St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-23

commissioner of agriculture, by Mrs. Ricketts,,
wife of Gen. Ricketts,, Mrs. MacAllistcr
Laughlan and Mrs. N S. Lincoln, of this
city, Mrs Henry s. Sanford, wife of the ex-
minister, to Belgium, whose husband is the
nephew of President Arthur, Miss Tillie
Frelinghuysen, Miss Mellcr and Miss Bell, of
Philadelphia, and Mrs. Morgan, of New
York. The president came in shortly after
o'clock and remained until
the close of the reception, chatting
with the groups in the blue parlor.
AT the conclusion of the reception, Mrs. Nc
Elroy entertained her assistants and num-
Der of invited friends at an informal tea in
the upper corridor.
WHISKY DoND BILL DEBATE.
Especial Telegram to the Globe
WASHINGTON, March 22.-In the debate
on the whisky bonded period extension bill
to-day, the temperance question as usual
played a prominent part. Mr.. Hepburn,
of Iowa, made speech on the
multtudinous iniquities and miseries
flowing from whisky, which his prohibitorY
constituents will read with pleasure although
its relation to the question before the house
was decidedly indirect. The temperance
question naturally led to theology and Mr..
Findlay ofss Maryland, who made very eff
fective speech in favor Of the pill, reflected
severely on the conduct of the Creator by say
ing that if he had made the world
he would have made it with
out any whisky and without
any serpent to tempt Eve to eat of the for
hidden fruit. But unfortun ately he did not
make 1t and he had to take it as it was. He
made a good point on the temperance men
by saying that if the bonded period we're not
granted an enormous amount Of whisky
would be thrown on the market and the price
would be greatly reduced proportionately
increasing the consumption of spirits.
The mad dog was chained up and
temperance people were most inconsistantly
claiming to have him let loose. During the
debate Mr.. Breckenridge, of Arkansas, de-
clared that the bonded period ought to be eng
tirely abolished and whisky left in bond till
sold. John D. White interrupted him to ask
about the S700,000 which the dstillers were
said to have raised to carry on the election
aud he was glad to know that the whisky
men had been so liberal. He said that the
distilers did not ask for the repeal of the tax,
which Mr.. Randall advocated, but only for
justice. 1t is understood that no vote will
be taken until after the caucus on Tuesday
night. Mr.. Randall is quoted as saying to-
night that the bill will be defeated by twenty
five votes. Its friends cOncede that atpresent
it has majority of about twelve against it.
But they arc said to have gained several con-
verts since the discussion began. There are
eight or ten more members down upon the
speakers list who desire to address
the house on this bill, many of them from
the southern states, where the system is very
oppressive in its operations upon the small
distillers and the continuation of the debate
is partly to give these members an oppor-
tunity to be heard, but mainly in order that
the deliberations of the caucus may not be
disturbed by any of the i'll feeling that might
be aroused by the result of vote upon this
bill.
Western Associated Press. -s-
WASHINGTON, March 22.-Agent Rearden,
of the Navajo agency, Arizona, who came to
this city with delegation of that tribe to en-
deavor to have the boundaries of the reserva-
denly called to the agency by dispatch
from the acting agent, stating that an out
break of Indians is imminent.
INDIAN AFFAIRS.
The commissioner of Indian affairs re-
ceived the following telegram from Indian
Agent Dyer, now with the Cheyennes on
Tongue river, Montana:
MILES CITY, Montana.-Black VOLTS band
has burned down Anderson's ranch COW
boy shot an Indian, but the cause is I'M
known. Particulars by mail. Great excitement
prevails, and / am afraid of trouble will send
further news as soon as received. No mail
or telegraph nearer than sixty-five miles.
THE EXTRA MONTHS PAY.
Mr.. Dockery from the committee on ac-
counts reported to the house to-day, joint
resolution, giving discharged employees one
mouths extra pay, and submitted the report
of the committee respecting the removal of
employees at the close of last session. In the
matter of the removal of the committees
stenographer by the late speaker, the com
mittee reach the following conclusions:
First. That gaines performed no service of
the house on session, and no service could
be rendered by either of the stenographers
to the committee. Second. That the
agreement, as to Tyson's res
ignation, alleged by General Keifer
to have existed from the date of Tyson's APP
pointment, was one which Tyson seems not
to have understood, although it is fairly prob
able the speaker had such an impression. 1t
is also fairly probable, taking into considera-
ton the testimony of Mr.. Robson, Mr..
Gaines, Mr.. Dawson, Mr.. Clark and Tyson,
and the letter written by Gen. Keifer on
March 3, 1888, that this agreement or under
standing, if one existed affected both
Dawson and Tyson. Third, that negotiations
between Dawson and Tyson, by which the
former agreed to share his salary with the
latter during the vacations of congress, were
had with the knowledge and approval of
Gen. Keifer. 1t is fair to state, however, that
Gen. Keifer did not see the contract between
Dawson and Tyson, either before or after its
execution, and was in no wise a beneficiary
thereof, except in so far as it
saved him from the painful
necessity of ordering the removal of
either Tyson or Dawson. Fourth, that the
resignation of G.. w. Tyson was rendered
because it was demandedby the speaker, and
was, in fact, a resignation under protest
The report recommends that the bill be so
amended as to exclude from the extra
months pay, all who were appointed after
Feb 4, 1888.
PUBLIC LANDS FENCED.
In his report to the commissioner of the
general land office, George W. Fairchild,
deputy United States surveyor, Nebraska,
says, all the agricultural land in that section
has been fenced in by the cattle men. Their
ranges extend for hundreds of miles, and
wire fences are enclosing all desirable public
lands, and even water courses are posted at
intervals, with notices threatening death to
any person opening them. Herders assert
that they hold these lands under the desert
land and timber culture laws, which result in