St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-01-12

fore the house some time. Mr.. Singleton
win endeavor to secure the passage of bill
authorizing the construction of a building
for the accommodation of the congressional
library, Townshend, the Mexican pension
bill, and Willis, the educational bill.
IN RE PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
NJ. Stockslager, chairman of the house
committee on public buildings and grounds,
says it is his purpose to call up the bills pro-
yiding appropriations for public buildings
throughout the country, at every opportunity
offered during the remainder OF the session.
"When the house decides to discuss bills for
public buildings" he continues, ~ will not
ask it to pass the bills which have been fav-
orably reported, in dump, but will offer
each bill separately, to be passed or defeated
on its merits.'
There are ffty-eight bills for public build
ings, aggregating an appropriation of about
So, 532. 200, which have been reported TO the
house OF the present congress and which are
now pending. Two bills, one providing for
public building at Waco, Texas, and the
other for building at Carson City, Nevada,
and each appropriating 100000, have been
passed. In the past four congresses the APP
preparation bills for public buildings, which
passed the houses aggregated:
Forty-fourth congress- s., 73i 1898
Forty-ffth congress. Observation-Disclosures. S,0S7, Az
Forty-siXth congress. ................ 8,252 047
torty-seventh congress. .............. S,6S6,00O
Appropriations during the Forty-fourth
and Forty-ffth congresses were mostly for
buildings that previous congresses directed
should be erected in the large cities.
SENATE BUSINESS.
In the senate the naval appropriation bill
is likely to be reported from the appropria-
tons committee and reached for discussion
and passage early in the week. The discus
sion of the interstate commerce bill and
Niearaguan treaty will probably consume the
remainder Of the week.
THE MINT REPORT.
The director of the mint has made his an
nual statement. The coinage less recoinsge
has been:
Gold. .S23, ~, 852
Imports Of United States coin-gold.. 4,s39. s75
Silver. Observation-Disclosures I@o,loO
Total gain. .S57, 491, Gas
He estimates that S4,675, 600 of United
States gold and $4,000 Of silver coin were
melted for use in the manufactures and arts,
and 6,000,0 900 trade dollars, constituting
part of the silver circulation in previous
years, have been withdrawn from circulation.
The exports were:
United States gold coin. S11.S7S, 81
Silver coin. 522,43l
Net gain OF gold coin. ii,el3,57S
Silver com. S2,luO,Oy'
This, added to his estimates Of the total
- L.. 1
makes the circulation on the LIST Of January,
1885:
Gold. .S563. 900 600
Total. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. SS31, 100000
A comparison OF the corresponding
amounts of paper in the United States used
rs money or representatives of coin shows
at the close OF the year an increase OF gold
certificates of S2S, 500, 232, silver certificates
$2S, 269, $50 and decrease in bank notes
OF S21. 324, 206, net increase of over $685.
00U, 600. The gold bullion in the mints
awaiting coinage the first Of the present
month was 500 422, 647, n reduction of
about 50, 600, 900 from the previous year.
WAITING FOR A CHANGE.
'On our SHE Of the senate,n said Dem
ocratic senator, ''there is a general feeling
that we ought not to do anything this session
which might embarrass the incoming admin
istration, and think Republican senators
are disposed to yield 10 our wishes in this re-
spect. Here and there a man will be found
who win undertake to thrust forward i'm
portant measures that involve controversy
As q rule, you may depend upon II, Republi-
can senators are willing 10 defer questions
of governmental policy at home and abroad,
until the new president is installed. We
hope that Mr.. Cleveland will give us quiet
business administration, and he cannot do
that II he is to he handicapped at the start by
foreign complications through the action OF
this congress. The Republicans, am sure,
are disposed to give him a fair chance, and
YOU will not venture much If you say very
little business Of general importance will be
transacted during the remainder of this ses-
sion, except the passage Of the general ap-
preparation bills.
HAZEN VS.. GARLINGToS.
The National Republicans tomorrow will
print long statement by Gen. Hszen's
GOuuSei. VIII TcltEtuCt 10 tue newt
discovered evidence Of Lieut.. Darlington s
disobedence Of orders while in command OF
the second Greedy relief expedition. The
evidence is the same which was contained in
Gen. HaEen's recent charges against Lieut..
Darlington, and which the secretary of wal
regarded rs insufficient 10 Justify a court
martial. Appended to the statement is a
letter from Lieut. Greedy, written when the
-
and deposiied in a cairn 1t Cape Sabine,
where it was found by the lost relief expe.
diiIon In this letter Greedy charges Gar
lington with failure g. follow instructions "a
replace damaged provisions in the cache at
Cape Sabine with fresh supplies, and also
charges DR.. Paw, Of his own party, with
robbing his comrades Of their food.
col. KIcE DEAD.
Col. z. E. Rice. who was United States
minister to Japan under the administration
or Presidents Pierce, Buchanan, Lincoln and
Grant. died in this city TO night, aged sixty
four wears. He was a native Of the state Of
Maine.
cKLAHoNk.
Especial TELEGRAM to the Globe.
wGsHrSsroS, Jan. ii.-Something has got to
Be done about Oklahoula, for there are evidences
that congress Is being Impressed with the neees
sity fos a definite and decided expression. As
senator Plumb said the other day in presenting I
memorial from the coloaists- decisive policy
mast De announced snd enforced Either the
lands must be thrown open OF there must b
such declaration from the government thai
people wil stop sciaS in and
settling. On Wednesday party Of
congressman. among whom wsre senators Vest,
Dawes, ingalls, and PIanb. called upon the pres
dent in relation 70 this matter. when tie sub
Jet was hroacasa President ArtAar said he Was
advised D. the department Of justice tsat any
Invasion Of the territory OF Oklahoma vas a. IL
fraction Of lAS. lie therefore issued prOels11s-
ton for5itdiag persons 70 suter thai territory
Tor settlement, bas nea Sc; that proclamation Al