The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-08-18

year there Is an international conference
of railroad and warehouse commissioners.
which they all feel called upon to attend.
In the second year Of the report mentioned
this railroad conference was held at Wash
ington. D. c., and Commissioners Becker
and Liggett both went. The formers ex-
pense was $S4.66, while Mr. Liggett charged
up 5000. 1t seems that Mr.. Liggstt bought
the oftener. Secretary Teisberg also went
on this trip, but he went to New York as
well as to Washington, and for this added
labor the state paid a sum amounting in
all to $107&.
The militia of the state adds to this item
every year. Of course. 1t is generally UNI
derstood that the militia of each state are
to look after local disturbances, but there
is with each militia organization a surgeon
general and assistants. Now. these mill
tary surgeons have organized a national
association. and they have to meet every
year, to talk over the proper way to tie up
broken legs and the like. June 4, of last
year. DR.. ]. F. Fulton was allowed S91 for
expenses to Philadelphia and return in this
henafcant oauSo
The National Educational Association
holds a meeting every year. In fact, 1t
holds several There Is the National Edu-
cational Association itself, and then there
Is the department of superintendent,
which includes city and state superin-
tendents. the department Of this and the
department of that. so that by the time
the gamut has been run from superinten-
dents of state schools and city schools to
professors of one science and another in
the various institutions of the state the
fund is well depleted The big meeting
was held at Jacksonville. Fla. in the
winter of 1885, and Supt. Pendergast went
not only here but to the Bahama Islands
1t is not claimed that he charged his
Bahama trip to the state, but it is appar-
ent that he enjoyed pleasant outing dur
ing the regular school year.
Two years ago Secretary Hart took
long trip East on which his expenses were
$1O7.79. 1t is not explained in the report
where he went, but in view of the fact
that the national board of correction and
charities meets every year about this time
1t is not hard to guess. as Mr.. Hart has
been president of the thing. Not only
does the state pay his expenses there, but
pays for several hundred copies of it's
printed proceedings, and such things as
that.
The labor bureau, which has precipitated
it seems, the present uneasness among
the junketers' brotherhood has been more
audacious than some Of the other depart
ments. Sept. z. 1885, the department paid
berShip dues and Is copies Of the proceed
ings, Of. the, national convention of labor
commissioners. Dec. II, 1895, 1t paid $13
more for annual dues, while $40 was paid
soon after for copies Of the proceedings
MIR. Powers expenses to Boston, which,
by the way, were not charged until the
following July, amount to $1472O Besides
this. Mr.. Powers finds it an advantage in
his work to attend the meeting of the
factory inspectors each year although he
is not factory inspector himself. This
year. as previously stated the convention
was at Nashville. and the bill is hung up.
Mr.. Hart, secretary of the state board of
correction and charities, has not yet re-
turned from The recent international con-
vention at Toronto, a very pleasant city
fnr md &c
gone to Europe for a short rest. His as
sistant, G. G. Cowie, and Special Agent
Gates have returned from the city on On
tario's shore, but their bill has not yet been
submitted, and it is not known what it will
amount TO. Whether Secretary Hart will
include his European trip in the sum of his
junket is not known, but it is matter of
record that members of that board have
previously been sent to Europe. to England
at least, to study the criminal subject on
the foreign SOIL and the state footed the
bills. f.-,
1t is now proposed to have a meeting of
state>fire wardens at the Pyramids of
GhiZeh. and Sam Fullerton proposes, if
they can perfect the Andree air ship line,
to hold a convention Of state game war
dens at the north pole. He says 1t is a
question of grave moment to the people
of the state what steps shall be taken to
keep the polar bears from nibbling the til
ing off Duluth's 81, 900 high school.
This is only part of the pilfering.
The Globe gives a column and half of
them. -e"@-
We hope State Auditor Dunn will
refuse to issue warrants for any more
of them. The whole business should
stop. The people are too poor to ray
for any more such precautions.