Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1884-02-01
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present Represented mere among oCleTS Uy
Hon. R. f. Pettigrew and Judge W. W
Brookings, Of Sioux Falls, Judge G. G.
Moody, 2. G. Garfield, r. c. Lake, Judge
Luce an Mr.. Roman, OF Daedwood, Mr..
! OFenbach, of Custer, Mr.. Day, of Spring
field, Nj. Smith, Of the Huron Times, Mr.
Green, Of Chamberlain, Mr.. John R. King,
Of the Chamberlain Register, and Mr..
/ Wolis, Of Pierre. These gentlemen are all
warmly IL favor Of statehood ard of di-
vision Of the territory, and the Black Hills
and Missouri river representatives are
/ further Interested in advocating the opening
Of the Sioux Indian reservation by which
railroad facilities can be extended TO Dead
wood TO the great advantage OF Black
Hills mining, farming e0d manufacturing
interests, which are now suffering seri.
ously from heavy rates of freight and in.
convenience of access. Members of this
Dakota delegation say they do not ask for
admission until the next session of CON
gress, and are Indifferent whether admitted
under the constitution made at Sioux Falls
and ratified by the people CT under an
NEW PENSION BILLS.
Out of about 5000 bills introduced into
the house this session, 1,400 are pension
bills relative to the late war. The work of
the committee on invalid pensions, among
whom these bills are divided for examina-
ton and report, is really more than they
can attend to, even with the assistance of
two Or three clerks allowed the committee.
One western member has hit upon plan
which ne thinks will lift the weight of the
load from his shoulders. He has assorted
the bills assigned 10 him and will request
the patron Of each bill TO furnish him in
writing statement of the case and the
reason VhY the name OF the person should
be put upon the pension roll or the pen
sion increased as the case may be. From
the replies he will form his own judge
ment and report to th8 full committee.
He says that if the bills mean anything
the members who introduced them IN the
house ought to be willing to make the
statement he desired.
CLAIMS AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT.
1t has peen noticed that quite number
of bills, especially against the government
have been returned to the house with
adverse reports. This is in pursuance of
the policy suggested by Mr..
Carlisle TO committee chairmen that when
ever a committee finds that the evidences
before them does not warrant favorable
report the case should
be returned to the house at
once with an adverse report and be laid
upon the table. This policy will tend to
free the committee dockets from cases
that are practically dead, and to prevent
the cases adversely reported from beng
reopensd until the next session of con-
gress, and not even then
unless new evidence can he
presented in support of them.
RANDALL's Tariff POLICY.
Early in the session it was said that
Mr.. Randall was plotting to defeat tariff
revision by rushing appropriation bills
so that congress might adjourn in April,
leaving the tariff untouched. Now that
two months of the session have passed
without one of these bills having been re-
ported to the house, or even acted on by
the bill committee, they say Randall is
holding back the appropriation bills so
that he can bring them in late in the ses-
sion and crowd out the tariff bill. The
truth is that Randall is not
troubling himself ABOUT tariff legislation.
He has his hands full to look after the
work of his own committee, and the delay
of the appropriation bills is chiefly due to
the sickness of members of the sub-com-
mittees to whom the pension, military
academy, and fortifcation bills were re-
ferred.
PORK INSPECTION.
The proposed system of inspection of
hog product designed for export is inset
ing with an unexpected opposition. 1t is
claimed that the subject is one with which
the states alone can deal, and that the na-
tional government has no Jurisdiction.
| Obiection is also made to increasing she
force of officeholders which would natu-
rally follow the creating Of new branch
of the public servica. Mr.. p. Belmont has
prepared resolution instructing the ju-
dietary committee to consider the consti-
tutionaI point aud report at the earliest
practical moment. He was in consulta-
ton with Mr.. Morrison tonight, and his
advice will probably determine whether
the resolution shall be introduced.
THE KEaFER-BoYNToN COMMITTEE.
The speaker he's come difficulty II ma k
ing selections of members to serve on the
Keifer-Boynton committee, because one of
the parties is an ex-speaker and because
both Boynton and Keifer are Republicans.
This latter consideration may cause Mr..
Carlisle to give the Republicans majority
Oh the committee. At any rate Mr. Keifer's
friends claim that he ought to do so, and
it is understood thst his bosom friends,
Resd, of Maine, and Calkins, of Missouri
shall be appointed. Nobody wants to
serve on the committee, because the in
vestigation will be dissgreeable at best
and it is difficult to see how ths truth can
be reached, because Mr.. Ksifer alleges
that the attempt to use him for corrupt
purposes occurred in room where there
were no persons present but himself and