Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-20
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WARRINGTON, Dec. 19.-For some years
past the house committees on judiciary
and Pacific railroads have claimed con-
current Jurisdiction over bills and resolu-
tions relating to railroad land grants,
and while those matters have
usually been referred to the former,
the Pacific railroads committee has some
times been chosen as the burial place for
for resolutions declaring forfeiture for
lapsed land grants. The railroad COM
penles that enjoy this unearned bounty of
the government generally have represent
atives here who know how to manage to
get just what they want. The most SER
vicable men are the ex-congressmen, who
have the privilege OF going into the hall of
representatives during the sittings of the
house, and always. when railroad matters
are likely to be discussed the
familiar faces of men retained
on fat salaries are recognized in the CAPT.
toll. SO far this session the numerous
bills and resolutions efecting the disposi-
tions of unearned land grants haYe bsen
referred to the judiciary committee, but it
is understood that the committee Cd pub
lie lands, of which Mr.. Cobb, of Indiana
will be chairman, will be given control of
that as well as all other matters relating to
public lands. For this reason Judge Paw
son chose to go on that committee rather
than on the judiciary committee the option
being given him by Speaker Carlisle. He
will also be member of the committee
en- private land claims. Mr.. Anderson, of
Kansas, Mr.. Belford, of Colorado, and
probably Mr.. Strait, of Minnesota, will be
ON IL e committee on public lands,
KEIFER SAT UPON.
Mr.. Keifer was sat down upon to-day
by Mr.. Hiscock, OF New York, Mr.. Bel
ford, of Colorado, and Mr.. Reed, of Maine,
and with the exception of one or two menu
bers the whole Republican side endorsed
the position these three gentlemen took
in opposition to the ex speakers self ap-
pointed leadership. Republicans have
frequently said in private, that unless
Keifer was careful, he would suddenly find
AAAAAoSAA WAehOoe q iO1lOWluS. OulOfbVu-
ately for the ex-speaker his capacity
for laundering caused him to receive the
snub sooner than he expected. The
Democrats wanted Mr. Skinner, of North
Carolina, admitted to seat IN place of
Mr.. Poole, deceased. SINNERS certificate
being correct in form there could be no
question as to his prima tacie right to be
admitted, in accordance with the best pre-
cedents. Keller undertook to lead the
Republicans in opposition, although
it mad been privately urged upon
him by such men as Hiscock, Reed and
Ranney that to deny man the right to
be sworn in under such circumstances
would be to Sc. dangerous precedent.
| Ir. Keifer addressed the house for nearly
| an hour, and was replied to by several of
the most prominent Republicans, as we'll
| as By two Democrats. Finding that he
made no impression and had no backing
| from his party, Mr.. Keifer sought to get
out of the scrape by flank movement,
bat Riscock forced vote upon
competing proposition, and the end of
] roll call found Keifer foored and every
body chuckling at his discontinue. Not
| more than one or two Republicans sup
ported the ex-speaker, but Mr.. "Calamity'
Weller, the Iowa Greenbacker, was con-
| spicuous among his followers. Mr.. His
| cocks resolution makes it the duty of the
elections committee to report whether the
| election to fill the vacancy caused by the
death of Mr.. Poole should have
been held in the old first district or in the
new first district, which was created by a
redistrieting of the state after the death of
Mr.. Poole. In the nc meantime Mr.. Skinner
| will hold the seat to which he was admit
ted to-day, upon his certificate from the
governor of North Carolina.
cox AND BELMONT.
The unpleasant relations existing be-
| tween "Sansst" Cox and Perry Belmont
are being further intensified by the parti-
Fans of each. The friends of Mr.. Cox
| claim that had ii ncs been
for the latter Mr.. Belmont would
not have obtained a position on the foreign
affairs commission in the forty-seventh
congress. This assertion is ridiculed by
Belmont's friends, who say that at that
time Mr.. Cox had no reason to be jealous
of his younger and more ambitious col
| league, but that after Belmont rose into
sudden prominence through his bout with
Blaine and the introduction of such mea-
| sures as showed statesmanlike compre-
hension of public affairs, Mr.. Cox grew cold
| and became henceforth an active though
| quiet stumbling block i'll the young mans
career. 1t is further alleged that when
Mr.. Belmont introduced his bill to inquire
into the decadence of American shipping,
Speaker Keifer, at the earnest solicitation
| of Mr.. Cox, referred it to the commerce
| committee, where it was buried ont of
sight Mr.. Dingley, of Maine, then in
| troduced similar bill, which was made
the subject of special committee.
Common courtesy, at least, it
is urged, required that Mr..
Belmont as the originator OF the measure
| should be given place on this ,ommittee,
but the speaker, being again Influenced by
Mr.. Cox, ignored Mr.. Belmont and ap-
| pointed Cox in his stead. It is but simple