Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-12-20

Oh tnc cllmdtes IN WQlcQ IrOSCS SOmetlmeS Oc-
cur, seem to be unfavorable to the production
of strong, highly favored teas, as had already
been proved by the experiment in Mcintosh,
Georgia.
Prominence Is given to the report of the
veterinary surgeons sent to Great Britain to
inquire into the alleged importation from the
United States of diseased cattle, and the COM
missioner believes that most of the misunder-
standings on this subject have given way be-
fore the convincing proofs presented by the
Americans.
The commissioner says the special investi-
cation of insects injecting the cotton crop is
being actively carried on, particularly on its
more practical bearing, and most valuable dis
coveries have been made in mechanical de-
tails and principles that lessen the cost of
protecting the crop and supplying the neces-
sary machinery.
Recognizing the Importance to our western
farmers of acquiring data on which to predict
as to the probable action of the Rocky Noun
tain locust in 1852, I have had an agent spe.
cially engaged under direction OF an ento-
mologist to gather such data in the permanent
breeding grounds of this pest, lying for the most
part in the thinlY settled regions of the North
west. Remembering the incalculable loss and
suffering which this insect entailed between
1873 and 1S77, losses which largely helped to
prolong the commercial depression of that
period, this Information seems of sufficient
moment to warrant annual observations of a
more extended nature.
Commissioner Loring expresses his inten-
ton Of making crop reports much more accu-
rate and exhaustive than heretofore.
INDIGNANT.
There is considerable indignation expressed
in the senate at Representative Belford's re-
f1ections upon the organization of the commit
tees of that body. Both Republicans and DEM
ocrats are talking freely on the subject, and
one of them said to-day that something would
be done about it. 'sWhat can you do about
it?" was asked. "We can formally demand of
Belford his authority, if he has any, for his
imputations that the senate COM
mittees were made up in the interest
of monopolies and corporations. am satis-
he is only seeking nOtoriety, and that his In
situations against the senate were made only
to attract attention, bnt we can show that up
and expose the weakness and vanity of the
man." This is a sample of the talk of the
senator's about Belford.
HOUSE COMMITTEES.
Speaker Kiefer expects to announce the
house committees on Wednesday next. He
has been embarrassed considerably In making
them up. The courtesy, or rather the custom,
that has prevailed would make Hiscock
chairman of an important committee, and his
friends have been urging him for commit.
tee on appropriations, but the stalwarts
are opposing him, as they did on the speaker
ship contest, and are pushing Crowley for
chairman of the judiciary committee. One
state cannot with propriety be given more
than one leading committee, even though
that state be New York. Ex-senator Platt,
of New York, Is here working against His
cock, as is also Don Cameron. Keifer is very
reticent on the subject, but the supposition is
that Crowley will win. Reed is being pressed
for the judiciary committee.
There are numbers of disappointments and
heart burnings over the make up of the COM
mittees and it is said several Ohio members
have not got what they wanted. Belford
wanted the committee on public lands and re-
fused that on mines and mining.
BLArNE's RECEPTION.
Ex-Secretary Blaine and Mrs. Blaine this
evening gave brilliant reception to the new
secretary of state and Mrs. Frelinghuysen.
Among the guests were: President Arthur,
president of the senate, speaker of the house,
all the members of the cabinet, justices of the
supreme court, nearly all the members of the
diplomatic corps and ladies of their families,
together with other persons prominent in
Washington society.
Blaine declined tonight to say anything for
publication in reference to the invitation to
pronounce eulogy upon President Garfield
in the memorial services in the hall of the
house. The reporter inferred that he has not
yet decided whether or not to accept the in
yitatiOn