Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-08
Especial Telegram to the Globe.


WASHINGTON, Dec. Tx Congressman
Phillips, of Kansas, has dey eloped great
sensation here which will make stir when
The senate meets again next Monday. He
was employed by the interior department
last spring TO carry 100000 to the Chero-
kee Indians in payment for certain claims
of theirs for surrendered lands. The
money was appropriated by special
act through the influence Of
Phillips, who was afterward made agent
for the disbursement of the money. Col.
E. G. Boudinot, Cherokee half-breed, an
educated man and lawyer, is the agent
at Washington of the Cherokee tribe. He
conducted the negotiations upon the part
OF the Indians. Upon settling up with
Phillips, Boudinot found that the money
appropriated was short $22, 500. He asked
Phillips to explain the deficiency, and
charged him with personal defal-
cation. Phillips being driven in
a corner said that he had
been obliged to pay over this money to
two officials to secure the appropriation.
Mr.. Boudinot demanded the names of the
men. He says that Mr.. Phillips then ad-
mitted or rather charged in his own de-
Tense that he had paid half the amount
to Secretary Teller and the other half to
Senator Dawes, the chairman of the Indian
affairs committee in the senate. Mr.. Bou-
dinot has since that prepared memorial
reoiting these charges, and will address
it to the senate asking for
an investigation. Senator Dawes was
asked about this charge this evening.
He denied it Indignantly and said he
thought his career IN public life was such
as to need no dlsproval from him. He was
glad an Investigation was to be had.
Secretary Teller was also interviewed. He
said he was investigating the charges, and
as soon IS he found which one of the two
men, Rondinot or Phillips, was responsible
for the charge, he would take summary
action to test their charges at once. He,
too, courts full inquiry. There does not
appear to be any doubt about the def
cheney. Where it is gone will be rieidly
Investigated. Phillips was in the old free
soil days in Kansas, a correspondent for
the New York Tribune.
MoREIsoN's FIX.
Col. Morrison is having harder time
than Speaker Carlisle. Every Democrat
who wants craftsmanship or place on a
committee presents his application to
Morrison. who is generally regarded as!the
power behind the throne. Not only that.
but members who want places for their
friends appeal to him. The incessent i'm
portunities to which he is subjected are
affecting his health. He declares that the
speaker has not, except in the most genera
terms, sought his advice. If the Demo
cratic gossip is correct, Morrison has good
reasons for not desiring to assume the re-
sponsibility for the organization of the
committees. He is put down as having
new hope for the presidential nomination,
and his friends are even enthusiastic
enough to suggest that he might carry
Illinois. Thus far in the scramble for the
crumbs of official patronage under the
minor officers of the house.
the representatives of the solid
south have carried off the lions share. The
first place, that of reading clerk, was
given to Tennessee man. Two Missouri
men have received appointments, as also
hive one each from Arkansas, Texas, Viz
ginia ard West Virginia.
Western Associated Press
WASHINGTON, Dec. THE Republican
senatorial committee appointed to ar
range committees of the senate, will give
the craftsmanship of foreign relations to
Miller, California, and of postoffices and
post roads to Hill, Colorado. Senator
Bowen is spoken of for the craftsmanship
of mines and mining. No change will be
made in the craftsmanship of the finance
committee. Senator Garland received let
ters from the officials of the United States
and the state courts of Arkansas, denying
the charge of Niles, (separationist), that
the colored people were prevented from
exercising their rights under the land
laws.
Secretary Folger Is confined to his house
by illness.
COMMITTEE ON RULEs.
The senate committee on rules have
completed their report upon the revision
of the senate rules in respect to the pro-
posed new committee on alimprove-
ments. The committee says: Two new
committees have been created on the in
ternal Improvements and the expendi-
lures of the public money. To the former
is to be referred all subjects relating to
river aad harbors and the bills known as
the river and herbor bills, leaving to the
committe on commerce now having juris-
dictien on these subjects, the considera-
ton of all questions relating to COM
MERGE, shipping, the merchant marine.
life saving service and light
houses. The necessity of this
division of labor is, in the opinion
of the committee, too apparent to demand
extended comment. The American ship
ping interests have appealed to congress
for years for relief. and American COM
me1ce has constantly demanded aid from
legislation in vain. Investigation has
been instituted, and measures of relief
suggested, but the committees on com
MERGE of the two houses of congress are
occupied from the opening of the session
to its close with equally important meas
ures touching the improvement of rivers
and harbors, and have been obliged to al
low the consideration of sucd measures to
rest until too late for action. This is es-
pecially true of the committee of this
part of the house, for their coz