St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-29
AT THE CAPITAL.
Senator Anderson Afraid the Ses-
sion Will Last Into
August.
Blair's Education Bill RELOCATED to
the Uncertainties of the
Future.
McCoid, of Iowa, Much Surprised That He
Was Not Appointed Judge.
Plenty of Tariff Talk, But With Better
Feeling and Prospect of Demo-
cratic Harmony.
Especial Telegram to The Globe. !

| ISpeclal Telegram TO The GLOBE.
WASHINGTON, D. c. March 28-Congress-
man Anderson of Kansas explains his pro-
posal Of a concurrent resolution for adjourn
ment June I'd by saying he wished to brin
members minds to the condition of pending
legislation and the danger of the session
being extended through the summer.
Blair's education bill, having failed of a
vote this afternoon, is relegated to the IN
certain chances of the future.
Judge Brewers nomination will be reported
unanimously by the senate committee. Nc
Cold, of Iowa. is said to have been much
surprised on learning that Brewer had been
nominated instead of himself
The rumor that secretary Folger had been
rendered the Berlin mission is authorita-
lively denied. Mr.. Everett, secretary of the
legation, will remain for the present as
Charge d'Affars.
At the state department it is believed Sar-
gent will gladly go to st. Petersburg and the
Paris report that he would decline is dis
credited.
There is as much tariff talk here as last
week, but feeling is better, and Democrats
confidently say their party will harmonic on
the question, both in Washington and at
Chicago.
Western Associated Press
WASHINGTON, March 28.-In furnishing
supplies for the relief of sufferers from the
overflow of the Mississippi river the secretary
of war will follow the same general plan en-
ployed with so much success in the case of
sufferers from the Ohio floods. Captain F.
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toned at New Orleans, will load steamer
with supplies to be distributed at points above
New Orleans, and Gen. Beckwth will load a
boat at ST. Louis with supplies for points be-
low that city. The secretary of war has des-
ignated Messrs. NJ. ellis, Isaac Shenck,
Louis Rush, James Louis and F. S. Shields
to act as citizens committee at New Orleans.
Capt. Whitehead is in this city and is to CO.
operate with this committee in distributing
supplies.
| THE CONGO TREATY.
The department of state has received a
copy of the proposed treaty between Great
Britain and Portugal, by which American in
tereets in Congo are affected. 1t is under
stood the terms of the treaty are not in &C
cord with the views of the president on the
subject as expressed in his last annual mes
sage. The treaty will be referred to the SEN
ate committee on foreign relations.
MISSOURI FLOOD AT BELKNAP.
The commissioner of Indian affairs has re-
ceived the following dispatch from Indian
Agent Lincoln at Fort Belknap Indian reser-
walton, Montana, dated March 81: ''Fort
Belknap is partly under water We are
camped on a hill near by. There is not
very much danger yet. There is fair pros
pect that the agency buildings will be swept
away, as the river is cutting channel close
to the fort. Give me permission to purchase
| tents.'
| PRISON LABOR BILL.
At meeting of the house committee on
labor to-day, Representative James was unani-
mously instructed to favorably report bill
providing that it shall be unlawful for any
| person in the employ of the United States or
any state to contract with any one to hire
out the labor of prisoners confined in any
prison or Jail for violation of any laws of the
United States. A violation of the act is
made misdemeanor, punishable by fine
of from 5000 to $4,000, or imprisonment
one to three years James has prepared a
report to accompany the bill.
1t says in some cases state
! prisons have taken persons convicted for vio-
lation of the laws of the United States without
cost to the federal government, and then in
order to make the arrangement profitable,
| have inhumanly treated them The contract
| system, the report says, is wholly adverse to
! reform. The prisoners are treated as dumb
beasts, being driven to work by men whose
| only aim is to get a certain amount of work
from them every day. Men who look upon
convicts as only so much machinery for
| making money, and whose chief recon-
mendation for position is that they are the
highest bidders for the human being hired by
them.
STATE INTEREST CLAIMS.
The honse committee on war claims to-day
agreed to report favorably bill authorizing
the accounting officers of the treasury de-
partment to settle the claims of several
states of the Union against the United States
for interest on loans on moneys borrowed
and expended by the states for benefit of the
| United States under authority of the act of
congress OF July q, 1861, entitled, can act
to indemnify the states for expenses in
CURED by them in defense of the United
States" The bill provides that the claims
must be presented within one year from the
passage of the act.
THE M'GARRAHAN CLAIM.
At meeting of the house committee on
Judiciary, an adverse report was ordered on
the McGarrahan claim. Collins, Bisbee and
Maybury will offer minority report, to be
the same as the report agreed to by the COM
mittee on private land claims of last con-
gress, in favor of the claimant. Poland and
Broadhead will also present a minority re-
port, giving McGarrahan title to the IN
of ta6 Ion dc of fron i,, n
ordering the issue of scrip at the rate of
S1.25 per acre forthe value of the remainder.
There are about II, 900 acres in the tract.
POSTAL AFFAIRS.
/ The house committee on postoffices and
post roads to-day instructed Representative
Skinner to report favorably bill authorizing
the postmaster general to lease and pay
rental for the use of premises for first, sec
ond and third class and branch postoftices.
Representative Rogers was instructed to
| report favorably the joint resolution, du-
plicate of the measure introduced by Garland
in the senate, authorizing the secretary of
the treasury to pay in full to late mail con-
tractors in the southern states the amounts
he shall find due them under contracts for
| 1858, 80, go and '61, and accruing before
those states engaged in war against the
United States. An appropriation OF 1915, 900
is recommended for the purpose.
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION.
The United States civil service commission
has decided to hold series of examinations
in the states of Iowa, Minnesota, Kansas,
Nebraska and Colorado during the month of
May. These examinations will be for
| applicants desiring to obtain clerkships or
other positions in the government service at
Washington. All applications for examina-
ton must be sent to the civil service COM
missioner, Washington, when blanks and
full instructions will be sent to all persons
who apply. The examinations will be held
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