Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-12-15
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
SIBERIAN JUMPING DOWN HIS OWN
THROAT ON THE FUNDING BILL.

The Democrats Claim All the Glory Of thu
Three Per Cent. Bond - Pushing th'
Treasury NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Crowded
by Office Seekers = Postmaster Genera
James Sends in His Resignation-G Garfieli
Memorial service-Lots Of Gossip.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14-Postmaster-G Gen
eral James has sent his resignation to tn
president Notwithstanding denial. He ask
that his resignation take effect about the frs
of January and assigns important and press
ing private business for the reason of resign
ing. James expected to stay in the cabinet
through the fiscal year, but recently he re
ceived information from the directors OF tn,
Lincoln National bank of New York that
he was elected president and tina
| the bank would open for business the 18th Of
January and required his services. James
went to New York to see the directors and en-.
deayor to arrange for them to dispense with
his services until next July. The directors re
fused to the proposal and insisted upon having
his services at the opening Of the bank or thai
he should resign the presidency. He then sent
his resignation to the president, and 1t will bt
accepted. Whether his successor will
be nominated before the holi-
day recess of congress is not YET
known. James friends say the president
wanted him to remain in the cabinet until the
| end of the term.
The senate committee on territories this af-
| ternoon directed a favorable report upon
Saunders bill to straighten the northern
boundary line of Nebraska on the line of the
forty-third parallel. Also favorable report
upon the bill to legalize the present legisla-
ture of New Mexico. Owing to non-compli-
ance with an act of congress the present leg
islature is not legal.
Judge Advocate General Swain to-day sub
mitted his review of the Whitaker court mar
tial case to the secretary of war. The verdict
of the court will not be made public until the
case is acted upon by the president:
Secretary FOlger accepted the entire amount
of $5. .4S9, 600 bonds, offered in New York to-
day.
tary of the treasury agrees to take $25O,OOO
of bonds held in this city.
In the case of the Bodie Tunnel and Mining
company vs.. Bechtel & Tioga Consolidated
rior decided that as the Tunnel company filed
no adverse claim it had no right to object to
the issue of patents to the Tioga & Bechtel
company, except at protestant to show the
latter companies had not proceeded according
to law in the matter of their application for
patents, and that it could not settle up its
Tunnel claim in the department.
against the Bechtel and Tioga companies
claims or rights to patents. The secretary
held that generally there can be no such thing
as a contest before the land department as be-
tween two mining claimants for the same tract
of land. Such claims, being adverse, can only
be adjudicated in the courts.
Acting Postmaster General HattOn author
ICES the ruling that "no supplement contain
ing any advertisement whatever can be allow
ed in the mail at second class rates, unless the
publishers make affidavit that the same rates
are paid for advertisements in the supplement
Senator Paddock, of Nebraska, will succeed
Assistant Secretary Upton, who retires from
the treasury to-day.
The senate committee on appointments this
morning took up the Sherman resolution di-
recting an inventory OF expenditures OF the
contingent fund by various departments. The
matter was referred to select committee OF
five, consisting of Allison (chairman), Logan,
Hall, Davis West Va. }, and Cockrell, with In
structions to collect and collate facts from
each department, to take evidence, and have
it all printed for the committee. The SUBJ
committee was specifically instructed to get
all the testimony taken by the treasury COM
mittee that Investigated Pitney. and have it
printed. There was some talk about cOndu Ct
ing the investigation with open doors, but no
conclusion was reached.
GARFIELD MEMORIAL SERVICES.
The senate and house committees on the
death of President Garfield held joint session
o-day and considered the proposed memorial
service. The matter was very generally dis
cussed. and finally referred to q subcOmmit-
tee, of which Representative Mckinley is
chairman, with instructions to report to the
Joint committee as soon as practicable. A
general preference was expressed that some
distinguished orator be invited to deliver the
eulogy, and that two senators and two repre-
sentatives be selected to follow the orator
with brief remarks, each being allowed about
fifteen minutes, the services to begin and close
with prayer, and be held in the house OF rep
reseatatiAes, in January.
The supreme court will be adjourned from
the 22d inst. till Jan. 4th.
Senator's Hale and Pendleton, Representa-.
tives Kelly, Randall, Robson, Atkins and Kas-
son, Admiral Porter, Capt. G. V. Fox, Gen.
Sherman, and Gen. Supt. Kimball, OF the life
saving service, have been appointed COM
mittee to prepare report to be submitted to
meeting Saturday, embracing their views as to
what would be suitable testimonial to be
presented to the family of the late Capt. Pat
terson, superintendent of coast survey.
Total redemptions under 105th call, $15,.
521, 200.
The president to-day signed the commission
of Edward T. Langley as postmaster of
Terner, la.
It was reported here this afternoon that ex-
Senator Paddock, of Nebraska. had been Sc
lected for first assistant secretary, vice Upton,
resigned; but it is not true. The Nebraska
Republicans urged Paddock for the place, but
Secretary Folger replied that he had man
whom he knew well. Folger wants to ap-
point New York man, but some of his
friends advise against it on the ground that
New York has enough patronage, but Folger
is set that way and will probably take man
from his own state.
The president said to-day to some senator's
who called to urge appointments, that he does
not get time to think; that he is kept talking
about appointments and filing offices 20
hours out of "a, and can't get time to consider
anything. -
secretary Folger to-day ordered to be taken
to the supreme court, the case of Kennedy, an
importer of hoop iron cut and punched,
against the collector of customs of Philadelphia
recently decided by Judge McKennon in favor
of the importer. This case involves the ques-
ton of the duty on hoop iron used for cotton
ties, on which Assistant Secretary French rem
dered decision that specific duty of Il per
cent. per pound should be charged instead OF
Y per cent.