St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-12-09

NatHoIc church made no impression upon
his mind, but this statement is not true. In
conversation with Mr.. Blaine shortly
after that unfortunate affair ]
asked him how Il happened
that he failed to rebuke DIR. Burchard on the
spot, and whether II was possible that be did
not hear what Burchard said. Mr.. Bisine's
reply was:
q heard him perfectly, and the words went
through me like knife. but thought tina;
perhaps only few heard it aud the best way
might be to take no notice Of It, but let i,
pass
NOV be would give half a million dollars
4 be bad said on that occasion about DIR.
Burchard's remarks what be said about them
day or two aftergard at New Haven. II
was curious fact that that ministers
meeting at New York was engineered
by an alleged minister named McMurd.
This man years ago was 4 hanger-on here in
Washington, and believe held a clerkship
under the government. He is one Of the
Jacks OF all trades who now and then take
turn in the pulpit and perhaps little Of
the anger that is bong vented on poor DIR.
Burchard's bead might be bestowed on Nc
Murdy's also. for it is quite true that if there
had been no MeMurdy this year Mr. Blaine
might have been president
TO HELP THE coLoRED PEOPLE.
A bill was introduced in the senate to-day
granting $500, 900 TO aid the colored peoples
exposition at Chicago. and appointing J. W.
E. Thomas and W. n. Henderson. Of III
-
johnson, of Mississippi; Philip Joseph, Of
Alabama, andJ. w. Moore, of Tennessee, as
commissioners.
WHO CALLED JOHN sHERMANl
contributor TO the Herald pertinently
writes: ''While 50 many are volunteering
their services as TO whom President Cleve-
land should select for his cabinet officers,
will you permit me, a Democrat whose first
vote was cast for Gen. Jackson at his second
election, TO give my humble opinion IS
TO who ought not 10 be appointed. 1t
may be told ih few words. No aspirant
for the presidency should hold a cabinet
portfolio. A person who has been familiar
with the internal workings OF the govern
ment departments, as / have been from the
tim e Of Van Buren,, or even for the last de-
cadc, can have failed TO see the evil Of such
appointments. Need ! more than refer 30
the campaign Of 1850, when a cabinet officer
prostituted the patronage Of his Office in a
manner never before done so shamelessly by
striving TO secure the presidential nomina-
ton. Pe6im Sap.
INTERFERING WITH THE SCIENTISTS.
the senate committee on ways aud means
has been giving some attention to the scien-
hhc branches of the government, with a
view to ascertaining If expense may not be
cut down without lessening the efficiency
These are the photographic, the geological,
the coast and geodetic surveys and tue signal
service. Senator Allison explains the scope
of the inquiry in this way: at
is said that these technical branches,
each having its own head duplicate good
deal of their work. The proposition is not
to consolidate, but 10 make them coordinate
by bringing them into closer and more har-
monious relationship" The committee
expect to stop this useless ex-
penditure, as claimed, for duplicated work.
Prof Powell, who is at the head of one Of the
branches, has been before the com mittee.
He is preparing an elaborate substitute in
support of his position that IL is better TO
leave these divisions of scientific
work as they are. The charge of duplica-
lion, he says, is not well founded. for when
one bureau has need of results already OBJ
tanned 10y another, such, for example, as the
triangulation, 1t borrows in a neighborly way
instead OF going over the same ground at the
governments expense. Members of the
committee do not talk as though they thought
the inquiry would result in much9change
from the present independent status of these
branches. Each OF the bureaus has such a
large field to operate in that at present they
do not double up in their work to any note
worthy extent.
RELATING TO CHINESE.
Western Associated Press.