Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-12-05
GENER AL CAPITAL NEWS.
MARsHAL's PAY,

WASHINGTON, Dec. S.-Ihe chairman of the
House committee on appropriations to-day
read communication from Attorney Gen.
Deyens stating that the amount needed as de-
fciency for appropriations for United States
marshals and deputy marshals during the cur
rent fiscal year is 100000 This is the amount
stated by the two houses last session in the
bill President Hayes vetoed on account of it's
restrictive clause prohibiting the use of any
portion of tho money for payment to deputy
marshals of elections. The committee will
meet tomorrow to consider the subject.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CAR.
Secretary Evarts has telegraphed to the car
tho Presidents congratulations on his escape
from assassination.
SENATE PATRONAGE.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.-The Democratic caucus
committee, consisting of Senators Thurman
Whyte, Bailey, Vance, Herman, Salisbury,
Lamar, Voorhees,, and Jones of Florida, held a
long meeting this afternoon, at which the rolls
Of the sergeant-at-arms and other officers of
the Senate "ere critically examined with a
Gus action is advisable in regard to the dis
trlbutlon OF Senate patronage. The inquiry
concerning this subject, which the committee
were required to investigate by resolution
adopted at Thursdays caucus, will be contin-
ued at another meeting.
WOMAN SUFFRAGE.
The House committee on rules authorized
Representative Frye to report resolution for
the selection of nine members, to whom shall
be referred all matters introduced in the House
which relate to the subject of woman suffrage
IMPORTS.
Mr. Frost introduced in the House, to-day, a
bill which provides that when any merchandise
imported at the ports of New York, Philadel-
phia, Boston. Baltimore, Portland, Chicago,
Port Huron, Detroit, New Orleans, Cleveland,
Toledo and San Francisco shall appear by the
manifest of the importing vessel to be con-
signed to and destined for either of the ports
specified, the collector at the port of arrival
shall take such merchandise into his custody
and Immediately forward the same to such
port of destination. Merchandise so
destined for immediate transportation shall
De Transferred under proper supervision
vessel or vehicle in which the same is to be
transported to its final destination. The pro-
visions of immediate transportation shall be
extended to the ports of New York, Buffalo,
Boston, Providence, Philadelphia, Pittsburg,
Baltimore, Norfolk, Charleston, Savannah,
new Orleans: Portland, Me-: Chicago, Detroit,
st. Louis, st. Paul, Cincinnati, CleYeland.
Toledo, Milwaukee, Louisville, San Francisco,
Portland, Oregon, Memphis and Mobile.
FREEDMAN's BANK.
The bill introduced to-day by Representa-
tive OConnor, of South Carolina, to Sc
cure from loss depositors in the Freedman
savings and trust companies provides that COM
missioners of said companies shallIwithin thirty
days after the passage of the act, make and file
in the office of the secretary complete and
sworn inventory of all moneys and assets of
every description belonging to said companies;
that within sixty days hereafter the secretary
of the treasury shall cause to be sold at public
auction all such property of every description,
on such terms as my seem best in hiss judy
ment; that alls sums 30 realized be paid into
the treasury and become moneys of the United
States; that within six months after the pas
sage of the act, the secretary of the treasury
shall pay to depositors or their legal represent
atives. or properly constituted attorneys, or
agents. the balance of deposits that may be
due said depositors by Said freedmen's saving
antitrust companies, and that the sum of two
millions dollars, or so much thereof as may be
necessary to carry out the provisions of this
act, be appropriated out of any moneys in the
treasury, not otherwise appropriated.
STATUE OF CUSTER.
Congressman Bingham introduced in the
House to-day joint resolution providing for
an equestrian statue to the late Gen. Custer,
to cost $3.50, O00 and to be erected on some suit
able reservation in this city.