Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-02-12

of Office. The objection is met by the
argument that unless there be an extra
session the senate cannot con-
firm the nomination until Del
cember, unless it is done before
March 4. 1t is considered sufficient, if the
constitutional objection be removed before
taking possession, which could be done by
not qualifying until after the expiration of
Mr.. Williams term. The action of Mr..
Williams IN not following the example of
many defeated congressman and applying
for foreign mission, which he could
easily get, is very sensible. Mr..
Williams and his son will soon
acquire large law practice at Water
town and, if fairly successful with his
1,OOO-acre farm near by, he will, with his
salary, soon be we'll off. He will also be
on the high road to political advancement,
and can recover the position which he lost
last November in the First Wisconsin dis
trict. Dakota will, in due time, be admit
ted to the union as state. She will be
entitled to two United States senators, and
it is predicted that Charles Williams will
be one CT them.
THE CHANCES FOR THE TARIFF BILL.
The opinion among members of con-
gress as to whether there will
or not be tariff legislation this
session changes almost daily. From what
was enacted in both houses yesterday, the
impression among the bestinformed mem
bers is that tariff bill of some kind will
be rushed through at the last hours of the
session. The best informed members of
both houses think that the debate will con-
tinue almost up to the last few hours of the
session, and then the senate bill, after con
ference, will, with few changes, be put
through.
BROOKLYN AS GOOD AS sODoNT.
The Rev. j Hyatt Smith is very much en-
ragged over the action of Secretary Folger,
who, in appointing members of the
commission for the selection of a site for
public buildings in Brooklyn, N. Y, has
not named any man for that city. 81
don't understand it at ALL" said Mr.. Smith.
"Brooklyn is not bad place. We have
some good and competent men there.
Why, even in Sodom there were three good
men,"
NOT TO BE REMOVED.
Commissioner Raum stated to-day that
Collector Umbenstock, of the fourth Texas
internal revenue district, would no be re-
moved from Office upon pending charges
against him. One of the specific
charges against him is that he
had contract with the confederate gov
ernment during the war to furnish hats,
and proved unreliable by equipping
whole battalion of Texas rangers with in
ferior and worthless headgear.
ROGER WILLIAMS LOST FINGER.
The statue of Roger Williams, in Rhode
Island, in the statuary hall of the capitol
has lost the little finger of the right hand.
It has been recently broken off. Very few
persons have noticed the fracture. Super
vising Architect Clark is aware of the fact,
but he preserves discreet silence. A
sculptor in town has a standing
agreement to mend everything
that happens to the statues. He makes a
good thing whenever accidents occur. He
was inspecting the counterfeit present
ment of Williams to-day and made a men
tai note of the missing finger. Shortly
afterward serious story was afoat. 1t
related to the afectionate regard that an
elderly lady of odd habits, who keeps
curiosity stand in the corridor, has for
marble figures of prominent men.
She goes into Statuary hall after congress
adjourns for the night, and bows and
scrap to them like pagan to his idols.
Abraham Lincoln has strong attrac-
ton for her. She gets a step-ladder
and kisses his marble face with all the ar
dor of Juliet and as result of the os-
culation Old Abe's marble nose and lips
have grown black and require a dose of
soda and sand paper to restore them to
their natural purity of expression. OF
late she has displayed an exalted affection
for Roger Williams. She has busted him
in and out of season. In one of her dust
ing moods she struck the little finger re-
ferred to with the handle of the duster and
knocked it off. This is said to be the
true explanation of the fact that Williams
has now only four fingers en-
his right hand. The gentleman
who repairs statues after accidents of this
kind is indignant. 1t would pay him if
there were more old and demonstrative
ladies to knock spots out of the marble
figures in an exuberance of cold stone
affection.
THE MANNING-CHALMERs CONTEST.
Mr.. Manning yesterday prepared notice
to serve on Gen. Chalmers that he intends
to examine Jay Hubbell and Mr.. Hender-
son, treasurer and secretary of the Repub-
ican congressional committee, as to the
help in the way of funds the committee
gave Chalmers in the last election; also
William E. Chandler, secretary of the
navy, with regard to the influence which he
claims the committee exerted in Chalmers
behalf. Manning says that he intends to
show up this matter, and to make it ap-
pear whether or not it is true that the ad-
ministration interferes in local elections.
He says he will have Chandler, Hubbell and
Henderson examined under oath, and
claims to have in his possession evidence
+bot will incUIDate them and place thems in