St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-01-22
The Woman Suffrage AssOcia-
ton Elects Its Officers for
the Ensuing Year.
A Movement on Foot, Seconded by
Postmaster Hatton, to Reduce
Newspaper Postage.
The First State Dinner Of the Season
Troops Being Sent to Crush Out
the Oklahoma Invaders.
The Appropriation for the Agricultural
Department sawed Of-What Car
roll ID. Wright Promises,
A COSTLY ANNOYANCE.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2l.-A number of
Iteemboat men are here to oppose bill re-
GENTLY introduced in the senate by Senator
Vance, winch prop IS IS to repeal section 4, 4l9
Of the revised statutes. This provides that
one of the SAFETY valves of boiler and thu
steam registers shall be taken wholly from
he control of all persons engaged in the
navigation Of a vessel, If in the opinion of
The inspectors, it is necessary to 90 SO. Tue
scheme is alleged to be in thesinterest Of
register used in the east made by the Edison
company, and if successful, will compel all
western steam boats to adopt it. An attempt
was Omade at the last annual meeting of
Of the supervising inspectors TO force this
continuance on the southern and western
vessels, but it failed. The adoption of the
Edison register is now optional, but, should
the section be repealed, its use will be com
pulsory. The steamboat men claim that this
register will be 4 costly annoyance and
wholly unnecessary.
TIE BowRNs STILL LIVE.
It was rurnored at the capitol late this af-
ternOon that Senator Bowen, of Colorado,
. dropped dead while leaving the senate cham
Der after the adjournment. The report
caused decided sensation until proved with
out foundation. Later in the evening it
took new shape, and this time the report was
that Representative Bowen, of Virginia, had
died suddenly In the capitol building. Upon
Investigation this rumor also was found TO
be false, Mir. Bowen being asleep at his
hotel when inquiry was made there regard
ng the truth Of the report.
STATE DINNER.
President Arthur gave his first state dinner
OF the season tonight al the White house. in
honor Of the members Of the senate. Among
the guests invited 10 meet them were
Speaker and Mrs. Carlisle, Gen. and Mrs.
Sheridan, Admiral Porter, Senator aud Mrs.
j. ID. Cameron, and Senator and Miss Hamp-
ton. The state dining room was mos. beau
tfully decorated With choice plants and flow
ers, aud the Marine baud, stationed IN the
entrance hall, played at intervals throughout
The evening.
FOOLISH NOTION.
movement mas been started to have the
date Of the celebration Of the completion Of
the Washington monument changed from
February 81 TO the 9Th or 9th OF March, on
she ground that it would be more satisfactory
10 majority OF those coming TO have an OPP
portunity Of Witnessing the inauguration Of
President Cleveland. 1t is not probable,
however, that any change in the date will be
made, as the invitations have already been
sent out by the committee having the affair
In charge.
REDUCING THE AGRICULTURAL APPROPRIATION
The appropriations for the support Of the
department Of agriculture for the next fiscal
year, according TO the bill reported to-day by
the committee On agriculture, are less by
100000 than the amount appropriated for
the current fiscal year. The principal reduc-
lion was made In the item for the collection
Of statistics, which was cut down from $780,
900 10 s75, 900. In making this reduction
the committee was chiefly influenced
By the fact that the commissioner
Of Rgricu ture had not reported satisfactorily
to the request Of the committee for an itrm-
~, statement Of the manner In which he
had expended the money voted for this pur-
pose heretofore. Information has also
reached the committee that the commission
er has been making use OF the officers OF the
state agricultural boards In the collection OF
statistics for the department, instead Of en-
li'1 tAlA f'lNNh9 W Lo WIZ lNoPfANAbtN AlVhN
10 the Coveinmcn; for the accuracy Of the
Information furnished. As these Off
GERS are paid by the states or by
board 81 trade, or receive remuneration from
other sources and merely furn shed 10 the COM
missioner duplicates OF their reports 10 their
employers the committee desired to know
whether Com missioner Lorlug also paid them
for their service. Dr. Loring's reply did
not contain the specific information sought
En1 the committee cut down the sppro-
prlation, although the present commissioner
will probably be out Of Office when the money
for thd next fiscal year is available for dis.
bursemeut
MUCH EXPECTED OF WRIGHT.
I, The appointment Of Mr.. Carroll D. Wright,
superintendent OF census Ia Massachusetts.
to De chief Of the new bureau Of labor siatis-
~ will be universally approved as soon IS
Mr. Wright has had an opportunity to organ
Ire the bureau. In an address before the
house committee upon tie census, st time
when he had an iuklng that he would be APP
poiu'ed "a his present position, Mr.. Wright
argued In favor Of the establishment Of
permanent census Office which would
Keep In the service Of the government a
small body of gentlemen thoroughly trained
aud experienced In the science Of statistics.
He advocated at that time the repeal of the
22nd section of the last census act, which
provided for a state ceusus between the de-
cenuial census Of the United States oue-half
OF the enumeration % be paid for by the
United States unless hill was
r.
the schedules So as % embrace the special
Industries OF each state. lie thouGhtthe time
would soon come when the United States cen
sus would apply Only to the population, aud
the statistics Of social science aud industrial
productions would he left to the states. The
manner tn which he will eudrsvOr to perform
the duties Of his new office Is 10 be iudi-
Gated by the following passage from his
remarks before the CON mission on census:
"Iu my owl state We cUntem plate taking
an industrial census as soon as We eau
arrange q. That Is 10 ssy. In our next state
census We shall obtain = perfect list of al
manufacturing concerns IN the eommoe-
wealth. which list sill Do revised every year.
% that Whom We desire to obtain simply a
census o. tue capacity Of the works 81 the
state or % the rruss products Of the gross
number % hands employed or gro.s wages
pail. or a few simple YET really vital points,
We can DO it readily IN aay yesr when the
LEGISLATURE sees IS % call Tor Il, without irnu-
bic, without annoyance sud without the en-
plovrarut NJ 8 corps q enumcrsiors. Now,
hsn the states could some toto thst position,
Ss they cap easily. aud, u congress WIll give
them sufficient encouragement yoa can