Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-03-29


bate-Tom Ochiltree's Case Under Con-
sideration-Secretary Fo1ger's Illness
A Belief that Window will Succeed
Him.
Especial Telegram to the Glohe.I
WASHINGTON, March 29.-Wen informed
people think that the president will make
ex-senator Ferry postmaster general.
The president sympathizes with Ferry in
his being $50 down on his luck" He also
likes Ferry for his fight on Hubbell. It
is said that Ferry has certainly done
enough for the Republican party to have
something from the administration now
that he is generally downed. The fact
that Ferry is from the same section as the
late postmaster general is also said to be
another point in his favor. Candidates
for Mr.. Howe's place multiply as time
grows apace. Ex-Representative Butter
worth, of Ohio, is said to be after it. Mr..
Young, of Ohio, is also in the same agree
able mood. A boom was started to-day
for Gen. Beale, formerly of California.
Beale has plenty of shekels and has the
prestige of being warm personal friend
of Grant. Hatton's friends are not now
hilarious.
THE BARTHOLDI STATUE.
Gen. Sherman was asked to-day his
opinion in regard to the proposition that
the Bartholdi statue of Liberty should be
placed on the top of the Washington mon
ument. He said: "This is a monument
10 ha 10
Barthcldi's figure is beacon,a lighthouse,
and we don't want one on the Potomac.
They can raise money in New York very
well if they like Bartholdi's estimate,
upon which the collection is being made
for base from the ground up, but they
don't need that, as the foot forms a large
portion of the foundation. This will be a
saving of 100000, if they avail themselves
of it. It would be ridiculous to put a
statue $50 feet high on 500 foot shaft.
1t would look like q doll baby. No, 1
don't like it.''
oCHILTREE's CASE.
Judge Lawrence, assistant comptroller
of the treasury department., said to-day
that he was hard at work on the decision
in the cases of Congressman-elect Ochil-
tree, of Texas, and two delegates from the
territories, rs to whether they can receive
pay as representatives in congress when
they were indebted to the government.
Lawrence's attention was called to the case
of President Arthur, which has been men
toned in the newspapers, and he said that
he understood there vas no ascertained
indebtedness in the presidents case, but
only liability under his bond for the If
regularity OF subordinate Official when
Mr.. Arthur was collector OF the port of
New York. In this view OF the matter
Judge Lawrence said the treasury had no
right to withhold any part of the prasi-
dents salary. The real facts are
that Lawrence at first sat
down upon Ochiltree and the
two territorial delegates. He said they
should not have their pay. When it be-
came known that the president was in the
same box with Ochiltree, Lawrence took a
turn. He began to review the case. Ho
will probably announce his decision
tomorrow, IS he finds that, to cut off Mr..
terfere with President Arthur's salary.
He will decide that no salaries as members
of congress or otherwise can be withheld
on account of previous Indebtedness to the
government. There is nothing like pres
ident being involved to influence decision
as to pay. Mr.. Lawrence went IN at a
big hole and comes out at a small one.
DISHONEST RUSSIANS.
Consul General Heap, under date of Con-
stantinople, Feb. %, informs the state de-
partment that Russian merchants are max
ing serious inroads upon the sale of Amer
ican petroleum in the interior of Asia
Minor, by the most dishonest practices.
They are buying up the cases and cans
which have contained American petroleum
and filling them with the inferior Russian
petroleum. In this way they find market
for their oil, which otherwise they could
not do. The value of the petroleum il1-
ported at Constsntinople from the United
States in the past three years is 1,7O2, 1862.
KELLOGG INDIGNANT.
Senator Kellogg is very indignant that
the grand jury has found presentment
against him, and declares that an outrage
has been committed upon him. He at
tributes this action to Ker, the Democrat
10 assistant star route counsel, who was
very active against him in his Louisiana
case, as the attorney for the contestant,
Spoffard, and has pursued him since. Mr..
Kellogg charges that the stories of Walsh
originate lin ian attempt to blackmail, and
that on the trial, if there is ever one, he
will be able to show not only that fact,
but some other astounding practices. The
indictment has not been found, and it is
possible it may never be, for even if there
is anything in the charges, the action
would seem to be barred by the statute Of
limitations.
THE TOBACCO REBATE.
General Raum, commissioner of internal
revenue, to-day isued the perfected blanks
! for claims for rebate of taxes paid on to-
bacco and cigars. The blanks are result
of very careful study of the law, and are
so formad that IT ia the opiniop