Daily globe., 1883-12-06
WASHINGTON.
A SHORT SESSION OF BOTH HOUSES
OF CONGRESS-
Budget of News from the Capital-Heavy
Shooting.
MALONE SPEAKS.

MALONE SPEAKS.
WASHINGTON, Dec. g. Senators Malone
| and Riddleberger received invitations to
the caucus of the Republican senator's yes
| terday similar to those sent the other Re-
| publicans. Senator Malone in speaking
of his attitude toward the Republican
party said he had no objection to attend
ing Republican caucuses and should have
attended that of yesterday, had ne re-
csived the invitation in season. He
would not, however, attend as member
of the caucus, nor vote upon any PROPOSE
ton before it. He held that the thirty
eight Republican senators, being q major
lty of the senate, had right to its con-
troll. Hs had no candidates for
the senate offices and would
not attempt to influence nominations.
He had strong preference but should con
tent himself with voting according to his
preference. Should he attend the Repub-
Hcan caucus, it would be simply for con-
ference, and he believed his opinions were
shared By Senator Riddyberger.
The president will make the Mississippi
river improvement, the Hennepin canal
aud other public works the subject of
special messages to congress, The refer
ence to these subjects was omitted from
the regular message in view of treating
them more in detail in the supplemental
communication. S
The president sent large number of
recent nominations to the senate to-day.
Among them was that of Walter @. Gcesh-
am to be postmaster general.
The commissioner of internal revenue
says the internal taxes already collected
during the present fiscal year are a. the
rate of $123, 900, 900 per annum. He esti-
mates the collections for the entire year at
Sl30,G00,000. This estimate iocludes be-
tween S6,000,O00 and s7.O00.OO0 yet to be
collected special taxes April and May, but
does nos include the increase anticipated
from spirits force d cut by law.
Mr.. Sherman presented to the senate TO
day petition frOm J. W. Niles, a colored
separatist Of Arkansas, setting forth alleg-
ed unlawful combinations to prevent him
and his colo-ed associates from exercising
their rights to make entries on the public
lands, charging cruel treatment on the
part of white citizens OF Arkansas, and
asking for relief
Senator Plumb introduced a bill pro-
vIding that every non-commissionsd Off
Ger, private Or other person discharged
from the army during the war of the re-
beilion within two years from the date of
enlistment, on account of the disability
incurred in the line of military duty. shall
receive a warrant for 100 acres of land.
The commissioner of pensions says it is
the intention of the department to en-
ploy all legal means to break up the ex-
lsting practice among certain class of
brokers and agents Of taking certificates
from pensioners as collateral security for
money advanced. Suits to test the con-
stitutioneIity of the law forbidding this
practice are now pending in Philadelphia,
Boston ana other cities. The com
missioner will issue duplicate certificates
to pensioners in all cases of this kind, and
declare the original in the hands of hrok-
ers void
CRACK AT THE RECORD"
During the last few years the Congress
sional Record has attained great bulk,
owing to the introduction of matters
which ought not properly to appear there
in. Senators and representatives have
been in the habit of asking for the pub
lication, among other matter, of petitions
and memorials. This practice was begun
sgain this session by Senator Coke, Of
Texas, who to-day asked that memorial
relating to the administration of justice
in Texas be published in the
Record. Mr.. Ingalls, put in his protest
against the vicious practice. 81 Think
said he, shat this is very good time to
present the suggestion that must have
occurred to every senator at previous ses-
sions, with reference to the enormous in
crease in the amount of matter printed in
the Congressional Record. If the practice
is continued the Record will soon become
SO enormous as to be practically usels ss
for the purposes for which it was design
ed" This well timed protest was in vain.
It is not possible to check the desire of
most legislators to print every thing.
HATroNIAN FICTION.
Something of stir was made by The
National Republican printing an alleged
extract from q speech made by Speas er
Carlisle at Cynthiana, KY, when he ran
for congress against Landrum. In this
speech he is made to say, 81 deny that the
United States is nation. It is vicious
system that has destroyed states and op-
pressed 100000 of people in the south.
II state has no right of secession she csr-
tainly has the right OF revolution"
CONGRESSIONAL.