St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-06-16
For Whom is Intended The
Secret Appropriation
Of S25O,OOO?
probably for Gen. Grant and His
Associates in Nicaragua
Speculation.
The House Will Know Who Before
it Agrees to the Ap-
preparation.
Washington Protests Against Allowing New
York to Choose the Democratic
Nominee.
Republicans Acknowledging That Blaine
Is The Man Who Cannot Carry
New York.
Ispecial Telegram to the Globe. ]

New York.
Special Telegram to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, June 15.-Review of legis-
latiou for the past week clearly indicates the
impossibility of adjournment on June 30,
even though the senate might be disposed to
concur in the house resolution to disperse at
that date, There are only twelve working
days intervening between this and the thir-
ieth inst, and an immense amount of i'm
portant and necessary business is yet in ar
rears.
THAT QUARTER MILLION.
The Mexican war pension bill was dis
cussed in the senate Monday, Tuesday and
Thursday in open session, and in secret ses-
sion Tuesday and Wednesday without final
action. All that was accomplished last
week in the senate in the
way Of general legislation
was the passage of the consular and diplo-
matte appropriation bill, TO which $500, 600
was added to the amount appropriated by the
house. This included quarter of q million
for alleged expenses atteudent upon the ex
eeutton of the neutrality act in order to ac-
quire 4 right Of way across Nicaragua for an
inter-oceanic canal. To whom this money
is to be paid has not been disclosed but it is
an open secret that Gen. Grant, Gen. Beale
and Mr.. Phelps, now minister to Peru, have
been tinkerng on the Nicaragua project for
a number of years, and this sum is sup
posed to represent an equivalent of their la
bors. Capt, Phelps, formerly commits
sioner of the District of Columbia and an
old time associate Of Gen. Grant was agent
Of the Nicaraguan government at Washing
ton up to date of his appointment as minis
ter to Peru. Seyellon Brown, chief clerk of
the state department married Phelps daugh-
ter, and so Brown is power behind the
throne with Secretary Frehnghuysen. Min
feter Partridge was once minister to Brazil
snd after his late removal from the Peruvian
mission Travelled to Spain, where he commit
ted sulcide-conseQuent it is alleged, upon
modification at his displacement.
There are some curious incidents con-
nected with the Nicaraguan business, which
che house proposes to inquire into before
concurring in the senate amendment ap-
propriating this quarter of a million. The
Grant-Beale-Brown-Phe syndicate are hos
tile to the Chirique route, (for which there is
now held back an uneXpended appropriation
of $500, ,000), and have captured the state de-
partment in their interest The bottom facts
will probably never be known, but members
say they viii ascertain who will receive the
quarter of a million if appropriated and how
much genuine neutrality act there is in it.
DELAYED SMALL BILLS.
The work of the house last week in public
legislation was the passage of the river and
harbor bill, with the Hennepin canal appro-
priatiCn stricken out, and part concurrence
in senate amendments to the postoffice ap-
preparation bill, increase of pay to letter car
riers being the main feature. 4 number OF
private pension bills were passed, but no ac-
ton was taken on large numbers of senate
bills lying on the speakers table. The SEN
ate is indignant over the neglect to consider
senate bills, public and private, which have
been favoraby reported by the house com
mittees, and are on the house calendar
Minnesota is deeply interested in some OF
these measures, which could be disposed
of in short order and without opposi
ton, if the calendar could bt
worked on. The senate is so far in advance
OF the house it can afford to go slowly.
Senator Hill is anxious to call up and dis
pose of his postal telegraph bill, referred
from the postoflice committee. lie hopes tc
be able to accomplish it this week, but it il
very doubtful. The bill is opposed, but
whether sufficient to prevent its passage by
the senate at the present session is no
known. Its supporters claim it to be mucl
fairer bill to private telegraph companie
than can ever be obtained hereafter, it pre-
serving their rights and privileges intact
THE NEW YORK MEN.
Western Democrats e7ince considerable
feeling over the proposition commonly ad-
vanced to bestcw the presidential nomina
ton upon whoever New York may indicate,
and ask if this is the manner in which tn
Democratic candidate is to be selected, O
what use is the Chicago convention, and VIII
not leave the whole question to determine
ton of the Saratoga convention of Wednes
day? They say the Democratic party is no
quite ready for this, and yet this course nigh
as well be adopted if it be agreed in advanc,
. to accept the dictum of that convention
whatever choice it may make.
The Washington Post, which supports the
tariff reform ideas of Morrison and Carlisle
says to-day: ''Of course New York is enti
tied to its preferences, and the expresse,
will of so large and important a state i
worthy of all reasonable consideration, but i
has no more right to its own preference
than other states necessary to Democrat
success. 1t is natural enough that the Dem
ocrats of New York desire one of their owl
number should receive the great honor, an
if Cleveland has given them an administra
ton which they approve and which unites tn
party in his advocacy, it is creditable to then
that they should use all honorable means t,
secure his nomination. If, also, the dele
gates from other states, who have watche
Gov. Cleveland's official course are fmpresse
with his strength and fitness, it is eminentI
proper they should join the delegates from
New York in the endeavor to secure the nom
ination Of Cleveland. But, on the othe
hand, those who prefer Bayard, Mcdonald
Field, Carlisle, Morrison or some other can
didate and honestly believe in the success c
their choice, have just as much right to hav
and assert preferences as the friends c
Cleveland, and they have an equal rigt
to do so in the conventio
with the view of securing tn
nomination of the men they prefer. If th
ballotng proves that the necessary majorit
of the convention prefers any one to thos
last named candidates, then most assured
New York win go to the support of such car