a commission Of $780, If
he would find him a purchaser. The
application of NOyes Bros. & Cutler for
a wholesale and retail license was also
acted upon favorably.