Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-02-07

| of his car coupling patent. The committed
| take the ground that seventeen years, TIT
| length of time patent has run, Is the liml
contemplated by the act of 1861. and that the
| general policy of the government il ad verse to
extending patents beyond that period.
PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
The House committee recommends an appro
priation of 100000 for public building at
Denver, Colorado, and 100000 for public
building at Minneapolis; $50, 900 of the former
amount and $4,000 of the latter, to be OK
perded this current year. The Senate COM
mittee will recommend the passage of Burn
sides bill, which provides that the net pro-
ceeds of the sales of public lands and the net
receipts of the patent office shall hereafter be
devoted TO the establishment of an educational
fund, to be apportioned annually among the
several States and Territories and the District
of Columbia.
IN MOURNING.
The navy department has been draped in
mourning, end will be closed tomorrow. the
day of the funeral of Ex Secretary Borie.
INTER-oCEANIC CANAL.
The select committee of the House on the
inter-ooeanic ship canal met to-day, and laid
the foundation for critical examination Of
the subject. resolution was adopted. calling
on the President for ell correspondence between
thi, government and foreign countries relative
to the ship canal. Also resolution providing
for the collection of all possible statistics and
data showing the present amount of commerce
passing around Cape Horn, with view of
ascertaining approximately how valuable to
the commerce of this country an inter-oceanlc
canal would be.
INVASION OF THE INDIAN TERRITORY.
Al
ment officials that preparations for invading
the Indian Territory are assuming formidable
prOpOri IONS this question was the subject OF
somewhat protracted discussion at the cabinet
meeting to-day and it is understood that
proclamation similar to that of last spring on
the same subject will soon be issued by the
President.
THE CASE OF SIMMONS.
The Democratic members of the special CEN
sus committee had long meeting to-day con-
sidering the nomination of Simmons to be
census supervisor in Georgia. The delegation
from the State are divided as to the nomlna-
ton, Senator Hill and Representative Stephens
and FELTON, favoring his confirmation and SEN
ator Gordon and the other representatives OPP
posing it, for the reason that Simmons is
bitter partisan, and had stated as reason for
desir ng the appointment that it would give
him victory over ''the cor
rupt secession traitors" as he desig-
na'ed the leaders of the Democratic
party of the State. During the discussion
spirited and, at times, very personal cOlloquy
took place between Stephens and Gordon as to
the scope and purposes of the so called indie
pendent movement in Georgia. 1t was develop
cd that Simmons recently telegraphed Repre-
sentative FELTON, to cause his nomination to be
withdrawn, but FELTON, insisted upon its re-
naming before the Senate, and that the
struggle in regard to it has now assumed the
phase of a contest between the regular Demo
cratic Organization of ueorgia and friends of
the independents.
LAMAR CONvALESCING.
Senator Lamar is rapidly recovering and e1-
poets to be in Washington in few days.