The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-11
SURPRISE FOR VETS
REFORM ELEMENT IN THE COUN-
GIL DEVELOP MA
JORITY.
NO LICENSE FOR RESORTS.
HORTICULTURISTS COMPLETE THE
WORK OF CONVENTION AND
ADJOURN.
NO LICENSE FOR RESORTS.
Sixteen Reasons Why He Thinks He
Should Have a New
Trial.

The saloon element in the city coun-
Gil was bowled over last night, after
hot fight to finish. The wet forces
had come prepared to conquer, and had
given it out cold that they would fight
it out and win on the Sorenson applica-
ton. When the smoke cleared away
they were astonished at their own sur
prise.
The fight came on when the report
of the committee on licenses was read,
and the reading precipitated a contest
that had all the appearance Of a ma
tional issue, instead Of the matter Of
one license to a rum seller. The ma
jority report of the committee, signed
by the committee, reported against the
issuing of a license to Joseph Kelliher
and Andrew Sorenson. A minority re-
port, signed by Aid. Long and Dwyer,
favored the license. When Clerk Lyd-
lard called time Aid. Long was on his
feet demanding a reason for the ma
jority report. Aid. Webster, in dig
nified manner, explained that, while
he liked to become jovial himself once
in a while, he insisted that the youth
of the city have the cloak of protec-
ton thrown about them. 1t was not
proper to have the council issue new
license where one had been revoked.
Il don't believe there is an honest
liquor seller in Minneapolis said he,
who doesn't think as 1 do. We want
to weed out those who are unworthy"
Aid. Long arose and fought nobly for
the cause. He talked quite a length of
time. He led the liquor forces. Aid.
Crosby, Dwyer, Phillips and others
supported him.
The motion was first put on the adop-
ton of the minority report, and it was
Aid. O'Brien who gave victory on the
first ballot to the anti-liquids. The vote
was as follows: eYas-Long, Kiichli,
Rand, Anderson, Rhode, Schwartz,
Dwyer, Phillips, Nelson, Drew, Dick
inson; nays, O'Brien, Lane, Adams, Ell
lott, Crosby, COlburn, Shepley, Hewett,
Webster, Lloyd, Fort, Currier Presi-
dent Loye. Yeas IL; nays 10. Durham
and Alexander were not present. A
motion to refer the report back to a
committee of enc from each ward, of
fered by Aid. Rand, was lost by the
same vote. The majority report then
carried by a vote of 10 to 10, Long,
Kiichli, Rand, Anderson, Rhode,
Schwartz, Dwyer, Phillips, Nelson and
Dickinson voting nay. The liquor force
missed the vote of Durham.
Upon motion of Ald. Crosby, a resolu-
ton was passed, requiring all employees
OF the city who had not qualified as full
citizens of the United States, to do so
forthwith. This is a peremptory order
to have all persons in the city employ
place themselves in a position to hold
the positions.
The committee having in charge the
settlement of the debt Of H. F. Brown,
having failed to reach an agreement,
the city attorney was ordered to pro-
coed at once by due course of law, to
make the collections.
Property owners to a man, headed by
Bardwell, Robinson Co., objected to the
opening and widening of Twenty-fourth
avenue north from Third street to the
river. The matter was referred to the
committee.
Permission was granted the govern
ment for fiowage rights on the east
river bank parkway, in connection with
the new dam. AN offer was received
from the First National bank, of New
York, which was in effect a saving of
81 900 per year, for duties on bond col
lections The matter was referred to
the committee.
The meeting adjourned until Monday,
Dec 20, which was fixed as the next
regular meeting, the hour being 1880
o'clock.