Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-05-07
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Especial Telegram to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, May George Washing
ton Childs has occasion to reflect to-day
that he has not as much influence with the
administration as he once had. A week
ago Secretary Chandler designated the
Ledger as the Philadelphia paper which
should publish the advertisement for pro-
Posals for the construction of the steel
cruisers, but to-day he substituted the
Record for the Ledger on the ground that
the former had the larger circulation.
THE MANNING-CHALMERs' CONTEST.
Ex-Representative Van H. Manning, of
Mississippi, is in the city. He says that
since the supreme court of Mississippi had
decided that the house of representatives
alone has power to determine his election
contest with Gen. Chalmers, he is certain
he will get his seat. Mr.. Manning claims
he has evidence going to show that num-
Der of revenue agents were sent to the
congressional district for no other pur-
than to electioneer for Chalmers.
PosTMAsTERs' SALARIES.
Officers of the postoffice department
have made an important discovery in
studying the new law for the readjustment
of postmasters' salaries and the
reduction of postal rates. The
law is to take effect in October, and it
was generally supposed that all the read
justed salaries would come into play at the
same time. 1t is found upon examination,
however, that the lawmakes provision for
a readjustment of salaries in the first, sec
ond and third classes only. No provision
is made for fourth class offices. Under the
existing law fourth class Offices become
presidential whenever the aggregate of
revenue reaches $3.50 per quarter. It is
held that the omission in the new law
would require the REIMBURSEMENT of salaries
of fourth class offices to be made on diff
ferent basis than those of offices of other
classes. Their salaries would be readiust-
ed according to sales of three cent stamps
and that, as was evidently intended, &C
cording to sales of stamps under law
subsequently enacted reducing letter post
age to two cents. There are about $4,000
fourth class postmasters in the country,
and if, as appears at present, their salaries
should be readjusted on the three cent
stamp basis, it would bring 1000 addition
al postmasters within the scope OF presi-
dental appointments.
THE GARFIELD MONUMENT.
Sufficient funds to insure ability to pay
for the proposed Garfield monument hay
ing been received, the committee charged
with the selection Of design will meet
shortly in Cincinnati. There Les already
been such communication among the mem
bers of the committee as to render it req
sonably certain that Mr. G. W. Ward. of
Philadelphia, will be secured for the work.
He is the artist of the Thomas equestrian
monument erected here by the army of
the Cumberland. This is regarded by the
best judges as excelling any work of the
kind in the city, and many whose opinions
are not accepted as authority declare it to
be the best in the country. While the de-
design of the Garfield monument has not
yet been decided upon, the members of the
committee are said to favor one which will
represent him at the capitol. The scene
of his inauguration will probably be the
one chosen. The work will be of bronze,
and the pedestal will, in case the design is
decided upon, be a representation of
the front porch of the capitol, and the
position will be that assumed when he was
delivering his inaugural address. The site
will probably be the Iowa circle at the in
tersection of Vermont and Rhode Island
avenues. This is one of the most eligible
situations in the city and is only one
square distant from the Garfield Memorial
church. The committee expect to perfect
their arrangements so that the work may
be commenced by the latter part of Au-
gust or early in September. The commit
tee is composed of Judge Advocate Gener-
al Swain, United States army, Gen. Bar
nett, of Cleveland, Gen. Cist, of Cincinna-
tt, Col. Corbin, United States army, and
several other members of the Society of
the Army of the Cumberland.
AFTER RAUM's SHOES.
Among the scramblers for the vacant
internal revenue commissionership is Col
lector Hobart, of Cincinnati. Mr.. Hobart
is a dist1ller. One of his boomers is Gen.
Sherman. The general called upon Arthur
yesterday and urged Hobart's appoint
ment. The president took in the situation
at a glance. He looked Sherman squarely
in the face and said:
General, is not Mr.. Hobart distiller ?''
eyes, sir" said Sherman.
"Well," said Arthur, 81 will not appoint
him."
The general of the United States army
left without another word.
Western Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, May 6.-The Railoooy Ne,vs
and Joint Stock Journal, the leading Eng.
lish authority upon railroad and financial
subjects, contains in the number of April
14th an interesting review of the opera
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