Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-11-22
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.

| ILL AN&AA4V4VXxA O4A4 L - A4AIs
Changes Suggested In the Department o
Agriculture-Politica Complexion of tn
| House-A Republican-Mongrel Allianc'
Tho Speakership-Another Batch o
Indictments Against Howgate, Etc.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21.-The committee ap
pointed by the National grange to confer will
DR.. Loring, commissioner of agriculture, il
relation to elevating his department to high
| er rank, and convey the protest of the nationa
grange against including in that department
other Industries beyond the Legitimate ont
which it represents, agriculture, discharged
that duty to-day. Commissioner Loring. il
reply, said he had advocated the enlargement
of his department. SO as to include
/ those interests which were intimately
and to great extent inseparably al
lied to agriculture. A bureau Of manufac
turers ought to be established where produc
ers could find such information as would be
for their best interests on the production OF
cotton, wool, etc. And there should be q
mining bureau. President Garfield, short
time before he received his death wOnnd, said
he thought the land Office ought to be con.
nected with new department OF industries.
AS to railroads, he thought something might
be done by which the whole country might
be benefited in the way of equalization OF
fares and transportation. He thought 1t would
be benefit to have tabulated rate of freights
and fares showing the working of the railroad
systems in different states in connection with
agricultural interests. transportation by land
and water, he SAID, was closely allied to agri-
culture. The commissioners could not urge
any action looking towards making his po-
sition a cabinet Office. This he left to the
country and legislation which agricultural
interests may demand.
COMPLEXION OF THE HOUSE.
Since the election in New York it has been
claimed there were lat straight Republican
members of the next house, Notwithstanding
the defeat of Astor. The official list of men,
bers, as made up by the officers of the house,
and of those who are entitled to draw pay,
only contains 146 straight Republicans, or
one on short hort of fpnG majority d;s2set over
states a as 19eH Follows Ca California 3 Colorado T.
Connecticut 8, Illinois 13, Indiana 8, Iowa 9,
Kansas 8, Kentucky 1, Louisiana l., Maine 8,
Maryland 1, Massachusetts 10, Michigan 8,
Minnesota 8, Missouri 1, Nebraska l, New
Hampshire 8, New Jersey 4, New York 19,
North Carolina /, Ohio Is, Oregon /, Penn
sylvania 10, Rhode Island 2, Tennessee 8, Ver-
mont 3, Virginia Q, Wisconsin 6. This is the
list of Republicans as they will be recognized
at the organization of the house. There are
1876 straight Democrats, Greenbacker, 2 Re-
(Smythe of Brooklyn.)
It is almost certain that five of the Green
baekers, the two Readjusters and Smythe will
vote with the Republicans, which will give
them ten majority. The project of attempting
a coalition between the Democrats and Green
hackers, to secure the organization, seems to
have been abandoned, since Hewitt and several
other Democrats declared they would not have
anything to do with it.
Congressman Read, of Maine, another candi-
date for speaker, arrived here to-day and talks
as if he felt hopeful. Robson, of New Jersey,
SAYS he is in favor of all Eastern members
uniting in favor of Read as the candidate of
the East, as he regards him as a
stronger candidate than Hiscock. There
are only thirty.fOur members of
the housein Washington, and, of these, only
twenty are Republicans. OF the twenty Re-
publicans eight are candidates for speaker,
so 1t is evident that not much progress has
been made in the canvass. All the candidates
talk hopefully, but the truth is none Of them
as yet can give any estimate of the vote they
will get outside of their respective states.
They come here to meet and talk with men,
bers as they arrive, and so few have put in
an appearance that the candidates are not
much wiser than when they left their homes.
LILLY's CASE.
The case of Frederick B. Lilly, ex-deputy
auditor of the treasury for the postofice de-
partment, charged with receiving money for
performing certain services for the mail con-
ok-,c 11nfo Tnsf ~
sioner to-day G. w. Woodward, who swore
out the warrant, testified to knowing Lilly
and George A. Brot, mail contractor
of New Orleans and that his knowl-
based on what Pratt told him. Hearsay testi.
mony being ruled out, witness produced three
letters, only one of which however was COM
plete, and as the defense held that the missing
portions might explain the parts existing, they
objected to the admission of the letters. The
commissioner decided to receive them on con.
dition that they be connected with the charge.
Four other letters witness received at the time
and manner were ruled out and the hearing was
adjourned.
CAPITAL BREvITIEs.
The supreme court to-day, Chief Justice
Waite delivering the opinion, decided that the
capital of bank s'invested in foreign coun-
tries" can be taxed by the United States.
Since the 1st of January to October 81, ia,
7S9 emigrants started from Bremen for the
United States.
The bankers of the district of Columbia
paid their respects to-day to Secretary of the
Treasury Folger.
Crews of life saving steamers are threatening
to resign, owing to inadequate pay.
There are outstanding about 2,200, 900 in
United States per cent bonds, series of 80
aBd 'S1, which matured October L. OF the
bonds embraced in the 105th call, which ma
lures December "a next, there are more
than Sc, SOC, 900 outstanding. These bonds are
payable at par and accrued interest upon pre-
sentation.
NORTHERN PACIFIC CONSTRUCTION.
It is stated at the interior department that
President Arthur's approval on Saturday of
the report of the government commissioners
on the recently completed 100 miles section
of the Northern. Pacific railroad, running
from Dakota into Montana, carries with It
also the acceptance of the preceding section
of fifty miles, examined during President
Hayes administration, but not then formal
ly accepted, owing to controversy as to the
right of the company to patents of certain
lands already claimed by private parties along
that portion of the road.
POSTAL RULING.
Acting Postmaster General Hatton to-day
announced decision to the effect that matter
produced by a hand stamp, type writer or
copy press is all prima facie subject to first