Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-02-12
TARIFF FFLEGISLATION IN CONGRESS
Conflicting Opinions as to the PrOba-
bility OF the Passage OF the Bill.
KASsON'S GAG LAW RULE.
A Determination to 0bstruct its Adept
tiOn by She Democrats.


gusted man is Gen. Bragg. He has care
fully prepared very elaborate exposition
of the Fitz John Porter case, and has
watched like a hawk for a chance to call
up the bill tc restore Porter to his former
rank in the amy. AT every turn he is met
with determil ed opposition. Representa-
tive Dawes, o. Ohio, has established a sort
of police patrol of which ore or more
members are to be in constant attendance
upon every session from its beginning
to ITS end, and are under orders
TO object to even the most
trivial consideration that could be had
upon the relief bill. Convinced of the ut
ter uselessness Of attempting to get the
bill out from under the hundreds of orders
which cover 1t. Gen. Bragg arose in his
place yesterday and hGmbly begged to be
|allowed to print few remarks on the sub
ect in the Record. The words were scarce
ly out Of his mouth before Mr.. Miller, of
Pennsylvania, yelled Il object" and Cen
Bragg had to give II up. Mr.. Miller hap
pened to be on the Democratic side Of the
house at the time, and when
Gen. Bragg learned the source of the OBJ
lection he walked over to where Miller was
seated and shaking his fist in Miller's face,
in voice of Intense passion, said: $50
back to your own side, you ID monkey;
you have been raised on buttermilk and
don't know anything" Mr.. Miller made
no reply, but looked daggers. Gen. Bragg
to be mad enough to bite off the
head of a ten-penny nail. 1t is a
singular thing that Gen. Bragg
and Dawes were companion
officers of the Sixth Wisconsin and both
were actually engaged in the battles near
Bull Run when Porter'5 disobedienca oc-
Cured. They are personally familiar
with the exac5 situation of the 29th of
August 1862 and yet are squarely opposed
to 5lch other or the merits Of the case.
TIL sIo,z TREATY.
Congressman Valentine in conversation
to-day, said he was making strenuous en-
deavors to have congress ratify the treaty
with the Sioux Indians, a matter which
has been pending some time though not
generally known. He says the treaty
will cede to the national government
some 10,O00,OO0 acres of valuable land in
Dakota at the nominal price of five cents
per acre.
MATT. CARPENTERS LAW LIBRARY.
When the sundry civil appropriation bill
reaches the seuate from the house Senator
Edmunds Will probably make another
effort to have clause inserted appropriat-
ing a sum sufficient to buy valuable col
lecti on of supreme court reports and case
briefs, belonging to the estate of the late
Senator Carpenter. tits believed that there
is none other similar in existence, and the
librarian of congress has strongly urged
that Senator Carpenters collection be pur-
chased by the government. The collection
consists Of all the opinions and
decisions of the supreme court from 1881,
together with the very valuable briefs
called in each case. Mrs. Carpenter has
unsuccessfully tried to sell them to law as
sociations, bat none was found willing to
pay what they are worth. At the last ses-
sion Of congress Mr.. Edmunds secured the
passage of an amendment in the senate
appropriating $4,000 for the briefs and re-
ports, but the house refused to concur, for
the reason, as was stated, that the docu-
ments were not worth the amount asked.
THE WISCONSIN STATE PARK.
Your correspondent to-day interviewed
several mem bers of the Wisconsin delega-
tion in relation to the proposition, now
before the legislature, to repeal the law
creating the Wisconsin state park in Lin
coin county, and to have the lands opened
to entry and sale. The impression seems
to prevail that the proposition is not only
an unwise one, but an absurdity. The
only lands within the limits of the park
which are, or ever have been at the dis
posal of the state are the swamp lands and
She sixteenth sections or school lands.
The balance belongs to the government,
and certain tribes Of Indians. With the
exceptions noted, the lands are now sub
!ect to homestead entry by making proper
application to the general land Office The
egis lature has been permitted to make a
park out of government land, only because
the government neglected to object. How
ever, the delegation view with some unea-
siness the rapid depletion OF Wisconsin
forests, and think it would be good
thing for the legislature to establish a
score of parks in various sections OF
the state. Most of the disaster attend
ing the prevailing floods in the
Chic valley would not have occurred had
there been forests to absorb the surplus
moisture, and the absence of floods in
northern and central Wisconsin is believed
to be due TO the heavy and undisturbed
growth of timber in the upper part of the
state.
MUST HAvE IN OFFICE.
The nomination Of Congressman vii
liams, of Wisconsin, to be receiver of ths
land Office at Watertown, D. T., is expected
to be sent to the senate in the course of 6
week or ten days. A question of pro-
priety has been raised against the appoint
ment of a representative during his term