St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-26
Judge Brewer Appointed Circuit
Judge to Succeed Judge
McCrary.
Blaine Supposed to be Gaining
Strength for the Chicago
Convention.
Democrats Said to be Talking Only Of TiIden,
Payne and Bayard.
Laboring Men Shipped in the Senate-Oth-
er Washington News of Yesterday.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.l

WASHINGTON, ~. T., March 25.-The laDor-
ing man did not get much attention from
the senate to-day, though he came before
that body twice. The first bill on the calen-
dar was Senator Blair's bill for the creation
OF bureau Of labor statistics. The author Of
the bill was not at that time in the senate,
and the bill was passed over. Three or four
numbers further down the calendar was the bill
to protect employees and servants in foreign
and interstate commerce and servants in the
district OF Columbia, and the territories of
the United States. This bill prvoides that
the class OF employees mentioned may recoy-
er from their employers damages for any in
jury they sustain through careless, negh-
gent or unskilful act or omission Of his en-
ployer or master, or of his fellow servant en-
ged in the same service. Masters of YES
sells and officials of railroad companies
who can employ and discharge workmen are
exempted from the benefits of this act.
THE EDUCATION BILL.
Senator George of the commission Of ed
ucation and labor tried to have this bill
special order but failed The yeas and nays
were called on this and the motion to fix a
vote for the discussion of the bill passed by
vote of seventeen for and fifteen against.
The bill was not on party lines. The educa-
ton bill consumed another day
and senators show no signs
of exhaustion of their powers of discussing
it, Senator Brown, of Georgia, made
strong speech supporting the bill on the
ground that the enfranchisement Of the
blacks demanded it, and he gave some strik-
ing illustrations of the losses of the south
from the war, but from these losses 1t is gen.
orally admitted that the south has mainly recov-
cred. Senator Brown was listened to on both
sides OF the senate with the closest attention.
Senators Sherman and Vest alike favor ma
tional aid to common schools, and alike OPP
pose the Blair bill for exactly opposite rea-
sons. Senator Vest opposed the bill yester-
day on the ground that it interferred with the
states management Of common schools.
The federal government might appropriate
money but it had no right to
impose conditions or stipulate methods.
To-day Senator Sherman antagonized the bill
because it left the states practically without
restriction to the spending of this money.
Among other points that he made was the
one that the law of South Carolina requires
school money to be apportioned according to
school attendance, while the spirit of the bill
would require an apportionment among coun-
ties and towns according to illiteracy.
JUDGE BREWER.
"Judge David j, Brewer, nominated to-day
to succeed Judge McCrary as circuit judge of
the eighth circuit, was born about forty-one
years ago in Asia Minor, his father beinga
missionary of the American board. His
mother was sister of the famous Field
brothers, Stephen, David Dudley, Cy-
rus w. and Henry w. He graduated
at Yale college in 1856 and afterward studied
law with his uncle, David Dudley Field. Di-
rectly after being admitted to the, bar he
went to Kansas and has there been very pop
ular and successful in the practice of his pro-
fession, He was several years ago elected
judge of the state supreme court. He is de-
scribed as gentleman of the highest charac-
ter and exceptional ability as a lawyer.
ARTHUR AND SHERMAN.
The presidential situation is not discussed
ago. 1t is conceded though that Blaine has
forged to the front, and has damaged the
Logan boom, which until recently had the
call. Despite the plans of President Arthur,
or the distribution of patronage in
the keystone state there is a very reasonable
probability that Blaine will have at least
three-fourths of the delegates. In New Eng
land he will have no votes save in his own
state of Maine. The remaining New England
states lean towards Edmunds, and the
chances are that if Arthur's nomination
can be secured through Edmunds
delegates he can command them
if Edmunds has no chances.
representatives from the northwest say that
Blaine will have strong following in
Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota, and
the Pacific slope people concede him
California. In few weeks it will be demon
strated how much of a figure President
Arthur will cut as candidate. The New
York state convention will then have been
held. If the president can't secure more
than a third of his own state els
canvass is reduced to proportions not at all
there is no effort being made to set up an
Ohio delegation for Sherman. His Danville
investigation, doubtless inaugurated to divide
with Arthur the rotten borough system of
delegates from the south, but as yet the re
turns have not realized well on the invest
ment. 1t is thought the reason why Sherman
does not make a determined effort to capture
tha dol 10 70 r,la 70
rather than stir up certain elements in the
party, which mny come to him if the leading
candidates to Chicago eat one another up and
cast about for compromise man.
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES.
The Democratic situation as to candidates
has been for some time muddled with that of
so-called tariff reform. 1t is for this reason
there is an impetus for the old
ticket, so as to make the fraud
of 1876 uppermost. If Tildcn will run it is
thought here that the action of of the Demo-
cratic convention would be only perfume
tory one-that is to place him in nomination
Next to Tilden, Payne fills the popular eye.
These candidates are the most canvassed,
because 1t is believed either could win, while
with any other candidate there would be
great risk. Since the assembling of
congress Mcdonald and Morrison have
dropped out of sight. The attempt
is being made on the part of Belmont and
other influences in New York to boom Bayard
who has South Carolina alliance with the
senators from that state.
Western Associated Press
WASHINGTON, March 25.-Among memo
rails presented were several protesting
against the passage of bills before the senate
relating to patents, or any bills. which may