Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-03-12

I. S0AA ing Inc law into effect.
~ was agreed committee should prepare
| set of rules in regard to the onastions
under their jurisdiction, and submit to the
| president for his approval. The salec+;on
of chief examiner under the comnittea -
not yet agreed upon.
ARRIVAL OF EMIGRANTs AT LIBERIA.
Letters received in this city announce
the arrival at Liberia of the bark Moniov;.
with emlgrants, under the auspices of the
| American Colonization society Tbov
landed on the morning of Dec 10 onS
| embarked on the steamer St Panl for
BreWerville, where they are toeIocata A
prominent citizen writes, this comnorv
OF emlgrants are of the right kind: have
! nad thelr lands surveyed and have cheer
tully gone to work at cultivation. Their
Legislature had given careful attention to
questions submitted, and much good was
expected to flow from its action. The
session was to close in a few DAYS.
resident Gardner had felt compelled to
resign MS office owing to extreme ill
neal1n' and the legislature granted him
S1'oOO, ana expenses of removal to his
nome IN Grand Bassa county. Vice Presi-
Ien' nussell was sworn in as president,
jan @O' non. NJ. L. Womell being appoint
gu secretary OF the treasury Interest con-
'lnues 10 strengthen IN the college at Mon
ioVIa ana steps were being taken for the
removal or Its operations to the banks of
VIC d. rauI river, or the regions beyond.
| KNoTTY QUESTION.
The question whether the treasury de-
partment can legally withhold the paw
ment OF members of congress who are in
debted to the government, is exciting con-
siderable attention just now. The first
controller of the treasury assumes it can,
and so Informed the treasurer. In the case
OF representative Ochiltree. the solicitor
OF the treasury is inclined to doubt the le-
gallty OF such decision. He had an in
| terVleW with Secretary Folger this after
noon, and made point that it might be
considered wrong as a matter of public
policy to withhold the salary of a
| representative of the people.
! as tending to interfere with his
constitutional perogatives. Secretary Fol
ger now has the question under considera-
| tlon. In this connection, Representative
| Ochlltree to-day filed an argument with
the t1rst comptroller, protesting against
his action IN advising that his salary be
withheld from him until a settlement of
MS accounts as marshal of Texas. Appli-
cation Tor compromise in this case for
$500 has not been acted upon.
| STEAMSHIP AND BOILER REGULATIONS.
| The secretary of the treasury to-day ap-
proved of rules and regulations and amend
menus TO the same, adopted at recent
meeting of the board of supervising in
| spestors OF steam vesrels The changes
| are as follows: Amendment to rule four
requires the affidavit of local inspectors as
10 Inc genulneness of samples of iron sent
| 10 the supervising inspectors for test.
amendment to rule twenty three, regulates
the location of steam fire pumps, exempt
ing ferryboats from the provisions of the
| rule. Amendment to rule thir-
| teen, relating to life boats mod
| Tying the former rule, which was
| claimed to be in many cases impracticable.
| Amendment to rule fourteen recurring
that all rubber or canvas life RATS be kept
| inflated at all times. Amendment to rule
| htty-seveR, requiring officers and crews of
river passenger steamers to be disciplined
IN ire drill and to keep a station bell. In
resolution requiring that a new blank
form for applicants for licenses as officers
of steamships the amendment is in regard
| to form of certificate of inspection. The
| amendment limiting ductility of boiler
| iron to 25 per cent. reduction of area on
highest tensile strength. The amendment
requiring automatic plugs on all metal
life boats. The amendment requiring su-
pervls1ng inspectors to notify local in
spector of their districts of the final action
IN cases of appeal from decisions of local
boards.
The society disapproved of the amend
M mt to la ~
method of determining the strength Eof
boiler 1ues to supersede formulas adopt
ed IN 1882, which were suspended by the
society upon protest from the boiler
makers that such formulas were imprac-
ticable.
The society also approved of the follow
ing devices for use on steam vessels: Life
boats, life preservers, boat plugs and safe
ty valves, and regulations for the govern
ment of inspectors of foreign steam YES
sells.
REDEMPTION OBJ BONDS.
Secretary Folger has received an appli-
cation from the state of New York, through
the state comptroller, for the redemption
on the LIST of April next of 100000 of
United States bonds embraced in the last
call, which will mature the 1st of Nav
HOA0, WAOh AAIOIOob JILL " tltO LlIn0 OF re-
demption, as the government would there
by save one months interest. The secre-
tary is inclined to assent to the PROPOSE
ton.
THE SHERIDAN EXTRADITION CASE.
The state department has received no in
timation as to the intentions of the British
government relative O the execution of a.
warrant for the arrest of p j. Sheridan.
Inquiry at the British legation elected in
formation that no further steps had been
taken in the matter. No instruction from
the home government had been received to
abandon further proceedings. The steps
thus far taken being merely preliminary
to hearing upon the merits of the case
with reserved right on the part of the
government to pass upon the evil
dence adduced, and grant
or refuse extradition papers
for Sheridan. The action of her maiesty's
government in pressing or abandoning the
case will be influenced by the weight and
character of the evidence which it may be
possible to furnish in support of the re-
quest for extradition. There is reason to
believe the matter will not be pressed un-
less the British government feels assured