Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-26

three special attorneys at 800 day each,
in addition to the United States district
attorney. It.would seem natural if the
legal talent engaged was even approx
mately worth the money paid out,
that between them subpoena
could have been drawn that would
have legal effect. Instead, however, its
worthlessness was not discovered until
Spencer was dragged here from Montana
at an expense of $1,000 and an additional
outlay involved in condusting his arraign-
ment in the courts. The entire history so
far as the department of justice is con-
csrned in the prosecution Of the star route
frauds has been Infamous, and when it is
shown in clear daylight, as it will doubt
less be Though a congressional invsstiga-
tion, Attorney General Brewster may be
impeached. Thousands of men, thou
sands of dollars have been squandsrea
upon special pets of the administration,
whose ability does not seem to have reach
ed that point in legal matters to draw up
an ordinary subpoena for witness.
oARLIsLB's POLICY.
In making up the committees, Mr.. Car
Isle was guided by three general rules:
To give chairmanskips to old members;
to squxlize the honors as far as possible
By giving two commi.te assignments to
members who were not on the leading
committees, and to give no other assign
ments to the members assigned to tae four
or five chief committees, and to give
the north as nany chsirmausips
as possible. Under the first rule Michi-
gan, Wisconsin, Iowa and California to-
gether presented only two men eligible for
maaships-Rosecrans and Deuster.
The latter did not get Craftsmanship but
the former did. This rule made IL difficult
to avoid giving the south a preponderating
share of the chsirmanships, for the south
ern states sent up large numberof men,
bers while mos. of the northwestern Dom
ocrats and many of the eastern ones were
new men. TIE avoid the south, and to get
old members for chairmen, the speaker
had to go east, and this
explains why New York and Penn
sylvania Jared 30 well. Even then
it wss pretty hard to get enough old north
ern members to meet the necessities of the
case. Ohio Jared poorly as to the quality
Of the shairmanships it got, but Ohio was
badly broken up On the tariff question, as
well as the speakership, and on account Of
the iealousies and rivSlries among the
Ohio Democrats out of as well as in con-
gress it was not deemed best to throw any
thing very valuable in the way OF the
Buckeyes. Mr.. Carlisle was very anxious
to avoid giving decided southern COM
plexion to the house, and in con-
seq aence of the material he had to work
with and the general rules he had down for
his guidance the hardest part Of his work
was tos ee that, the north was. literally pro-
yided with chairmanshi ps. Although it was
impossible to avoid giving the south near
ly half the ohairmanships, it was felt that
northern suspicion of the south would be
as far allayed as possible by giving to
the north the first place on ways and
means, appropriate ns, foreign affairs,
military affairs, naval affairs, and wal
claims. Certain members on every COM
mittee were selected with special view &c
their fitness for tho work of the commit
tee. Then the necessary additional NUM-
ber was put IN promiciously. The way.
and means and appropriations Quantities
we're exceptions to this general
rule. On these comu.itteei
| every member was selected.
| BUoKNER AND TEE CURRENCY.
| TWestern Associated Press
| WASHINGTON, Dec. 24.-Mr. Buckner
chairman of the committee on banking
and currency, is preparing a bill to intro
duce when congress reconvenes. 1t pro-
vides for the issuing of treasury notes
without legal tender qualities, to take the
place of bank notes. The purport of the
measure is the same as that of the bill in
troduoed by Buckner the isst session Of
the last congress. The proposition Of
Comptroller Knox to take off the l per
ceat tax cn the circulation and allow the
banks to issue on the market value instead
of the par value, is not favored by Buck
ner, who says if the plan of Kno1
is successful in the avoiding o.
the contracting OF the circulation banl
notes, 1t will afford but temporary relief
} and in seven years from the present time
| WACA ~ WAL OCOOL1AO ACSO5c6iy W bSS II
redeeming the As there will be recur
renee of the present trouble. The nstiona
bank system cannot live without the
national debt, but as that debt is being
wipea out and that certainly, Buckner il
of the opinion that now is the time to pre-
pare for permanent circulation. He i
not favorable to the removal Of the tax OF
} the circulation, giving as reason tina
| while in the eastern states, where interes
, is low, the circulation is not valuable as
! franchise of the banks bnt i
valuable and worth all tn
government asks. In the westerl
states Buckner says the franchise i
still more valuable, because the rate Of in
tsrsst Is higher than the originators pro
5 posed to be the value. Is is doubtfu
: probability that any legislation upon tn
subject will take place at the present sei
son, owing to the diversity of opinio
, among the members. Dingley, who hssd
the list of the Republican members of th
'' committee on banking and currency, sal
tonight, the most important question rt
q latirg to the national banks, is that prC
d viding for the stability of the circulation
d He thought that but two plans propose
"a for this end is practicable. Tt
first was to provide an issue
eirculating lots in amount equal to 80 p.
IL cent of the market yaIoa m the bonds a