Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-14

the commission made public to-day.
general recommendation is made that the
salaries Of officers be increased. Graves, OF
the redemption bureau of the treasury, sub
mits minority statement, in which he OBJ
iects to general increase. The report is
very elaborate.
The ways and means comm lttee to-day
adopted all that part of the tariff commits
sion's report relating TO sulpha ties, nitrates,
cilorates etc. Chronic acid, chro mate Of
potash and hydrate or caustic were passed
for further inquiry. The word ''acids''
was inserted in the paragraph comprising
essential oils and alkalis. This was the
only change made.
The select committee on American ship
ping adopted thu following proposition
prepared by the San Francisco board of
trade: That whenever any vessel. whether
steam or sail, shall be constructed and
equipped in the United States for the for
eign trade, including trade between Allan
tic and Pacific ports of the United States,
the owner Or owners of such vessels shall
be entitled to receive and collect from the
United States q sum equal In amount to-
the duty which would have been collected
upon imported materials of like descr:p-
tion and OF equal quality with the Ameri-
can materials used in the construction,
equipment, engines, boilers, and other APP
purtenances Of such steamer Or sail vessel.
There is much tribulation in official cir
Giles owing to the meagerness of the post
Office appropriation bill. The department,
it is said. will be more or less at the mercy
nf large contractors who, we'll knowing the
limited means at its disposal, can rest Sc
cure in the knowledge that it is impossible
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next lowest bidder. Probably through in
advertence an old statute seems to have
been taken as a guide for the construction
of the bin. with the result OF abolishing
fourth class matter and throwing merchan-
disc and other mail matter formerly IN that
class into the first class at two cents for
every half ounce.
It Is understood the house committee has
decided to allow the Chippewa Indians
$1,000 for the lands Which tney claim, and
which have been opened for settlement.
TIE commissioner OF internal revenue
has gone TO Illinois. where he expects to
remain until the latter part Of January.
The life saving stations at Chicago,
Grand Haven, Milwaukee and Ludington
Will be closed Gu the 31st inst. Until nayi-
gation IS resumed in the spring.
The president mas approved the act to
rectify and establish the tile of the Uni
ted States to the site Of the military post
al EipGso, Texas.
New postofTiees have been estta bished at
Eunice, Rot Springs county, Ark, Louis
II. Soroggs, postmaster; Pencker Brush,
Wabash county, Ind, Wallace Wessner,
postmaster; Wreford, Dallas county, Kan,
Henry MCCARTHY, postmaster; Gotten
burgh. Dawson county, Neb., Olaf Berg
stom, postmaster; Greensborough. Craig
head county, Arkansas, Viii
liam B. Hay, postmaster; Riceville,
Crawford county, Ind, Thomas r. Dede-
nour, postmaster; Oyanette, Christian
county, KY, Henry B. Humphries, post
master; Raccoon, Floyd county, KY, Fred
K. Martin, postmaster; Teasdale, Tallahat-
chic county, Miss, Chas. II. Teasdale,post-
master; Haigler, Dundy county,
Neb., Mrs. Arabella Porter,
postmaster; Piae Grove. Brown
county, Wis, Jno. J. Natchney, postmaster.
The citizens committee has received in
formation corrorborative of the statement
of the monte men in Jail concerning the
relation of professional thieves and detec-
tives. The committee Immediately en-
ployed Gen. II. II. Wells as special attor-
ney.
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engaged on schedule ''A'' (chemicals) of
the tariff report.
The senate committee on claims this
morning considered briefly and favorably
the Bowman bill which has been passed by
the house authorizing the reference Of all
claims founded by law to the court OF
claims. il The discretion of either house Oh
the claims committee. At the next meet
Jug the committee VIII probably authorize
that favorable report upon this measure
be made.
VIM. Il. Lester, aged forty-six, clerk in
the adjut;s ut generals Office, killed himself
to-day Iie was citizen of Bellefontane
Ohio.
The Stai. says: "Fhere was some talk IL
the court room after the acceptance OF
John H. Crane as juror in the star ate
trial to the effect that the prosecution hac
been overreached by defendants III get
ting this Juror int the box. 1t seems tha
his views regarding religion agree witt
those OF lngersoll.t