Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-12-09

| merSe bill.
Mr.. Stone introduced bill forfeiting pub
lie lands granted the State of Michigan fo
railroad purposes.
The House then adjourned and it was an,
nounced Democratic caucus would be held
Immediately and Republican caucus thi,
evening.
| General Capitol Ne,rs.
WASHINGTON. Dec. S.-Among the nomina
tions sent to the Senate, to-day, are A. W.
Hail. collector of customs, Milwaukee; J. e
Wheaton, surveyor of customs, Portsmouth
Ohio; United States district attorneys-Wm.
| A. Stone, Western district of Pennsylvania
| and VIM. 81. Bliss, Eastern district of Mis-
| souri; United States marshal, Ellis L. Bur
bower, for the district Of Nebraska; consul al
Hamburg James 8. Wilson. of Missouri.
Thsbiil for the relief of Ben Halliday was
the special order in the Senate for to day after
the morning hour. The morning hour not hav
| ing expired when the Senate adjourned, tbs
bill loses its special place and goes back on the
calendar. where it occupies about the thirty
| fifth place.
Collector of Internal Revenue G. ". Atkin.
| of Louisville, KY, has been ordered to proceed
| to Louisiana for the purpose of investigating
| the difficulties alleged to exist at Lake Provi.
dence, and TO report thereon to the commits
sioner as early as practicable.
Capt. 81. w. Eowgate, of the signal service
| Office, hiss rendered his resignation uncondi.
tionally. 1t will be placed before the secre.
tary OF war tomorrow and will Undoubtedly
be accepted by him, to take effect at once.
Republican members of the House of Repres.
entetives held caucus at the capitol this even
ing for the purpose of determining the party
policy in regard to Senate concurrent resolu.
ton, now pending in the House, which pro-
vidss for adoption of specific joint rule to
LOT "a ha frr<v IF hn
In the course of the discussion, which con-
tinued nearly two hours, it was ascertained
that while all the members present were in ac-
cord in considering the proposed joint rule uu-
fair, unnecessary. and even unconstitutional,
there were differences of opiu-
party'a opposition TO its passage
should be carried. It was argued on the one
hand that in view of the large and manifestly
decisive majority of electoral votes Iur the Re
publican candidates, there is no danger that
any attempt will be made to set aside the result
of election by the improper use of the opposed
regulation, and, therefore, the Republicans of
position and content themselves with recording
their vote against it. A resolu.
tion to this effect was offered by
MIR. Hiseock and supported by him in
speech. Judge Lspham contended
thatit will be uEwise. improper and possibly
unsafe to yield without struggle to the DEM
ocratic msiority in both houses, the power
claimed by the Senate proposition, which in
his judgment was alike unwarranted by the
constitution, unjustifed by any present emer-
gency and utterly useless to the Democrats for
any good purpose. He therefore offered res
OIution proposing to declare az the sense of
the caucus that the Republican minority
should resist the adoption of the Joint rule by
ell meaus authorized by parliamentary law.
No vote was reached upon either of these reso.
lutions nor upon several Others more or less
similar, and it was agreed to postpone further
consideration of the whole matter until to-mor-
row evening when it will be laid before the
joint caucns of Republican Representatives
and Senators. caucus to night unanimously
agreed that the complimentary Republican
vote for postmaster of the House shall be Civ
en- to ex-Pcstnasttr Sherwood.
A caucus of Democrat member, vas held in
the hall of the House of Representatives i'm
mediately after adjournment, for the purpose
of naming q successor to MIR. Stewart, late
postmaster of the House. O. W. G. Nowlin,
present assistant postmaster, was selected.
Senator Herman introduced bill in the
Senate to-day, directing the commissioner of
internal revenue to refund all taxes collected
upon 1.-THE capital employed by persons in the
business of banking" which come within the
principle of the decision by the United States
supreme court in the case of Bailey, collector,
refund shall be presented to the commissioner
of internal revenue within one year from the
passage of the act.
The bill introduced in the Senate by Sena-
tor Teller provides that no ballot for repre-
sentative shall be offered or received at polling
places unless written or printed on q piece of
plain white paper, not less than six nor more
than eight inches in length, and not less than
three nor more than four inches in width. It
is made the duty of election officers to see that
the ballot boxes used are placed in plain view
of each voter when his ballot is deposited in
the ballot box by proper officer, in presence
of the voter. except when under State Law,
the voter is permitted to deposit his own bal
lot In tie box. The bill prohibits voters from
depositing more than one vote or by any
to posit any ballot not
lawfully voted by a legal voter. Il also di-
rests that Immediately at the close of the polls
the proper officers shall without delay or ad-
journment, and without separating, proceed to
canvass the vote cast and declare the result.
1t also provides that the candidate for repre-
sentative of each political party may designate
one person as witness, and such person shall
haYe the right to be present in the room with
the election officers from the opening OF the
election until the canvass is completed and the
result declared: All State laws and regulations
concerning such elections should be enforced
except SO far as they conflict with the proviz-
ions of the bill. The bill makes violation
of this law felony, punishable with fine not
less than $500 nor more than 5000, or by i'm
prisonmenb not less than six months nor more
than five years, or both fine and imprisonment
at discretion of the court.
Among the nominations received by the Sen
ate to-day were, Nelson A. Miles, Fifth infan.
try be brigedier general uicc Gen Ord retired;
Col. VIM. B. Hazen, Sixth infantry to be
signal officer, with the rank of 5rigadier gen.
ersl; Lieut.. Col. E. Morey Weston, to be col
orel of the Fourth artillery; Capt. r. 81. jack
son, to be major of the Fifth artillery, and
number of army promotions in lower grades.
Supervising inspectors of steam vessels-Geo.
B. Tower, Second district; Mark D. Flower,
Fifth district; United States consuls-Henry
8. AthertOn, of Pernambuco, Vermont, Cura-
Goa; Edward Baous, Illinois, Para; 81. J.
Crouch. Pennsylvania, st. Hele ma; Emile
G. Courtado (vice consul at La Union) at La
Union; Jas. L. Dubois of Pennsylvania, AK
La Chapelle; Pianos Meder, Nevada, Guaya-
quill; Henry Horstman, Pennsylvania, Nurem-
burg; Geo. F. Lincoln, Connecticut, Stettin;
Asa q. Prindle of New York, Bahia; W. W.
Randall, District of Columbis, at Sabanilla;
Albert Rhodes, District of Columbia, at Rouen ;
G. W. Roosevelt Pennsylvania, at Matazanas ;
Samuel Spackmann, Pennsylvania, Munich ;
Edwin 81. Smith. Virginia, at Naples; Jas. d.
Sller, Arkansas. at La Guayra; and Edward A.
Young, New York. at Manila. Chas. Waters,
district attorney for the eastern district of
Arkansas.
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