Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-01-05
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Especial Telegram IL the Globe
WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan. 1.-The docke
of the House committee on elections is I'm
usually interesting at tie present time, ant
within 2 fey DAYS The House will be calico
upon to pass upon one or more cases OF con
tested elections Oae of the most important
of these is the Minnesota case of Donnelll
rs. Washbu1n. Ii the seat now occupied by
Washburn is given 70 Donnelly it will make
the vote of Minnesota Democratic Ii the
contingency that the Presidential election
should be thrown into the House. The del
egation now stands: two Republicans. Dun
nell and Washburn, and one Democrat,
Poehler If Donnelly is seated there will
be one Republican aid two Democrats. The
case will lie opened net Wednesday,
when George W. Julian, OF Indiana
will appear for Donnelly. Washhurn will
be represented by an able lawyer from MINI
neapolis, Judge flandrau).
SEYMOUR AND THE PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION.
Democratic politicians who have recently
returned from New York say that the belief
is gaining there that Horatio Seymour woald
not only accept the Democratic Presidential
nomination, bu. that he really Is candidate
for it. The interview which was recently
telegraphed all over the country is regarded
as an indication that Seymour wouli accept
the Democratic nomination if rendered him
with unanimity. Tie attitude OF Senator
Herman, Seymour's intimate friend, is re
ferred to as strengthening the ticket.
\ LIVELY sCRIaiMAGE.
H. ,o,,4oc+ l,ac lC,u baor yvooal
between the Indians OF the Cherokee nation
and Col. Bandinut, familiar character about
Washington, eliminated yesterday afternoon
in a personal scrimuage between Col! Adair
and Bandinot in one Of the corridors Of the
interior department building. There has
long been a bitter controversy between Ban
dinot and Col. Adair, IS representatives. Of
Cherokees, relative to the status of officers
of the Indian Territory at Washington.
Bandinot claims to represent the party OF
progress in the territory and insists that the
best interests of the Indian nation require
that the territory DO opened to railroads and
to settlement. The Adair party insist on the
contrary that BaudiE@t IS simply tie agent
at Washington, of railroad corpora
tions, that he himself is practically
an outlaw from the territory and would not
venture to live there, and that the civilized
tribes of the Indian territory are unit i'll
their opposition 10 the matter. Upon leav-
ing Commissioner Hayt's room high words
ensued between Col. Bandinot and Mr..
Adair, and their Indian blood was soon at
fever heat. Blows were exchanged with
lightnin rapldity, resulting in an abrasion Of
Bandinot's left ear and the slight dllapida-
ton of Adsir's frontispiece. With con-
siderable effort they were separated by their
friends and forced to go different ways.
REORGANIZATION OF THE ARMY.
During recess bill has been prepared
and agreed upon by the Subcommittee OF
the House committee on military affairs,
Gen. Joseph Z. Johnson, chairman, which
contemplates reorganizing the army upon
the basis of 25,0o0 enlisted men a5 recon-
mended by Gen. Sherman. 1t is understood
the bill proposes to do away with the regi-
mental organization of the full regiments of
artillery and makes The artillery corps have
n chief with the rank of brigadier general.
1t also provides for reduction of the sever
al staff corps.
THE SIGNAL SERVICE.
The bill making an appropriations for the
signal service, will contain provision for
the organization OF signal corps. This
will provide for an increase of members of
enlisted men; also, for four majors and six
captains.
THE UTES.