Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-09
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who laughed III each others faces after
they had imposed on the people with thei,
mummeries and their feats of divination,
were not more attractive targets for sar-
casms than the wire pni!ers and spoiismen
OF to-day who are talking civil service re-
form. The men. who 9 few months ag O
were sneefing At the reformers as sore
heads or fools. and who now deny the sin
cerity of TIE real advocates of genuine re-
form. are solemaiy assuring each other, III
the senate chamber AID IN the halls OF he
house OF represen 5a1ige>, Of the great
need OF reform OF the civil service, and
the manifold objections to the use of pub
lie Offices as spoiis. What these gentla.aen
say on this subject in the privacy of the
cloak rooms it would be indicate for
those who know to reveal. The most anus
l~G transformation in the whole range is
th.t which has come over the Republican
Of this city, under the general mango
ment OF Mr.. Hattou and containing the
editorial articles OF Mr.. Gorham. It would
be unjust to say to these gentlemen that
the remark which made Flanagan, OF
Texas famous at Chicago in 1880, nigh.
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 sugg estion having been made to-day
to Gen. Logan that it was not expected
that serious opposition would be made TO
the Fitz John Potter bill, this session, he
said, with much Indignation, s'the state
ment is absurd. The opposition will be
quite as pronounced; more So, think. I
shall not make as long speech, but will
be just as earnest Gen. Logan will be
supported III 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 request Of the Republican
caucus to re0rgauiZe the committees of the
sen Ate is unfounded. No such request was
ever made. for the best reason thar the sub
lect was never considered III the cahcus
There are Republican and Democrat sena-
tors who are dissatisfied with their places
on comm ittees, who desire to have them
improved bu5 their party friends cannot
agree among themselves about changes,
and therefore their restless ambitions car
not be gratiied. 1t is wholly indifferent
to The president of the senate whou, the
respective caucuses may select for the com-
mittees. Usage gives them that power
and be only acts when especially author
lied by motion in the senate to appoint, or
fill, as the caucus detsrmines.''
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 49, Demo-
Gratis, l21 Republicans, six Readiusters,
three Independent Democrats and two In
dependent Republicans. There are yacan-
cies in two districts, cause by the death
Of Updegraff, of OHIO, and Heron, of
Louisiana. Of course, this roll is merely
tentative, aad may be changed in several
respects. For example. Manning's name
is on it, but the clerk has not yet received
Manning'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, I talked with a man who
played poker with him in days that he
rasped the senate walls for an echo and
failed to get it. Dorsey loved poker and
sat at the table with big chips and big
every time Dorsey held the ace, told me
tonight that Dorsey did not pay his poker
debts. He told me of 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 and
one of the players had $1,000 advantage of
Dorsey by word of mouth. The debt was
acknowledged and the play went on. I have
seen the letter from Dorsey to one of the
party, admitting that there was game
and that he was indebted to somebody but
he would not settle without the authority
of court. The man that Dorsey owes in
this poker game, if this statement is true
and 1 think it does not vary much from the
truth, is Chas. Miller, well known in New
York city, and recently an attache or boss
or something of the famous Nickel Plate
railroad. The poker game at which Dorsey
hoped for brilliant returns numbered
Charles G. Farwell among the players.
am told that Dorsey made several notes to
him that had more of the promise to
pay in them than the promise to
redeem. But do not intend tn record the
proceedisgs Of a gamblers clearing aoase
PIoUs NOTICE
The incident of Farwelvs presence al
the card table recalls story told of an
other of the players which need not make
him ashamed although it deals with do
mestics entirely. Farwell, at Il thoroughly
matured age, concluded to get married
He married. His charming wife entered
at once on the duties that make wifehood
so beautiful. She had that religious fibre
in her nature that lifts our best type OF