Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-04
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Especial Telegram to the Globe.l
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.-Col. Stevens, clerk
OF the appropriations commmittee, says
that the committees work has been much
retarded by the delay of the departments
furnishing their estimates and of the pub.
lie printer in supplying them with copies
OF whole estimates as finished. Ordinarily
the committee is able to got four appro-
prlation bills ready at the opening of the
short session, but this year they will have
only one, and some Of the others may be
delayed toward the latter part of the ses.
sion. Owing to this backwardness of the
departments the meetings of the commit
tee thus far have been of no use.
THE DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS.
A tacit agreement has been reached By
number of Democratic congressman to
decline to be bound by any
caucus action unless the Democrats
agree to support all legislation looking for
tariff for revenue only. Among these is
Congressman Davis, of Missouri, and he is
supported by number who, if they act as
they now intend to, will certainly make a
strong demonstration in favor of an i'm
mediate and large reduction of the tariff.
THE HOUSE OPENING.
The officers of the two houses have to day
began to clear TIE capitol for the
opening Of congress. Speaker Keifer has
given directions that the booths of the
Garfield fair, located in the approaches to
the house, shall to-day be removed. Last
night at 10 o'clock the fair closed, and be-
tween now and Monday morning the man.
ayers will be busy in vacating the portions
of the capitol assigned to them. Some
are disposed to leave the booths, hoping
the two houses will grant them a further
extension of time, but this is improbable
ROsECRANs.
Gen. Rosecrans denies that he will be a
candidate for the speakership of the next
house, but expects tho craftsmanship of an
important committee. He also says he
does not aspire to the second place on the
Democratic presidential ticket, a position
for which he has been named.
ORDwAY.
Governor Ordway, of Dakota, has arriv-
ed here, bringing with him a memorial OF
the citizens of Yankton county repudiating
the acts of reputation of that county, and
| asking for authority to issue
new bonds at reasonable rate of inter
est to liquidate the Indicated Indebtedness
of the county. A good many of these re-
pudiated bonds are held in Maine.
ACKLEN's CONTEST.
Acklen will not get much comfort from
the Democrats in his attempt to obtain
Kellogg's seat. "The two notable facts in
regard to the election in the Third Louisi.
ana district are that Acklen was defeated
and Kellogg elected. There is not peg tc
hang doubt on. The defeat was decis
i've. If an unsavory name were a good
reason for refusing credentials and declin
lug to seat member thereon, how fa1
ahead of Kellogg would Acklen be.''
REDUCTION OF POSTAGE.
An effort will be made at the
present session to incorporate in the post
Office appropriation bill an amendment
to reduce the postage on frst-class matte,
to two cents. It is understood that the
postmaster general is opposed to this, bat
the Democrats will undoubtedly make the
reduction as soon as they come in.
to power, and the Republicans are deter.
mined to secure for themselves the popu.
larity of the change. Mr.. Caswell. who
had charge of the bill, had intended to
present it to the full committee on appro
priations next Tuesday, but in view of the
proposed legislation, its consideration by
the full committee will be delayed. A
prominent member of the house stated to
day that, in his opinion, much Legislation
would have to be accomplished in this way
as the Democrats would no doubt obstruci
the consideration of all measures that car
be carried over till the next congress and
make capital for them.
TOoMBs ON GEORGIA POLITICS..
Gen. Robert Toombs, speaking OF
Georgia politics to-day, said: "a great
many OF our best men are really taking
no interest in politics. The late methods
of obtaining political preferment are yery
dlstasteful to our best citizens. They
won't take Office. They look upon poll
tics with loathing. Joe Brown, who, by an
organized system, controls the $4,000 NEGRO
votes OF Georgia, has entered into a combi.
nation with certain Democrats. or men whc
call themselves Democrats they are
not in truth-and they manage tc
control everything and distribute
all the offices to suit themselves
That is the way Georgia politics are run
The truth is, our people have been indif.
ferent ever since the Democrats allowed
Tilden to be counted out. After that ON,
folks said: 'What is the use of eleotino 9
president; We can't get him into Office afte,
We do elect hinw Instead of following
the plain path of truth they allowed Sam
Randall to lead them astray."
Gen. Toombs ssid the growth of mann.
factures in the South is not increasing tb.
protection sentiment in that section
Said he: "Our manufacturing interests in
tho South do not need protsction.n
| Western Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Nov. AT . late hour las,
night President Arthur appointed and
commissioned Clayton McMichael. OF
Philadelphia, United States marshal fo,
the District of Columbia. McNichael ia IN.
editor and proprietor of the Philadelphis
North American.
Gen. Chalmers furnishes information
| that he has lust receiyed O Io%t., g.