St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-05-20
A Presidential Symposium-Blaine,
Arthur, Edmunds, Payne, Til
den and HOadly Under
Discussion.
Congressmen Get at Swords Points and Mix
Monograms and Monographs Like
Ordinary Folks.
The Hewitt oliver Canard-The Repub-
lican Congressional Committee At
ter "Ginger'-Minor Wash
ington Matters.
Especial Telegram to the Globel

mittee by Mr. Hurd to fix 10 per cent. on the
duty on all works of art, whether by native or
foreign artists, would have Stirred the house so
deeply as was the case to-day. As the law now
stands wares of art, painting, statuary and the
like, which the product of American citizens,
are admitted free of duty, while the tariff act of
last congress imposed q tax of 80 per cent. on
works of art of foreign artists. The PROPOSE
tion involved in the bill was to place all on the
same footing of 10 per cent, which it seems our
artists studying at Paris, Rome and other
art centers were anxious to concede as in the
nature of return for the courtesies extended by
foreign artists and foreign governments. All the
European galleries are thrown open free to Amer
lean art students, and it seemed poor return for
such courtesy that the United States should dis;
criminate against foreign art productions by tax
ing them 30 per cent But there were two sides
to this question. Works of art esti-
mated as articles of luxury, obtainable only by
the weather. class, and certain members suspect
that the effect of this bill would be to cheaper
this luxury for the benefit of those
able to pay for it, that the Vaaderbilts, Goulds,
Belmonts and other miilionaires would probably
prefer to purchase pictures painted by foreign
rather than American artists especially the
works of old masters, for which high prices
would be paid, and import them at the reduced
duty. These paintings were not within the
reach of the poorer classes and, therefore, while
the taxes for wooen manufactures and other
necessaries of life were maintained at protective
rates it seemed anomalous to begin the cheapen-
ing process with paintings and statuary. Mr..
Belmont, being the parent of this bill, did not
strengthen it in the eyes of pronounced free
traders, who, while they expressed u willingness
+I,r o1,,oa ao1 l,tin hat +ba and
means committee had been inconsistent i'll thus
recommending the passage of an exceptional
measure in lieu of accompanying it with more ac-
ceptable propositions. The severe attacks made
on the bill by Dunn, of Arkansas, and Mills, of
Texas, caused it to be defeated by a very pro-
nounced majority.
ENTERTAINING CONGRESSIONAL CALoRIC.
The passage at arms between Scales, of North
Carolina, and Sunset Cox to-day, relative to the
printing of additional copies of the census com
pendulum and monographs of census material was
rather entertaining than otherwise. Sunset Cox
retorted upon Scales, who had accused Cox of
duplicity, by the quaint remark that Scales ''was
dancing with his head and thinking with his
heels,'' which created quite laugh at the North
Carolina members expense, few well chosen
words, however, from Tillman, of South Caro-
tiou to print He said that printing and circu-
lating census monographs among the people was
far more advantageous the country tnan dis
tributing the small number Of volumes allowed
each member. Some of the disputants got
things mixed by calling the publications ''mono-
grams in lieu of monographs.
A CAREFUL, PRUDENT, THINKING MAN.
Mr.. Lyman, of Massachusetts, the representa-
tive of high bay state culture, was interviewed
to-day upon the Republican situation. He sup
ported Edmunds' candidacy in the abstract He
had originally been much prejudiced against Ar
thur because he had been educated in the
New York school of politics, which was very
bad one, but since Arthur's incumbency he had
risen superior to this education He was a care
full, prudent, thinking man, faithfully admins
.ering the civil service rules and keeping out of
the SHARES and entanglements of partisan politics
Arthur had grown upon the country and deserved
commendation for his conservative admnstra-
ton. Mr.. Lyman explained that he could not
support Blaine, because Blaine was aggressive
His policy as president would be aggressive and
he necessarily would seek to establish an ag-
gressive support in congress, and he would be
subversive of party unity and make trouble.
CoNKLING FOR BLAINE.
Hon. John B. Alley, of Massachusetts, has lust
returned from visit to New York, where he
talked with Conkling and Grant on the presiden-
tial matters. Conkling said whatever would re-
suit he hoped the convention would nominate a
''somebody." Nobodies had been heretofore
nominated and elected Blaine was sssome-
body" and represented political force and had
a political following. This is regarded very signi-
ficant of Conkling's preferences.
GRANT ON EDMUNDs.
Gen. Grant said, respecting Edmunds' candi-
dacy, that if Edmnnds were elected president he
would be in constant state of embarrassment
and he would be Obliged, in the nature of things,
to approve of some bills passed by congress and
make some appointments, and this would be a
disagreeable duty. OF course it would en-
barrass Edmunds to be obliged to please some
body.
PAYNE ON THE SITUATION.
A dispatch from Cleveland to the Epcuia0
Critic says: Gov Hoadly said yesterday;
II am for Tiden and the old ticket, and Payne is
my second CHOICE
at is said Tilden is not candidate?"
s'Well, if he is, he is my man.
SIT is also whispered that Payne is not can
didate.''
'sWell, I don't know as to that
possibilitiss:''
sis that possible with smile). Tilden and
Hendricks, reform and the Ohio platform are my
choice
FREE TRADE AND TEXAS.
The Washington Post prints the following.
"A Minnesota free tIade Republican could to-day
carry any congressional district in Texas against
a Pennsylvania protectionist, sailing under Dem
ocratc colors.
Says the Galveston Neus: ssHats off to the
gallant democracy of Texas
ANTHoNY's RETIREMENT DENIED
Major Ben Perley Poore, Senator Anthony's
private secretary, denies the reported resigna-
tion of the senator. He said to a press repre-
sentative to-day: ssIt seems Senator Anthony
went to look after his newspaper business which
had been left in disordered condition by the
death of his partner. had letter from him
yesterday, in which he says his health had i'm
proved, and he expects to return to Washington
very soon. Senator Aldrich, who returned from
Rock Island to-day, says he saw Senator ANTHONY
last Saturday, that he enjoying his usual
health, and expected to return to Washington in
few days"
FOR AMUSEMENT ONLY.
The statement that Mr. Hewitt has written
letter to Mr. Oliver, of Pittsb urg, Pa, in reply
to the latters criticism of Mr. Hewitts tariff hill
that the charges in duties on metgls were in the
interest of Mr.. Hewitts private firm, in which
Mr.. Hewitt replies that the changes recon-
mended by the tariff commits sion with which Mr.
Oliver was connected were in the interest of Mr.
Oliver and his firm, is denied tonight. The