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


made no reply, but directly some member
who saw Mills blunder slipped over and
told him his mistake, and in minute he
was on his feet apologizing to the house
and to Aldrich for the language used
THE ANNAPOLIS MEETING.
T. V. Toney is one of the naval cadet
in trouble at Annapolis, on a charge of
insubordination. Secretary Chandler is
very firm in his views regarding the course
of the young men and says he proposes
to uphold the superintendent unless the
president interferes. He says if the young
men did not know they would be suject to
rigid discipline the parents ought to have
understood it and so informed them be-
fore coming.
THE WHISKY BOND EXTENSION.
Mr.. Butterworth, of Ohio, will
tomorrow make motion in the house to
fix an evening for the consideration of the
whisky bonded bill. There is not much
prospect of getting the matter up before
the 9Th of July and really no great reason
to believe it will pass when it is taken up.
THE ELECTION OF sABIN.
The election of Sabin as United States
senator from Minnesota causes surprise
among representatives generally and
among WINDOWS friends. Sabin
is understood to be man of
some ability and, aside from
being millionaire, a monopolist, and a
contractor for state iprison labor, is ex-
pected to take fair rank in the next senate
There is, however, a strong impression that
for the sake of appearances, a better
choice could have been made. Republi-
can senator said to-day that the senate al
ready contains too many men of great
wealth and the other side is continually re-
ferring to US as being in the control of
millionaires and monopolists. I don't
know Sabin personally, but have
heard him very highly spoken Of.
RIVER AND HARBoR BILL.
The house commerce committee have
finished the preparatory work on the river
and harbor bill, and are now engaged in
its revision. 1t is understood that an eff
fort will be made to have the bill include
all works of improvem ent which are con-
sidered proper by the committee, even if
they have been set down upon by the war
department. There are members of the
committee who are highly indignant at
the action of the secretary of war in
defeating the will of a
large majority of both houses
of congress, and they think it the heigh
of absurdity for the committee to abandon
any portion of its duty because of an ar
bitrary stand taken by the war department.
Chairman Page would like to know if Sec
rotary Lincoln is bigger man than this
congress.
WILL ARTHUR MARRY?
Washington is just now giving good
deal of attention to the president and Miss
Beckwith. Last summer it was reported
he was engaged to Mrs. Wadsworth. He
certainly paid her great deal
of attention, and robbed the hot
house of the executive mansion of its
choicest buds and blossoms in order to
furnish bouquets to that charming widow.
Mrs. Wadsworth is now in Europe, and ru-
mors are busy with the name of Miss
hotel with her mother. She is New York
lady and is about twenty-six years of age.
She is not only beautiful but has many
graces of figure and mind. The president
has had several very nice little
dinners at the White house in
6on %oh1 -
Arlington is all the while decorated with
the choicest flowers of the White house con-
seryatory. To-day the president organized
a little party for her benefit to make a
visit to Mount Vernon. The government
boat, the Dispatch, was used to convey the
party to the tomb of the father of his
country. An eminent society lady day
or two ago remarked that the president
was great f1rt, but this probably only
means that he has the good taste to like
the society of pretty and accomplished
women.
INVESTIGATING AN OHIO RIVER ACCIDENT.
The board of supervising inspectors o
steam vessels further considered to-day
the case of the Ohio river pilot, Long, who
was in charge of the steamer Tomas on
the 9Th of July last, when she ran into and
sunk the excursion steamer Scioto, near
Steubenville. Pilot Longs license was re-
voked by the district inspector on account
of alleged negligence andincompetence in
bringing about the collision. The board
of inspectors, after a full argument
and careful consideration of the case find,
first that Pilot Long acted in strict con-
formity with the rules established by the
government and in force at the time of the
disaster, and it is therefore the opinion of
the board that his license should be re-
stored; second, that David G. Keller, late
pilot of the steamer Scioto,
failed to perform his duty,
and he ignored and disobeyed both rules,
one and two, for the government of pilots
navigating Western rivers. and that he is,
therefore, clearly responsible for the dis
aster; and the board, therefore, recommend
that his license be revoked. After the
announcement of the foregoing decision,
Inspector Flower, by unanimous consent.
offered an amendment to the new rule of
pilot rules for Western rivers, providing
that after the words govern himself &C
cordingly'' shall be inserted the words
''the descending steamer being deemed to
have the right of way" The board then
adjourned sine die.