Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-03-02
DAVID DAVIS PICKLE.


yesterday, who, after all his nominees had
declined to serve, called upon the Demo
Gratis to select some one of their members.
They emphatically declined. They said
that they had been given but one member
of the committee in the first instance, Mr..
Carlisle, and that they wanted no other.
All they wanted, they said, was repre-
sentative on the committee who would
give them the details of the "sculduggery"
and double dealing which they knew the
Republicans contemplated. The Republi-
cans then made overtUres to Randall,
Gibson, McLane and others, but all these
gentlemen declined to be made party to
the Republican programme. At least they
were compelled to fall back on one of
their own number, Speer, of Georgia.
They can depend on Speer to stand by
! them.
SPEAKER KKIFER
will resign the gavel next Sunday noon,
and he will leave the Republican party
possibly more dissatisfied than it was when
he resumed the speakership two years ago
after the bargain with the Pennsylvania
delegation. His action in packing the
house branch of the conference committee
in the interests of the most extreme protec-
| tionists has created the greatest dissatis-
faction among Republicans as well as
Democrats. 1T is an internal outrage,
sir" said the mild Mr.. Washburn,
of Minnesota, to Speaker Keifer to his
face. ut is the final delivery on his con-
tract to the Pennsylvania delegation, by
which he was elected speaker" said Re-
publican behind his back, referring to the
combination by which Mr.. Keller was
elected speaker. "He appointed three
Pennsylvania members on the ways and
means committee. Why should he not APP
| point two Pennsylvania members on the
conference committee, and leave the Re-
pubiicans who claim to be low tariff men
without representation? This ill-feeling.
| towards the speaker has not been Modified
| by the conviction, which is very general
among Republicans who earnestly desire
tariff reform, that there are grave doubts
of the sincerity of some members of the
house branch of the conference. There are
many indications that Judge Kelly, for
instance, greatly prefers that there shall
be no legislation unless there shall be a
material increase of rates over the senate
bill. Those who are very near to Mr..
Kelly have not added to the general conf
dence of the representatives in his SINGER
ity on the tariff matter, as they have init
mated that, before ever the conference
committee met. he had prepared substi-
tute bill which he hoped to pass through
the house and send to the senate by to-
morrow. The substitute provided for the
internal revenue bill, with the addition of
provisions making a reduction on steel
rails and sugar.
Western Associated Press.I
WASHINGTON, March IAN informal
II Getting of the conferrees on the tariff was
held this morning, but no action was taken
owing to the absence of the Democratic
members and adjournment was had
to await the action of the senate touching
the destinations of Bayard and Beck. At
II O'Clock the vacancies not having been
filled the Republican members of the COM
mittee again met in the room of the COM
mittee On finance, where they are still in
said in reply to a question that they would
go on with the bill regardless of the vacan-
cies on the committee, and would submit
their conclusions to the two houses.
LATER-The conference committee on
the tariff bill again adjourned without &C
ton. Representative Carlisle, one of the
Democratic conferrees on the part of the
house, raised the point of order that the
Loo, 4Aan l.
sideration of the business with which they
were charged unless such body was fully
represented; that Ia the absence of two
members on the part of the senate the
committee would not be full. After some
discussion Morrill,, chairman of the confer
ence committee, sustained the point of or.
der, and the committee adjourned, subject
to the call of the chairman. Those present
were Senators Morrill,, Sherman, Aldrich,
and Representatives Kelly, Mckinley.
Haskell. Carlisle and Speer.
THE FOREST BULLETIN
from the census bureau, just issued, relates
to the forests: of West Virginia. 1t saws
the forest has been largely removed from
the Ohio river counties and the most val
liable timber along the principal streams.
have been culled in nearly every part of
the state. The area still occupied by white
pine is estimated to extend over 300 square
miles and to contain about 990,OO0,OO0 feet
of merchantable lumber. The lumber pro-
duct of the state for the census year was
100, 10000 feet of lumber, 1901, 900 lath,
3,695,0O0 shingles, 41,992,OOO slaves and
100000 sets of headings.
Total value $2,431,S57.
NOMINATIONS.
Jas. L. Benedict, New York, surveyor
of customs for the district of New York;
Charles K. Grayam, of New York, naval
officer for the district of New York; An
drew j. Perry, of New York, general ap-
praiser of merchandise for the district of
New York; Merritt WickhSm, of New York,
assistant appraiser for the district of New
York; j. B. d. Smart, of New York, col
lector of internal revenue for the Fifth
district of New York; VIM. Youngblood. OF
Alabama, collector of internal revenue for
the Second district of Alabama: a. G. Ed