The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-01-01

ceived letter from President Hugh
lit in which he thanked the Board of
Trade and expressed his interest in
the prosperity of the city, and thank
ed the Board for the offer of a
banquet, but said that he would be
unable to attend. Mr.. Spencer, who
is sick and unable to write a reply to
the Board, also desired to express the
same sentiments that Mr.. Hughitt
had done.
On motion of Senator Barr, the
communications were received and
further action in regard to a banquet
was Indefinitely postponed.
A communication was received from
the Kansas City Board of Trade ask
ing that action be taken urging the
government to acknowledge the indie
pendence Of the Cuban republic, and
to stop the barbarities Of the warfare
there.
A motion by Jno. n. Hall to lay this
VI UoU1C was OdlIlC
The special committee on weights
and scales reported the draft OF
bill, which provides that person
intending to erect scales must first
receive a permit from the county
auditor or city recorder, give bond,
to be forfeited if he fails to operate
the scales as provided in the bill; keep
the scales in perfect order for accu-
rate weighing: give signed state
ment to the owner of each load
Weighed; and violations of the act or
false or incorrect weights to be punish
able by a fine: present owners Of
scales to have six months in which to
give bond.
Several weak points in the bill were
pointed out, and on motion of M. G,
Willard the bill was referred to the
committee on legislation, which con-
tains three lawyers, to be perfected.
The committee on scales was also dis
charged, on a motion by one Of it's
members.
The committee on the redistricting
of the county was Intercepted as to
what progress it had made, and re-
ported that nothing had been done,
but that it would bring the subject
to the attention of the new county
board atits January meeting,
Members suggested that the COM
ing session of the legislature ought
not to be allowed to pass without Sc
curing the redistricting, in case the
county board refuses to act.
President Shoemaker offered the
following resolution:
Resolved, By the board of trade of
the city of MankatO, that while we
SympathiZe with and wish success to
the people of Cuba in this struggle for
liberty and deprecate and condemn in
the strongest terms the brutalities
practiced by the military authorities
of Spain in the existing conflict, we
disapprOve as unwise and premature
at this time of the proposed recogni-
tion as contemplated by the Cameron
resolutions now before congress, for
the reason that they have not estab-
lished and maintained a civil govern
ment.
This led to considerable discus
sion. Several of the members. favored
having this government do something
for the Cubans, and others feared that
business interests would be unsettled
if anything radical was done, as pro-
posed by the Cameron resolutions. All
agreed in sympathizing with the
Cubans.
The resolution was finally laid over
until the next meeting.
Secretary Chapman announced that
the annual election of directors OF
the board of trade would occur on the
first Thursday in January. The chair
appointed Q. A. Chapman, John Klein
and M. B. Haynes inspectors of elec-
tion.
The board adjourned.