Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-18
Especial Telegram to the Globe.1


WASHINGTON, Dec. 17.-In conversation
with number of politicians in the lobb,
of Willard's tonight, Col. Ingersoll tool
occasion to criticise the president very So
verely for the removal of Marshal Henry
Postmaster Angler and Assistant Parker
Its the most unjust thing I ever heard
of he said. arthur did not wait unit
ne had proof of the truth of the charges
against them, but summarily removed
them without any show of reason.''
You don't want to get into a fight with
the PRESIDENT said one of his listeners
You have enough on your hands now with
Judge Wylie.'
Il would like to have twenty such fights
on my hands like the one I had with the
court, Ingersoll retorted. do you know
he continued, ''if the court persists in its
persecution of me for a week lod Der he
will bring the sentiment of the country
around to our side?''
This is very pretty as an assertion, but
there are grave doubts as TO its beauty
when tested as prospective fact.
DEPARTMENT WORKING HOURS.
An old law regulating the Office hours of
all the departments has been unearthed b.,
a treasury official. It reads as follows:
From the first day of October until
the first day of April in each year. all
bureaus and Offices in the state, war, treas
ury, navy and post Office departments.
and III the general land office, shall be open
Tor the transaction of public business at
least eight hours III each day, and from the
first day of April until the first day of
October in each year at least ten hours
IN each day. except Sundays and days de-
clared public holidays by law
The present working hours in the de-
partments are seven hours in the winter
and six hours IN the summer. The subject
was brought to the attention of the secre-
tary OF the treasury with view to its ef-
feet on the question of closing that depart
ment at noon during the coming Christ
mas holidays in accordance with the Gus
tom that has obtained for xpany years
back. Secretary Folger said he would look
into the matter. When approached on the
subject to-day he was decidedly noncom-
initial as to his conclusions. Great con-
Germ is manifested in the treasury depart
ment as to the secretary's intentions in
this regard, and this evening asserted that
the question will be brought before the
president and his cabinet next week.
THE DUTY ON COAL.
The tariff commission report recon-
mended reduction of the duty on coal
from IS to so per cent. This has been
agreed to by the senate finance committee.
Senators Davis and Camden. of West Vir-
ginia, will oppose this recommendation
on the ground that if it becomes a law
Nova Scotia coal can be sold more cheaply
than native products.
ONE OF sTANToN's LEGACY.
During the war the government seized
all the money and specie belonging to the
Virginia state banks and turned it into the
United States treasury. Secretary Stanton
secured the passage of a law author
izing this, and when the affairs of the
banks were settled, the firm of Isaacs &
Co. bought up claim against the govern
ment for mere song. To-day the COM
mittee on war claims decided to report a
grant of 100000 to the firm in satisfac-
ton of all demands.
THE BLIss-HAMILToN CONTROVERSY.
DR.. Bliss will not enter a libel suit
against DR.. Hamilton on account of the
charge that he administered morphine to
Garfield after the consulting physicians
had forbidden 1t. He says he cannot afford
to discuss the subject of Garfeld's sickness
and death, Sand comforts himself by
saying Hamilton never made the
charge against him. An interesting story
was told to the GLOBE correspondent to-
day, in explanation of the reason why Bliss
made show Of refusing to accept the
$4,000 awarded him by the Garfield board
OF audit. He gave out one day that he
wonld fling the check in the faces of the
board; that 1t was beneath his dignity to
accept such paltry sum. The following
day, however, he went quietly to the treas
ury department and drew out the money.
Soon afterward gentleman called at the
department and presented a claim for
$1,000 against DR.. Bliss, and asked to have
it taken out of the money due the doctor
Il it had been generally known
that DR.. Bliss was going to accept the
money he might not have had a chance
to collect it; his creditors would have
been there before him.
EDUCATIONAL AID.
What is known as the Blair bill will
be taken up in the senate early next
week. 1t provides for an annual ap-
preparation of 100000 from the pro-
ceeds of public land sales to be applied
to educational purposes, pro rata, as to
illiteracy of states. President Arthur is
in favor of such aid to the cause of
education and has promised those inter
-ested that he will send special message
to congress recommending legislation
like the Blair bill.
DUNNELL AFTER WINDOWS COLLECTORS.
Representative Dunnell, of Minnesota,
one of the members of the ways and means
committee, had passed through the house
the following resolution:
WHEREAS, It is alleged that certain col
iectors of customs along the northern from
tier are in the receipt of large ana exces-
sive fees from the sale of blanks, thereby
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