Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-01-27
CAPITAL NOTES.
THE AGRICULTURAL CONVENTION

THE AGRICULTURAL CONVENTION
onsidered to-day the animal indus
tries" of the country. Papers were read
by Mr.. Peabody on Feeding beef CATTLE"
by Mr.. Scoll, of Iowa, on breeding and
feeding for the beef" and by F. D. Curtis
on ''The Butter Standard" In the after
noon papers were read upon the subject
of Swine by H. B. Gurler and Ezra Stet-
which followed Messrs. Knapp and Coffin,
of Ohio. and Stetson, of ILL.,, participated.
CANADA GRAIN,
to be ground in the United States, must
be brought to the mills in wagons or other
ordinary road vehicles, and by farmers re-
siding in Canada, and the mills must be
owned by citizens of the United States.
Penalties are provided for any violation of
the law or regulations made for its en-
forcement.
AMERICAN PORK IN GERMANY.
Mr.. Sargent, United States minister to
Germany, has made to the state depart
ment an official report with regard to the
threatened exclusion from that country of
American pork products. Mr.. Sargent
says: 81 have the honor to report that very
strong feeling of opposition has been
aroused in Berlin and other German cities
as well as in the manufacturing districts
generally against the threatened exclusion
of American pork products. Strong pro-
tests are being sent in to the bundesrath,
and committees of merchants and others
lave visited the capital to protest against
the measure. Editors in the leading papers
have fully exposed the falsity of the ex-
cuses for exclusion. If this were strictly a
government of public opinion in
the American sense, these general
public appeals, backed as they are by solid
reasoning upon indisputable facts, would
prevail and the project would be
abandoned. I have sought by all apt
means to oppose the measure, and have
lost no opportunity to expose its true
character, and to show that the health of
American swine is unimpaired and Amer
lean swine products entirely wholesome.
[ do not think these latter propo-
sitions are now seriously disputed
by people of intelligence. The
movement is merely selfish and in disre-
gard of the interests of the United States.
The only argument which will be effective
would be fear Of reprlsals. We could not
insist upon any people receiving from Us
an article deleterious to health, but we can
as little submit to the exclusion of our
products upon false pretenses -pretenses
so obviously false as in this instance.
NOTES.
The Iowa congress delegation called up
on the president in the interest of Ed
munds for district commissioner.
The speaker laid before the house
message from the president relative to the
joint resolution ''to refer certain claims to
the court of claims" which becomes law
under the constitutional provision without
his approval. The message states in eff
feet that the president finds no sufficient
grounds for the legislation demanded, but
prefers to let it become law without APP
proval, not finding it so Objectionable as
to demand his disapproval.
ROW OVER INCREASE OF PENSIONS.
The senate pensions committee split
into three parties on the proposed meas
ure to increase the pensions of soldiers and
sailors who lost an arm or leg in the gov
eminent service during the war of the re-
bellion. The majority, represented by
States, are against the proposition. The
minority, Messrs. Blair and Mitchell,
CHdlrIQdu, are Ill ldfOI VI 0nldIRlH& LIS
scope so as to increase the pensions; also,
those whose eyesight or hearing has been
impaired by service in either arm of the
service. Mr.. Plat is unable to agree with
either the majority or the minority, and he
proposes to offer bill of his own.
VALUE OF EXPORTS.
During Dec. 1882, the value of the ex-
ports of merchandise amounted to S92, |
96O,423, or within a small fraction of |
$4,000 day. This was exceeded but once
before-in Dec 1880. The excess of the
value of exports over imports for six
months ended Dec. 81, 1882, amounted to
S54 ,572, 222, as against an excess of only
S25, 1902, $50 for the fiscal year ended June
30, 1882.
One hundred thousand dollars is needed
to complete the census reports.
The Peruvian minister says the sugg es-
ton of peace without Bolivia viii not meet
with any sympathy from the legitimate
government of Peru or the people of that
unfortunate republic; that the suggestion
is Gillian suggestion, not Peruvian.
Minister Elmore has nothing to say of
,he expected recall of Minister Logan,
put adds the public would soon be in pos
session of interesting details.
A Recount.