St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-27
THE ST. PAUL SUNDAY GLOBE SUNDAY APRIL

time for repavment We believe it would be
better to enact law to make the government
safe, and, at the same time, give the railroad
companies an opportunity to protect them
selves against competition from non subsi-
died roads"
THE DIPLOMATIC SERVICE
The house committee on appropriations To-
day, reported bill making appropriations
for the consular and diplomatic service. Inc
amount appropriated is s977,770, which Is
1861, 275 less than the estimates, and s3lo,-
9S5 less than the appropriations Tor the
present year. The measure has reduced
contingent expenses of legations
S6S, 500; of consulates, S26,0 The al
lowances for clerks at consulates is reduced
$4,000; annual salaries to Austria and Italy
reduced from 81, 900 to SO, 900; the office
of consul general at Cairo is made Il consul
ate at an annual salary of $1,000; the office
OF minister to ROumania, Servia and Greece
is abolished, and consuls are provided for
Greece and Roumania. A similar change is
made in the Office of minister to Bolivia.
The consul generalship at Madrid and the
consul generalship at Honolulu are abolished,
as are number of unimportant cOnsuls at
ombia is increased from $500 to $4,000,
and the consul general at Hong Kong from
81, 900 to 81, 600
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATIONS.
DR.. Gregory, of the civil service commits
sion, will, in a few days, leave for the west
to hold examinations for the general depart
ment service in the various cities. The dates
of the examinations are arranged as follows:
May -, Des Moines; 18th, Omaha; 18th,
Lincoln; Goth, Denver; oath, Topeka: Goth,
Kansas City; 2Sth, st. Louis; 29th, Milwau-
kee; 31st, Chicago; June ), Dubuque; 10th,
Minneapolis and 18th, st. Paul. Minneapo-
lis and st. Paul have been added to the list
of postoffces coming under the civil service
rules, as over fifty clerks are now employed
in each of those offices.
THE WORLDS EXPOSITION.
Directors General Burke, General A. S.
Badger and G. A. Breaux, representing the
worlds exposition, called officially upon the
president and submitted drawings of the
buildings and plans of the grounds, after
which they called upon the members of the
cabinet. The president expressed great in
terest in the exposition, and assured the gen
tlemen he would attend As congress as
sembles the same day the exposition
opens, the management may have to defer
the opening four or five days, in order that
the president may open the ceremonies.
Secretaries Lincoln and Chandler are
charged with the matter of ar
ranging for the organization of
a board to take charge Of the
United States government exhibits.
a delegation of the Indian Territory ap-
piled to-day for 5000 feet for an exhibit of
the resources of the territory and to show
the advancement of the five civilized tribes
The directors accorded the place and as
sured the delegates assistance to the amount
| of So, 600 from the management of the eX-
position. The tribes will add S10,0 to the
amount and make full exhibit OF products
of every kind. Major Burke says the bill
for loan to the exposition is practically
without opposition and will pass as soon as
it can be brought up i'll the house.
DIscoRDANT REPUBLICANS.
The Republican central committee of the
District of Columbia met tonight in response
to a call, to transact routine business. The
meeting throughout was characterized by dis
order. An effort was made to consider the
charges of bribery in connection with the re-
cent election of delegates to Chicago, and
persons present desired to offer report on
the charges. The chair held that the persons
desiring to submit report had not been APP
pointed committee to make
an investigation, and in consequence
their action was not in order. The
decision of the chair was received with
groans. An effort was then made to secure
the appointment of committee to inyesti-
gate the charges, but before a vote was
taken the meeting adjourned in confusion.
The majority report of the self-appointed
committee said the charges of bribery could
not be sustained. The minority report,
signed by one person, said brides had been
given, and asked that another convention
be called.
Representative Reagan is better tonight,
and physicians now hope for his ultimate
recovery.