Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1884-02-06

the executive mansion The east room. the
main corridor. the lobby and the main parlors
were handsomely decorated with plants and fra
grant flowers from the conservatory. Promptly
AT o'clock the Marine band began playipg a
march. The doors were thrown open and the
public admitted to the blue room. where the
president st cd. with Mrs. McElroy on his
right, and next her the wives OF the members of
the cabinet. Soon after the crowd began to pass.
The delegation of Flathead indians were con-
Quoted to the parlor and after shaking hands
with the great father formed in line opposite
the president and his Lady friend, where they
stood for half an hour looking with evident
curiosity at the presidential party, but saving
not word The number of people in attend
ance was fully as great ever appeared at any
presidential reception. Many of the delegates
to the Mississippi river convention, and mem
bers of the Illinois Press associat on were pres
ent.
THE MILITIA.
The annual compilation of the latest militia
returns from states. shows that the organized
militia has 8l,263 non-commissioned officers
and men, and 6 500 commissioned officers. The
uuorganizei militia of all states is 6,4i2,9l2
New York has the largest organized militia force,
having 10,779 me1, and 768 commissioned of
fcers. Pennsylvania is second, 1854 men. and
$50 officers. florida third, e,26l men, aid 455
officers. Ohio fourth, 5,5l5 men, and 36J Of
fcers. South Carolina fifth, 1912 men, and
5G7 officers. Delaware, Nebraska, Nevada and
Vermont reported the smallest organized mill
tias, the first named having only a34 men, and
u officer. Nebraska $50 Hien, and AZ officers
Nevada 6l5 men, and rs officers. ard Vermont
724 men,, and g. officers. Ohio has the largest
unorganzed militia strength of 500, ,000 men
New York 49l,623, Pennsylvania 46i. 1872, Ill
inois 100000, Missouri Sl0,G0u men of militia
age unorganized.
AN EXCELLENT SUGGESTION
1t has bsen suggested by an officer of the
marine hospital service tnat thorough inspec-
ton of all the cities on the Gulf of Mexico. not
only in the West Indies but on the South and
Central american and Mexican coast be made
before the season sets in, SO as to ascer-
tain their sanitary condition with view to the
protection of the cities of the United States
The matter is to be presented to the secretary of
the treasury for action.
THE ISSUE OF NOTES FOR BONDS.
Senator Morrill, introduced in the senate to-
day, bill in amendment to Senator Muteber-
sons bill to proceed to issue circulat-
ing notes to the national banking associations.
which Is especially substitute for that bill. 1t
provides for the issue by the comptroller of
currency upon deposits of United States bonds
circulating notes as follows On 4per cent bonds
issued prior to January lst, 1880, circu' ating
notes to an amountequal to 10 per cent. of the
par value of such bonds, provided that the issue
OF the circulating notes upon this class of bonds
deposited or held in the first year succeed
ing January lst, 1890, ehall net exceed 1909 per
cent par value of such bonds, and that the iseue
of such bnnds deposited or held in each succeed
ing year thereafter that be one per cent. less
than on the year preceding until the limit OIL the
issue is reduced to the par value of the bonds
Itprovides further, that on the deposit of any
United States bonds. now authorized by law, cir
culating notes may be issued to the depositors
to an amount not exceeding The par value of
such bonds, but that at no time shall the total
amount of such notes issued to any association
exceed the amount OF its capital stock, actually
paid IN at that time.