Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-09
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they had imposed on the people with their
mumlneries and their feats OF divination,
We're not more attractive targets for sar-
casms than the wire pnliers and spoiismel
OF today who are talking civil service re-
form. The men, who . few months ago
were sneering at the reformers as sore
heads o. fools, and who now deny the SID
cerity Of the real advocates Of genuine re-
form, are soien2aly assuring each other. IN
the senate chamber and IN the halls of the
house o. representatives, Of tho great
need Of reform OF ihe civil service, and
the manifold objections TO the ESQ of pub
lie Offices as spoils. What these gentlemen
say on this subject III the privacy Of the
cl0ak rooals il would be indicate for
thosa who know to reYsal%The most anus
ing transformation II The WEole range is
that which has come over the Uepnttea2'
of this city, under the general In,.>c>gs
ment OF Dir. H~..tol ard containing the
editorial articles Of Mr.. Gorhanl. t would
be unjust to say to these gentlemen thar
the remark which made Flanagan, Of
Texas famous at Chicago in 1880, might
have been made by either Of them, but it
would not be unjust to say that they have
always enthusiastically approved the use
of patronage for the procurement of votes
for the Republican party
AMI have looked with pity,
if not loathing, on the persons who have
pretended to condemn the practice.
LOGAN STILL FIGHTS.
The suggestion having been mace to-day
to Gen. Logan that it was not expected
that serious opposition would be made to
the Fitz John Porter bill, this session, he
said, with much Indignation, ''the state
ment is absurd. The opposition will be
quite as pronounced; more SO, think.
shall not make as long a speech, but will
be just as earnest Gen. Logan viii be
supported In his opposition by some who
last winter were disposed 10 take the art
OF Fitz John Porter.
THE THIRD PARTY HEARD FROM.
Judge Davis furnishes the following {:
'The statement that Senator David Davis
had refused Il request of the Republican
caucus to reorganize the committees OF the
senate is unfounde3. No such request was
ever made, for the best reason that the sab
ject was never considered III the caucus.
There are Republican and Democrat sena-
tors who are dissatisfied with their places
on comm tees. who desire to have them
improved: bus their party friends cannot
agree among themselves about changes,
and therefore their restless ambitions ritr-
not be gr&tifed 1t is wholly indifferent
to the president Of the senate yshuu, Tie
respective cducuses may select for the com
nittees. Usage gives them that power
and be only acis when especially author
lied by motion III the senate to appoint, OF
fill, as the caucus determines
THE NEXT HOUSE.
The clerk OF the house is engaged in the
preparation of the roll of representatives,
elected to the Forty-eighth congress. As
made up it bears the names of 191 Demo
Gratis, l21 Republicans, six Readiusters.
three Independent Democrats and two In
dependent Republicans. There are vacan-
cies in two districts, cause by the death
of Updegraff, Of Ohio, and Heron, of
Louisiana. OF course, this roll is merely
tentative, and may be changed in several
respects. For example. Manning's name
is on it, but the clerk has not yet received
Mannilg's certificate of election, and
Chalmers his filed a protest, backed by
strong evidence, against the placing OF
Manning's name upon the rolls.
DORSEY.
Discussing Dorsey's relation to public
men to-day, talked with man who
raspsd the senate walls for all echo and
failed to get it. Dorsey loved poker and
sat at the table with big chips and big
men. One of the com panions who antieJ
every time Dorsey held the ace, told me
tonight that Dorsey did not pay his poker
debts. He told me of a meeting at Del
monica's in New York, when Dorsey was
one of the men who had seat at the table
There was betting across the board ant
one of the players had s. 1000 advantage Of
Dorsey by word Of mouth. The debt was
acknowledged and the play went on. havs
seen the letter from Dorsey to one of tn.
party, admitting thatSthere was a game
and that he was indebted to somebody bat
he would not settle without the authorit,
of court. The man that Dorsey owes il
this poker game, if this statement is true
and 1 think it does not vary much from thu
truth, is Cnas. Miller, well known in New
York city, and recently an attache or bos
or something of the famous Nickel Plat
railroad. The poker game at which Dorse.
hoped for brilliant returns numbered
Charles G. Farwell among the players.
am told that Dorsey made several notes t.
him that had more of the promise II
pay in them than the promise t.
redeem. But do not intend to record tin
proceedisgs of gamblers clearing house
PIOUs NOTICES
The incident of Farwelis presence 4
the card table recalls story told Of an
other of the players which need not max,
him ashamed although it deals with do
mestics entirely. Farwell, at a thorough,
matured age, concluded to get married
He married. His charming wife entered
at once on the duties that make wifehoo.
so beautiful. She had that religious fibr
IN her nature that lifts our best type O