Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-12
WASHINGTON.
A Busy Session Of Congress Decided
Upon.
LOTS OF REFORMS PROM1sE ED.
The Proposed Admission Of Washington,
Dakota and New Mexico.
THE SCALPOFTHE SILVER DOLLAR
A Curious Report in Circulation About
Randall and the Speakership.

A Curious Report in Circulation About
Randall and the Speakership.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 11.-Congress has |
thus far justified the popular impre: sion
that the present session is to be a busy
one, and no time has thus far been wasted,
and 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 il
from both sides, but they are only the
surface indications of profound convic-
GIVE SERVICE REFORM
must form very material feature Of party
ammunition, and eacE 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 a Democratic
standpoint. Civil service reform, the tar
if, reduction of taxes and relief of Ameri-
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 majori
ty is SO small es to be quite serious mat
ter. Representative men from New Mexi-
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 THE SILVER DOLLAR
this time. They quote the report Of Treas
urac Giltiiiaa, which shows that hut - (
per ceat. of the silver dollars c,i1-.j = -
the creation of the daddy doilA-" have go:
been pu. il circulation, and the reco nl:le:.-
dations of the secretary OF the treasury
and the president regarding that offensive
member Of the otherwise happy tinancia
family. On 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
tire the silver dollar and silver certificates
|, but it is not improbable that bill author
izirg the treasury department to coin onl
the amo unit actually needed will pass.
: THE sPEAKERsHIr.
: 4 curious report is in circulation to th
. effect that Randall has withdraw
n from the candidacy for the speaker
$ ship, and proposes to lend HI
n strength to Blackburn as against Ca
+ Isle. The story goes that Randall, WI
wants the presidency more than he dot
f the speakership, thinks that he would hui
q himself by opposing Carlisle, and pr
L poses to kill two birds with one stone, d
4 feating Carlisle with Blackburn and {
q the same time through Blackburn shapin
= the course Of legislation in the house SO
to advance his own prospects for the pre-
W., -fr
considered rather wild. A friend of NJ
Randall said tonight that while that gel
tleman would doubtless be glad to kill G
4 Carlisle with Blackburn. he did not thir
Is he had any intention Of Withdrawn
IL from the race in order to bring about tt
IL result. This gentleman thought Mr. Z 4,
n dalrs present am mbition. whatever his hopi
ne for the fature may be. was to get go'
10 grip or the speakers gavel again. /
OF a l;lel that Ia lJall's policy was to coni;'
/ a very wary stili-hant, saying and doing
ne little as possible till after the adiournme
~ of the speakership caucus next Decembt
u This gentleman did not think that it wou
10 hurt Randall in the South to beat Carlisl
CO and that being conceded, he could not 81
er but what the speakers chair brought NJ
te Randall nearer to the presidency than
&c seat on the floor of the house. A
~ the men on the Democratic side who co
a. slider themselves possible candidates +
or the speakership next winter are exercisil
et extraordinary caution as to their acts al
IL utterances and there is an impressi
y. among thoughtful men on the Democra!
m side that the dark horse who will brush t
81 others aside and take the prize will be Re
TO resentative n. J. Ham0ond. of Georgia,
IT. quiet member, who is generally consider
Il ole Of the soundest lawyers and finest p;
as liaInentarians in the house of represen
lui tives. Representative W. S. Holm
cn scratches his name off the list Of Can
an dates for the speakership of the next hou
&c His friends have been pressing his nan
ed bat he thinks he can best serve his coun:
10 as the great objector on the floor.
IN GENERAL CHALMERS
4t seems destined to figure prominently
fore the country for good while yet.
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