St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-01

nation IN the transportation Oh freight, that
it shall be unlawful to allow any rebate, and
that pooh g under any circumstances shall
be unlawful. The bill also provides for the
appointment of a commission, to consist of
three members to investigate complaints,
and if satisfied, that the act has been vio-
lated, the commission is required to notify
the company TO cease its violation. If the
company fails to comply with the decision
of the commission within six days, it shall
be required to show cause why it should
not be enjoined and restrained from
the continuance of such violation.
YOU'RE ANOTHER.
The attention of Mr.. Nimmo, chief of the
bureau on statistics, was to-day called to the
statements made at Ottawa, yesterday, by
John Lowe, secretary of the department of
agriculture, Canada, in regard to the statis-
tics of Canadian immigration into the United
States, published by the bureau. Nimmo de-
clared these statements utterly false and
scandalous. John Lowe, he says, has put
forth sililar outrageous statements every
year for the last four years, and the collectors
of customs along the northern frontier have,
time and again, proved them malicious false
hoods. With respect to the afIidavits from
the collectors of customs at Port Huron and
Fort Gratiot, said to have been submitted by
Lowe, impugning the accuracy Of the state
ments Of the bureau of statistics as to Cana
dian immigration, Nimmo said he stele-
graphed the collector Of customs at Port HUI
ron to-day, asking for information, and the
collector replied, he had made no such affi-
daYits.
sPRINGER's COMMITTEE.
Paul Strobach, Alabama, was before
Springers committee to-day, explaining his
accounts while deputy marshal He said he
was in the Office only five or six weeks, and
during that time had made but four accounts
amounting to $3.50. The alleged overcharges
in his Office did not amount to more than
S35 or $40 in his department Strobach tes-
tilted that he had made charges against many
other officers for rendering false accounts,
amounting to thousands of dollars, yet they
were not prosecuted Special agents, he said,
! had been sent to prosecute him upon the
charge, involving, according to their claim,
not more than $40. The whole power of the
department., he asserted, was turned upon
him, and all his prosecution was prompted
| by malice.
| A DINNER GIVEN.
At the dinner given Polk, at Wormley's,
by Senator Parr, the following notables were
guests: Secretaries Lincoln, Teller and
Chandler, Postmaster General Gresham, At
torney General Brewster, Lietenant General
Sheridan, Senators Anthony, Bayard, Beck,
Butler, Colquitt, Cullom, Farley, George,
Hale, ingalls,, Jones of Florida, Jones of Ne
vada, Palmer, Platt, Pugh, Hill, Logan,
Sherman, Wilson, Williams and Vest, JUS
tice Miller and General Beale.
INTERFERING WITH EMPLOYEES.
A gentleman who called upon the presi-
dent yesterday, stated to him that certain
subordinate officers of the postofice depart
ment in western state, had expressed a
fear of their removal in case they advocated
his denomination, because the senator who
controls the patronage of that state is him
| self candidate for the presidency, and
claimed their allegiance and assistance. The
president said he was surprised to hear this,
and hoped it was not true. He believed
every citizen, whether he was in an official
position or not, was entitled to
the right and privilege to fairly
express his preference, and work for the
nomination of his favorite so far as he could
do so. without INTERCHANGEABLE mis- official
duties. He further said Every employe of
the government should be protected in the
exercise of the widest political liberty. No
postmaster or other official had right to
dictate to any subordinate what they should
do, or who they should favor, for the presi-
dency or any other office. Every postofice
clerk OF carrier had the same privilege of
favoring and working for his candidate. He
preferred that his superior officer had, and
would, in all cases be protected in the ex-
ercise of that privilege.
| The secretary of war has still On hand
$40, 900 of the 100000 appropriated for the
relief of the flood sufferers, which will be
used for purchasing such additional supplies
as may become necessary.
DISMISSED FOR HAZING.
Navel cadets, s. H. Jastremski, Fred
Parker and ]. W. 'Maxey, have been dis :
missed by the secretary of the navy for
haZing.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The secretary of the treasury has given
notice that the department will redeem the
bonds embraced in the 126th call, prior to
maturity, May 1, with interest to date of
presentation.
INCREASE OF PENSIONS.
Representative Matson, chairman of the
committee on invalid pensions, has prepar-
ed report to accompany his bill, providing
| for the increase of pensions to soldiers
widows and dependent relatives, from IS to
$12 per month. The report says, the total
number of widows and dependent relatives
of soldiers of the late war, now on the pen
sion rolls is 72, 130, the number of claims
which will probably secure pensions is 49,,
COB, the number of widows OF soldiers of
1912, together with the claimants who will
probably receive pensions 1S,600 The total
number of pensioners whose rates will be in
creased by the bill is estimated
at 124,333 and the aggregate annual
increase of pensions of S5, 967, 1884. The re-
port says, lowing to the age of those who
viii rapidly decrease.
POSTAL APPROPRIATION.
The postoffice appropriation bill, as pre-
pared by the committee, appropriates for
compensation to postmasters S10,500,0 900,
and provides that no salary of any postmas-
ters shall exceed 81, 900 per year. The post
master general was authorized and directed
to readjust the compensation to be paid from
and after July 1, 1884, for the transportation
of the mails ON railroad routes by reducing
the compensation to all railroad
companies, 5 per cent per annum,
below the present rates, computed on
the basis of average weight. This provision
Ind all the general provisions OF the law,
touching the rate of compensation to railroad
companies for transporting mails, are made
applicable to all companies whose railroads
were constructed, in whole or in part, by
subsidies in bonds and public lands granted
by the United States. 1t is provided that COM
panies whose road were constructed by a
land grant made by congress, on condition
that the mails should be transported at such