St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-13
A Bill for Forest Reservation at the
Headwaters Of the Mis-
souri, River.
The Democratic Majority Lectured for Not
Making Capital Out of the Las
ker Resolutions.
The Foreign Relations Committee Rec
ommend Retaliation---The Coin
age Bill---Capital
Gossip.
rsnecial TELEGRAM to the Globe. I

editorial this morning IL Salu OIL inc acllOn Vi
the house when the papers in the Laskel
matter were submitted: ''But when the mes
sage and papers had been duly delivered by
the presidents secretary to the custody OF
the house every gentleman on the Democratic
side sat still, mute as an oyster, silent as the
snitten swain who feels that silence is
loves own peculiar eloquence of bliss The
minority side, however, was equal to the
occasion. Mr. Hiscock had taken from his
desk the moment when the message was an
nounced a preamble and resolutions which
had been prepared some days prior to that
tame and were held in readiness. While
the Democratic majority sat and pondered
the Republican spokesman for the time
calmly rose and sent his preamble and reso-
lutions to the clerks desk to be read and re-
ferred with the Lasker papers, to go into his
torv, for this is an affair that is not destined
to die out of the minds Of men in the neal
future.
Perhaps the most interested spectators OF
that scene were the German-American citi-
zens of the United States. Was it necessary
that the Republicans should be permitted to
utilize such an opportunity for making fay
orable impression in their retentive memo
ries! What shall be said of political strate-
gists who sit cold and quiet as rows of grave
stones and let their minority opponents
gather all the philadelphia that can
be made on such on occa-
sion. If the Democratic majority
of the house has made up its mind to be
continually dominated and to play second
fiddle as regular habit, it would be emf
nently proper to have the surrender formally
made like the capitulation of. CORVALLIS or
Burgovne. If the scene enacted in the
house ofrepresentatives last MONDAYS an in
dication of what may be expected during the
remaining months of this congress it would
conduce to a good understanding to have
the Democratic house caucus pass vote OF
abdication.
oBERLY AND THE ILLINOIS GoyERNoRsHlP.
A private letter received here to-day from
prominent Illinois politician, conveys the
intelligence that the friends of Mr.. John NJ.
Oberly are making a quiet but effective can
yass in Cook county, and throughout the
state, to secure for that gentleman the nom
ination for governor. Until recently it is
claimed Mr.. Oberly has refused all mention
of his name in this connection.
But the dispute between him
and Carter Harrison, relative to
the gubernational nomination has led to a
GOODNESS which has been further intensi-
fled by the partisans of each. The writer OF
the letter says that Oberly is to-day the most
popular Democrat in Illinois. His friends
in Chicago will secure for him a fair portion
if not one-half the delegates from Cook coun-
tv to the convention. Mr.. Oberly being as-
sured of these facts has at last consented to
the use of his name and something definite
from him on this subject may be looked for
in a few days.
NEWSPAPER POSTAGE.
Senator Hill, of Colorado, will introduce
this week a bill reducing the postage on news
papers to one cent pound. 1t will pass the
senate, and in the house will be accepted by
Townshend, Of Illinois, as substitute FOL
his recent bill, which provided for the free
transmission of this class of mail matter.
The leading dailies of New York and other
cities have signifed their willingness to en-
dorse the Hill bill. Col. Dowdall, of Peoria, who
is giving the matter his personal attention,
thinks from conversations with gentlemen
prominently interested in the measure that
it will become law at this session OF con-
gress.
FLOWER FOR PRESIDENT.
Quite number of Democratic politicians
from New York city have recently arrived
here, and are in secret consultation with the
party leaders. 1t is rumored that their mis-
sion is in the interest of Ex-Congressman
Roswell P. Flower as a presidential candi-
date, and they speak confidently of his abili-
ty to carry New York state.
MEXICAN CLAIM AWARDS.
Now that the Mexican reciprocity treaty
has been ratified, that government will press
the consideration of the supplementary treaty
to open the awards of the INSTRUMENTATION
claims commission in the ''Weil' and ''La
Abra" cases. 1t is not believed this treaty
can be ratified, for the reason that the awards
of the commission were made absolute and
final, and the decision of the umpire, Sill
Edward Thornton, was in favor of the Amer
lean claimants.
WHAT WILL THEY DO ABOUT 1T.
It is understood that the foreign affairs
committee will take up the Lasker resolution
tomorrow. 1t is said that Messrs. Curtis,
Wise, Lamb, Stewart and Deuster are in
favor of giving sharp rebuke to the German
chancellor, while Messrs. Eaton, Cox, Of
North Carolina, and the Republican mem,
bers of the committee are content
to let the matter rest upon the
letter Secretary Frelinghuysen to Minister
said and timely, but some of them think the
public will expect some action of the house.
A reaffirmation of sympathy with the German
nation in the death of Herr Lasker will be
all the committee will recommend. No at
tempt is likely to be made to communicate
with the reichstag or the German
nation excepting the publication Of
the action of congress as matter of news.
Mr. Carlisle is quoted as saying he thinks
the matter is of little Importance and is will
ing to let it end with the letter of Secretary
Frelinghuysen, which is good enough
answer to the whole matter. Senator Lamar,
of Mississippi, has been interviewed in rela,
ton to the Lasker incident. He says: IT am
very much satisfied with Secretary
Frelinghuysen's dispatch concerning the
Lasker resolution. He sent over to Berlin
very keen and polished shaft. His dis
patch was courteous, decorous in no wise Of
fensive to the German government or to the
German people. After isolating Bismarck as
the only person who has taken offense in the
matter he very politely indicates that Bis
MARKS personal feelings cannot properly be