St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-12-15
THE SILVER DISCUSSION.

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coinage Of silver dollars would become law
this session. 1t is certain one of the first
amendments offered will be 10 strike out the
three years clause SO as TO continue
the suspension until further legisla-
ton. Inquiry among members of both
houses failed TO find any great
amount Of expectation that anything is to be
gained by an attempt to galvanize into life
the SO called international silver conference.
1t is not for a moment believed that either
England or France will enter into an agree
ment which would bind them to increase the
coinage of silver England does not want it
and France has as much as she can do TO
maintain her already large stock Of silver at
par with gold.
STATE MILITIA
As soon as an opportunity is presented
Representative w. Z. Cox, of North Caro-
lima, will ask the house TO set apart day for
the consideration Of the bills now pending
before the committee of the whole respect
ing state militia. One of these measures,
that introduced by Mr.. Connolly, of Pennsyl-
vania, authorizes the secretary of war, upon
the application of a governor Of state, to
detail an officer above the rank of first lieu
tenant to act as instructor of tactics, ETC.
The other bill, introduced by Mr.. Strait, of
Minnesota, and strongly endorsed all over
the country, fixes an annual appropriation
for providing arms, equipments, ETC., for
the militia at 100000. The bills were re-
ferred to the committee of the whole house
on March 19 last.
THE BANKRUPTCY BILL.
Representative Neill received last night a
memorial from the merchants exchange of
st. Louis asking for the passage of the bank
ruptcy law. This is at variance with most of
the memorials on that subject which come
from the west. The sentiment of the east is,
so far as these petitions indicate it, in favor
Of the law, while the expressions which
come from the west on the subject are op-
posed. The ST. Louis paper will be presented
tomorrow. The committee on judiciary
will probably ask for a suspension of the
rules on Monday for the passage of the bank
ruptcy bill. The Lowell bill is the one now
before the committee, and Mr.. Mayburn says
that he learns that the British parliament
passed a bill almost identical with it last
January and reports its operations to be So
far satisfactory.
SECRET OR NOT.
The senate committee on foreign relations
met to-day and discussed without action the
resolutions which have been offered looking
to the consideration of the Spanish treaty in
open session, and the removal Of the injunc-
ton of secrecy from the Nicaraguan canal
treaty. The prospects for the adoption Of
either proposition appears to be growing less
daily, and Of those who favor the abandon
ment of the secret session in these instances
succeed in abolishing it. it will be after a
bitter and determined struggle, as Senator
Edmunds is said to be very much opposed to
throwing open the doors. Senator Van Wyek
will call up his resolution providing for the
consideration of the Spanish treaty in open
session at the first opportunity.
OUR EXPORTS.
The annual statement by the bureau of
statistics regarding the exports of the past
year shows that the direct expectations of
wheat from Chicago have been 912, 1928 bush
els, which exceeds any Of the twenty-five
ports mentioned, save New York, Boston,
Baltimore, San Francisco and Willamette,
Oregon. The wheat shipments of the year
from New York were 10000, 600 bushels,
from Baltimore 15,500,0 900, Phila-
delphia 100000, Boston little
over 100000, San Francisco Is, 900, 900,
Willamette, 3,O00,0 900. OF corn Chicago's
direct expectations were 1884, Gas bushels,
Boston 4,500,000 Baltimore $500, 900, New
York 19, 600, 600. OF the 5000, 600 barrels of
-four exported 1900, 900 went from Boston,
4, O00, 600 from New York, and J, ZOO, 600 from
San Francisco. The number of gallons Of
alcohol exported IN the year was 1897, 0S2,
Cologne spirits 39,55s, bourbon whisky,
1855, 901, rye whisky S34, 0S7, all others
A, 443. The exports of leaf tobacco were
1872, 100, $40 pounds, valued at 81, 405, 2S2.
THE SWAIN COURT MARTIAL.
Western Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.-The prosecution
in the Swain court martial rested their case
this morning with the examination of Gen.
David B. McKibben, who simply corrobo-
rated the testimony given by Col. Morrow
yesterday.
Paymaster General Rochester was called.
He identified the letter written by Col Nor
row asking to have his (Morrow's) pay
stopped, except as to Washington. The ac-
ton witness took in regard to this letter was,
he said, to instruct his chief CT ERIK to write
all paymasters to stop paying Morrow's
pay accounts until further orders;
except as to Washington. This order was
issued about the 18th Of April, 1888. In
answer to question by Gen. Grosvenor,
the witness said at that time he did not
know Morrow's accounts had been duplicated.
He said he might have known it through
newspaper rumors. He testified the practice
in the war department when it discovered an
officer had overdrawn or duplicated his pay
accounts, was, until year ago, TO call on the
officer for an explanation. Since then the
custom has been to report the facts to the
deputy. He added it has not been the Gus
tom of the paymaster's deputy to take notice
OF mere rumors. The witness said Col.
Morrow had asked that matters be SO ar
ranged that his pay could not be drawn
except as to Washington. Hence he had or
dered his pay stopped at all other places. He
did not know at the time atthere was any
thing wrong with Morrow's pay accounts.
Major. A. d. Carey, of the paymaster gen.
erals office, was next witness. He testified
to having received Morrow's letter in
the absence of Gen. Rochester,
aud to having taken it to the secretary of
war; also, that the secretary had declined to
have Morrow's name put on the stoppage
circular, but had said he had no objection TO
having paymasters notified that Morrow's
accounts were to be paid only at Washin gton
That had terminated his connection with the