The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-08
ASSEMBLYMAN DIX,S RESOLUTION
FOR AN INVESTIGATION TO BE
SMOTHERED.
MIGHT DIG UP TOO MUCH.
CITY ATTORNEYS OFFICE CON-
TINUES TO INVITE THE COUNCIL
TO COME ON.
ARos1N's MEMORY IS EXCELLENT.
He to Forget All About 1t
and NObOdy Is Calling His
Attention to 1t.

The proposed investigation of the diff
ferences between the legal and police
departments Of the city, as told in the
o b e several days ago., Is to be
smothered. The assembly passed a res
~olution, which Assemblyman Dix in all
his innocence sprung, for the appoint
ment of a joint committee Of three
members from each body and hen sent
the resolution to the board Of alder
men. When it reached that body there
was a deal of talk about which COM
mittee to refer the resolution to. Aid.
Shepard was in favor Of doing the
courteous thing and appointing the
committee as asked for by the assem-
bly,. Evidently the Eleventh ward rep
resentative was not fully infexmed Of
the desire of the administration.
Aid. Kenny laughed n advised that
the council was doing too much in the
political line without being cucumber
ed with any more work of this kind.
Aid. Kaldunski wanted the resolu-
ton to go to the committee on gas. and
Aid. Lindahl, who is one of the three
mbe Of the ways and means, insist
ed on the resolution being referred to
thai committee, and it was so ordered.
1t was announced yesterday that the
intention was to allow the matter to
drop, as 1t was considered that it would
be bad form to investigate without first
having an understanding as to what
would be brought out.
President Arosin, of the assembly.
did not appoint the assembly end Of
the committee the night the resolution
n9SSQ6 that hndu hut o1o;.a0I 49, l..
allowed the matter to slip his memory
HIS memory continued to play tricks on
MIN last night. Like McCardy, it was
limited, he stands by his friends, ex-
cept that he does it in a negative way,
and the results are less disastrous.
City Attorney Darragh, seen yester-
day afternoon, was asked as to the
status Of the proposed investigation of
mis- office and the police department..
MIR. Darragh said:
Il am very sorry that the board of alder
men ala not pass the resolution of the as
pointed to conduct the Investigation. As
stated on my return from Chicago, the fact
that my term of office is soon to expire should
not deter the council from proceeding with
the investigation, for if have done any-
thing wrong l think the people should know
II, and there is certainly time enough be-
WOOh " duu the expiration OF nv term
70 nave a full investigation into the affairs of
this department.
Il regret exceedingly that Mr.. Reardon had
not the moral courage to father the resolu-
tlon which he asked young Mr.. Dix, the new
ana inexperienced city official, to Introduce.
l am getting so used to being impe ached
through the newspapers on charges by Mr..
Reardon that l would be sadly disappointed
were he to discontinue this Impeachment pro-
cess of getting rid of me.
regret also that the suggestion of the
eminent statesman Mr. Doo~l-
In MS proposed amendment to the resolution
OF MI. Dix, extending the investigation to all
civil actions, was not adopted, as that would
have given the Investigating committee a
department.
THE suggestion of Aid. Kaldunski to refer
the resolution to the committee on gas, seems
TO nave been a happy thought of that Iegis-
Iator. Whether his desire was to burn up
or blow up the resolution l do not know. but
tne pyrotechnic character of the resolution
certainly ~Justifes him in the proposed dis
position of it. All is well that ends WELL"
Assistant City Attorney Oppenheim
SAID he was sorry that the investiga-
ton had been sidetracked. He had an
idea that perhaps it would be possible
70 nave the aldermen agree to pass
the resolution. If sc he promised to
have some testimony which would he
OF interest to the city council and the
taxpayers. There had been no friction
between the legal department and he
police department that he knew of
n police officials not satisfied with
running their department wanted him
to dispose of matters to suit them. and
this had caused some talk on their
part. The passage Of the resolution had
the effect of doing away with the in
reference of the police in the cases
brought UP in the police court and
for this much he a greatly obliged.
Neither Mr.. Phillips nor Mr.. Bowe, Of
the attorneys office, cared to discuss. or
venture an opinion as to the probabl
outcome of the investigation. The COM
mittee on ways and means of the al
dermen. to whom the resolution was
referred, consists Of Aid. BigeIow.
Lindahl and D~onahower.
After the adjournment of the assem-
bly, last evening a Globe reporter
called the attention of President Arosin
to the fact that he had not appointed
the assembly end Of the committee to
investigate the legal and police depart
ment affairs. President Arosin hit the
desk a thump with his hand and ac--
knoWledged that the matter had again
slipped his mind. He explained. how
ever, that the matter would receive his
attention at the adjourned meeting of
the assembly next Tuesday night.
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