St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-29
Capital Cuttings.

The Interstate commerce commission has
filed an opinion in the case of William p.
Rend against the Chicago & Northwestern
railway, holding that the complaint is not
sustained. The co mplaint in this case al
legged discrimination on the part of the de-
PENDANT i'll giving unreasonable advantage to
the producers of coal mined in Illinois with
in the limits of certain group of mines and
to work all undue prejudice against the com
plalnant and other miners OF Hooking Valley
and Pittsburg coal in contravention of the
act to regulate commerce.
The treasury department is informed that
the collector of customs at New York has re-
Gently refused to receive entries for lmmedi-
ate transportation of goods to Grand Rapids,
Mich, for the reason that there is no bonded
warehouse in Grand Rapids. Assistant Sec
rotary Maynard has notified the collector
that bonded warehouse is not essential in
such cases, the Limitation in regard to
bonded warehouses being confined to ap-
praised merchandise forwarded under ware
house and transportation entries.
A resolution adopted by the Kansas house
of representatives was yesterday laid before
the senate, in which, after recital of the
fact that settlers OH railroad land grants
have been compelled to pay an excessive
price for their holdings and have been other
wise mistreated, the Kansas senators and
representatives in congress are requested to
use their influence in congress i'll behalf of
the settlers and to secure the passage of the
house bill relating to the rights of settlers on
railroad lands
Representative Stewart, of Texas, has in
trOduced i'll the house bill to provide that
there shall DE in the collection districts in
Texas the following officers: In the district
of Galveston, collector residing at Calves
ton; deputy collector to reside at Sabine
Pass. This deputy collector shall have power
to enter and clear all vessels coming to that
port, and exercise such other powers Us the
secretary of the treasury may provide. There
shall also hl q of Vpf1 and
at Houston.
Senator Sabin's joint resolution authoriz-
ing the appointment of committee to sur
vey and establish a boundary line between
Minnesota and Canada was to-day reported
from the committee on public lands and re-
ferred to the committee on foreign relations.
Nothing more will be heard OF it during the
present congress.
Senator Vance yesterday had one Of his
eyes removed. He has been suffering severely
for me time, and the physicians have not
been able to ascertain the direct cause of the
trouble, which took the form of o separation
of the retina from the ball Of the eye. The
operation was successfully performed and
the senator is resting comfortably.
Roger q. Spooner, of Madison, is here visit
ing his brother, the senator. The object of
his visit is, as commissioner for Wisconsin, te
make arrangements for the reception and
entertainment of Gov. Hoard and staff dur
ing Inauguration week.
The court of claims yesterday gave judg-
ment for $26, $40 in favor of Patrick j. Ken
nedy in his suit against the United States to
recover balance alleged to be due him Oh &C.
count Of work performed on the Mississippi
river in Louisiana.
In the house yesterday Representative Nor
row, Of California, presented q memorial of
the San Francisco chamber OF commerce rec
commencing an appropriation for the pub
LEGATION of monthly pilot chart of the Pa
clfic ocean.
Representative Funston, Of Kansas, has
introduced bill to divide the state of Kan
sas into two judicial districts, to fix the terms
OF court, and to provide for the appointment
of judges and other officers therein.
Representative Stone has introduced res
olution declaring it to be the pleasure of con-
gress to assemble in New York city on cen
tennial day and participate in the ceremonies
Of the occasion.
Representative Springer yesterday intro
duced his omnibus bill providing for an en-
abling act for the admission of the territories
of Arizona, Idaho ana Wyoming as states of
the Union.
Delegate Clifford, of Dakota, yesterday in
troduced bill providing for opening to set
Element all that portion of the Fort Randall
military reservation lying east of the Mis-
souri, river.
The electoral messengers from all the
states except Florida have arrived and de-
posted their certificates. 1t is thought that
the missing messenger will arrive before
midnight.
Senator Jones has introduced a bill to
grant the state of Arkansas the coal underly-
ing the bed of the Arkansas river in Ar
kansas.
Assistant Secretary Maynard has Informed
the collector Of customs at Corpus Christi,
Tex, that cigars cannot be imported from
Mexico through the mails under the postal
laws.
resolution of the legislature Of Kansas
was laid before the senate yesterday favoring
the enactment of law to prevent and punish
trusts or combinations Of caLital.