The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-24
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Various Laws Discussed at the Min
nesata Com or % tionaI CIuI,

Various Laws Discussed at the Min
nesota Congregational Club
The Minnesota Congregational club held its
regular monthly meeting last night at St.
Anthony Park Congregational church and dis
oussed various measures pending In the legis-
lature in which the club takes special inter
est The meeting was largely attended and
Harlan P. Roberts, Of Minneapolis the presi-
dent Of the club. was In the chair.
The first speaker, was, Lieut.. Gov. Smith. He
simply gave an outline of the measures now
pending before the legislature relating to edu-
cation, elections, temperance, care of the
delinquent and defective classes and taxation
all OF which have been published in substance
In The o b e. MIR. Smith did not under
take to advocate any one Of these bills, though
he commended some of the features OF most
OF them. and said he thought there would
be beneficial legislation on most Of the sub
1ects to which they related.
Hon. W. A. Kerr, Of Minneapolis, judge
OF the municipal court, spoke In advocacy of
the bill for probation officer. He denounced
t u s,o present 81 law requiring all DELINQUENT
and said what was needed, in his opinion,
was person or probation officer to take
charge OF the youthful prisoners, in the dis
A o. Wright, Of Madison, Wis, and for
merly secretary Of the board of corrections
and charities Of that state discussed the
same subject. He said: 1--WE are creating
criminals faster than we are reforming them, -
and this he believed was largely the result
OF sending UP innocent children on trivial
charges
W. A Gates, state agent called attention
to the tramp evil. and said that the only
remedy Is to compel them to work
Oscar Hallam, Of st. Paul. spoke on the
subject of primary election law. He Is
In favor Of direct primaries, and favors some
of the features of the bill introduced in the
senate by Senator Wilson, Of Minneapolis.
He would not be in favor Of disfranchlsing
a voter because he did not vote at the prf-
n1sries.
DR.. H T. Eddy, of the state university,
The latter also advocated the adoption of the
Torrens system Of land titles
Miss Gratia Countryman, of Minneapolis
advocated the bill relating to the state library,
the object of which is. she said, to enable
not have local libraries to borrow small IL
braries from the state
Rev. r. H. Beatty, president of the Anti
saloon league, review the temperance meas
ures that the leag9e is urging the legislature
said. has two se9ions. one providing for
county option and the other providing for the
sale Of liquors for necessary purposes by
dispensary.s Thee object is merely to carry
forward few steps OF the present laws and
make them more effective, and to advance q
point when it is believed 1t Is practicable
K l.. SehndlerJaof5 Minneapolis, advocated
curfew ordinancesyin the cities. He said sew
eral societies IL Minneapolis supporting
such measures. and he asked the ministers
ordinances Several cities already have and
enforce curfew ordinances. Kansas City and
Des Moines are aHnong' these. Most of the
crimes committed hYr.youths, he declared
are the result Of lack of restraint in theil
ply the deficiency Fin this restraint
A bounteous lunch was served during The
evening in the lecture room