St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-17

on the free list. A good many members are
not prepared to say that they will vote
against the bill, as they are not entirely
informed as to its effect, but
many of them are evidently disposed
to vote against the bill, and the present out
look for the bill is not very encouraging. If
the party cannot pass the Morrison bill in its
present form through House where it has
about seventy majority, the Democratic party
had better close its mouth for the future as
to the rev enue reform.
PERSONAL.
General Oscar Malmros, of st. Paul, was
registered to-day at the Riggs house.
Erastus Foote and wife, of Chicago, who
have been spending the winterin Jacksonville,
Fla, was registered at the Riggs house.
Gen. j. n. Reece, of Springfield, was in
the city yesterday in the interest of the
Reece-C haffee gun. He had long interview
with the chief of ordnance, and returned
home last night apparently well satisfied with
the result of his labors.
Dr.Frederick Meir, the newly appointed Ger
man vice consul at Chicago, left for his new
post Of duty at 10 o'clock this morning. He
arrived in New York several days ago and
proceeded Immediately to Washington, to
pay his respects to Herr Eisendecker, the
German minister, and receive from that gen
tleman such instructions as were deemed
necessary. DR.. Meir is a young man, about
twenty-five years of age. He is tall and
slender and rather diSttngue in appearance.
He is graduate of the Berlin law school and
his manners are those of refined and Gull
tivated gentleman. He speaks English
badly.
NEXT BUSINESS IN CONGRESS.
In the house tomorrow Representative
Hatch purposes urging the passage OF the
agricultural appropriation bill, and the com
mittee on railways and canals will ask imme-
date consideration for bills providing for
Improvement of the Erie canal for construc-
ton of the Maryland and Delaware ship canal
and for a canal between Puget Sound and
Union lake, Washington territory. Repre-
sentative Harmer will ask for the passage OF
the bill making an appropriation to AID IN
support of common schools. The committee
ON education, however, is one Of the last to
be called, and it is doubtful whether it Will
will be reached. After the call Of commit
tees, should any time remain, the discussion
of the postoffice appropriation bill will prob
ably be continued, and possibly a vote will
be had before the end of the day.
The bill to establish board of commits
sioners of interstate commerce and to regu-
late such commerce has been made the
special order for Tuesday. This order can
not however, interfere with prior orders OF
the house which include measure for re-
tirement and recoinage of trade dollars and
the shipping bill. The friends of the bill to
extend the bonded whisky period will make
an effort to secure the passage of that meas
ure the first opportunity. 1t is expected that
the Indian appropriation bill will be com
pleted early this week.
In the senate Plumb's joint resolution to
appropriate S25, 900 for suppression Of the
foot and mouth disease among cattle is un
finished business of the morning hour for
Monday, Senator Bayard having the floor.
The question of state rights has entered to
some extent into the discussion of the sub
iect thus far and Bayard is expected to take
the ground that congress has no constitu-
tional power to authorize a direct slaughter of
cattle belonging to citizens of the several
states.
The bill to establish bureau of statistics
present shape, though some provision for
collection Of labor statistics will undoubtedly
be made, probably by imposing the duty up
on the present statistical bureau of the treas
ury department.
When the pleuro-pneumonia bill comes up
it is expected the house bill with the amend
ments suggested by the senate committee
will be substituted for it. 1t may lead to
considerable debate
When Senator Blair's educational bill is
taken up, Senator Morrill's bill relating to the
same subject ''to establish an educational
fund, and apply portion of the proceeds of
public lands to public education, and pro-
vide for the more complete endowment and
support Of colleges for the advancement of
scientific and industrial educaton'l will
probably be proposed as a substitute, and
discussed conjointly with the other.
1t differs from the Blair bill by
providing that all receipts from sale of pub
lie lands forever, and one-half the receipts
from railroad lands be devoted to educational
purposes, to be distributed on the basis of
illiteracy. The bill was reported back from
the committee on education and labor with
out amendment so that the senate might
have the two before them for joint considera-
ton and comparison. 1t is also possible that
Senator Logan may take the same occasion
to set forth the merits of his bill to approprl
ate and expend fifty millions received from
internal revenue taxes and sale of public
lands for education of the children of the
United States.