Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-03-20
Especial Telegram to the Globe


american to-day he'd an interview with
| close friend of Secretary Lincoln, who says
that Mr.. Lincoln has been approached by
| many leading men of the party and asked
to be the presidential candidate in 1884,
but Mr.. Lincoln thinks it better for him to
wait until 1888. He will wait develop
ments, however, and if it seems necessary
| that he should be a candidate in 1884, he
will consent. The Lincoln boom is about
| to begin in dead earnest. 1t has sputtered
spasmodically ever since Garfield died, but
has recently had comparatively long
rest. We are now being treated to para
graphs harping on the wonderful executive
ability of Old Abe's son. Certain local
prints see in him prodigy of political
| wisdom. He is talked of as the
worthy and talented son of worthy and
sagacious father. Bill Chandler is, of all
| men, mentioned as an excellent tail to the
Lincoln ticket. 1t is time some plain
| facts were given about the official career
of the secretary of war. There is no
doubt he has paid close attention
| to the duties of his Office. He was al
ways good at the desk. This assiduity,
however, has not gained him many friends.
Lincoln is hard to approch. He puts on
too many airs in his department to suit
the voting phalanx of the Republican
| party. Some are unkind enough to say
| the place is too big for him. 1t has
caused his Uranium to expand. Gen. Lo-
| gan took deep interest in him af-
ter making him secure in Garfeld's
cabinet. Lincoln took first to patronizing
and then to cutting his official sponsor.
This ingratitude disgusted Logan. Their
| intimacy gave place to GOODNESS, and if
common report can be trusted, the II linois
| senator is scarcely on speaking terms with
| his protege.
AN UNPOPULAR OFFICIAL.
Assistant Secretary French has never
been popular with eastern importers. His
incertitude and waverlng policy in Gus
| toms cases have cost them too much mon
ey to breed affection for him. 1t was
| thought the new tariff law would simplify
matters to an extent that would render ap-
peals to the treasury unnecessary. The
impression was strengthened by the fact
| that Judge French spent several days with
| the tariff commission explaining the diff
| culties of the old law. He addressed the
commission upon the Importance of sim
plicity in classification, especially, with
view 70 avoiding antiquities of all kinds.
Either the commission did not heed
French's suggestions, or the trainers of the
new law found it impossible to carry them
| to q practical conclusion. The treasury
| department is being flooded with inquiries
as to the meaning of the clauses. All
kinds of knotty problems are propounded,
| and French has his hands full. 1t looks
| as if the new measure will lead to as many,
| if not more, disputes than the old tariff,
and that instead of diminishing the an
| tipathy of importers to Judge French will
be largely increased during the next few
| months.
ANOTHER BOND CALL.
The treasury department will probably
| issue another bond call soon, and in doing
so will nearly reach the end of the list of
outstanding extended 81 per cent. bonds.
| The number outstanding of these bonds,
formerly bearing and 6 per cent,
but bearing 81 since the extension,
| is but $3S,0O0,000. It'll is probable they
| will all be taken care of by the end of the
fiscal year. This will leave three classes
of bonds yet to be called, the AZ per cents,
| due in 1891, the per cents, due in 1907,
| and the per cents, which have been ex-
changed for the extended 81 per cents.
during the past eight months. OF the lat
ter, there are now $293 200, 900, and by the
| end of the year they will reach $500, O,OO0,-
| 600. These, it will be remembered, were
| authorized by the first session of the late
| congress to be exchanged for the outstand-
| ing 80 per cents. They are still slowly
| coming in.
TOM. OCHILTREE's DEBTS.
Congressman Tom. Ochiltree, of Texas,
! is persistent person. The United States
! district attorney of Texas has recommend
ed that the compromise of $500 which
| he has offered to adjust his accounts, as
marshal of Texas, in which there is
deficit of number of thousands, caused,
it is said, by defalcations on the part of
some deputies, be accepted. Ochiltr ee is
determined to test the question whethe 7
a treasury officer has the right to refuse
to pay the salary of a congressman on
any ground, and until that question is de-
cided he does not care to compromise.
Meanwhile he is finding all the prec edents
that he can to show that the treasury has
been inconsistent. Some of the points
that Ochiltree makes seem to be good ones.
For instance, he ha. submitted the text of
the case in which congress was asked to re-
lieve G. A. Arthur, of New York, from his
responsibility for certain losses
in the custom house, when
he was collector. The amount of
money from the payment of which Gen.
Arthur seeks relief is about $1,000.
Although the bill for the relief was intro
duced Feb. 16, 1880, it did not
pass, and yet the treasury officials have
never withheld any of the salary of the
president. This bill for the relief of the
president Congressman Ochiltree makes