Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-02-07
Especial Telegram to the Globel


than four weeks left in which to wind up
its work and prepare for the day of iudg-
ment. It has been a session of over forty
weeks, or ten times as long as it has left to
live. The senate calendar has upon it for
action between 300 and 400 bills, and the
house calendar nearly 1,3OO, besides large
number pending in committees of which
the country will never hear more than it
has heard. There have been introduced in
the house over $500 bills, and in the
senate about $500, making a total
in round numbers of 10000 bills
introduced. Ofthe 1,7OO bills in the house
and senate which have been favorably re-
ported by the committee, it is pretty GER
tain that 1900 will not pass; will be left to
die for want of time in which to consider
them. Of the 1900 in the house, nearly
800 are bills "on the private calendar"
that is to say, bills for the benefit of indi-
Tiduals, to pay pensions and other claims
against the government, which are not
within the limits provided by law. This
sort of bills there has been an effort to get
rid of by the passage of an act
referring them to the court of
claims, but it has not yet
been success, the bill having been SO
mutilated as to render it valueless. Then
there are some 200 bills passed by the SEN
ate awaiting action by the house, and 300
more awaiting action by the committee of
the whole house on the state of the Union.
OHIO RIVER BRIDGES.
The house this morning concurred in the
senate amendments to the bill regulating
the construction of bridges over the Ohio
river, and it goes to the president at once
for his signature. The bill is practically
the same as published in these dispatches
some time since. The passage of the bill
is received with much satisfaction by
representatives of the Louisville &
Nashville road, who have been here some
time urging its passage in order that the
company may begin the construction of
bridge over the Ohio at Henderson, KY, to
enable it to run through trains between
st. Louis and Louisville.
HARBoR OF REFUGE
Mr.. Hubbell to-day introduced in the
house petition of the vessel owners of
Michigan, asking 100000 for the improve
ment of the harbor refuge at Grand Ma
rails, Mich.
THE DEMOCRATS AND THE TARIFF BILL.
A prominent Democratic senator was
asked to-day whether the Democrats of the
senate were going to vote
for the tariff bill. He said
I do not know whether
they are or not; 1 know I am not unless
something happens, concerning which 1
know nothing now to change my opinion.
L shall never vote for bill that relieves
national banks from taxation and taxes
salt" Another senator was asked if he
thought the house would take up the SEN
ate tariff bill when it reached that body.
and nonconcur in the tariff portion of it
IN order that a conference committee
could be appointed, and thus insure the
passage of a tariff bill of some kind. He
replied 'No; the house will
never touch the senate bill;
have talked with the leaders of
both parties of the house and they assure
me that they will never touch the tariff
bill. 1t will be permitted to remain on
the speakers table," The Democrats of
the senate are manifesting considerable
interest in the speech Senator Lamar pre-
pared on the tariff. Mr.. Lamar is regarded
as the most scholarly senator and the
greatest orator among the Southern sena-
tors, and made most elaborate prepara-
tions for the speech. By many it is thought
the speech of the session. Mr.. Lamar has
not said word in debate since the tariff
discussion began. He has been saving
himself for one great effort, believing, Eno
doubt, that more fame is to be obtained
and more good to be done by one good
speech than by dozen poor ones.
THE LATE MR.. WINDOW
Senator Window put in an appearance
in the senate, looking as smooth, clean.
fat and self-satisfed as ever. To his friends
he gave elaborate explanations of how he
came to be beaten in his contest for re-
election, but his explanations contain moth
ing that has not already been in print. He
was asked if there was anything in the re-
port that he is to succeed Mr.. r.Frelinghuysen
as secretary of state. He said he did not
know that Mr.. Frelinghuysen was to leave
the cabinet, and that he had no expecta-
ton of succeeding him Or reason to believe
that he would.
SENATOR FERRY,
of Michigan, was in his seat yesterday for
the first time in several days. His hair was
disordered and his face had careworn ex-
preston upon it. He seemed to avoid
rather than to seek his friends. He re
mained in the senate only short while
and then left the capitol. He said that
he felt certain that he
would be reelected. Two-thirds of his
party caucus had given him the nomina-
ton, and ne was perfectly satisfied, he
said, that he would eventually win the
fight. He said he did not intend to with
draw or acknowledge himself beaten as
long as there was the least hope of success.
He was asked about his financial troubles,
concerning which great deal has been
published. When this subject was broached
the senator raised his hand as if to shut off
further inquiry and said that his business