Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-12-06
WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON.
Text of Sherman's Funding Bill and the
Garland Tariff Bill-Windom to be In.
vestigated-Republican Caucus-Another
"Crank," Claiming to be the "True
Messiah "-MiscelIaneous.
ALL A MISTAKE.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5.-Martinez, the Chill.
ian minister here, received to-day cable dis
patch from Vienna, secretary of the Chilian
legation at Paris, calling his attention to a
paragraph published in the London Standard,
December 1st, and republished in the United
States, in which Secretary Vicuna is reported
to have said the Chilians had suppressed Cal
deron's government, to which the United
States had extended special patronage. Secre-
tary Vicuna, in his dispatch, asserts he said
nothing whatever about patronage of the
United States, land intimates that the Standard
purposely misquoted him or put words in his
mouth which he never used. BE also declares
that his language in the correspondence al
luded to in the Standard was most respectful
toward the United States. Martinez believes
the circulation in England and the United
States OF the expression enormously attributed
to Vicuna, was promoted by persons who de-
against Chilli and thus unsettle the present
friendly relations between Chilli and the United
States.
sHERMAN's FUNDING BILL.
The following is the text of the per cent.
funding bill introduced in the senate by Sena-
tor Sherman:
Be it enacted, etc.: Section 1, That the
secretary of the treasury is hereby authorize
to receive at the treasury, of the United States
lawful money or the United States
to the amount OF sou, or any
multiple of that sum, and to issue in ex-
change therefor an equal amount of registered
or coupon bonds of the United States. of the
denomination of $50, $l00, $500, 81 600 and
$4,000, of such form as he may prescribe,
bearing interest at the rate of 8 per cent. per
annum, payable at the pleasure of the United
States after the first day of January, 1887; the
order of their payment to be determined by
law, or in the absence of such legislation, by
laws and regulations to be prescribed by the
secretary OF the treasury. The money de-
posted under this act shall be promptly ap-
piled solely to the redemption of the bonds of
the United States bearing 81 per cent. inter-
est, and the aggregate amount of deposits
under this act shall not exceed the sum of
$300, 0,000, 900.
ANOTHER "CRANK."
Prof. j. w. Shevely, who calls himself the
"True Messiah" arrived in this city Thurs
day, and took rooms on Sixth street. He at
once addressed letters to Judge Cox, Judge
Porter and others connected with the Guiteau
trial. to convince them of the fallacy of Gui-
teau's inspiration. In his letter to Judge Cox
he desired to be put upon the stand to con-
front Guiteau, and to tell the court where and
how to find the lawful deity of the Republican
pslrty. The police were notified, and this
morning arrested him. He will be sent to the
insane asylum.
GOING FOR WINDOW.
Representative Carlisle says with reference
to published report that he will soon intro
duce a resolution to investigate Secretary
Windom's financial policy, that he does not
contemplate introducing any such resolution,
although when financial topics; come up for
action in the house, WIndom's policy will
doubtless be fully discussed.
THE TARIFF.
Senator Garland's bill, for a commission to
examine into the subject of the tariff, with
view of facilitating legislation in reference
thereto, is proposed as a substitute for the
Eaton bill of 1880, and provides for
nine commissioners, namely, three
senator's, three representatives and three
civilians, who are to enquire into the relative
effects of the tariff upon the industries of the
country, upon the consumer and producer;
into the relative merits of The specific and ad-
valorem systems; and what, If any, improper
determinations exist; what changes are neces-
sary, and whether the law cannot be simplified.
BETTER LATE THAN NEVER.
Latham's bill for the punishment of at
tempts to take the life of the president of the
United States or Others charged with the du-
ties of the office of president of the United
States, prefers punishment upon conviction by
imprisonment for life; such imprisonment to
be by solitary confinement or hard labor, in the
discretion of the court.
CONFEDERATE CURRENCY.
United States Treasurer Gillfillan informed
a correspondent, who had applied to him for
information on the subject of confederate
state notes, that the United States government
had never made an offer for such currency and
does not desire any.
During the week ending December 8, $751;.
500 standard silver dollars were put into cir
culation, against 352, ,429 for the correspond
ing week in 1880.
THE CHAIRMANSHIPS.
Concerning the chairmanships of the various
committees of the house the impression pre-
walls that Judge Kelly, of Pennsylvania, will
be appointed chairman of committee on appro-
priatiOns; kasson, chairman of committee on
foreign affairs; Robson, chairman of COM
mittee on naval affairs, and either Crapo, of
Massachusetts, or Townsend, of Ohio, chair
man of committee on banking and currency.
Dunnell is mentioned as the probable chair.
man of committee on public lands.
DEMOCRATS UNHAPPY.
There is some dissatisfaction among the
Democratic senators with the sergeant-at.
arms Bright. He discharged several Demo-
cratic employees and appointed Republicans
for Republican senators and the Democrats
protest against this. Rev. DR.. Power, pastor
of the church the late President Garfield at
tended was elected chaplain of the house.
But there was Republican oppo.
sition. This alarmed him. Last sum-
mer he preached sermon which
was telegraphed to the western associated
press, in which he referred to political infu-
ences and alluded to the assassination of Gar
field, and said "Had there been no stalwart
contest against the prerogative of the
executive, there would have been
no such assault on the presidents
life. Guiteau's crime is but the terrible prod
uct of the bitter, shameless, infamma.
tory attacks INDUCED in persistently by those
VINO nave only personal endS 10 serve, and
who were dissatisfied with the executive ac-
tion, not because it affected the interest of the
country, but because it interfered with private
schemes.
Republican Caucus.
The Republican senators, soon after ad-
journment, held brief caucus and unani-
mously agreed to support Edmund's resolution
which provides for continuing the senate CON-
mittees as they existed last year. 1t was pointed
out during interchange of views that Pugh's
amendment nropoSing to confer authority