Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-02-19
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Bell, collector of customs, First district,
an ardent Ferry man, is here, and says the
Republican side of the Legislature is now
broken into so many fragments that it is
difficult to make predictions. He believes,
however, that T, W. Palmer will acquire a
considerable following, but the
fact that Palmer has been
a Ferry sym pathizer will be
apt to injure him somewhat 1t is possible
that if Palmer should secure a majority
caucus, enough Republicans would bolt to
elect some acceptable Democrat. One of
Ferry's friends here said to-day that the
best evidence of the hypocrisy of their po-
sition was found in the fact that they were
all broken up now when they have all
along claimed that what they wanted was
to beat Ferry under any circumstances,
and didn't care how things ended.
SOCIAL SENSATION.
Social circles here are all ablaze over a
frst-class sensation, even in the MIDST OF
Lent, when sack cloth and ashes are the
spiritua and general Incorporation of the
system often prolonged designations of the
clogged the wheels of fashion at the cap
itol for short time. Mrs. McEIroy is
the presidents sister, and while she
visits the White house is, of course, the
firstlady of the land. Her presence is much
sought after, and it Is considered high
privilege among ladies here to enjoy the
honor of her acquaintance. All sorts of
people are certainly endeavoring to thrust
their obnoxious persons into her presence.
and were President Arthur less knight of
the carpet than he is, some embarrassing
social knots would have to be united, but
the president is as we'll versed in the arts of
etiquette as in the intricate diplomacy of
politics, and so far during his administra-
ton has succeeded in avoiding complica-
tons of social nature. The story going
the rounds in the highest circles is that ex-
Collector Murphy, of New York, called at
the White house day or two ago with sew
eral ladies whom he had promised to intro
duce to Mrs. McElroy. Mr.. Murphy
and his fair charges seated themselves in
the waiting room and sent their cards to
the president. For some reason the presi-
dent was not pleased at the array of
names, and tho ladies were quite closely
questioned as to who they were, and, &C
cording to one report, as to what they had
been. At any rate, the answers were not
satisfactory, and President Arthur in
formed them in his blandest and most
polite manner that they could not be pre-
sented to his sister. This story has set
tongues to wagging in most vigorous
fashion, and when it is considered that the
ex-collector and the president have been
on terms of the greatest intimacy, it would
seem, if the narrative is true, that Murphy
has gone to social as we'll as financial
ruin.
THE NIOBRARA RESERVATION
Representative George R. Davis has
submitted report from the committee on
conference on the difference between the
house and senate on the bill granting the
right of way for railroad purposes through
the Niobrara reservation in Nebraska. Col.
Davis explained that the conference com
mittee had stricken out the proposition of
the senate to open up the entire reserva-
ton for settlement, and had recommended
an amendment to the house bill so that a
strip of land 100 feet wide and 400 feet
long be granted for depot privileges. The
report of the conference committee was
adopted.
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.
The senators and representatives of the
lower Mississippisvalley are not at all sat
isfed with the report that has been agreed
upon by the select committee to investi-
gate the Improvements of the Mississippi
river. They have been trying to discover
some way in which they can counteract
the effect of that report. For several days
the ACCESSIBILITY OF securing the appoint
ment of a committee to investigate the
Improvements that have been made by the
Mississippi river commission has been dis
cussed by the senators from the
states most deeply interested. These SEN
ators believe that a senate committee
wholly disinterested can be secured who
will report in favor of the plan adopted by
the river commission. Whether a move
will be made to have such a committee ap-
pointed has not been fully decided. The
feeling to-day was that the appointment of
such committee would be asked. If the
report that is current here, however, that
1000 feet of the works of the river com
mission at Plum Point have been swept
away by the rising river, is correct, it is
hardly probable that the appointment of
committee will be asked.
INTERNAL REVENUE LEGISLATION.
There is great anxiety among congress
men OF both political parties respecting
the probable fate of internal revenue leg
islation, In view of the dubious prospects
of the tariff bill. Upon the
| internal revenue bill which passed
the house at the last session the
senate has engrafted the scheme of tariff
revision. If tho bill shall fail on that &C.
count internal revenue legislation will go
down with it unless some other means are
devised. 1t is not altogether improbable
that the ways and means committee may
| authorize one of its N embers to propose a
| clean internal revenue bill next Monday
and move to suspend the rules and pass it.
| There is some reason To believe that such a
bill. containing the provisions OF the hill