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

WASHINGTON, Dec. SIN the house, MIR.
Davis. of Illinois, presented petition of
tobacco manufacturers of Chicago, asking
immediate action Oh the tax question. as
its continued agitation is depriving orer-
atives OF subsistence. Referred.
Mr.. Burrows, Of Michigan. from the
committee Oh appropriations, reported the
consular and diplomatic bill. Referred to
committee of the whole. 1t appropria.es
$i.25S.25j being $751; 800 less than the ap-
preparation for the current year.and $132.-
500 less thansthe estimates. Mr.. Burrows
on the bill Tomorrow.
The house ut 1920 went into convention
of the whole, air. 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 a patent
for improved gearing for wagons.
Mr. Calkifs. of Indiana, opposed the bill,
saying the renewal of the patent simply
meant great suits throughout the country
against persons who had been using the
paten. and against innocent purchasers.
Hir. NiiiiaGs. OF Michigan, considered
the case Il good oae.
Xxi. fSfo"i. OF 4Hulani, saw nothing n
the case which commended itself TO con-
gross.
Mr. Humphrey. of Wi5consin argued
IL ftvcr OF tae bill.
The next b.li was that for the relief OF
the officers AID crew OF the Monitor, who
participated III the action with the Merri-
mac i'll ,tarcIi, 1862. In the course of
the dlscus>.on Bayue. Pennsylvania, called
attention 20 the fact that yesterday the
house v3;ed down /. measure for the bene.is
OF soldiers who were in poor houses, and
now all at once, the great opponent to
relief Of impoverished soldiers jaliuding to
Hewitt oe n. Y arose and described 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,
600 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 81 The
committee rose, bat no action was taken
on its report by the honse.
MIR. Bingham, Pennsylvania. reported n
bill reducing postage to 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 EWinans,
Democrat, 454 plurality. Second Sum
ner, Democrat, 1901 plurality. Third
Jones, Democrat, Sill plurality. Fourth
-Deus:er, Democrat, 1.36S plurality
Fifth-Ranlin. Democrat. S.625 plurality.
Sixth-Guenther, Republican, 1,O3S plu-
raity. observation-disclosures, Democrat,
1904 plurality. Eigh,h-Price. Prohibi-
ZIONIST aud Republican, 2,744 majority.
Ninth-Srephrnsoa, Republican. $50 plu-
raiity. Tht. lx,ter's seat will be contested
by Parks, Democrat. Total vote in the
| state. 2l6.924, of which the Democrats
polled l03.630; Republicans $1,000; Prohi-
hilton 1880; Greenback 2,49S; misceila-
Moons 1882. The senate will stand II Re-
pnbiicans, Is Democrats, independent.
Assembly. 40 Republicans, So Democrats.
= independents, giving tie Democrats
three majority on joint ballot over all.