Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-09
House..

Davis. OF Illinois, presented petition OF
tobacco manufacturers of Chicago, asking
immediate action on the tax question. as
its continued agitation is depriving orer-
atives of subsistence. Referred.
Mr.. Burrows, Of Michigan. from the
committee on appropriations, reported the
consular and diplomatic bill. Referred to
committee of the whole. 1t appropria.es
$l,25S.255, being $!9,6O0 less than the ap-
preparation for the current year.and $132.-
500 less sthanFthe estimates. Mr.. Burrows
gave notes that he would ask for action
on the bill tomorrow.
The house at 1920 went into convention
of the whole, ar. Peele in the chair, on the
private calendar.
The first bill to give rise to discussion
was enc permitting Edgar Huson to file
an application for an extension of patent
for improved gearing for wagons.
Mr. Calkins. of Indiana, opposed the bill,
saying the rehewal of the patent simply
meant great suits throughout the country
against persons who had been using the
patent and against innocent purchasers.
Mr.. Wiiiiams, of Michigan, considered
the case d good one.
Mr.. Brown, OF Indiana, saw nothing in
the case which commended itself TO con-
gross.
Mr.. Humphrey. of Wisconsin argued
i'll favor OF tae bill.
The next bin was that for the relief OF
the officers AID crew OF the Monitor, who
participated IL, the action with the Merri-
mac i'll March, 1862. In the course of
| the DISCUSSION Bayne. Pennsylvania, called
attention 20 the fact that yesterday the
house vo;ed down /. measure for the benefit
OF soldiers who were In poor houses, and
| now all at once, the great opponent to
| relief Of Impoverished soldiers (aliuding to
! Hewitt of N. " arose and described a con-
ference which he at one time had attended.
ard how he and that conference had
saved the spoliation of New York city, and
| told how he wanted to appropriate $780,
| GOO to the few men who had taken part in
| the combat with the Me-rimac. If those
people were poor, let New York take care of
| them. The enacting clause of the bill
was then struck out on motion of Ather-
ton, Ohio, by a vote of 1O2 to 30. The
committee rose, bat no action was taken
on its report by the house.
Mr.. Bingham, Pennsylvania. reported a
bill reducing postage to 2 cents. Referred.
Adjourned until tomorrow.
Wisconsin Congressional Canvass.
MILWAUKEE, Dec. S.-The official can
| vass of last election, completed to-day by
the state board of csnvassers, with the fol-
| lowing result: First district Winans
! Democrat, 4s4 plurality. Second Sum.
ner, Democrat, 1901 plurality. Third
Jones, Democrat. Sill plurality. Fourth
| -Deuster, Democrat, 1.36S plurality
Fifth-Rankin, Democrat, 6.025 plurality
Sixth-Gusnther, Republican, 1,O33 plu.
raiity. Seventa-Woodward, Democrat
1904 plurality. Eighth-Price. Prohibi
Zionist aud Republican,, 2,744 majority
Ninth-SrephenSoa, Republican. 256 plu.
rality. The lwtter's seat will be contested
by Parks, Democrat. Total vote in tine
state. 2l6,924, of which the Democrats
polled l03630; Republicans 1906; Prohi
bition 1880; Greenback 2,49S; miscella
neous 1892. The senate will stand II Re
pnblicans, Is Democrats, independent:
Assembly, IS Republicans, So Democrats
IL independents, giving tie Democrat
three majority on joint ballot over all.
/ Copying the United States.
OTTAWA, Dec. 8.-The Canadian Paci6
Railway company has agreed to construc
a loop from Emerson and West Lynne :,
the junction of the Canada Pacific railwa
and Southwestern railway. ami Pembin'
branch trains will be ran ing the first O
Iulv Tba citv cor,uc;I< apv,r:ntaJ q rory,