St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-06
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The appointments were very handsome
throughout and the entertainment stands
unique among the state dinners where ladies
have heretofore always been present, thirty
eight being the number that have
sat at White house state din
ners for many years. The cross
pie ces were removed from the enlarged table
of this season, and the broad mahogany ap-
peared in its old time shape and proportions.
The floral decorations were very fine. The
broad mirror laid down the centre OF the
table, being first ornamental with border
of smilax set with hyac. nths, tulips and roses,
long canoe made of red and
white carnations and filed with
pearl and jacquiminot roses was set in the
middle of it. At either end Of it were large
oval pieces OF lilies of the valley, heliotrope
and rhododendr5ns, bordered with begonia
leaves. These were fanked by tall gilt bask-
cts, filed with pieces of scarlet tulips and
lilies of the valley arranged in geo
metrical designs. The tall, gilt
candelabra OF shaded wax lights were
encircled with wreaths of red and whit.
azalias and wound with smilax. Buttonhole
bouquets of single nipleto buds and heliotrope
were laid at each plate, together with the
gilt embossed name cards, the heavy napkins
embroidered with the monograms gu. S."
and seven wine glasses with water goblet
and cerepe. The marine band played in the
entrance hall throughout the evening. The
suite of state apartments were decorated with
the usual groups of palms and plants, andth
mantel pieces banked with flowers. Coffee
was service at the table, and choice cigars and
cigarettes were offered at the close, the end
of the grand corridor being fitted up as a
smoking room.
The guests on this occasion were Senator
Salisbury, of Delaware; Senator Ransom, of
North Carolina; Senator Jones, of Florida;
Senator Coke, OF Texas; Senator Harris, Of
Tennessee, Senator Lamar, of Mississippi;
Senator Mcpherson, of New Jersey; Senator
Fair, of Nevada: Representatives Kelly,
| O'Neil, Palmer and Lawrence, OF Pennsyl-
vania; Strait, OF Minnesota; Waite, Of Con-
necticut; Chace, of Rhode Island; Peele, of
Indiana; Pettbone, of Tennessee; Belmont,
Ray, Parker and Burleigu of New York, Ell
wood of Illinois, Laird and Weaver OF Ne
braska, Ochiltree Of Texas, Long of Massa-
chusetts, Milliken of Maine, Stewart Of Yer
mont, Kean and Brewer of New Jersey, VIII
son and Struble of Iowa, Hancock of Kan
sas, ex-Representatives Butterworth, Dunneil
and Myers and Mr.. Harold Frederick.
Western Associated Press.
WASHINGTON. March 5.-The entire cleri
cal force with census bureau, 105 in number
have been suspended, from the 10th inst,
owing to the exhaustion Of the appropriation
for the maintenance of the bureau. a super
intendent, chief clerk and one clerk are not
included in the number, as sufficient sum
remains to pay their salaries a fortnight
longer, when it is hoped the deficiency in the
appropriation bill will be passed.
| GOVERNMENT BONDS.
Secretary Folger has written a letter to
Morrison, chairman of the ways and means,
suggesting several amendments TO the Pot
| ter bill, and saying that the language of the
sixth section of the bill is not quite clear,
and | am inclined to doubt if the people
would approve its provisions. 1t is certainly
open to the charge of being partial to the
| banks, and its effect, whether Intended or
not. would seem to be to defer the calling in
of the security bonds, until such time as the
| bonds not used as a basis circulation, shall
be called. do not think it wise policy to
thus discriminate in favor of banking asso
cations and against all other holders of the
bonds of the government.
CONTRIBUTIONS.
Postmasters-F. A. Briggs, Mandan, Da-
kota, and John H. Prout, Blue Earth City,
| Minnesota. Jaf
| MISCELLANEOUS. lssTs
Brigadier General Ronalds Mackenzie, U.
S. A, was examined by the retiring board in
New York to-day. As he is regarded as
hopelessly insane, there is no doubt Of his
being placed on the retired list.
The house committee on agriculture di
rected an adverse report to be made on the
resolution to appropriate S25, 900 for the pur
chase of seeds for distribution among the
sufferers by the overflow of the Ohio and
| Mississippi rivers and tributaries.
The senate committee on public lands. at
a special meeting this evening, ordered
| favorable report upon the house bill declar
ing the forfeiture of the lands granted the
Texas Pacific Railroad company, in New
Mexico, Arizona and California, and restor
ing them to the public domain.
The house committee on public lands,
agreed to report favorably to the house, a
| bill to declare forfeited the Ontonagon and
Brule River Railroad jmpany's land grant,
stripped of the section, providing for the
confirmation ofthe acts of the department Of
the interior in permitting entries upon these
| lands. Striking out this section,
the bill was agreed to by majority of one
vote in the committee, and the minority will
bring in a report, recommending an amend
ment to the bill in the house by the reinser
ton of the section: The land grant forfeit
ure, which is recommended by the commit
| tee, amounts to about 100 sections of lands
and the entries upon these lands, which the
bill is sought to confirm, aggregate between
three and four hundred thousand acres. The
committee also agreed to report favorably
| the bill to declare forfeited the unearned
land grant of the California & Oregon Rail-
road company, amounting to one million
| acres.
TO BE RETIRED.
The secretary of war issued an order ap-
pointing board to examine Gen. Ronold S.
Mackenzie, United States Of America, now in
the Bloomingdale asylum for retirement on
account of mental disability.
MONEY ON HAND.
Secretary Folger, in replying to the house
resolution as to how much money now in the
treasury can be applied in liquidation of the
public debt, without embarrassing the de-
partment, says that after making all deduc-
tons for special funds, ETC., and providing
for reserve funds, there remains as a final
result 81, 534 PSI, which may be applied to
any government purpose, and that the best
answer of which he conceives may be done
| in the way of liuudatiOn without en- harrass S.
ment is perhaps what he, in the use of his
best judgment did on the 21st. of February
! last, when he called for the redemption of
ten millions of per cent bonds, payable May
1, 1884.