Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-23
Especial Telegram to the Globe

Especial Telegram to the Globe.l
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.-ThA Asenate is as
acowsrdly as the house, and is also equally
anxious to cheat the people. The appro-
priation committee reported the adjourn
ment resolution for the holiday recess. It
was at once the signal for opposition from
a lot of cheap reformers who set up the cry
that the dear people would be neglected
by recess a week. In face of this the
senate was advised that the finance COM
mittee could not have the tariff bill ready
before the middle of January, nor could
the appropriation committee be ready with
appropriation bills, and that
as fact public business in
the committee could be better facilitated
by the holiday recess than without it. Not
withstanding this the senate refused to
agree to the house holiday resolution.
Meanwhile, under the impression that the
recess was foregone conclusion, scores of
members of the house had gone home, and
there is not now quorum in the city, nor
will there be until after New Years day.
Should the senate refuse to reconsider its
vote the spectacle will be presented to tho
country of a body of men called congress
trying to cheat the people with the delu-
sion that public business is being trans
acted, while the fact will be that enough
will play truant to prac-
tieally prevent the consideration
of public business. 1t ought to be time
for congressman to understand that the
people are not such fools as they are taken
for, and that they can tell the difference
between honesty and hypocrisy. To illus
trate the small notions of reformers, Mr..
Morrill,, who voted against adjournment,
had hardly done so before he was over on
the Democratic side seeking a pair, be-
cause he wanted to go home.
ANOTHER DORSEY LETTER.
Dorsey has made public another letter
dated in this city on the 9th of May, 1881.
addressed to President Garfield. In this
Dorsey requests the president to ap-
point a committee to investigate the
charge that he was connected with
the star route people, and shows that such
a committee was directed to be appointed
by the president, but that it was inter-
rupted by the postmaster general.
SUPERVISORS OF ELECTION.
The claims of United States supervisors
of election for services at the November
election are beginning to come into the de-
partment of justice. The largest bill yet
received was sent by the Unied States mar
shal of Philadelphia, who allows each su-
Pervisor, who served in Philadelphia, the
full ten days permitted by law, and by this
means iuns the bill up to 100000. This ac-
count was referred to the treasury depart
ment. and was returned with
recommendation that it be cut down to
what should be allowed for actual service.
When the department of justice applied
this rule it was found that the supervisors
at Philadelphia were entitled to only $751;
900. The claims for pay of supervisors
at Chicago and st. Louis have not been re-
ceived at the department.
THE PENSION PETITIONS.
Since the present session convened in
Vulnerable petitions asking an increase of
the pension rate and a change in existing
pension laws have been coming into con
gress. 1t appears from an examination of
these documents that the body of the petit
tions were printed here and distrib-
uted throughout the country for
signatures. The petitions are alike in
form and substance, and it is intimated
that they originated with some of the more
disreputable Washington claim agencies,
which sent them broadcast over the land
with the request that they be filled up and
forwarded to members of congress.
THE YELLOWSTONE PARK SCHEME.
Assistant Secretary Joslyn,of the interior
department, said to-day that the opposi-
tion manifested by members of congress
to the Yellowstone, D. T., National Park
scheme, was caused by the Union Pacific
Railroad company. He thinks that the
railroad men are too late in coming for
ward with their objections. The Park
company had been negotiating with
the secretary for three months before the
contract was signed, and the railroad com
pany had abundant opportunities to be
heard on the park subject. The f q is that
the reservation might have been secured
md improved years ago, and the railroads
nave just learned, when it is too late, that
there is big money in it. Rufus Hatch,
one of the leading men in the park scheme,
had an interview with Secretary Joslyn to-
day, and the latter told him that it was his
opinion the railroad could not do any
thing, and advised him to 60 ahead, Mr..
Joslyn says the trouble with the Union Pa
citic railroad is that the park is liable to be
opened to visitors before the company can
get its line extended to the park, and they
are afraid that travel will be diverted to
other railroads. Mr.. Hatch informed Mr..
Joslyn that the idea of his company was tc