Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-01-06
[speeial Telegram to the Globe. |

Especial Telegram TO the Globe.
| WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.-The treasury
cattle commission has made a report
to congress to-day, recommending the
construction of quarantine stations at
Portland, Boston, New York and Balti-
more. 1t shows that losses from pleuro-
pneumonia are from $2,O00,0O0 to $3,oO0,-
600 year, and are prospectively much
greater. 1t says England will never per-
NIT the unobstructed importation of Ameri-
can beef until pleuro- pneumonia is wiped
out. 1t recommends that the secretary of
the treasury be authorized to destroy all
cattle affected with the disease.
A TEIEGRAPHIo QUARREL.
A very lively contest will soon be com
menced in the rooms of the house com
mittee on Judiciary, the cause G
bill to punish any telegraphic
company that shall neglect
or refuse to TRANSMIT messages that may
come to such company over the lines Of a
rival company. The bill is now in the
hands of a subcommittee consisting of
Messrs. Payson, Humphrey and Towns
bend, and meeting Of the committee will
be held in few days. A powerful lobby
is here to protect the respective interests
of the Mutual Union and Western Union
companies. The policy of the latter com
any in refusing to receive messages from
the Mutual Union has been the cause of
much complaint, and particularly in the
Northwest, and has led to the introduction
of a bill which will bring the Western
Union to time.
THE TREASURY RESERVE.
AS the treasury reserve fund has fallen
to 8 per cent. less than the Sherman re-
serve, a number of bank people are
beginning to complain that the govern
ment is not doing prudent banking, and
the reserve should be 40 per cent. of cur
rent liabilities. In view of this fact it may
be stated that no call of bonds for any
purpose WILDE probably mads this fiscal
year, which ends June 80 This is the
cause: The agitation of tax tariff in con-
gress is decreasing the revenues, while the
ordinary expenses increase, principally on
account of pensions.
THE POSTAL SYSTEM.
Now, that congress has decided to az
eept reduced rate of postage for there
seems no doubt that the senate will concur
in the action of the house in this regard
the friends of the British system of post
offices are beginning to urge other
features of that organization. Postal
savings banks are now receiving q good
deal Of attention, and an effort will be
made to incorporate them into our system.
New England will probably oppose it. Her
savings bank system is so thoroughly and
satisfactorily organized that it net only
commends itself to New England banks,
bat it is also a power in the land, and will
mako it lively for New England congress
mon who advocate the system Of savings
banks as a part of the postofics system.
The Middle states, however, see the need of
it, and the Western and the Southern men
would favor it.
PAYMAsTEBs IN THE ARMY.
Army officers are hevling over the
change made in the army appropriation
shall be appointed in the army as deaths
and designations occur, with a view of
abolishing the entire pay corps There
arc NJ present fifty paynastsrs whose rank
and pay are the same as majors, $500 q
year, besides being allowed clerks. It has
been shown in the house thst during the
war one paymaster paid of as many men
as are now in the present army. It is pro-
posed after the pay corps has dvindled
down to nothing, that the soldiers shall be
paid By qusrtermastsrs. Il would only
increase their responsibility to have the
pay check sent them also. It is not natu-
raj to suppose, however. that
this amendment will meet any ia
vor in the senate. The expression
Of opinion upon the part of
the house Of the valae of the pay corps is
interesting. If the pay corps we're used as
9 means of affording promotion to dessrv-
ing officers of the line, there might not be
80 much opposition to its continuance, but
whom young second lieutenant returns
from the plains, with fifteen years to be q
first lieutenant and ten more to be cap
tain, he cannot look with coHposure upon
the sight Of some ''tender-foof civilian put
in over his head, merely as matter of
favor and without single days service.
AN INNOCENT MAN PAnDoNnD.
President Arthur has declared that q
pardon be issued for Wm.Psndergrast,no
confined in the Auburn penitentiary, under
sentence for passing counterfeit money.
Psndergrast was arrested not long ago In
Buffalo by the local police force on COM
plant Of a saloon keeper that he was try
ing to pass a counterfeit silver dollar. A
companion of Pendergrast who was ar
rested at the same time tsrned states evil
dencs to tbs effect that he had tried to get
rid OF it in several stores. An expert swors
that the coin produced was bad counter
felt, and the prisoner by tho advice of his
counsel pleaded guilty and was
convicted. The officers who made the
arrest applied to the trsasusry depart
ment for the usual reward, forwarded the
testimony which convicted Pendergest,
together with the coin which he had en-
deavored to pass. The coin was sent to
Chief Brown, of the secret service. By
hin tbs discovery was made that the So