Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-01-21
SUNDRY PETITIONS.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.1


residents of Clark and Warren counties.
Ia, asking for reduction of the duty on
sugar; also petition from certain citizens
of Des Moines asking him to vote for the
bill extending the bonded period on whis-
ky. Mr.. Williams presented the petition
of citizens of Wilmot, Wis, asking a re
duction of the duty on sugar, and one
from the citizens of Rock county, Wis.
asking the removal of the taxes on to6ac-
co. The resolution of the Illinois State
Bar association recommending the passage
of the senate bill establishing an interme-
date court of appeals was presented to
the house by the speaker to-day.
ALUoKY EDIroR.
The president to-day appointed Mr.. G.
D. Perkins, the editor of the Sioux City
Journal, as United States marshal, and
Mr.. NJ. D. O'Connell as United States at
torney for the northern Iowa judicial dis
trict.
RUFUS HAToH'S HOsTELRY.
Among the letters in regard to the yell
lowstone park lease sent in by Secretary
Teller, is one from Gen. J. S. Brisbin, of
the army, which sets forth the character of
the lease and its value in terms easily I'M
derstood. 1t is as follows:
Fort KEoGH, Mont, Sept. 20, 1851,
B. Bedford, Denver, Col. My Dear Bel
ford: Your letter of the 18th inst. is re-
ceived. Since writing under date of Aug.
81, have received letter from the hon
orable secretary of the interior, of which
will send copy. While 1 am very
thankful to him for his concession, it
hardly covers what we asked for. Ny ap-
plication asked for the right to build
steamer to navigate the Yellowstone lake
for the pleasure of tourists and such ad-
ditional steamers from time to time as
might be required to accommo-
date the travelling public. The
grant is for one steamer alone,
A syndicate composed of Mr.. Hobart, of
the Northern Pacific railway; II. T. Doug
lass, of st. Paul; and some New Workers.
notably Rufus Hatch, claim that they have
cut under US and have secured the right to
put on all the additional steamers for the
next ten years, together with all sail boats.
I am to be allowed to run one steamboat.
These fellows claim to have hogged the
whole porA, with all rights, privileges and
immunities, ordinary and extraordinary.
They are to build hotels, put on stages and
do all things. If you don't like the fare and
charges at one of the companies hotels,
you can go to another kept by the same.
fellows, and be charged the same and be
given the same fare. This extraordinary
grant does not come from our good
friend Secretary Teller, but from the as
sistant secretary, whoever he may be. We
have a rule in the army that command
ing officer being temporarily absent from
his command, an officer who succeeds him
in command shall not issue or grant favors,
etc., but shall con6ne himself to the dis.
charge of merely routine duties. This
would be good rule to adopt.
in the departments in Washington.
This assistant secretary of the interior
during the temporary absence of his su-
perior, Judge Teller, cakes advantage of
his absence to sign away the park. 1t
won't stick. However, we do not care pro-
vided the right to navigate the Yellowstone,
lake by US is respected. I will address a
letter to those men, respectfully requesting
that they concede this right to US, and if
they do not accede to it we will upset the
grant. l wrote to Judge Teller for a copy
of the authority granted the syndicate by
his assistant secretary, and on receipt of it
l will send it to you with my re-
marks. Meanwhile, Will you see the
secretary and advise with him. Ask
him to grant on my fling an absolute
right to navigate the Yellowstone lake for
term of years for the
accommodation and pleasure of
tourists That is the application on file
in advance OF all others, and that, no.
doubt, is what Judge Teller intended to
grant me. cannot find language to ex-
press the importance of this matter. Next
year 10000 tourists viii be in the park.
and 100000 annually thereafter. The nav
igation of the Yellowstone lake for ten
years is worth $1,O0O,00O to the
holders. Does that express
it sufficiently? Do anything, do
everything, judge, to secure this right.
l am very anxious, so write me again as
soon as you have seen Judge Teller. Yours.
truly, JAMES S. BRIsB1N.
AWAY FROM STAR ROUTE TRIALS.
The Toronto (Canada) Globe of this.
morning contains the following special
from Halifax, Nova Scotia: Elk United,
States Senator George E. Spencer has been,
Spouulng lew weeks IN CaD2ua, ana SAILS
tomorrow for liverpool on the steamship
Polynesian, OF the Allan line. The sena-
tor, after remaining IN Toronto and Cape
Vincent with friends, arrived here last
night and was seen by CORES pondent,
who obtained from him some important
information in connection with the cele-
brated star route trials now in progress at.
Washington. The senator is portly and
rather distinguished looking gentleman
about forty-eight years of age, and has
had an active career, both as a soldier and
politician, having served in the United
States army through the entire civil war,
and was colonel at one time Of the First
Alabama cavalry, United States volunteers.
He retired at the close of the war breveted
major-general, and entered public life.
He was twice elected United States senator
from Alabama. His present place of resi-
dence is Osceola, New, where he
is extensively engaged in mining
pursuits. His position as a
witness in the star route trials is supposed.
to be very important one, and, as there,
appears to be so many theories as to what