St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-12-14

and currency committee, In a conversation
With Secretary McCullock, expressed belief
that his bill TO suspend for three years the
coinage Of silver dollars would become law
this session. 1t is certain one Of the first
amendments offered win be TO strike out the
| three years clause so as TO continue
| the suspension until further legisla-
ton. Inquiry among members Of both
houses failed to find any great
amount Of expectation that anything is 70 be
gained By an attempt to galvauize into lie
the so called international silver conference.
1t is not for a moment believed that either
England or France will enter into an agree
ment which would bind them 10 increase the
coinage Of silver. England does not want it
and France has as much as she can do to
maintain her already large stock Of silver at
par with gold.
STATE MILITIA.
AS soon as an opportunity is presented
Representative w. Il. Cox, OF North Caro-
lima, will ask the house TO set apart day for
the consideration of the bills now pending
before the committee of the whole respect
ing state militia. One Of these measures,
that introduced by Mr.. Connolly, of Pennsyl-
the application of governor Of state, to
detail an officer above the rank Of fFst lieu
tenant to act as instructor OF tactics, etc
The other bill, introduced by Mr.. Strait, Of
Minnesota, and strongly endorsed all over
the country, fixes an annual appropriation
for providing arms, equipments, etc, for
the militia at 5000, 900. The bills were re-
ferred to the committee Of the whole house
on March 10 last
THE BANKRUPTCY BILL.
Representative Neill received last night
memorial from the merchants exchange Of
St. Louis asking for the passage Of the bank
ruptcy law. This is at variance with most OF
the memorials on that subject which come
from the west The sentiment Of the east is,
so far as these petitions indicate it, in favor
of the law, while the expressions which
come from the west on the subject are OPP
posed. The st. Louis paper will be presented
tomorrow. The committee on judiciary
will probably ask for a suspension of the
rules on Monday for the passage of the bank
ruptcy bill. The Lowell bill is the one now
before the committee, and Mr.. Mayburn says
that he learns that the British parliament
passed a bill almost identical with it last
January and reports Its operations 10 be 50
far satisfactory.
SECRET OR NOT.
The senate committee on foreign relations
met to-day and discussed without action the
resolutions which have been offered looking
to the consideration OF the Spanish treaty in
open session, aud the removal of the iniunc-
ton of secrecy from the Ncaraguan canal
treaty. The prospects for the adoption OF
either proposition appears TO be growing less
daily, and Of those who favor the abandon
ment OF the secret session in these instances
succeed in abolishing it. it will be after
bitter and determined struggle, as Senator
Edmunds is said to be very much opposed TO
throwing open the doors. Senator Van Wyck
will call up his resolution providing for the
consideration of the Spanish treaty in open
session at the first opportunity.
OUR EXPORTS.
The annual statement by the bureau of
statistics regarding the exports of the past
year shows that the direct expectations Of
wheat from Chicago have been 9l2, 32S bush
els, which exceeds any Of the twenty-five
ports mentioned, save New York, Boston,
Baltimore, San Francisco and Willamette,
Oregon. The wheat shipments of the year
from New York were 20,000,000 bushels,
from Baltimore Is, 500, 900, Phila
delphia 4,5O0,OOO Boston little
over 1000, 0OO, San Francisco is, 00O, 900,
Willamette, 100000. or corn Chleago's
direct expectations we're 3,3s4,64 bushels,
Boston 800, 900, Baltimore $500, 600, New
W. a aan n
flour exported 2,00O,0 900 went from Boston,
4, 000,OOG from New York. and zoo, 600 from
San Francisco. The mum Der of gallons Of
alcohol exported in the year was 1891, OS2,
Cologne spirits 39,55S, bourbon whisky,
2,595,901, rye whisky S34, OS7, all others
A, 443. The exports OF leaf tobacco were
1872, 100, $40 pounds, VALUED at 81, 405, 2S2.
TIE SWAIN COURT MARTIAL.
Western Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1S.-The prosecution
in the Swain court martial rested their case
this morning with the examination of Gen.
David B. McKibben, who simply corobo-
rated the testimony given by Col. Morrow
yesterday.
Paymaster General Rochester was called.
He identified the letter written by Col Nor
row asking to have his (Morrow's) pay
stopped, except as TO Washington. The ac-
ton witness took in regard TO this letter was,
he said, to instruct his chief cl ERIK to write
all paymasters TO stop paying Morrows
pay accounts until further orders;
except as to Washington. This order was
issued about the 18TH of April, 1883. In
answer TO question by Gen. Grosvenor,
the witness said at that time he did not
| know Morrow's accounts had been duplicated.
| He said he might have known II through
newspaper rumors. He testified the practice
in the war department when it discovered an
officer had overdraWn or duplicated his pay
accounts, was, until year ago, TO call on the
officer for an explanation. Since then the
custom has been TO report the facts TO the
| deputy. He added it has not been the Gus
tom of the paymaster's deputy to take notice
| of mere rumors. The witness said Col.
Morrow had asked that matters be so ar
ranged that his pay could not be drawn
except as to Washington. Hence he had or
dered his pay stopped at all other places. He
| did not know at the time that there was any
thing wrong with Morrow's pay accounts.
Major. A. d. Carey, of the paymaster gen
erals Office, was next witness. He testified
to having received Morrow's letter 10
the absence of Gen. Rochester,
aud TO having taken it to the secretary Of
war; also, that the secretary had declined to
have Morrow's name put on the stoppage
| circular, but had said he had no objection to
| having paymasters notified that Morrow's
| accounts were TO be paid only at Washington.
That had terminated bis connection with the
matter. He did know at the time that Nor
rows accounts were duplicated. He FIRST
| learned they we're from a newspaper dispatch