Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-12-16
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! s',ncroft Davis Assistant Secretary O.
State-A Host Of Postmasters Confsme d
s-whittaksr Probably Found Guilty.
Blaine's Reception----The Mississippi
River Improvement.
WAsHINaroN, Dec. l5.-The senate COM
mittee ON finance have unanimously agreed to
recommend the passage Of Sherman's per
cent. funding bill, with amendments reducing
the aggregate amount Of 8 per cent. bonds to
be issued to GOO, ,00e, 900, and providing the
amount OF deposit to be received shall not ex-
ceed at any one time $25, ,000, 900. The COM
mittee took this action after hearing Secretary
Folger, who expressed himself in opposition
to the proposition, preferring to retain to the
government the privilege Of calling in 3X
per cent. bonds at any time.
The committee of the American Bar associa-
ton, after paying respects to the supreme
court, met at noon and discussed plans for
the establishment Of q court that VIII relieve
Entire harmony exists between the supreme
judges, and bar committee and judiciary
committee. They all agree that some prompt
action to relieve the supreme court is neces-
sary, and Indications are that plan will be
agreed upon and q bill introduced in congress
to carry it out before the holiday adjourn
ment. It is likely that court of intermediate
jurisdiction will be created, or something like
. court of appeal. Then the docket OF the su-
preme court will be sifted, and all cases that
can be taken from it and sent to the new court
will be so transferred. Some early action will
certainly be taken.
The president has nominated j. C.. Bancroft
Davis, New York, assistant secretary Of
state.
Plumb to-day introduced bill authorizing
the owners of silver bullion to deposit it in
any mint or assay Office, under such regula-
tons as the secretary of the treasury may
silver certificates up to the market value of
the bullion. The bill also modiies the silver
bill Of 1878, by providing that coinage of silver
dollars shall continue until the amount of
dollars represent 80 per cent. of the silver
certificates outstanding, and that silver dollar
coinage shall be kept at this proportion and
not 60 beyond it. Plumb says his idea is to
avoid The accumulation Of more silver dollars
than are reeded, but keep on hand all that are
mmts running to coin money not needed iu
circulation or for redemption of certificates.
Il Is the general belief that the verdict in
Cadet Whittaker's court martial YVES unfavOr.
able to him and recommended his dismissal
from the academy, but that the view of the
proceedings by the judge advocate generaland
the report thereon by the secretary of war will
result in the president setting aside the
findings Of the court and ordering the rein
statement of Whitaker.
Senator Hale introduced four bills to-day on
the subject Of congressional reapportiOnment,
in order 10 bring the whole subject before the
census committee (of which he Is chairman) as
soon as possible, with view Of securing final
legislation at an early period Of the present
session.
The bill introduced by Senator Plumb, to
provide ior the issuance Of silver bullion, di-
rects the secretary of the treasury to receive
silver bullion ct the mints and assay Offices in
sums not less than 1000. and issue
therefor, as depositors may elect,
standard silver dollars or silver certificates,
the coinage of standard silver dollars to be
suspended, after the passage OF the bill until
the amount of standard silver dollars in the
treasury shall equal SO per centum Of the
silver certificates issued and outstanding, and
shall then be resumed; but only such amount
shall be coined thereafter as shall be required
dollars in the treasury and silver certificates
Senator Merrill, chairman Of the senate
finance committee, will introduce bill to en-
able national bank associations to extend their
corporate existence, in accordance with re-
commentators in the last annual report o.
the comptroller of currency.
The president to-day pardoned Jas. K. Bum
bough, Of Pennsylvania, convicted OF en-
bezzl-ment.
The treasury department purchased 354 ,OOs
ounces Of fine silver to-day for the Phladel-
phis, New Orleans and San Francisco mints.
THE COTTON CROP.
The condition of the cotton crop as report
ed to the department Of agriculture is lower
than in any season since 1856. December re-
turns, compared with last year, are as follows:
North Carolina II, South Carolina n, Georgia
80, Florida 80, Alabama 83, Mississippi 70,
Louisiana IS, Texas 66, Arkansas so, and
together up to December l, indications point
to crop of about 4, SOC, ,0C0 bales, and
somewhat lighter product appears possible.
The senate committee on railroads heard
Senator Hoxey iu advocacy Of his bill to rati.
~ the act of the general council of the Choc-
taw nation Indians, granting the st. Louis &
San Francisco Railway company the right OF
way for railroad and telegraph line, and SUBJ
sequently placed the measure in charge Of
ouO-COAAALnigSCCS COuCAouu6 Va OOuCl oAC OtO IL
Jones, and Sewell, with authority to report it
to the senate with recommendation for pass
age, with or without amendments, as the SUBJ
committee may determine.
BLAINE RECEPTION
Secretary Blaine will give reception
to his successor, Secretary Frelinghuysen,
Monday evening, on which occasion the diplo-
matte corps will be presented to the new
secretary Of state. Frelinghuysen paid his
respects to President Arthur to-day.
,CRowDs OF CALLERS.
The rush of callers at the White house con-
tinues. The Massachusetts, congressional del
egation called in q body, also the Pennsyl-
vania delegation. A colored delegation urged
the appointment OF Col. Webster as collector
Of the port of Baltimore. A delegation Of
business men of Baltimore asked the reap
pointment of Naval Officer Corcoran at Balti-
more. The Mississippi delegation, headed by
ex-Representative Lynch, had conference
with the president on the Mississippi plan
last evening.
There was an exparti argument before the
secretary of the treasury BY Crowley, Rich
and Hooper, members Of congress, upon the
petitions of the manufacturers of stoves to
have revoked or modified some regulations or
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