Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-11-28
WASHINGTON.
NO MATEEIAL CHANGE IN THE
SPEAKERSHIP CONTEST.
All the Candidates Busy BulldoziDg Con-
gressmen-The Contraction of the Cur
rency Caused by the Redemption of
Bonds-Sargeant Mason Going to Pitts
burg;
Especial Telegram to the Globe.]

Especial Telegram to the Globe
WASHINGTON, Nov. 27.-The last week of
the speakership campaign begins without
change. There are renewed expressions
of confidence at Randalps headquarters on
account of the declarations of the New
Orleans Democrat in his favor and of the
announcement that Arnott, of New York, q
protectionist, will vote for him. The sug
gestion that Randall's election is necessary
for party success and to preserve the bust
ness interests is the staple argument. It
is received with continuous sheer by the
Carlisle men. The latter maintain that
this argument is used for the
purpose of bulldozing the south. His OPP
ponents concede him twenty. Forney, of
Alabama, one of the old supporters of
Randall, has not abandoned him as Biount,
Cobb and Buckner have. The rumors that
great movement is to be made in behalf
of Randall have their foundation in the
report that the business men from diff
ferent sections are expected here to labor
with their representatives to work for Ran
dali. Carlisle says with the
utmost sincerity of confidence:
II can be nominated on the first
ballot without single vote from Ohio or
Georgia" Randalfs danger lies IN the
possibility that Carlisle may be elected on
the first ballot. The Kentuckian certainly
has much the larger vote among the mem
bers now here. Carlisle scouts the idea
that business men are against him. Re-
ferring to articles written that he favored
3per cent. bond, he says the bankers and
Republican leaders admit he was right and
regret that 8 per cent. bond was not au-
thorized; that if it had been, the present
talk of contraction consequent upon
the redemption of the Windows and the
enhanced premiums of the four per cents
would not be heard. Willis, in charge of
Carlisle's headquarters, says all the cal
culations in his leaders interest have been
verified as members have arrived.
It is said there had been movement to
tender Judge Kelly the complimentary
nomination for speaker, but this has been
defeated by William W. Phelps letter op-
posing Keifer, which has put the latter
in the attitude of martyr and rallied his
friends to him.
THE BOND REDUCTION.
One of tie most interesting questions
for congress to consider this winter is the
rapid diminution of the bonds required to
guarantee national bank circulation. Up-
less some relief is afforded a rapid AND
perilous contraction of the currency is
sure to follow. The majority of the mem
bers here who express any opinion at all on
the subject are inclined to adopt what
Comptroller Knox calls the true policy of
avoiding the contraction of bank circula-
ton by the reduction of the redundant
reuenue. Mr.. RANDALL was asked to-day
what remedy he would suggest and his re-
ply was, "All that / would care to say up.
on that subject is that l am in favor of
meeting that issue by reducing the surplus
revenue" Mr.. Carlisle said that the cues
ton was too broad one to give an off
hand answer. He had read recently of
report of the last convention of bankers,
and he had noticed that hardly any two of
them agreed as to the best policy to be
ducing surplus revenues, but he and Ran
dali differ as to the method. Cox also
fayors The reduction of the surplus reve-
nues.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 27.-Sergeant Mason
passed through the city this morning on
his way TO Locust Grove, Va, where he
viii join Betty and the baby. He thinks
of taking situation in Chicago.
Secretary Frelinghuysen received q tele-
gram from the United States minister at
Paris, stating the official journal will to-
morrow publish decree canceling the
prohibition of the importation of Ameri-
can pork into France.
The cabinet meeting was protracted, as
it was understood the Franco Chinese
trouble was under discussion.
Recently the commission on pensions
suggested to Secretary Teller to formulate
rules to prevent any but reputable mem
bers of the legal profession from praotic-
ing before the interior department as
claim agents. To-day the secretary sent a
lcng letter to General Dudly, declining to
take any action in the direction proposed
for the reason that he considers the pres
emit rules of the department are sufficiently
explicit concerning the exclusion of dds
reputable" persons, and the law docs not
compel the claim agent 10 teha practicipg
attorney.
Bigelow, president of the national col
lege of pharmacy, and thirty-eight stu
dents left the institution in consequence
of the admission of a colored man.