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Show REG CL AT ISO THE SOCIAL EVIL, In the Council yesterday Messrs. Eaton and Peck brought up the question ques-tion of regulating tbe bocial evil, and discussed it at some length, both arguing argu-ing in favor of bringing it iuto disuse by some practical legisla ion. The great queatiou, Mr. Eaton said, was how to do it. Whether the French plan of licensing tbe evil and making it a source of revenue was one which cjmmended itself to the Auieri-caa Auieri-caa mind as offering a means of control and direction, without any adequate power to lessen or prevent it, was a matter for bet iuus consideration, iu his judgment. It had been tried, he believed, be-lieved, io the city of St. Louis, but with what results be was unable to state; but it seemed to him that something some-thing better and more effectual could be uevised by which this seourgo could be abated, aud even prevented. This ivus a phaso of the woman question without any ridiculous feature, and where iho question of furmbmg the sex with more varied and lucrative ujcuns of honest labor than they now possess became one of vital importance. impor-tance. As it is now, ihe female sex hi.ve vety lew sources of self-support, and. particularly among the poorer class females fe-males are often iu a measure driveD to prostitution for a means of supporting support-ing life. If we could but open up to this class some opportunity of acquiring acquir-ing trade? or occupations, by which they could sustain themselves in hou-st hou-st cuurses of life, it would boa practical prac-tical step towards the prevention ol prostitution well worth tbe effort, Mr. Peck did not believe it was tbe right way to p rsccute the unfortunate victims of this evil, but thought, if Bume means could be devised to reach i bot-6 who stand behind tbe victims, and direct this infamous traffic some mode of seizure and confiscation ol the property used for tuch purpose the effect would be found to be much more marked and deoided. There was uot a municipal government iu all our country ibat was not vitally interested in the question, and in the discovery of 80tue eure meibod of meeting it iu such a manner as to prevent iL There was, ha would venture to soy, more capital inveeted in this disgraceful traffic in this district than in all tbe churches, asylums, and charitable in stitntions here. Whatever success Messrs. Peck ana" E.iton may have in their efforts to deal wuh this evil they at least deeerve credit for the coaraga totak thejues-tioo thejues-tioo up. W'e remember Kima year ' i &8Q when a leadirs member of the Board of Aldermen (the late Mr. Uter-mehle) Uter-mehle) 'undertook to procure force I legislation upon lbs Clatter, there u -o much sensitiveness displayed, and w cuch apprehenion expressed lest the ouncil shm d get oh dangerous ground, :hat Mr. l. termehie rectived no supon. ind the effort fell through. Since then he world has moved some, and various :itie.- St. JjOu:s conspicuously, havi tndertaken to deal with the question. Perhaps the time is ripe now for action uere. Washington 6t tr. |