Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-12
4 Busy Session Of Congress Decided
Upon.
LOTS OF REFORMS PROMISED.
The Proposed Admission Of Washington,
Dakota and New Mexico.
THE sCALPOFTHE SILVER DOLLAE
A Curious Report in Circulation About
Randall and the Speakership.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.

Especial Telegram to the Globe.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 11.-Congress has
thus far justified the popular impre; sion
that the present session is to be busy
and a very considerable quantity of i'm
portant legislation has already been put
in the way of becoming fact. 1t is very
evident that some sort of civil service
reform bill will be passed this session. The
open assessment plan and avowed use of
large sums of money in elections are rec
ognized by both sides as having been con-
demned by the people. Many Republicans
speak frankly of it as the great mistake |
which cost the party its defeat, and as
frankly admit that ouly very vigorous
work will bring the party back
10 a safe place in 1884. |
Bills and resolutions pour in
from both sides, but they are only the
surface indications of profound conEic-
ton that the time has arrived when
CIVIL SERVICE REFORM
must form very material feature of party
ammunition, and eacli party is struggling
| to make the most of it. Amid all this
Senator Pend!eton smiles serenely as the
father of the idea, and as the proper living
presidential exemplar from Democratic
standpoint. Civil service reform, the tar
can shipping seem likely to be the order
of the session. It is quite probable, also,
| that couple of
NEW STATES WILL BE ADMITTED,
perhaps three. Washington, Dakota
and New Mexico will make
very vigorous efforts for admission.
Already there are favorable reports upon
Washington and Dakota. Their admission
would give the Republicans increased
strength in the senate, where their MAORI
ty is so small es to be quite serious mat
ter. Representative men from New Next
CO are also here urging the admission of
that territory as state, but as its politics
are little uncertain, it will not, probably,
be successful in its efforts.
The Eastern members are determined to
have
rHE SCALP OF TIE SILVER DOLLAR
this time. They quote the report of Treas
urer Gilfilla1, which shows that hut -
per ceat. of the silver dollars c,ire.i :. =,
the creation of the daddy doila-" hsve rTs:
, been put in circulation, and the reco nl:,e..-
dations of tine secretary OF the treasury
and the president regarding that offensive
member of the otherwise happy financia
family GIN the other hand, the members
from the South and West are inclined t,
stand by their pet, and to think that it ha
not been given fair show in the fnancia
!, fight. They will resist any efforts to re
y tire the silver dollar and silver certificates
!, but it is not improbable that bill author
ling the treasury department to coin onl
, the amo unit actually needed will pass.
THE sPEAKERsHIP.
J. curious report is in circulation to tn
:. effect that Randall has withdraw
n from the candidacy for the speaker
g ship, and proposes to lend h
n strength to Blackburn as against Ca
= Isle. The story goes that Randall, WI
wants the presidency more than he do
# the speakership, thinks that he would hui
70 himself by opposing Carlisle, and pr
i poses to kill two birds with one stone, d
n feating Carlisle with Blackburn and ;
10 the same time through Blackburn shapin
r. the course of legislation in the house SO
to advance his own prospects for the pre-
idential nomination in 1884. This story
considered rather wild. A friend of N
Randall said tonight that while that ge
tleman would doubtless be glad to kill {
OK Carlisle with Blackburn. he did not THU
us he had any intention Of withdrawn
IL from the race in order to bring about t.
ne result. This gentleman thought Mr.. En-
an dall's present ambition. whatever his hop
ne for the failure may be. was to get a go'
10 grip or the speakers gavel again.
lot a l;led that Ra ltialrs policy was to coi,'i;'
r. very wary stili-hunt, saying and doing
ne little as possible till after the adjournme
at of the speakership caucus next Decemb
ID This gentleman did not think that it wOu
10 hurt Randall in the South to beat Carlis
ice and that being conceded. he could not s
Der but what the speakers chair brought N
lite Randall nearer to the presidency than
ne seat on the floor of the house. A
'ly the men on the Democratic side who &C
"a slider themselves possible candidates
'or the speakership next winter are exercise
Set extraordinary caution as to their acts a
tn utterances and there is an impressi
sy. among thoughtful men on the Demccra
srn side that the dark horse who will brush
ia others aside and take the prize will be Re
to resentative n. J. Hammond, of Georgia
NJ. quiet member, who is generally consider
en- ole of the soundest lawyers and finest p
vas liainentarians IN the house Of represen
aui tives. Representative w. S. Holm
len scratches his name off the list of can
.an dates for the speakership of the next hou
&c His friends have been pressing his mar
sed bat he thinks he can best serve his coun
10 as the great objector on the floor.
ocA GENERAL CHALMERS
- seems destined to figure prominently
fore the country for good while yet.
contest with Manning will help to k
G. him IN the public eye. ard pending the
ginning of that contest he will pcoba
be able in various ways to keep hin
there. At preset he is making raid