Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-01-14

the justice of the sentence, had prepared
his friends to believe that he would sign
the bill if it passed. AS fact, the reasons
that will impel members of the cabinet
are political, and have their origin in sug-
gestions made by W. E. Chandler, who
claimed that it would be a
wise political device to draw
support to the administration from
both factions of the Republican party.
The stalwarts, represented by Logan,
would applaud veto of Porter's claims,
and the half bresds would accept it as
pleasing indication that President Arthur
is not led by the nose by General Grant,
but agrees with Garfield. 1t is suggested
by Porter's friends that this bit of cabinet
gossip has been given out in official circles
for the purpose of influencing the action of
the house against General Porter.
OSCAR WILDE IN THE CABINET.
Attorney General Brewster is as vain and
fanciful as Oscar Wilde, and as fond of
display as Persian shah. He struts in
frills and rufles, and rolls down Pennsylva-
MIA avenue in gilded chariot which looks
as if it had just dropped out of a circus
procession. His official apartments are
fitted up regardless of government ex-
pense, and in gorgeous splendor quite out
shine those of any other government Of
fetal.
AFTER THE NORTHERN PACIFIC.
The agents or the Northern Pacific rail
road have recently shown unusual activity,
having been spurred 10 renewed energy by
the evident determination of Knott, Town
shend, of Illinois, and Payson to force the
house Judiciary committee to take definite
action upon the resolution of Mr.. Knott
declaring forfeiture of the unpatented
and unearned lands granted to the North
ern Pacific company. The plan of the
lobby is to kill the resolution in committee
at the last session of congress having turn
ed out to be burial before death, they
were rewarded for their shrewdness and
zeal. When the resolution was called up
for consideration in the committee,
Humphry, of Wisconsin, moved to lay it
on the table, and Chairman Reed who has
always been active in the opposition to
any legislation against the interests of the
Northern Pacific, ruled that the motion
was in order, in spite of the protests of
Townshend and others, who hold that it
was the duty of the committee to report
the resolution to the house either with fav-
orable or an unfavorable recommendation,
and leave the house to decide whether or
not the proposed declaration of forfeiture
should be made. That was precisely what
the Northern Pacific did not want the
house to have chance to do,and a major
ty of the committee voted to pigeon
hole the declaration of forfeiture. The
members voting in favor of Humphreys
motion for smothering the question of
forfeiture were Republicans. All of the
negative votes except that of Payson were
cast by Democrats. The Northern Pacific
railroad may now feel secure of the pos
session of its millions of acres of land
until the Forty eighth congress takes up
the question. 1t is true that there Will be
opportunities before the 4th of next March
to bring the question of forfeiture before
the house for action upon a motion to sus
pend the rules, but this method would prob
ably be unsuccessful, because two-thirds
vote would be necessary to pass it, and that
number could not be obtained without
more thorough discussion than such
motion would permit.
Western Associated Press.