Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-04-24
WASHINGTON.
COL. WILSON, OF WEST VIRGINIA, ON
NATIONAL POLITICS.
Bayard His Choice for observation-disclosures
tant Decisions of the Supreme Court
Forgery of a Pension Patent--The Charg-
es Against Supervising Architect Hill.
Especial Telegram to the Globe

was asked to-day whom he thought the
West Virginia Democracy would support in
the national convention next summer for
president.
'Oh," answered the mountaineer, 'the
woods are full of gentlemen who would be
acceptable for the Democrats of West Vir-
ginia. The settlement of the currency
question has removed the objection to
several prominent aspirants. 1t strikes
me now that Senator Bayard, of Delaware,
for the head of the ticket, and some popu-
lar Western man for the second place
would be acceptable to the West Virginia
Democrats and that Ex-senator
Mcdonald, of Indiana, with Ex-
Senator Wallace, of Pennsylvania, would
also be acceptable, but there are too many
changes of the moon intervening between
now and nominating time to speculate
with any certainty"
'Who do you think the Republicans will
nominated"
GAS far as my observation goes believe
ex-Secretary Blaine is the most popular
candidate among the Republicans of our
state"
Speaking of the contest in the Kanawha
district to succeed Senator elect Kenna in
the house of representatives, Col. Wilson
said that there was no doubt in his mind
but that Phil Snyder, the Democratic
| nominee, would be elected, notwithstand-
| ing the claim that the Republicans be-
| lieved that they would be able to elect his
| opponent, Judge Brown. He said he knew
Mr.. Snyder well, and that he is bright
young lawyer, and had succeeded Kenna
as prosecuting attorney in Kanawha
county as he will succeed him in
the house. Col. Wilson also spoke kindly
of Judge Brown, the Republican candi-
date, but thought that he was weak on the
| tariff question, and that the position he
has assumed will lose him Republican
votes. AS to what the next congress
should do as regards the tariff question,
Col. Wilson is of the opinion that the new
law should be given fair test, correcting
only such errors and omissions as may
have crept into it. He believed it would
be very injurious to open up that perplex-
| ing question again. The duty on foreign
| wool, however, shoald be increased. Rela-
tive to internal taxation Mr.. Wilson says
it should be utterly wiped out, with the
exception of the tariff on whisky and
tobacco, which products should be made to
bear full and fair proportion of the
burdens of taxation. He thinks the bust
ness outlook of the country Is very
healthy and encouraging.
| WASHINGTON, April 23.-Ths committee
selected by Secretary Folger to investigate
the charges against Supervising Architect
| Hill of the treasury met at 10 q. IN. to-day
in the treasury department.. As neither
witnesses nor counsel we're present the COM
mittee, after waiting half an hour or SO,
adjourned until 10 o'clock Tuesday morn
| ing, when it is expected that the Philadel-
| phia firms who have preferred the charges
| will be in attendance to substantiats them.
Hill filed with the committee this morning
an answer to such of the charges as are
specific.
The answer of Hill to the charges of
Manley & Cooper, of Philadelphia, which
he filed with the investigating committee
| this morning, says that on Dec. IL, 1882,
| bids were received under advertisement
for fire. proof shutters for a government
building at Cincinnati. The lowest bidder
was the Manley & Cooper Manufacturing
company, of Philadelphia, and the next
lowest the United States Fire Proof Shut
ter, Iron Safe and Building company, of
Boston, and samples were submitted. The
Manley & Cooper Manufacturing company
was unable to refer to any shutter in use
or to any test that had been made, and a
fire test was demanded. After many de-
lays and postponements the Manley q
Cooper Manufacturing company presented
| shutter for test, which did not comply
| with the requirements and was inferior in
appearance and finish. Hill declined to
| make the test and reported the facts to the
| secretary of the treasury, who approved
the recommendation that the contract be
awarded to the United States Fire-Proof
| Shutter, Iron Safe and Building company.
| In the matter of an alleged attempt to
induce the withdrawal of the bid of the
Manley & Cooper Manufacturing COM
| pany, with the statements made, was
brought to the secretary's attention and
his opinion was that it was matter the
/ department need not go into. No test was
made of the United States Fire-Proof
| Shutter, Iron Safe and Building COM
pany's shutter, for the reason that such
was deemed unnecessary, as 1t had bsen
tested on various occasions, one of which
tests was witnessed by me. The only test
proposed was comparative one and de-
fects in the other shutter precluded COM
parison.
AN ACTING SECRETARY.
Assistant Score tary French, of the treas
ury department, has gone to New York to
remain about week. During his absence
Assistant Secretary New will sign the
official mail as acting secretary.
RECEIVED his SECRETARIES.
The president had a good nights rest,
and arose late to-day much refreshed, and
received Secretaries Teller, Chandler and
Lincoln and Postmaster General Gresham
during the afternoon.
DECISION AFFIRMED.
decision was rendered by the supreme
court of the United States to-day in the
case of Jno. B. Slawsoa against he Grand
Street, Prospect Park & Flatbush Railroad
company, of Brooklyn. This was suit
brought by Slawson for infringement of
patents on improved and very extensively
used form of fare boxes for horse