Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-01-19
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 1S.-The whisky bill
got bad eye in the house to-day. Imme-
diately after the reading of the journal,
Mr.. Butterworth arose in his place, and
moved that the house go to the speakers
table, the object being to take up the bill
extending the bonded period. Mr.. Robe
son was on his feet in moment, calling
for the consideration CT the naval bill in
its stead. The New England members
rallied against the whisky bill, supporting
Robson, and were aided by members from
Kansas and Iowa, and on a yea and nay
vote the house, by vote of 143 to 81, de-
cided to take up the naval bill. The friends
of the whisky bill are good deal discour-
aged by this first test vote, which indicates
much feeling against their bill.
"REMINISCENCES OF GUITEAU.
Scoville, counsel for the late Charles J..
Guiteau. the assassin, arrived here last
night, and was at the capitol to-day. He
will go on to New York and Boston at the
end of the week. He says his trip is more
for relaxation than otherwise. but as he is,
here he will call on the judiciary COM
mittee, which has the consideration of his.
bill asking compensation for his services
in the Guiteau case, and will ask them to-
take action of some kind on the case. He
Will not urge the claim at all, but merely
suggest that the matter be settled some
way, and got out of the way.
He says he takes no interest
in the question of the location or
condition of Guiteau's bones, and will
give the subject no attention.
THE WHISKY LOBBY.
Dr.. Rush, of Chicago, and Messrs. Mob
& Werner, of Cincinnati, and others en-
gineering the whisky bill, left the lobby of
the house, much depressed after the vote
this morning. 1t is evident that only the
most heroic efforts will procure the passage,
of the bill. The fact that the bill was
made to antagonize the appropriation bill
to-day was looked upon as indicating a
lack of judgment in the management,
and the chances of its defeat to say the
least, are even with those of its passage.
1t is certain the bonded bill cannot count
as many friends as it had a week
ago. This for several reasons. A
lot of blackmailers, who are always,
anxious to get into lobby, have been
instrumental in creating the impression
that there is powerful one behind this
bill. Of the many members who retire to.
private life after the 4th of March, IL ere
are score or more who are on the make.
These, of course, are against the bill unless.
they can see something in it for them
selves. For this and other reasons. there is
| no certainty that the bill can command a
majority vote. To reach it a motion to go
to the speakers table must prevail. This
can only be made at the close of the morn
ing hour. The enemies of the bill, being
on the alert, will antagonize such a
motion with an appropriation bill. The
outlook is that there is no immediate pros
pect for the consideration of the bill.
Those who are interested and have spirits
to withdraw on the 9Th of February next
will be on the safe side if they get ready
to make payments. Then if disappointed.
it will be an agreeable disappointment.
MICHIGAN CITY HARBoR
was one of the objects provided for in the
| last river and harbor bill of which Secre-
tary Lincoln recently reported that the
appropriation was not in the interest of
commerce and did not benefit navigation.
At this Michigan City is wroth. Harvey
r. Harris, the mayor of the sand hill town,
| has written a very fresh letter to
Represent alive Caikins protesting against
this reflection on Michigan City, and pre-
senting the fact that $50 vessels arrived at
that port last year, bringing more than
| 160,000,000 feet of lumber, besides many
| thousand tons of coal, iron ore, pig iron
and other commodities, nearly the whole of
which trade has been built up within two
years. Michigan City is described as a
| distributing point for six states, and the
appropriation of $4,000 for the inner, and
| SoU,O00 for the outer harbor is cordially
approved. Mr.. Harris complains that Chi
cago is jealous of Michigan City, that the
lumber interests of the former city have
tried to get the railroads TO discrlmi-
nate against the latter, that
congressman from Chicago voted against
the appropriation for Michigan City, and
| in short, it is the mean envy of the small
Illinois town that led to the deprecatory
comments of the secretary of war, him
self from Chicago, regarding the great
metropolis in Indiana. The city clerk GER
titles that the mayors letter was read to
and approved by the city council.
THE wHIRLIGIG OF TINE BRINGS ITS BEvENGEs.
Gen. Joseph Wheeler is again a member
of the Forty seventh congress. 1t is very
rare that man undergoes MIR. Wheeler's
experience. At the beginning of
the Forty-seventh congress Mr..
Wheeler, little gray -whiskered,
short-haired man, toddled up to the
clerks desk and held up his hand to be
sworn in. Mr.. Calkins objected to the
swearing in of Wheeler, and he stepped
aside. Later he was sworn in, the objec-
ton having been mere formality and he
took his seat. The contested election case,
of Lowe VS.. Wheeler came up late in the
session, the committee reporting in favor
of Lowe. Several non-elected representa-
tives had already been sent to the right
about, and Mr.. Wheeler amused the house