St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-01-22

meet the want. You cannot OBJ
tain such information now. 1t is
utt erly out of the reach Of the federal gov
ernment TO obtain desired information when
congress wishes to discuss the great ques-
tons which are constantly coming before
1t. and the only way, to my mind, in which
1t is possible to secure such information is
through a system which this act of 1879, If it
is amended according to the teri ms Of the
bill OF last February would ultimately secure.
Such system, l think, would be cheaper.
1t would be more economically administered
than the present system of great national
census of the various states having census
in haphazard way without central advise
ment. You can't, of course, control CEN
suses, but by Offering an encouragement by
the national government, guaranteeing
a certain portion Of the expenses
in consideration of receiving q certain
proportion of the state census, you have a
constant corps of trained statisticians in
each state, reporting by courtesy. if you
choose, to a central office herein Washing
ton, through which you could obtain all in
formation which ii is desired for congress to
obtain relative to the industries of the
country.
THE OKLAHOMA INVADERS MUST GO.
western Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21.-The following are
the official instructions sent from the war
department to Gen. Anger yesterday regard
ing the course to be pursued with the Okla
homa invaders:
Brigadier General Anger, Fort Leaven-
worth, Kansas: In accordance with instruc-
tons from the secretary Of war, the leuten-
ant general directs you TO be informed that
the presidents order for the removal from
the Indian territory of intruders therein is
to be enforced. 1t is hoped it may be done
without conflict, but the responsibility for
any bloodshed must rest upon those who do
not accept the warning Of the proclamation OF
the president July /, 1884, aud attempt to
arms TO resist the troops ordered to compel
their removal. In order that the mischiev-
Gus influence of the leaders of the present
intrusion TO incite conflict may be reduced
as much as possible, thu military force should
be increased so that all intruders may see the
hopelessness of resistance. The lieutenant
general therefore directs that you will imme-
diately reinforce Col. Hatch by the remaining
com panies of the Ninth cavalry, and also
send him reinforcements from the Tentu,
Twentieth and Twenty-secOnd infantry, until
the force be now has in hand shall be in
creased by 500 additional men. AckDowl-
edge receipt. K. 9. DRUM,
ISipued Adiutaut General
TO PREVENT PLEURo-PNEUMoSIA.
The agricultural bill reported to-day pro-
vdes that the commissioner Of agriculture
may use such part of the appropriation for
be bureau Of animal industry as be may
deem necessary and in such way as be may
think best to prevent the spread Of pleuro-
pneumonia. The new authority vested in
the commissioner is, however, not 10 conflict
with existing law.
TIN PLATE.
The secretary Of the treasury has decided
the question pending for some time inv "
ing the duties on tin plates. The law puts
the duty at one cent per pound on the arti-
Gle com mercially known as tin pate. 1t was
cOntended by American manufacturers that
sheet iron, which to some extent comes into
competition with the larger sizes OF tin plates,
that the commercial article tin plate is re-
stricted to certain sizes and thickness aud
that larger sizes ought to pass under much
higher duty. the secretary, however, de-
cides that all sheets OF iron coated purely
with tin comes within the classification OF tin
plates, dutiable at one cent per pound with
nIt distinction of size OF thickness.
PUBLIC LAND FOR SALE
The president has issued proclamation
directing that the military reservation at Fort
Dodge, Kas., being no longer needed for
military purposes, being under the control Of
the secretary of interior, be disposed OF by
sale or otherwise.
NEWSPAPER POSTAGE.
Postmaster General Hattou has sent the
chairman of the house committee on post
offices an6 post roads a draft of a bill provid
ing for the reduction of postage on second
class matter or newspapers mailed by pub
fishers, from two cents to one cent per
pound. II is provided in the draft that this
rate shall not apply to the circulation Of sam
pie copies generally, although publishers may
twice year circulate sample copies not to
exceed in number the actual circulation Of
the paper at the date of mailing.
WOMAN sUFFRAGIsTs.
The National Woman Suffrage association
held second secret session to-day, Miss
Anthony presiding. The following officers
were elected for the ensuing year: President,
Elizabeth Cady Stanton; vice presidents,
Susan B. Anthony, Matilda Joslyn Gage,
Puebe w. Couzins, Rev. Olympia Brown,
Abigail Scott and acting honorary vice pres
idents from each state aud territory.