Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-17

May, but he meets with opposition on
every hand. One reason is that the rev
enue tariff men suspect he is controlled by
desire to prevent, If possible, any
discussion of the tariff question. The in
cations all are that the session will be
long, and after the new year that political
debates will be protracted and cer1moni-
GUS.
THE sFCRETARYSHIP OF THE SENATE
a friend of George Gorham says, the re-
port that he is attempting to secure the
defeat of McCook for secretary of the SEN
ate is unfounded. McCook's friends claim
to have information that he
Ia aey event will be elected by
the majority of a quorum, as there are
some Democratic senators who NAV find
IL convenient to be in the committee
rooms when the vote is called. Il is not
necessary that Che officers shall be elected
by full senate. majority of quorum
is all that Is required. The Republican,
this morning, after extolling Gorham,
urges the Republicans to unite in Nc
Cooks support. y Sssss1 -
1t is expected that Speaker Carlisle will
have his committees ready for delivery to
the house next Friday, before it gdiourns
for the holiday recess. The struggle over
the chairmanship of the committee on an
propristions is over. Blackburn mas made
manly withdrawal, and has expressed
himself as not desiring in any way to
fetter the action of the speaker. His
friends have not been the ones
who have made all the trouble. It
is said that Randall is not
over anxious to be made chairman of the
committee On appropriations, He woald
much prefer the role of martyr, SO that
he coald have an excuse for further crit
icisns. The cutting down of expenses
has been carried to point where not much
more reduction is possible without max.
ing as many enemies as friends for Nor
rison. It is possible that the ways and
means committee, as 1t will be organ
lied under Morrison, will introduce a.
general tariff bill early in the session
providing for scaling of the present
duties rs per cent. Morrison himself is as
radical revenue reform man in theory as
Frank Hurd, but he is conservative in ac-
ton. 1t is not probable that he will at
tempt anything more in the way of leeis-
iation then can be carried OUT. It is be-
lleved If the Democratic house passes a
fair bill there will be enough Republican
senators from the northwest to vote for
the Measure to DRsR If
DEMoCBATIc CONVENTION.
WAsHIN aToN, Dec 15.--Among the lead
ing Democratic members of congress the
opinion prevails that the national Demo
cratic convention will be held at Chicago.
They are working quietly but diligently to
secure 1t, and thus monopolize the natioers
conventions for next year by the memanl
OF the national conventions. Iowa and
Minnesota have declared for Chicago.
Louisville ID also anxious 10 secure the
convention and has active friends. Doe of
the most prominent Democratic leaders in
congress, said TO Star reporter "the con
vent1on think will go either 10 Louisville
or Chicago"
HOUSE COMMITTEES.
Speaker Carlisle said to-day he was
working night and day formation of
house committees. He thought the ap-
peintments wonld be made before the hoj-
iday recess.
number of friends of the proposed
bill for extending the bonded whisky
period met today, and appointed com
mlttee 10 wait upon Secretary Foger and
ask him not to force the tax collection on
whisky coming out of bond until Congress
takes action. The committee appointed
consists of Representatives Black burn.
chairman, Willis and Culbertson, of Ken
lucky; Jordan, Follet and Keifer, of Ohio;
Davis, Morris ard WorthingtsD, of Illinois;
Bedford, of Colorado; Valentine, of Ne
braska; Broadhead, of Missouri: Morse.
of Massachusetts; Hewitt, of New York;
Bryne, Orvil and Hopkins, of Pennsylvs-
MIA, and Finlay, of Maryland
At a meeting to be held on Monday, i'm
mediately after the adjournment of the
house, the committee will be enlarged by
the addition of members from Indiana.
California, New York, and Missouri. As
soon es Secretary Folger is able to resume
his duties the cob mittee will wait upop
him.
SKIN MIR AND Els SEAT.
Skinner, of North Carolina, who has re-
ceived from the governor, his certif-
cate of election es a member of the house.
will present his credentials and be sworn
in Monday His opponent, Poole, coz
tests the seat on several grounds. one of
which is the vote of one county in tho dis
trics is not taken, which renders the cleo
ton void.
JAPAYEsE CHANGES.
The japanese legation has received tele-
graphic advices announcing that several
I'M porsant changes will be made in the
government departments. They consist in
the transfer of prominent officials from one
department TO another. but do not involve
any alteration in the personal of the gov
ernment. Ok, minister of Justice, be
comes minister Of education, Tucknaka,
minister OF education, has been placed at
tbs head of The council of state. jana
gaia. chief of the council of state, has been
appointed minister of tha interior. aud Ja-
nada, minister CT the interior, has been
placed at the head of the ministry of ins
tice. These transfers are not regarded As
likely to entail any radical changes in the
government pclicy, but would seem to in
oicate thai the japanese government had
resolved to perseyeTe III the treaty and re-