Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-04-14
CAPITAL CHATTER.
Miscellaneous Droppings from the Legis-
lative Grist.
INCREASE OF RECEIPTS FROM ToBA


INCREASE OF RECEIPTS FROM TOBACCO.
WASHINGTON, April 13.-The receipts from
the tobacco tax the first six months of the
present fiscal year, compared with the corre-
spending period of the last fiscal year, IN all
districts which have made returns, increased
$780, 1000 and upwards. The receipts during
the last fiscal year show total increase OF
$776,7 ,790.
ARMY PROMOTIONS.
All pending nominations for promotion to
the engineer corps, cavalry and infantry branch
of the service were to-day reported favorably
from the Senate military committee and placed
on the calendar.
CONFIRMED AND REJECTED.
The Senate confirmed the nomination of
Charles G. Dow, postmaster at Portage, Mich,
and rejected L. B. Sturtevant for supervisor of
census, fifth district, Pa.
TOBACCO EXPORT.
The House committee on foreign affairs Or
dered favorable report to be made to the
House upon the House joint resolution author
izing the President to open such negotiations
with France, Spain, Austria and Italy as may
seem advisable, with view of removing the
restrictions on the importation of tobacco into
those countries and securing to our citizens an
open market therein for the same.
CABINET CoUNsELLING.
At the cabinet session, to-day, the question
as to whether or not the perpetrators OF the
outrage on Deputy Collector Stewart and fam
lily, in Fannin county, Ga, were amenable to
the United States laws, was the subject OF dis
cussion, and was finally referred to the attorney
general for opinion. The secretary OF war in
formed the cabinet, that Gen, Miles. who is
now in the city, reported the Sioux Indians
surrendering themselves to the government as
comparatively few, and it is not anticipated
there will be more Indians surrender than en-
be properly fed Those that present them
selves will be received as prisoners of war and
cared for accordingly. There was somewhat
protracted discussion on the West Point out
rage and the general sentiment was that Cadet
Whitaker should be represented by counsel
before the board of inquiry now sitting, and
that the government should provide means Tor
an impartial investigation of the affair. 1t
was decided that the department OF justice
should detail one of its officers to be present
during the progress of the investigation. Dis
trict Attorney Martin j. Townsend, OF New
York, will be assigned this duty.
THE EXODUS COMMITTEE.
The Senate exodus committee to-day exam
ined r. L. Faulkner, 8 colered man 63 years
old from Nachitoches, La. Witness said he
was Republican but voted the Democratic
ticket because it was safer to do so and be-
cause of late years he had become disgusted
with the Republican leaders in The State. lie
thought there were seventy nine or eighty col
ored men in this district who preferred and
did vote the Democratic ticket. When asked
by Senator Window to mention names he was
positive voted that ticket he could
think of but four. He related
his experience with the bulldozers, and said
that in 1868 he was president of Republican
club in his parish. A few nights before cleo
ton day he was taken out of his house by forty
or fifty masked men, who robbed his purse and
private papers, and then allowed him to return
home after advising him to resign his position
as president Of the club and to withdraw,
which he did. A Methodist minister, he said,
did not fare so well. Armed and masked men
visited the preachers house about the same
time, and after calling him out he recognized
some of the party and he was instantly shot
and killed Witness SAID he had been perse-
cuted by Republicans. presumably colored
men, for fighting with the Democrats, and on
one occasion they had taken valuables belong
ing to him.
.-aas& 9o9es RoH.
In the ways and means committee, to-day,
Mr. Morrison recorded his vote against Gar
fields proposition on the hoop iron question,
making the vote six to six, and, for
the present at least, defeating it. No
vote was reached on the main
question. An effort was made to reach de-
cision upon some of the tariff questions before
the committee. After a prolonged discussion,
and without coming to a decision, the commit
lee adjourned. The only direct vote was upon
Representative Morrison's motion to substitute
for the chrome iron bill, to which sundry
amendments were attached at the last meeting,
Representative Townshedd's bill which recently
created SO much controversy over its reference,
and which propose to remove the duty from
salt, type and printing paper. The motion
was lost by tie vote to 6.