Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1884-02-04

| that is final, and in the Wasson cage there
| is only one recorded vote. Furthermore
the story that the court at first sentenced
Major Wasson 60 suspension is absurd be-
canse he pleed guilty to a charge OF
conduct unbecoming an officer and
gentleman and the penalty for that of
| fense is dismissal. It is mandatory: the
court had no discretion.
Appropos of the Chandler civil service
incident an interview with Secretary Tel
Ter is going around in which the secretary
OF the interior gives narrowing account
OF his difficulties with clerks supplied by
the commission. There must be mistake
somewhere. AS vacancies in the IN
terror department occurred they have been
filed by transfers from the census Office
without the Intervention Of the civil service
commission so that the seoretary's diff
iculties must have been invented for him
by some kind friend.
Western Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.-Thesenate accom-
plished little work last week except in
committees. The bill to provide for as
certaiuing and settling private land claims
in certain states and territories remains
as unfinished business Ior Tomorrow.
MePherson's Ibanking bill is mora likely
than any other on the calendar 20 be
taken up in advance Of its order, and an
effort will probably be made during the
week to bring it before the senate. Ed
munds' civil rights bill and his Utah bill
stand next in Importance.
la the house tomorrow, during the cali
of states, Morrison expects to introduce
his bill providing for the horizontal re-
duction of the tariff. The call will proba-
bly, be followed by the suspension OF the
rules upon individual requests, for the
consideration of particular measures.
Converse has asked to be recognized, and
contemplates calling up his bill providing
for an increase in the tariff on wool.
1t is understood if the bill is brought up
that Hurd will oppose il, and urge that
wool be placed on the free list. Converse
says that nearly three million of men in
this country are interested in wool,
and their interests have been
imperiled by the tariff legislation
of last congress. That legislation, he
thinks, affects not only the industrial but
the political outlook. The appropriation
committee has under consideration the
naval appropriation bill. The members
of the committee ythey expect to report
it to the house before the end of the week,
in committee of the whole, into which
the house can resolve itself by majority
vote. The shipping bill, to remove Ger.
tam burdens on the American merchant
marine, and to encourage the American
foreign carrying trade, will probably be
considered. The friends of the measure
are of the opinion that it will be passed
with little debate. The important measures
to be considered IN same committee, should
the house SO order, are the bill TO establish
q department of agriculture, and bill for
the establishment of q bureau of animal
industry. On the houee calendar are bills
for regulating the rate Of postage on Sec
ond class matter ct letter carrier offices,
and in relation to the admission of terri
tories as states into the Union. The com
mittee on public lands expects to consider
the forfeiture of the land grants to the
Atlantic & Pacific and the Northern Pa
cifc railroads on Tuesday.
ILLINOIS PRESS ASSOCIATION.
About eighty members of the Illinois
Press association, many of them accom-
panied by their wives, arrived in this city
this evening on their annual excursion
They were met some miles outside OF
Washington by Public Printer Rounds anc
wife, Cadet Taylor, secretary, and Mrs
| Logan, and other members of the Illinois
association. Tomorrow they will be taker
to various points of interest, and in tht
evening will be given reception by the
Illinois people residing IN Washington.