Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-01-31
Especial Telegram to the Globe. !

day for the consideration of the bonded
whisky bill, materially lessons the pros
poets of its passage. The enemies of the
bill say it is dead. Even its friends, while
hopeful, are not especially confident.
THE LUMBER TARIFF.
Mr.. Deering to-day presented in the
house a petition from the citizens, of
Aldin, Iowa, asking that lumber be placed
on the free list This lumber question,
when reached in the house, seems
likely to excite a very vigorous
discussion. and may endanger the
passage of the tariff bill, as the lumber
regions refuse to support the bill without
the tariff, and others desire it placed on
the free list.
THE IRON SCHEDULE.
Gen. Logan presented in the senate to-
day petition from employees of the Calu-
met Iron & Steel company, urging the
adoption of the tariff commission sched-
ule asa tariff measure. The petition was
accompanied by letter from D. G. Brad
ley, vice president of the company, urging
Gen. Logan to support bill based on the
recommendation of the commission.
Morrill, is not making very vigorous re-
sistance to amendments reducing duties.
He wants to save time, and his plan is be-
ieved to be to get the senate bill to a
committee of conference, and then patch
up tariff bill such as the two finance
committees want, regardless of the ex-
pressed votes of the senate. There are diff
ferent opinions touching the possibility of
passing the bill now being fashioned by
the senate. Prominent Democrats of the
table, and then that any member under
the rules, can insist on its going to the
committee of the whole and that it must
tnen be considered item by item. This
process would probably defeat legislation.
Others say that when the bill goes to the
house or committee of the whole a motion
will be made to non-concur to all amend
ments en- bloc If such motion be in order
it would pass the house, and conference
committee once ordered. the bill would be
railroade1 through without regard to the
interests of the South or anybody except
the tariff lobby. The Democrats fear they
will be cheated, and that short cut will
be taken to pass the bill regardless of the
rules.
SUPREME COURT DECISION.
The supreme court reversed the action
of the court of appeals in kentucky in the
case of John Bush, a colored man, which
sustained the lower court in refusing to
quash the Indictment against the plaintiff
for the murder of white child. The
ground on which the Indictment was
asked to be quashed was because the grand
jury which found it was selected by virtue
of state law of the county, of whites ex-
clusively, in violation of the Fourteenth
amendment.
MORE PENSIONS WANTED.
The line of would-be pensioners threat
ems to stretch out to the crack of
doom. There is lot of men in Maine
who to-day asked congress to pension them
on account of their participation in the
Aroostook campaign of 1889. Exactly
what the Aroostook campaign was, inquiry
among a number of usually well informed
congressman fails to develop. Any way
the Aroostook campaigners want pensions
equal IN amount to any that may be
granted Mexican veterans.
Western Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3O.-Dickson, Brew
ster Cameron and others were before the
grand jury to-day. 1t is understood the
charges against Bowen were under consid-
Grafton.
In the star route trial the court decided to
reject that portion of the evidence by the
witness Mclean relative to the representa-
tions nade to j, him by Moore about the
expedition of the Cannon City, Fort
McDermott route. Witness said the in
crease in the expedition promised by
Moore followed Immediately. Moore and
Williamson called at his stable and offered
$50 in money to carry the mail. He re-
refused and Moore said it did not matter,
as the pay would be increased in few
days. He did not believe him at first, but
finally took the subcontract upon Moore's
promise to go down to Camp Horley and
show him papers to prove his authority to
make such statement. The route from
Mineral Park to Phoebe, Arizona, was
taken up. Inspection Clerk Callahan tes-
titled that some of the handwriting upon
the jackets was of former clerk in the
| inspection division named Gonzalez.
''Where is Gonzalez now?" asked Ker
''In Colorado, I have heard" answered
the witness.
Ker-"He is in Denver, is he not, edit
ng star route paper called the Denve
| World?"
Davidge- Ker had better get on
the stand and testify
At the cobinet meeting all were present
except Frelinghuysen.
The treasury is closed in respect to the
memory of the late Col Irish.
The court of commissioners of Alabama
claims heard arguments in the case of
Samuel Stevens against the United States.
| This is test case Involving the question
of the authority OF tue court to recognize
an assignee as proper claimant. The
court reserved its decision and adjourned
till the 14th of February, when the first
| 1900 cases on the docket will be called up.
Mr.. Butterworth to-day explained to the
ways and means committee the impor-
tance of action on the bonded whisky bill.
| He pictured terrible crash which would
come very soon if a day Is not set for its
| consideration. There are some indications
of holding night sessions for the considera-
| tiOn of the suhiect