Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-02-02
CAPITAL NOTES.
D1sc1pL1N1NG TIE M1DD1Es.

DIsCIPLINING TIE MIDDIEs.
Secretary Chandler expresses his opin-
ion of the recent troubles in Annapolis as
follows: The disturbances and insubordi-
nation among cadets, at Annapolis will
doubtless subside if the superintendent is.
allowed to work out result without in
reference. But if cadets are encouraged
to persist by their parents and
friends, the dismissal of forty or
fifty may result. The great
difficulty in the management of the acade-
my is, that boys and their relations fail to
realize that the school is not an ordinary
seminary of learning, where students pay
for the education which they receive, but
an institution of military discipline, where
boys have their expenses paid by the Uni
ted States in order that they may
be thoroughly educated and trained
to life of self denial and self control,
and fitted for the restraints and duties of
the military profession. If boys expect
the same privileges, liberties and easy life.
which they may have in an ordinary
academy they should resign and let their
places be filed by young
gentlemen who are willing IN
reservedly to commit themselves
to the privations and labors of the acad-
envy in order that through its discipline,
as we'll as its instruction, they may become
qualified to command the naval vessels of
the United States. So far as the depart
ment now understand the difficulties at
the academy it will sustain the superin-
tendent even to the extent OF dismissing
the larger part of one class.
NEW POST ROUTE.
The house to-day reported a bill to the,
senate establishing 355 new post routes,
principally in the west and south, Missouri
has 40; Texas, 81; Tennessee, 81; Dakota,
&c; Kentucky, 81; Ohio, 10; indianapolis,
IA; Wisconsin, IL; Arkansas, 10; and Min
nesota, 8.
QUALIFYING THE VETO POWER.
A joint resolution was introduced in the
senate providing for an amendment to the
constitution authorizing the president to
veto any one Or more items in the appro-
priation bill, when, in his judgment, such
expenditures would be injudicious and
contrary to public policy, and that the veto
shall stand as against such item or items,
unless overidden by two thirds vote of
both houses of congress. The veto, how
ever, is not to affect other portions of the
bill.
BOGUS PETITIONS.
Petitions asking the passage of p bill to
extend national aid to common schools
were presented in the senate this morning
by Messrs. Blair and Malone, twenty five
by the former and thirty-two by the latter.
The uniformity in the signatures to great
majority of these has created some curl
osity to their genuineness as representa-
tive persons, in many instances all
the signatures on a petition to the number
of fifty or 100,w foGnd to have been writ
by the same person with neither cross
marks nor memoranda to explain the rath-
er singular fact. In one instance, in pc
tition purporting to come from Aiken, s..
c., Cf the names OF ministers of
the gospel are signed to
the petitions by the same person,
and among the Virginia petitions present
ed by Malone. The same handwriting in
blue graphite is found in memorials from
Lynchburg and Salem, and counties of
Nansemond, Pittsylvauia and Gloucester.
The petitions are not dated, and without
one exception are from the South.
THE STAR ROUTE TRIALS.
The first witness called in the star route
trials to-day was Emil Schultz, who testi-,
fed that More bought stock of him and re-
quested him to circulate petition. His
instructions were to get up one or two or
iginal petitions, and they would doctor
them up SO as to get as many more as were
wanted.
Edwin Hall, postmaster at Cannon
City, testifyingwith regard tothe Dallas and
Baker City route, said fraudulent sigma
lures were affixed to petitions. Among
those he pointed out as fraudulent were
his own and those of other persons of his
Mr.. Wilson protested against the testi-
mony, because the defendants had not been
notified that any attempt would be made
to establish fraud in that connection.
Mr.. Bliss said the government intended
to bring home to Brady its knowledge of
the fraudulent character of the petitions.
The testimony was admitted.
Mr.. Wilson declared that the defense
would feel called upon to bring persons here
from Oregon to swear to these signatures,
although It might take all summer. An.
attempt was made by the defense to intro
iuce specimens OF witness' handwriting to
mpeach his testimony and long argu-
nent ensued resulting in the rejection of
he papers. Wilson having yentured to
express to Merrick 9 5isapproval of a
'uling was severely arraigned by the court
'or his disrespectful remark. Wilson
explained that his remark was made to
derrick, but the court replied emphatica
J that the remark HAD been made to III
'ouFt & vas not tn ne tolera.s-7 A..
ounsel on one side CT ths osher should be
flowed TO rise up and DECLARE that ':such
vas rot the laT anywhere Adjourned.