St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-11
pocket of the German minister at Washing.
DAMAGING TO BLISS.

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testimony before Mr.. Springer's tcommittee
to-day lies in the application: He showed
what has been shown in the GLOBE, that Geo.
Bliss pay while ostensibly 500 a day was
really good part of the time $780, 1t was
in fact $3.50 for every week during the first
| trial. Gibson also showed that at the
same time that Bliss was getting over s1OO
| a day from the government he was the at
| torney of the national banks in regard to
their rebate on taxes, and succeeding in saw
ing them and depriving the government,
whose servant he was, of about 81, ZOO, 600.
Under the law, Mr.. Bliss, as special attor
ney, was exactly as much an officer of the
government as any district attorney in the
| United States; and the statutes impose
heavy penalty on any officer of the govern
ment who acts as an attorney against it.
THE ALABAMA AWARD WON'T COVER THEM.
The judiciary committee, by vote of z to
| 6, is recorded as deciding adversely on the
| bill described in the GLOBE recently to extend
the application of the Alabama award to
cover losses in Chesapeake bay, on the New
jersey coast, and at the mouth of the Missis-
sippi river and elsewhere, not on the high
seas. Gen. Brown was recorded with the
majority against this bill. But it is stated
that this is an error, and that he favors the
bill If SO, the majority is Z to the other
way.
LAND GRANT INVESTIGATION.
Mr.. Swineford of Marquette, and Mr.. Red
dington, land attorney here, made argu-
ments Saturday before the house commisson
on public lands in support of Mr.. Maybury's
resolution for an investigation of the means
whereby the Portage Lake Canal company
the northern peninsula of Michigan.
One objection to the investigation is that the
witnesses would have to be brought from so
great distance that the investigation would
be expensive. On the other hand, it is said
that nearly all the evidence required could
be obtained without expense from the files of
the general land office.
Western Associated Press.
| WASHINGTON. March 1O.-No decisions of
general importance were rendered by the
supreme court of the United States to-day
The court however, denied motion to ad-
vance a number of cases known as the
''Drive well cases." which involved the val
idity of the Drive well patent, and are of in
terest to several hundred thousand owners of
driven wells in the western states.
The joint committee on library, on Friday
next will hear anyone who desires to speak
for or against the newspaper copyright bill.
Herr Won Ersendeaker, German minister
called on the department Of state to-day, and
presented to Secretary Freylinghusen, the re-
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accompanying letter from Prince Bismarck.
The president will probably send COM
munication ON the subject to the house this
| afternoon.
The treasury department is informed that
foreign brokers are making heavy purchases
in the United Statf of the silver trade dollar
at a discount of 10 per cent or more. Their
purpose is to dispose of the coin to emigrants
about to sail for this country as an American
coin worth its nominal value.
THE MEXICAN TREATY.
The senate spent three hours in secret ses-
sion to-day. Senator Yanwyck's resolution,
offered several wee';s dg,, providing that the
iiscussi on of the Mexican treaty should be
| continued in open session was taken up
and after some discussion was lost upon a
viva voce vote. A considerable number Of
senators voted in the affirmative, but the
yeas and nays were not demanded. The
Mexican treaty was then taken up, and dis
cussion which was described as rather dull
occupied the remainder Of the session. The
chief speakers were Miller in support, and
Morrill,, Sherman an Jones in opposition
| to the treaty. No important
points not developed in the previous discus
sion of the treaty were brought out. An
amendment which had the approval of the
committee on foreign relations was carried,
providing that the treaty shall not take effect
until after congress shall have passed laws to
carry it into effect. This amendment is a
recognition of the doctrine that all laws
affecting revenue shall originate in the house
! of representatives. Although no formal un-
derstanding with regard to the final vote
was secured, the opinion was expressed by
the senators that the treaty will be taken up
after the morning business tomorrow, and
the vote will be reached during the day.
GRAIN REPORT.
| The report of the consumption and distri-
| button of corn and wheat in the United States
| from the returns of the department of agri-
culture to the first of March, will show that
about 67 per cent. of the corn crop has gone
in consumption, leaving 33 per cent. still
remaining on hand, against Sc per cent of
the crop of 1882, on the 1st of March, 1888
This shows a reduction of about seventy mil
lion bushels. In Michigan, Wisconsin and
Minnesota the stock is but nine million
bushels against twenty-four millions last
March. In the belt, including Ohio, Indiana,
Illinois and Iowa, producing 55S million
bushels, the stock is only 152 millions, which
| is less by thirty-four millions than the stock
on the first of March, 1888. The proportion
| of merchantable corn is 60 per
cent, or 936 millions bushels. In average
years, according to these returns it is 80 per
per cent. Five-sixths of all unmerchanta-
BILE corn, OF more than 500, 100000 bushels,
is found north of the Ohio river and west of
Pennsylvania. The average value of mer-
chantable corn is placed at 81 cents per
bushel, or $3.50, 100000. The unmerchanta-
| BILE makes an average Of 81 cents per bushel,
and value $167, 100000. Seven per cent. of
the crop is yet in the fields unharyested. The
| wheat of 1888 remaining on hand is returned
as 119, 900, 900 bushels, or 2S per cent of the
crop. On the 1st of March, 1888, the guam
tity on hand aggregated 143, 900, 900 bushels.
The report will give the result of the investi-
CATION of the comparative quality of the crop
| of 1888.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The house committee on postoffices and
postroads will tomorrow begin an investiga-
ton into the charge against Representative
Ellis recently published, to the effect that he
had been paid money by contractors for the
influence he might exert upon Brady in Sc
curing mail contract.
Representative Cutcheon to-day presented
a petition signsd by lumbermen represent
ing over $4,000, 900 capital, protesting g
against that portion of Morrison's bill which
places lumber on the free list.
! COURT LAW.
| A bill was introduced by Mr.. Price to day