St. Paul daily globe., 1890-01-05
LIND'S COURT BILL.
One Member Will Be Guided
by the Hennepin Bar AS
Sociation.
Capt. Snider Thinks a Tariff
Reform Bill Will Be
Passed.
Comstoek Prepares a Speech
on the Silver Question, In
dopsing Window.
An Abused Britisher Wants
Paunoefote to Act in His
Behalf.

klecial 10 the Globe.
ASHINGToN, Jan. 4.-John Lind's
biliGividing Minnesota into six divisions,
with United States district courts at st.
Paul. Minneapolis, Duluth, Winona.
Fergus Fails and Mankato has caused
some stir among the members of the
Minnesota delegation. Mr.. Lind was
asked about it to-day and said: The
assumption OH the part of the country
papers of Minnesota thai the senators
Wiil oppose the bill is entirely unwar-
ranted. So far as | can learn they are
Iii favor OF it, and have little doubt Of
its passage - Capt. Snider, in speaking
Df it, says he is not altogether in favor
of il, regarding it as impracticable.
There being only one term now held it
is rather more than they eau expect to
have this Increased 10 six at one blow.
Besides this, there are hot enough
Judges tc supply six terms of court.
The bin is undoubtedly intended TO be
sn the interests of iiligants, but it is a
question ia Capt. SnideT's mind whether
this object would be attained. His sup
port OF tie bill is entirely dependent
upon the action of the
HENNEPIN COUNTY
bar association; if they ask him to sup
port it he VIII DO 80, but ii not, he will
act accordingly, He thinks the delega-
tion wilj get together and consult about
ii so as To be able to act in union. If
1iis cannot le done and united action
cannot be taken The bill will be killed ia
committee. Senator WaShburn has in
dicated his SieWS on the matter by the
introduction Of q bill providing Tor q
term Of court at Minneapolis, ami any
Surther division OF the state hc will un-
dOGbtediy oppose. Senator Davis has
not Yet expressed his views definitely.
but II is understood that he is opposed
TO the bill. Comstock is understood to
Sayor something OF the SGrt, as is Dun
nell, but they do not seem 10 be enihu-
siastic about il. 1t may bc set down as
almost certainty that the bill, in its
present form at least, will not
BECOME a LAW,
though there is little doubt that at least
i've more terms will bo provided for. The
only way that anything can bc done.
however i by united action, for, as
Capt. Snidef says. there is no doubt that
the whole delegation Will not favor the
present bill, and that would inevitably
cause the whole thing TO be thrown out
Capt. Sndet. speaking Of the pros
poets fOy the coming session, says:
'-IOi! viii see some rattling work done
during the next two months. The tariff
bill Will be introduced in February at
the latest. and banged right through
There Is a general sentiment in the Re
publican party that the tariff schedule
must be arranged so as to materially re-
duce the rcyeirie. and the question has
now been actively before the people for
Slt least q year and half.
PUBLIC OPINION
s. we'll known. and any further post
pouement would be mere waste of time.
Ii is Impossible to predict just what al
ferR;ioDs will he made in the tariff, but
fWo things are celtain, the internal rev
enue duty on tobacco aud alcohol to be
Used in the arts viii bc done away with.
When say atcohOl to be used in the
arts. do not include the art of painting
the town red. So Tar as | am concerned
am in Just about the same condition as
all our Minnesota men. | have no bills
10 Introduce except private pension and
claim bills OF no general Importance. L
shall Try hard to get the appropria-
Ticn f0r the government building at
ST, PAU: but that will be the hardest lob
/ have undertaken. 1t will be no easy
matter rs there are over 800 similar bills
ana they cannot all pass. Still, [ will
do MY best. / also want to get through
my bills fcT The improvement of Fort
Smelling and making Minneapolis a
SUPPORT OF ENTRY.
There sh0nid not be much difficulty
about that
Mr.. Comst0ck has been student of
the silver question for some time 1t
was at has oWn request that he was
placed upon tho committee on coinage.
His position on the question NAV be
gathered from conversation he had at
Nj. WindOm'S the other night. The
secretary explained his views and plans
lat some length and Mr.. COmStock heart
lily indOrStd them. 1t will be seen,
therefore, that he is not an ardent silver
man but leans that way. He is prepar-
lng speech upon the subject that is
being looked for with considerable in.
tcresi 10y his colleagues. Capt. Snider
appears to be silver advo-
cate from his conversation. He
says that the business of the
country has Increased to such an extent
that the circulating medium has become
entirely Insufficient for the nations
needs. The development OF the iron
industry in Northern Minnesota. the
development Of Alabama. Georgia and
tennessee, the growth Of business on
Puget Sound and the Pacific coast, are
all new aud combined have created a
Necessity for an increase in the circuiat-
ing medium. An influx of surplus silver
is not TO be feared as there is no place
Tor il 10 come from.
MIR. Dunnell says that he does not
know of any bills of Importance that he
j going 10 introduce. All he knows Of
now are OF private nature, removing
disabilities. granting relief and PEN
SionS.
A medical examining board for pen
sion applicants will be established at
days. DR.. Telford, of Windoin. will be
appointed a member of the Worlhing-
ton board and DR.. Merritt, of St. Peter,
q member OF the Mankato board.