Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-11-15
CANADIAN CATTLE,~

Message.
CANADIAN CATTLE.~
WASHINGTON, Nov. ID. The secretary of the
treasury to-day officially informed the secre-
tary of state of the recent decision of the
treasury department prohibiting the importa-
ton OF neat cattle into the United States from
| the Dominion of Canada and requesting the
Canadian authorities to be notified that cir
| cular to that effect was issued November Sd.
CONSIDERING THE MESSAGE.
The cabinet meeting, this afternoon, with
the exception of the ordinary routine of bust
ness, was devoted to the interchange of views
| as to the character of the recommendations to
| be made to Congress in the Presidents annual
message, and by the respective heads of de-
| partments in their annual reports. The gen.
eral conclusion was reached that recommends
tions should be confined to sug-
gestions for improvement in present
methods, rather than extended to requests Of
radical changes in existing laws, 1t being con-
sidered expressly desirable at this time to pro-
woke little conflict in Congress and as little
The Presidents message is nowin the course
of preparation. It will be shorter than usual
and contains very few recommends
| tions other than those comprised
in the reports of his cabinet officers. 1t is
| believed that the only important topic under
! the head of foreign affairs will be the reopen
| ing of the fishery question with Great Britain,
will be directed to the ACCESSIBILITY of legisla-
ton to authorize a resumption of funding
operations.
ARMY REUNION.
The committee of arrangements for tn
forthcoming reunion of the society of the
Army of the Cumberland, in this city, have
completed arrangements with all trunk lines
for half-rate fares. Organized bodies or parties
desiring to attend, and residing west of trunk
line .termini, should make early
application TO- their railroad agents
difficulty should advise Col. L. P. Wright,
chairman of the transportation committee.
All such parties are also requested to notify
Gen. T. r. Crittenden of their intention to
participate in the reunion in order that they
may be assigned places.
PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
Tho annual report of the supervising archi-
tect of the treasury, referring to the work on
the Cincinnati custom house, says on account
of the insufficient appropriation, but little
work was done on the granite cutting or on
the building itself during last winter. The
balance of the appropriation available at this
time is so small that further suspension
of work must occur. The report refers to
other public buildings follows: The con-
tract for supplying the iron foor arches and
lathing for the Chicago custom house has been
completed as also the work of concreting for
the floors. Other work is now in progress I'M
der contracts. The balance in the treasury
September 80, available for the building was
s594, 593.
Contract has been made for the granite and
the cutting thereon for the approaches of the
st. Louis custom house. An unexpended bal
ance of $3OS, $40 remains to the credit of this
building.
The report recommends the appropriation of
$150, 900 the next fiscal year for repairs and
preservation of public buildings, and con-
cludes as follows: 1.-THE sudden revival of the
iron trade has occasioned difficulty in securing
prompt deliveries of iron work, and prices
have advanced. In response to recent calls for
proposals, some firms have declined stating
time in which they would furnish the work,
the rolling mills being unable to meet prompt
ly the demand for all classes of manu-
featured iron, and others have declined to bid
at all. The granite work under contracts for
several of the large buildings, which has been
in progress for several years is now near COM
pletion and the removal of this fruitful source
of expense, the completion of several build
ings and the balance still available for the
prosecution Of work on many of the smaller
buildings, will cause large reduction in the
estimates of appropriations necessary to carry
on during the ensuing year works already au-
thorized, compared with the estimates of
many years past.