Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-02-24
WASHINGTON.
TIE PROBABLE OUTCOME OF TIL
JIICHTGAN SENATORIAL CONTEST.
Senator Vest on the Yellowstone Park Res.
olutions-SOme Peeuliarities;of a Senate
torIaI Roll Call-Gossip from the Depart
ments and the Hobbies.
Especial Telegram to the Globe. |

Special Telegram to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.-Telegrams have
been received here to-day from Lansing.
Mich, indicating that an effort will bt
made to unite the western members OF
Lieut.. Governor Crosby, of Grand Rap
ids. Failing in this the western met
will change to Stockbridge, of kalamazoo
The eastern men will stand by Willets, and
will, it is said, resort to outside infu-
ences to secure his election. 1t is calcu-
lated Willets can get thirty Republican
votes. He can be elected by the aid OF
the Democrats.
THE YELLOWSTONE PARK.
Referring to the report that Vests yell
lowstone park bill was drafted
by the attorney of the Rufus
Hatch company and for that
reason Vest should not have been thanked
by the Illinois legislature. Mr.. Vest said
to-day: There is not one single word of
truth in it. It is a lie, a willful, malicious
and unmitigated lie, out of whole CLOTH
from the beginning to the end. 1 drew
without the aid or consultation of any
mortal man. The only persons who ever
called on me in relation to the bill were
Messrs. Hatch, Hobart and Dick Merrick.
Rufus Hatch, c. Hobart and Dick Merrick
Of this city, are the incorporators. Hatch
lives in New York and Hobart in Dakota.
Hatch and Hobart came to me after had
introduced the resolution calling on
the interior department for informa-
ton, and did all they could to
get me to take no further action, which, of
course I refused TO do.'
a COMMISSION OF EMIGRATION.
Representative Guenther, of Wisconsin,
has received a letter from the commits
sioner of emigration, in New York, indoors
ing the resolution proposed by him to
provide joint commission on emigration,
Mr.. Guenther, in replying to the note, says
that he has little hopes now of the passage
OF the resolution, owing to the opposition
of Mr.. Randall. 1t is very difficult now
to obtain recognition in the house, and
Mr.. Guenther was given his time by the
speaker for this object. Unanimous con-
| sent was necessary, and Mr.. Randall OBJ
| iected. The German members of congress
are very indignant, and maintain that
Randall objected in the interests of the
Pennsylvania steamship companies which
are opposing the resolution. In conclud-
ing this letter Mr.. Guenther says:
another golden chapter would have
been added by passing this resolution.
Hundreds Of thousands of people, men,
women and children, who annually cross
the ocean would bless this congress. Thou
sands of brave sailors, who so often have
to take their lives in their hands in facing
the perils of the deep, would gratefully
remember it for giving them chance for
their lives. The people of this country
and the press, without a single exception,
would have sustained it, and the whole
civilized world would have approved such
action. regret, therefore, exceedingly
that I was not successful in passing this
measure. On Tuesday last, the very day
on which you adopted the resolution
opposing lit, Mr.. Speaker Keifer,
approaching its Importance, kind
/ Iy and promptly recognized
me Immediately after the reading of the
| journal l asked unanimous consent to
have the resolution considered and passed
at that time. 1t was read but Mr.. Ran
dali, of Pennsylvania, objected to its con-
sideration. This, am afraid, will pre-
vent its passage by this congress, although
1 shall try all in my power to yet have it
passed, but have little faith now in my
ability to accomplish this end.'
THE SENATE RoLL-oALL.
There is some entertainment to be de-
rived from listening to a senate roll call.
Senator David Davis does not have to
speak loud to be heard by the clerk, and
| his tone does not express any
particular feeling. Senator Logan has
one of the best voices in the senate
and calls out ''yes" or ''no" in loud, clear
voice, usually without expressing any pref
erence, but in cases where his feelings are
warmly enlisted the fact is apparent in the
tone in which he responds to his name
Senator Voorhees, replies quickly. and
there is a shade of Importance, sometimes
very marked, in the way he says mo"
Senator Cockrill has nasal voices and fire.
quently pronounces ''no'' with draw, and
an infection which seems to express great
contempt. There is as much irony in his
tone as in his face when Senator Ingalls,
votes. Senator Morrill, says ''yes' with
faint interest, and mo- with WEAKNESS not
unmixed with sadness. Senator Vance
answers "yes" or 'no" with hearty cheer
fitness eminently suggestive of the
highly entertaining stories he tells in the
cloakroom, which provoke SO much laugh
ter that it is often necessary to close the
| cloakroom doors so that the business in
the senate can proceed. Senator Pugh
has bass voice of tremendous depth.
His throat must be coiled up like the stem
of brass horn in order to ge. it into his
body, ample as its proportions are. When
he says ''no' it sounds as if the voice
came up through traps from the sub-base-
ment of the capitol 1t used to be misun-
| derstood in the senate restaurant for thun-
der, and the milk turned sour a bit. Sem