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St. Paul daily globe., 1892-01-27
RULES AND SILVER.
Cross-Firing by Debaters on These
Subjects

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.-Mr. Catch
ings, of Mississippi, called up in the
house today the report of the committee
on rules, containing the proposed new
code of rules, general debate being lim-
tied to seven hours. Mr.. CatchingS made
brief explanation of the new code,
stating that it was composed substan-
TALLY OF the rules governing the Fiftieth
congress, the notifications being In the
interest OF the dispatch of business and
retrenchment of public expenditures.
Mr.. Reed, of Maine, criticised the
proposed rules and eXtolled the rules of
the Fiftyfirst congress. AS far as the
introduction of bills was concerned. the
proposed change would result in a
consumption of the time Of the house,
All annoyance to members and exceed
ing irregulartty. Under the proposed
rules whenever the committee on rules
| wished to cut off filibuStering it could
do so; and il was right that It should.
But the majority Of this house should at
all times have the same right. Under
| the rule the minority might rule, eX-
cept where the committee took the in
itiative. The minority was sacred when
| it had the committee on rules on its
| side, and it was of no account when the
committee was opposed to it.
Mr.. Lauham, of Texas, availed him.
self of the wide scope given to general
| debate 10 make an earnest but brief
i speech in favor of the free coinage of
silver. If congress failed to pass
measure for tree silver coinage, popular
! condemnation could not be escaped,
and the responsibility for such failure
! could not be avoided. No threadbare
excuse would be in order before the
| bar of public opinion. The demoneti-
zatiOn of silver had been coyertly, if not
fraudulenllY, accomplished against the
! interest of the people
Mr.. Bowers, of California, criticised
, the proposed rules. His people wanted
some appropriations for their harbors.
If he understood the report of the COM
mittee Alright, unless he could get a
| pull on the committee on rivers and
| harbOrs, he was mot in it'
Mr.. Raynor, OF Maryland, replied to
! Mr.. Lanham. History" he said, ''had
been read in vain; the cardinal doc
trines of political economy had been
misapprehended. if it was believed that
there was any truth and logic in the
proposition for free silver coinage"
MIR, Burrows, of Michigan. brought
| the debate back to the subject under
consideration and entered into a critical
analysis of the proposed rules; and Mr..
| Mills, of Texas, made a brief reply, Mr..
! McKenna, of California, also addressed
the house in criticism of the new code:
and then the house adjourned until to-
morrow
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-01-27
SECRECY FAVORED.
Mr. BIount and Others Secure a
reference.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.-Mr. Biount,
of Georgia, chairman of the committee
on foreign affairs, replying 10 Mr..
Breckenridge, said: whether or not
this house hereafter, in its wisdom, and
! in view of the gravity of the situation
IN the matter OF our relations With
Chilli. sees fit to consider them in secret
session. it seems to me before that
! course shall have been considered at all
there out not 10 be thrust upon this
house and the country, by any mode of
| procedure, a discussion of that situa-
! ton. Applause on the Republican
! side. remember, and it is familiar TO
| you all, the course purS, ed in the war OF
| 1872. A message was sent to the con-
| gress of the United States, the senate
and house went into secret session, the
committees on foreign affairs resolved
| upon secrecy of procedure, ana the re-
| port of the committee on foreign affairs
! was made to this house. accompanied
! by a declaration of war and other meas
ureS; vet nothing was given to the pub
| lie. The injunction of secrecy was
| never removed until the executive sig
nature had been affixed to the bill de-
| claring war. Is there anything in that
procedure directed by the eminent men
either by indirection or by direction we
snail deviate from that deliberate, caim
course in which the safety of the coun-
try rests?
''rhere is great responsibility
! upon this house at this time.
So far as any information is con-
cerned IN relation to the dispatches re-
ceived today or yesterday or tomorrow,
for one, and speaking for the committee
on foreign affairs, l assure the gentle
man from Kentucky and this house.
| that that committee will not be willing
| TO make any report TO this body with
out exhauSting all the information to
/ be had from the correspondence. [Ap-
| plauSe on the Republican sidel.
Il beg this house toremember that the
! line of safety is the line of deIiberatIOn.
You can treat this matter as well to-
| morrow. or next week, after dellbera-
| ton, as you can in the passion provoked
by instantaneous discussion. l beg
that we shall be earnest, serious,
! calm, manful in all this matter" He
thought that there was no way
| for the house to guard against itself eX-
cept by referring the resolution to the
! committee on foreign affairs. The power
! lay in congresS-not in the president
| TO say whether OF not war should be
/ declared. The executive could not CON-
pei this body to do anything but what
1t willed, and therefore he trusted that
the house would proceed with delibera-
J ton and courage from the beginning to
&; the end of this matter.
| MeSsrS. Herbert, McCreary, Hit and
other members followed in support of
! the motion to refer to the committee Oh
; foreign affairs and at the conclusion of
| the debate the motion was carried
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-01-27
TOM POWERS SPLEEN.
Senator Sanders Disclaims His
Alleged Authority.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.-The Post this
morning publishes the correspondence
between Justice Stephen J. Field, of the
supreme court Of the United States, and
Hon. Thomas Power, United States SEN
ator from Montana, in reference to GER
tain imputatiOns against Justice Field,
also correspondence between Justice
Field and Senator Sanders, who does
not sustain his colleague.
In his first letter to Senator Power,
dated Jan. Ii, Justice Field calls atten-
ton to the interview in which Senator
Power charges the judge with being a
lobbyist to get certain judges appointed,
ana with arranging so that land grant
railroads should get Montana mineral
lanes. The judge assures the senator
that he is mistaken, and expresses sur
prise at the charges being made. On
the next day substantially the same let
ter was sent to Senator Sanders.
Jan. 81 Senator Power replied, saying
his remarks had been in some respects
inaccurately reported. The judges
opinion in the Davis-Weiboldt mineral
land case had been regarded by the pe0-
pie of Montana as wrong, and as making
an encroachment upon their right. No
one would be more happy than himself
deeply interested. The letter closed
with the words: "If agreeable to you,
will take pleasure IN calling upon you
to talk over the question at issue"
Justice Field replied Jan. %, regret
ting that Senator Powers letter was ir-
responsible and evasive of the matter Of
which the judge had complained. 1t did
not deny the offensive language, nor
cite the statements said to have been
incorrectly reported. The suggestion
about being set right before the people
OF Montana was unnecessary. The
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-01-27

Judge had no complaint to make against
them, and did not believe they would
knowingly repeat untrue statements
about him. He could not consent to an
interview so long as the charges were
not withdrawn. Senator Power has
made no reply to this letter.
Not deriving any response to his let
ter to Senator Sanders, the judge again
wrote that gentleman Jan. %, asking
for a reply TO his first letter. Jan. %
Senator Sanders replied, saying that
the published reports citing him as the
authority for certain charges made by
Senator!P against Judge Field were
wholly unfounded. He had waited
with some impatience for his colleague
to correct the erroneous report. Sena-
tor Sanders added:
Mr.. Power has returned to the city,
aud from your letter | judge has not
made to you such amends as are possi-
bic, as l had hoped he would,
and while l preferred that he should
clear this matter up himself, L can
not permit further time to expire with
out denying the imputations upon you
which the report said were made on my
authority. Nothing that ever transpired
between us would justify such sus-
plclon, and you do not need my certifi-
cate to your character after the long
and honorable service to your country
rendered in conspicuous positions. or
any defense against thoughtless ilnpu-
tations."
Justice Field, on being asked if he
he had anything further to say for pub
lication, replied that in the letters ad-
dressed to the Montana senators he had
explicitly and emphatically denied Sem
ator Powers slanderous charges, and
that he had nothing to add.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-01-27
Breckenridge, OF Kentucky,
Proposes to Amend the
House Rules
So That a Tariff Bill Can Ride
on Any Appropriation
Measure.
Senator Sanders Disclaims
Any Part in Powers At
tack on Field.
John Sherman Denies With
Sc0rn AL Allegations Of
Bribery.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.-The flood o
Chilean news yesterday caused to be
overlooked very significant amend
ment to the new code of rules offered
by Mr.. Breckenridge, of Kentucky. 1t
appears in tOday's Record, and reads as
follows:
Provided further, that whenever any gen.
erai appropriation bill is under considera-
uon II shall be in order TO move as an
amendment any amendment reducing taxa
ton or providing out of what fund or taxes
such appropriation shall be paid"
This proviso Mr.. Breckenridge pro-
posed to add to the Holman rule. whose
adoption was recommended by the
rules committee. permitting riders, or
legislation on appropriation bills, when
III the interest of retrenchmeut. If
enacted it would enable a complete
tariff bill to be appended to any apprO-
priation bill under consideration in the
house. The significance of it is readily
seen.
Members of the ways and means COM
mlttee who are in favor of attacking the
Mckinley tariff act by separate bills
were afraid that it indicated purpose
to take the revision of the tariff out of
their hands and propose general tariff
bill, like the Mills bill OF the Fiftieth
congress.
Can't set Together.
The Democratic members of the CON-
mlttee are at present divided on the
subject of the method of attacking the
tariff, and the new and the old members
OF the committee have not yet been able
to get together on the question, Mr..
Springer and his friends favoring sep
arate bills, and the members of the
committee when Mr.. Mills was chair
man, Wilson and Turner, fayoring a
general revision in one comprehensive
measure.
Mr.. Breckenridge. when seen this
afternoon, said that his resolution did
not contemplate any move against the
mlttee. He said that he did not believe
in legislation on appropriation bills, but
was in favor Of keeping appropriation
bills confined to government expendi-
lures strictly. At the same time. if
there were going to be any such rule
adopted as the old Holman rider of the
Forty-eighth congress. he wanted to add
to it rule relative to taxation. He
said he wanted to keep any single tariff
bill or any general tariff bill from being
pocketed in the senate, and if the house
sent the senate a lot of single shots at
the tariff law (Which he personally did
not favor, being himself a believer in
keeping faith by general revisiOn) he
wanted to put the rules in such shape
that the senate could be compelled to
act upon them, and not be permitted to
pocket them in committee.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-01-27
SALTWATER NEWS.
Death of Mrs. McKnight-New
Candidate for Postmaster.

Death of Mrs. McKnight-New
Candidate for Postmaster.
Edith Gray Mrs. McKnight), of
South Saltwater. who has for several
years caused her parents much anxiety
by several attempts at suicide, died
early yesterday morning under peculiar
circumstances. She was taken sick
last Friday, and local physician was
called to prescribe for her. Her disease
was pronounced a severe cold and 1T
subsequently developed into what
South Saltwater physician tetmed scar
| let fever.
A new candidate for the Saltwater
poStoffice is in the field, namely, George
o. Haskell. Postmaster McCarthy's
term expired on the 18th inst, aud it
has long been conceded that John
Booren would receive the appoint
ment Mr.. Booren stated yester-
day, however, that he was by no
means sure of the position. Mr.. Has
kell was seen yesterday by GLOBE
representatives. TO who he stated that he.
was candidate for the Office, but was
not making any fight to secure the
plum. He is backed by large number
OF the foremost residents of this city,
and would fill with credit the position
SUM W oc iudOiS vacant ny tiiO CAPiio
ton of Mr.. McCarthy's term.
The Company E indoor base Iball
club, of ST. Paul. and the Company K
team, of this city, will try conclusions
in the armory in this city next Friday
evening. The best players of the two
teams organized two weeks ago will
compose Company KS team.
Feb. 10 and IL has been decided upon
as the date when carnival of nations
will be held at Music hall, under the
auspices of the Guild of Ascension
church assisted by the Parish Aid So
ciety.
Mayor and Mrs. E. W. Durant and
Postmaster Mccarthy, who accompa-
MED the st. Paul delegation of conven-
ton hustlers to Washington, are eX-
pected home from the East this morn
ing.
Judge Williston. of the district court.
remained in the city yesterday for the
purpose of taking the testimony in the
case of Joseph Wolf VS.. William label
ct al.
The remains of Ferdinand Docken
dOrtf arrived yesterday from Indianap-
oils, and will be inferred tomorrow.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-01-27
CHUNEMAN { EVAN 9
~zD Sixth Streets. Paul. ~E%
BEAUTIFUL HOMES

We have now i'll our hands with
out exception the most beautiful
piece of residence property in st.
Paul. This is Clay's Addition; front
ing on the river at the foot of
Cleveland avenue. 1t is covered
with fine trees, and lies perfectly.
We propose to make this a choice
residence neighborhood, and we
will guarantee none but desirable
neighbOrs. We will not sell to
spectators, but to the right people
desiring to build we offer special
inducements. We do not intend to
have any cheap houses on this ad-
dition. But if you will agree to
build good house, and are the
right sort of man. we will sell you
lot so by $50 feet, worth $1,000
OrS1. 200. for a nominalprice. The
West Seventh street electric line
runs within block of this addition.
and it is accessible to the beautiful
scenery and attractive society of
Fort Smelling. We have, also, the
best property in South st. Paul. as
we'll as good property in other
parts of the city. and fine acre
property for market gardens.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-01-27
MUST NOT ORGANIZE.
Express Companies Object to a
Messengers Union.

messengers Union.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 26.-The express COM
panies have combined. not in the shape
of trust, but with a view of killing in
its infancy the new labor organization
going under the name of the Express
Messengers Brotherhood. Since the
strike or the Southern Express messen-
gers, the fact has been developed that
the organization is not local one, but
is national i'll scope and secret in char
acter. 1t originated in the East and
worked West. According to a member
of the brotherhood three-fourths of the
messengers east of the Mississippi are
members, but the West has not been
fully canvaSSed as yet, though the ex-
pectationS are that all those west of the
river will be within the fold within six
months. Application has been made
for admittance to the Federation of
Railway Employees. and after that, it is
admitted, certain demands will be made
upon various companies to right Ger.
tain wrongs which the messengers COM
plain of.
Supt. John E. Gaines, of the Southern
Express company; Messrs. r. A. Wells
and Horace Rood, OF the American and
Wells-Fargo, and Supt. Adams, of the
Adams. are authority for ithe statement
that the co mpanies are endeavoring to
find out how many of their men belong
to the brotherhood, with view of fore
ing their withdrawal.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-01-27
BRIBERY Is DENIED.
Daughterty Courts Investigation
and Sherman Also

Daughterty Courts Investigation,
and Sherman Also.
COLUMBUS. O., Jan. 25.-Representa-
tive 81. NJ. Daughterty, Of Fayette
county. today asked the house that the
charges be Investigated that he had ac-
cepted bribe of IS, 800 to vote for SEN
ator Sherman in the senatorial caucus.
A resolution was adopted for the ap-
pointment of committee of four to in
veStigate the charges and report to the
house. The committee consists of two
Democrats and two Republicans. The
following letter has been received by
Mr.. Daughterty bearing On the subject:
Senate Chamber, Washington, D. C.-I no.
tice that you intend TO push to trial some
of the men who most unjustly libeled you
and Indirectly hbeled me. l think so clear
and strong a case of gross injustice ought to
be punished if the law can furnish any re-
lief, and l sympathiZe with you and will
stard by you in the effort to reach the guilty
parties. No one can know better than 1 the
frank, manly and dislntereSted course you
pursued i'll the contest for the organization
of the house and the election of senaxor, and
no one can know better than I how false the
imputation against you was.
am glad TO say that in the whole contest
I never used one dollar of money to corrupt
or influence the vote or Judgment Of any
memDer OF the legislature, and the charge
that you received, or were to receive, S3, 500.
or any other sum of money, Is absolutely
false and malicious. Whenever you desire
me 10 testify to this. Will gladly do SO.
Very sincerely YOURS, JOHN SHERMAN.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-01-27
SILENCE AND Secrecy
Gillian Correspondence and
Message to Be Governed
by These Rules.
A Demand for All the Facts in
the Case Leads to a Spir-
tied Debate.
Eloquent Argument by Mr..
Breckenridge on Grounds
OF Patriotism.
The Foreign Relations Com
mittee Secures Control Of
the Matter.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 26.-The Gillian
situation is the absorbing question of
the hour, and until the public mind is
allayed as 10 the probabilities of var, 1t
is hardly likely that the peoples repre-
sentatives will settle down 10 the more
sedate consideration of routine legiSla-
ton. In the house today the feverish
anxiety for the latest information was
early manifested in the resolution ee
Mr. Breckenridge. of Kentucky, calling
upon the president for all additional
dispatches not contained in his COM
muncation of yesterday; and while
that resolution was finally referred to
the committee on foreign affairs, it was
only done after the assurance of the
members of that committee that the
resolution would be reported back with
out delay in case its adoption seemed
necessary to secure all Information at
hand on the subject. There was mani
tested throughout the entire discussion
OF this question in the house an almost
Esa~eeching Desire
en- the part of the members of the for
eign affairs committee To retain within
its jurisdiction control of the Chilian
situation. On the other hand, there
was quite as plainly manifested the de-
sire of the house in general TO know all
that diplomacy knows in this hour of
the nations crisis; and while the for
eign affairs committee finally received
the custody of the resolution, the debate
suf1iCed 10 give stern warning OF the in
tention of the house to guard jealOusly
all its prerOgatlYeS and be the supreme
tribunal in the final consideration of
the caSuS belli.
Precedents. rules and legislative
formula excite but little reverence from
the members of the house, who regard
the situation as one of too great gravity
10 warrant the wasting of a minutes S
time in deferehtial courtesy to the COM
mittee on foreign affairs.
Request for Knowledge.
Following is the resolution for which
Mr. Breckenridge. of Kentucky, asked
immediate consideration:
Resolved That the president of the United
States be respectfully requested to inform the
house whether any answer has been received
either from our minister TO Chill. Patrick
Egan, ESQ. or from the government OF Chill.
10 the dispatch sent 10y the government Of
United States TO the republic of Chilli on Jan.
u, and, II so, from whom such answer was
received and at what time, and that he VIII
SOiHH! uH4cdtS 10 the nouSe an the colIe-
spOndence between the government OF the
| ulted States. Its minister to Chilli and the
ChiIian government not communicated TO
the congress with the message heretofore
sent in
Mr.. Blunt. Georgia, chairman of the
committee on foreign affairs, made a
motion to have the resolution referred
to that committee, but the speaker ruled
that the motion came too late, he hav-
ing previously recognized Mr.. Breckin-
ridge to debate the resolution.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-01-27

nation; send to us that which has been
communicated. Let us have it before
our opinions crystalline into conyic-
tions; before we become biased by the
reading of the correspondence in which
are unkind and bitter things; before
our tempers are aroused by the often
sive utterances which may have been
made; before any conclusion is reached; /;
give us all the facts, 81 that we may
keep our minds unbiased until we have
all that is possible of truth and light to
base our opinions upon.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-01-27
BEHRiNG ARBITRATION.
Preliminaries as to Basis and Per-
Sonnel Settled.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.-The secre-
tary of state has arranged with the
British minister for conference al
Washington between the commissioners
representing Great Britain and the
United States VINO visited Alaska last
summer for the purpose of obtaining
definite information in regard to the
seal fisheries. These commissioners are
as follows: On the part of the United
States, Prof. t. G. Mendenhall and
Prof. C. Hart Merriam; on the part of
Great Britain, Sir George Baden-Bow-
ell. of England, aud DR.. Dawson, of
Canada.
The two iast-named gentlemen are
now at Ottawa. but it is expected that
they will arrive in Washington for the
purpose indicated in few days. This
conference is understood to be merely
preliminary to the formal submission of
the Behring sea question to arbitration.
The basis of arbitration and the per-
sonnel of the arbitrators have been prac-
ticaIly settled. but no official announce
ment on the subject will be made for
some time yet. 1t is generally under
stood that Hon. E. J. Phelps, of Yer
mont, Will be one of the arbitratOrs.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-01-27
WORLDS FAIR FUNDS.
The Appropriations Committee
Presents a Resolution.

WASHINGTON, JAM 26.-The house
committee on appropriations today
agreed to report to the house resolu-
ton providing that the committee on
appropriations be ordered to inquire and
report to the house whether those obli-
gated and undertaking and now en-
gagged to do so, have justly and properly
complied with the requirements of the
act of congress approved April 25,
1890, and whether all expenditures
of whatever character for said exposition
have been judiciously made; whether
the number of employees and appointess
to carry out effect into the law is excess
siye, and their compensation reasonable
or otherwise, and to ascertain and re-
port the salary or compensation paid
to each officer and employe, from what
states the several appointments have
been made, and generally whether in
the care and conduct of said exposition
proper management has been had: that
they obtain full report of those in
charge of the expenditure of money of
all such expenditures, together with
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-01-27
To Old Mexico.

Are you going South this winter?
Old Mexico is rapidly coming to the
front as winter resort, and offers at
fractions to be found nowhere else in
the world. Did you ever see a bull
fight? Perhaps the quaint manners and
customs of the Mexican people are of
more interest to you. ''The Burling-
ton" will sell you excursion tickets at
low rates good for six months. If you
are bound for California you can make
a side trip to the Republic, thus enabling
you TO take in all the sights at slight
additional cost. For rates and full in
formation call at our City Ticket Offices,
No. 164 East Third street, ST. Paul. and
No. 500 Nicollet avenue. Minneapolis.