Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-02-15


Muscle Shoals, Ala; canal around the Cas-.
cades, Columbia river, Oregon, and all other
ship canals, locks and harbors OF refuge
which may hereafter be built BY the United
States for the improvement OF navigation.
NO COMPENSATION
Senator Allison, chairman Of the senate
committee on appropriations, has letter from
the president of Pennsylvania railroad compa-
nv in which, responding to inquiry on the
subject, he says: "Our company had not at
the time, nor have they now, any Intention to
make claim for compensation for courtesies
extended to the late president and his family
or to the government. We felt 1t not only q
duty but pleasure to do what we could to In
crease comfort and aid in restoring the health
of President Garfield
WEISS BEER.
The house committee on appropriations have
agreed to substitute for Representative
Hardenbergh's bill "to regulate the collection
of the tax on Weiss beer" and have instructed
Representative Carlisle to report it to the
house with recommendation for it's passage.
The bill provides that brewers Of Weiss beer
exclusively may bottle that liquor upon the
premises where the same is brewed or made
In bottles containing not more than
QUO quart oaCus duu SuCA OoltACu 4A4uVA
may be removed from the brewery
for consumption or sale, and upon payment
of tax IN boxes containing either two dozen
half pint bottles, two dozen pint bottles, or
one dozen quart bottles, and not otherwise.
It prescribes the method of af1xing stamps
and imposes penalty for compliance
with the provisions of the bill. Bottlers OF
Weiss beer, not brewers, are prohibited from
packing In boxes similar to those Of brewers.
The rate of tax on Weis. beer is fixed by the
bill at three cents per gallon without any al
lowance or deduction whatever.
NoMINATJoNs.
The president sent the following nomina
lions to the senate: John c. New, Indiana,
assistant secretary of the treasury; Edwin Fl.
Nevin, Jr., surveyor of customs, district OF
Philadelphia. Pa; B. sFlageler, collector OF
customs, district of Niagara, New York; j. R.
Joley, collector of customs, district of Teche,
Louisiana; g. Seymour, United States district
Judge, eastern district of North Carolina; VIM.
F. Poston, United States attorney, western
district of Tennessee; Andrew McLain, district
attorney Tennessee; Moses NJ. Drew, United
man, of California, secretary of the territory
of Arizona.
COMMITTEE WORK.
The house judiciary committee took the
first step to-day towards considering the bank
ruptcy bill by referring 1t to subcommittee
consisting OF Humphrey, McCord and Man
ming.
The house committee on post offices and
post roads agreed to report favorably Bing
hams bill increasing the pay Of auxiliary let
ter carriers from $500 to 5000, and providing
for subsequent advance upon promotion t
$500 and 81 600. Regular carriers are to come
from this class, new men serving first as
auxilaries.
GEN. CARR RELEASED.
The president has refused to entertain thu
charge specified by Gen. Wilcox against Gen
Carr. who has accordingly been released from
arrest. While the president declined to order q
less disapproved of certain atterances of Gen
Carr as insubordinate. No further action will
be taken in the case.
sTALwARTs PROVIDED FOR.
The nomination to-day of John G. New, Of
Indiana, to be assistant secretary of the treas
ury, was general surprise. Tt is said New
could have had foreign mission but preferred
a place in this country. 1t is now rumored
that Filley, of st. Louis, will soon be provided
with good place.
FORMIDABLE MEMORIAL.
memorial is here, more than 5000 feel
long and signed by merchants, manufacturers
mechanics, farmers, taxpayers and others Of
nearly every state in the Union, which will be
presented to the ways and means committee
1t asks that taxes on bank deposits and the
two cent stamp on checks and drafts be abol
ished.
FITz JOHN PORTER,
The Fitz John Porter case was under con
sideration at the cabinet meeting to-day, ani
it is believed action will be taken towards hay
ing it reopened All members were present
except the attorney general.