St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-01-01
senate, and it was declared that the HOUSE,
would never yield on the naval bill.

senate, and it was declared that the HOUSE,
would never yield on the naval bill.
REPRESENTATIVE sTUBBoRNNEss.
Senators are equally strong in censuriug
the house for what they term, its stubborn
ness, and in declaring their purpose to main
tain the pending fight, because they say it in.
wolves the rights of the senate as the CO.
ordinate legislative branch ThA feeling
seems TO grow more and more bi There
is also somewhat u. feeling
in the house grow ~ out
OF the interstate commerce bill aud the de-
bate upon it. Some members are bitterly
opposed to any such legislation. while others
regard the bill as the most important thai
can be considered. With these conflicting
views, it is hardly probable that much more
will be done at this session than to pass the
appropriation bills. 1t is interesting to OBJ
serve how party lines fade out In this con-
test between the houses. The same is to
some extent notable in the division on the
| interstate commerce bill. Senators and
| representatives champion their respective
branches, regardless of politics, in one con-
troversy. In the other western and southern
anti-monopoly members take sides against
eastern friends of corporations.
THE JEFFERSON POPLAR.
Mr. Architect Clarke. of the capital, thinks
he has got a piece of the historic tree to
which jefferson tied his horse when he went
up to take the oath as president. At any rate
he shows to newspaper men occasionally a
chunk OF the heart of poplar, and he tells
such plausible story about it that they go
away satisfied that it will do to repeat to a
confiding public. Embedded in the wood is
a staple with two links of chain attached
The staple was evidently driven to its place
when the tree was young for the wood has
grown around it, taking in the two links of
the chain as well. This is what Mr.. Clarke
tells
sixty-six years ago the row
OF cotton poplars acros the
west front of the capitol was cut down.
Some OF the best of the logs were sent to
saw mill, the lumber to be returned for use
in the carpenter shops here. Among these
ogs was the trunk of tree rather larger
than the others, which stood just at the head
OF the avenue, where a horseman going - to
the capitol would, naturally dsmout4 EMile
the saw was making its way through this
trunk it struck the staple and two or three
links which had been over
grown. The workmen chopped out
the chunk and brought il
to me. You can see by the appearance that
it comes from near the heart of the tree, and
that many layers have been added to the
growth al In op,lD 1rix II
The two links, you observe, are plainly part
OF one of the old-fashioned, twisted, wrought
iron hitching chains The tree was certainly
used to fasten horses to, and / can see no
reason to doubt that there was where Jeffer-
son tied his animal when he went up to be
sworn ~
THE NEW YEAR AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
TWestern Associated Press
WASHINGTON, Dec. 31.-The president
will be assisted at the reception tomorrow by
the wives of the members of his cabinet, and
the following persons: Mrs. Geo. F. Ed
munds, Mrs. John G. Carlisle, Mrs. Justice
Miller, Mrs. Justice Field, Mrs. Justice
'Blatchford, Mrs. Senator Logan, Mrs Sena.
tor Pendleton, Mrs. Senator Miller of Cali
Cameron, of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Sepato1
Miller, of New York, Mrs. Senator Butler,
Mrs. Senator Henderson, Mrs. Senator Frye,
Mrs. Senator Culom, Mrs. Senator Palmer,
Mrs. Senator Harrison, Mrs. Senator Hawley,
Mrs. Senator Sherman, Mrs. Senator Vest,
Mrs. Senator ingalls,, Mrs. Senator McPher.
son, Mrs. Senator Sabin Mrs. Senator Jonas,
Mrs. w. II. Slocum, Mrs. j. F. Spriggs,
Mrs. John R. Thomas, Mrs. j. Randolph
Tucker, Mrs. Theo. Lyman, Mrs. John
II. Ketcham, Mrs. w. W. NuCtng, Mrs.
Thos. b, Reed, Mrs. A. G. Curtain, Mrs. L.
John Ellis, Mrs. II. G.. Burleigh, Mrs. T. A.
johnson, Mrs. Gen. Sheridan, Mrs. Chauncey
McKeever, Mrs. John Davis. Mrs. VIM. A.
Murray, Mrs. Clayton McMichael, Mrs. Ban.
croft Davis, Nine. Bonaparte Mrs. VIM. Ii.
| Hunt, Mrs. George NJ. Robson, Mrs. A. f.
Rockwell, Mrs. John Field, Mrs. Charles
NordhotT, Mrs. McAllister Laughlin, Miss
Stout, and the Misses Frenghuysen.
THE EARTHs CENTER OF GRAVITY.
A series of astronomical observations will
soon begin at the naval observatory to deter
mine with the utmost nicely the latitude OF
the institution, or, to speak more exactly,
the latitude OF certain telescope which will
! DC uSCu III llC plOCCoSs II udNdl OlllCcT HdH
been detailed to perform the duty, which may
| require two years for its pletiOn-one
! year for observation and another to work up
the results mathemntically. A similar series
of observations will be made by the Portu-
| guese astronomers at Lisbon, and ultimately
ut national observatories in several
other parts of the world. The
| purpose of these undertakings is to secure
a standard by which comparisons mag be
made ten, twenty, or fifty years Acncc, to de-
termne if, in the meantime, the geological
changes which are supposed to be taking
place in the interior Of the globe, have al
tered the position Of its center Of gravity.
WHISKY IN BOND.
The hearing Of representatives of the
whisky interests in regard to the proposed
extension Of time for the payment of the
tax on whisky in bond, to have taken place
at the treasury department to-day, i,ss,k n
| postponed until SATURDAY. r VI
Dakota Legal Complications.
Especial Telegram to Che Globe
FARGO, Oak, Dec, 31-United States
| Commissioner Guptill held three OF /the per-