St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-12-07
AFTER THE READING.
A Petition Against the Whea
Combine Presented to the Sen

"A Petition Against the W neat
Combine Presented to the Sem
ate.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6. - After the
reading of the message, certified copies
of the certificates received from Mary
land, Michigan, Georgia, New Hamp-
shire and Arkansas, conveying the
names of the electors for president and
vice president chosen in those states,
were transmitted from the state depart
ment, laid before the senate and placed
on file. Other communications and re-
ports were presented and referred.
a petition presented by MIR. PETER.
from citizens of Kansas, alleging the
existence of combination between
elevators, millers and railroads Of Min
neapolis and st. Louis to depreciate the
price Of grain, raised the question as to
what disposition should be made of it.
The vice president intimated that, as
the anti-option bill had been reported,
the petition should go to the table, but
Messrs. Paddock, WaShburn and Har-
ris favored its reference to the commit
tee OH agriculture, and it was referred.
Several bills were introduced and re-
ferred, among them the following:
BY Mr.. Hate-TO repeal all statutes
relating to supervisors of election and
special deputies.
BY Mr.. Chandler For the suspension
of immigration for one year.
BY Mr.. VeSt-To create bureau in
the department of agriculture for the
giving of public information as to the
product and shipping Of live stock; a
joint resolution, which he said he would
call up tomorrow, for the appointment
by the president of the United States OF
three commissioners to confer with the
proper authorities of the five civilized
tribes of the Indian territory with a
view of making such agreement and ar
rangement as will induce them to take
homeSteads in severalty and sell the re-
mainder of their lands to the United
States; resolution reciting allegations
in the public press charging gross mis-
conduct OH the part of census en-
ployes, especially of enumeratorS i'll
Missouri, who are said to have taken
lists OF voters for partisan use and also
charging that certain clerks OF the cen
suS bureau had been sent to the state OF
New York during the election, to per-
form partisan service. and directing an
investigation of such charges by the
senate committee OH the eleventh cen
SuS.
Mr.. Hale, chairman of the census COM
mittee, said that he presumed there
would be no objection to the proposed
Investigation. He could not help think
ing that the senator from Missouri had
been led into offering the resolution by
what would be found to be matter of
no substance. The great census bureau
had done an immense work with but
very little political bias.
Mr.. Vest referred to the arrest of
census official in Albany, N. Y, for an
attempt to induce $50 Democrats to go
down the Hudson river OH an excursion,
and thus keep them away from the
polls.
Mr.. Mitchell-Does the senator think
that the result of the voting in New
York showed that Democrats had been
kept from the polls?
Mr.. VeSt-The result in New York
has nothing to do with what am say
ing, because the attempt was unsuccess-
full. This man was arrested and put III
jail. He gave an assumed name. And
| am credibly informed that he has been
rewarded by being promoted and put in
higher and more lucrative position OH
account of his pernicious activity In the
last canvass. The resolution went over
without action till tomorrow.
Mr.. Hale introduced bill to increase
the naval establishment, and it was re-
ferred. After ten-minute executive
session the senate adjourned.