Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1884-01-31
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house attended services of this character
in Representatives hall, was when Repre-
sentative Hartridge, the popular young
Georgian, died in this city. The case last
| preceding was that Of Representative
Schliecher, OF Texas. Mr. SchIiecher was
a man of great size and stature, aud re-
quired large force of able bodied police
men to bear into the chamber a
casket of such unusual size. The services
at such times are brief and the formalities
simple. At the appointed hour public
business is Suspended IN both branches OF
| the legislature. ! The speaker causes
enough seats to be vacated by representa-
tlves to accommodate senators, and row
of chairs upholstered in plum colored
leather are placed within semi-circle in
front of the desks for the use of the friends
and family of TIE deceased. Presently the
central doors are thrown open, and when
the sergeant arms announces 1.-The SEN
ate of the United States,' the senators,
marching by twos headed by the
president and secretary of the senate,
and preceded by the serg eant-at-arms of
that body, file down the main aisle and
take seats to the right and left in front of
the representatives. The latter remain
standing until the senate is seated. The
president of the senate occupies seat on
the speakers platform, while the chaplains
and visiting cIergymen sit behind the desk
usually occupied by the clerks of the house.
The senators and members acting as
honorary pail bearers precede the casket,
which is borne by detail of capitol
policemen, and the family and Immediate
friends follow. The services consist
usually of brief exhortation and
prayer. The speaker taps his desk and
the procession reforms and moves from
the hall, senate returns to its chamber
and both houses Immediately adjourn.
The services to-day over the remains of
Congressman Mackey were witnessed by a
dense crowd in the galleries.
SOLDIERS HoMEsTEADs.
| Ex-soldiers residing in Winnebago
county, Ill, have petitioued congress
throu~ h representative Hit for an amend
ment to the statutes so as to graut all dis
charged soldiers and to the widows of
those who perished in the war or have
died since, the right to 160 acres of the
public lands without reference
to their service and without
requiring residence under the
homestead and pre-emption laws. 1t
seems the boys don't want to take their
families out into new regions and settle
| on public lands, but to get scrip for 100
acres each and sell it.
WILL GET AN OFFICE.
Mr.. John R. McFie, of Coultervilie, is
| another Illinois man who will soon be re
warded with the spoils of Office. Inquiry
at the White house developes the fact that
he will either be appointed register of
lands in Arizona, or one of the associate
justices of the supreme court of Wyoming.
Congressman Thomas, when questioned
on the subject. admitted that Mr.. McFie
was an applicant for something, but de-
| elined to say just what position he did
want, or how much truth there was in the
| statement.
THE HENNEPIN CANAL.
Judge Murphy, of Davenport, has been
working necessarily for several weeks in
behalf of the Hennepin canal, and has ar
gued the subject thoroughly with every
member of the railways and canals and
river and harbor commissions, and while
his speeches will not appear in the Record
they will have more effect in voting than
many speeches that do appear in the Rec
ord. 1t is the eve before the battle, but
he is confident of victory. Tomorrow
the committee on railways and canals will
consider the matter, probably without
much talking; and report will be made
on Friday. Judge Murphy is cautious
man who does not count his chickens be-
fore they are Matched, but has excellent
opportunities for learning the feeling of
members of the commission and he's conf
dent not only of favorable report but
a report with few dissenting votes.
vAPoRIzING VINEGAR.
The senate finance committee listened
to-day to objections from cider vinegar
and eastern white wine vinegar makers
| dSaAIob Gho NdpOi4AlhS PAOOOSo AoW PSA-
mitted. The interest of the
cider vinegar men in opposition tc
western white wine vinegar men is obvious
but the reason for being reinforced by
certain white wine vinegar makers is moi
SO plain. The explanation is that if vine
gar makers had to buy the spirits they use
the freight charges would amount to 6
protection of eastern makers in their owI
market But if vinegar makers make
their own spirits they must bring grain
instead of whisky from the west, and thi
gives western men slight advanteg,
which enables them to invade the eastern
market. Western vinegar men have offer
ed to compromise by being
storekeepers, but this, of course
would not remove the real reason
why eastern men oppose continuance O
the present privileges, and the latte
sought to convince the committee that til
revenue would not be sufficiently protect
ed, even with storekeepers, as the latte
might be corrupted. Senator Allison, wh
is member of the committee, stated tha
western white wine vinegar makers wouI
want to be heard on this matter, and th
committee agreed that no action should b
taken till the vinegar makers of Illinois