Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-01-20
CAPITAL NOTES.

CAHlIAL Mules.
TO TRY TO REVIVE Il G~REENBACK PARTY.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19.-The greenback
members of congress held a conference
this evening. A committee consisting of
Rice of Missouri, Brumm of Pennsylvania,
Jones of Texas, and Ladd of Maine, were
appointed to prepare an address, and re-
port to future meeting. All agreed that
the principles and organization of the par
ty should be preserved, as all signs point
to a financial panic in the near
future, when the principles they ad-
vocate will be understood and appreciated
by the people. This and the nationality
of their party as compared with the Sec
tional prejudices governing the old parties,
will constitute the leading features of the
address.
TO ~GTL THE POLICE.
The citizens committee held a confer
ence with the district attorney to-day for
the purpose of bringing before the
grand jury a statement of Miss Ellis,
who was robbed of valuable jewelry,
and was told by the detective that if she
would furnish a certain amount of money,
she could recover her property. Miss
Ellis statement duplicates Detective Ac-
ton and Coombs and District Commission
er Morgan. Morgan at the time was chief
of police. The case of the quartermaster
who was robbed at the railroad depot
of 81, 700 and recovered it within an hour
by paying 800 each to two detectives, has
also been laid before the citizens commit
tee. The quartermaster was so reioiced
on getting back his money he gave the de-
t~ectives 500 additional. Commissioner
Morgan characterized the story of Miss
Ellis as malicious.
THE AEKTo DEBT.
MIR. Harrison reported to the senate from
the Committee on territories a bill to
authorize the county of Yankton, Dakota,
to fund its repudiated railroad indebted
ness in new bonds. This is preliminary
to asking the admission of Dakota into the
Union as a state,
A REPUBLICAN CAUCUS.
A caucus of the Republican members of
the house was held Immediately after adj
journment. Mr.. Robson presided and
Mr.. Miller, of Pennsylvania, was secretary.
Speaker Keifer offered a resolution which
in effect declared that the Republicans of
the house would proceed to consider the
tariff bill on Tuesday next, immediately
after the naval appropriation bill shall be
disposed of, and it shall have preference
over all other legislation except ~appropria-
ton bills, until brought to vote. The res
olutiOn was adopted after brief
speeches from Kelley, of Pennsyl-
vania, Mckinley, of Ohio, and Haskell,
of Kansas, in explanation of its
provisions and probable effect. Mr.. Kas-
son spoke, but not so much on the merits
of the bill as to urge d full and constant
attendance of Republican members during
the debate. 1t was agreed that there shall
be foTr hours general debate on the bill,
two hours to a side and that amendments
will be debated under the five-minutes rule.
While there was perfect harmony in the
caucus and a generally-expressed desire to
pass the bill, and so effect the revision of
the tariff, several members expressed their
intention to amend it, and there
was az evident disposition to have it
understood that there would be demands
for a modification from Republicans when
the bill gets under way. The estimates
given in explanation of the effect of the
bill put the total reduction of revenues
from custom receipts at $25, DOC, 600, the
reduction on sugar alone at $4,000, 900,
and the reduction Oh wool at S2,000,O 600.
The estimates Of specific reduction are put
at All average of II per cent. There was
nothing in the senate bill or any
other than that reported from
the ways and means committee, which will
be laid before the house in printed form
On Monday, with three columns of figures
opposite zach item in the schedules, to
show the present rate of duty. the rate rec
commended by the tariff commissioner and
the rate proposed by the bill. 1t is expect
ed that the naval appropriation bill will
occupy Saturday and Monday. There
were present at the caucus between 100
and 14O members, and it was remarked as
being the most effective meeting of the
kind ever held by the party.
CLOSING THE NAVY YARDS.
Inquiry as to the probability of the clos
ing of any of the navy yards leads to the
certain conclusion that on the 31st of
March all the navy yards will be closed ex-
cept those at New York, Norfolk, Washing
ington and Mare Island, owing to defcien-
cy in appropriations.
H YELLOWSTONE PAR PROJECT.
The secretary of the interior has sent to
the senate copies of the correspondence
and other papers relating to the agree
ment to the lease of Rufus Hatch and two
others, with the exclusive privilege of the
lands embracing three principal objects of
interest in the Yellowstone National park.
NEWS NOTES.
The contract for two mail elevators for
the new government building, st. Louis,
have been awarded TO W. E. Hale & Co.,
Chicago, at their bid of $500. and the
contract for sheet copper on the court
house to Park, Scott & Co., of Pi tsb rg.
The board of supervising inspectors Of
steam vessels met again to-day. Upon
motion of Mr.. Fehrenbach, the application
of Pittsburg pilots for alteration of sig
mails, the hearing of which occupied the
time of the board yesterday, was referred
to the committee on pilot rules for
Western rivers, and viii receive attention
as soon as ali the members arrive.