The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-19

has Professionally agreed upon 5000, 600
fer Buttermilk channel, n. Y. The COM
mittee has decided that the total car
ried by the bill, including provisions for
continuing contracts, Shall not exceed
$50, 100000, and tentative items will be
scaled accordingly. The bill will carry
about $2O,0O0,0OO of direct appropriations
IN THE HOUSE.
The house devoted the day to District
of Columbia business The whole time
was occupied in consideration of bill
to change the terminal facilities of the
Pennsylvania railroad in this city, and to
provide for the elevation of its tracks
across the Mall, south of Pennsylvania
avenue. The opposition was persistent,
but after much filibustering, the friends
of the bill succeeded in securing recess
until II o'clock tomorrow in order to con-
tinue the executive day and complete
consideration of the bill.
THE REAPPORTIONMENT
There promises to be a big fight over
the Hopkins reapportionment bill when
it is taken up in the house after the holt
day recess. The representatives of the
states which will lose representatives
under the bill are organizing for the
struggle. The members of the minority
of the census committee are seeking to
marshal all the available strength
among the dissatisfied members by max
ing minority report, which will recon-
mend a basis for reapportionment that
will not reduce the representation in any
state. This can be accomplished by MAX
ing 1874 900 inha bitants the basis of repre-
sentation. Upon this basis the house
would consist of 3S7 members. No state
would lose, and the following would gain:
Arkansas, l. California, /; Colorado, L;
Connecticut, ]; Florida, j; Illinois, l.;
Louisiana, 1; Massachusetts, /; Mime
sofa, 2; Mississippi /; Missouri, /; New
Jersey, 2; New York, 8; North Carolina,
/; North Dakota, /; Pennsylvania, 2;
Texas, 8; Washington, /; West Virginia,
/, and Wisconsin, /.
Mr. Burleigh, of Maine, will draw the
minority report recommending this basis.
1t is possible that Mr.. Crumpacker, of
Indiana will still further complicate the
situation by making another minority re-
port in support of his opposition to re-
duce the representation from the South
TWO BILLS PASSED.
Before the regular order in the house
was entered upon a bill was passed to
change the time for holding court in the
Southern district of the Southern judic-
ial division of Iowa. The senate bill to
amend the act to authorize the construc-
llOu OIL a DT1uSS dCIOSS Llc VhlSSlSSA PPA
river at Dubuque, To-, was passed.
INDIAN COMMISSION REPORT.
The annual report of the commission
to the FIVE Civilized Tribes says that
with the improving conditions it is hoped
by uniformity of political institutions
to lay the foundation for an ultimate
common government. The hostility 10
any change in the old ways, coupled with
an inability to comprehend any benefit
to them encountered at first by the COM
mission have gradually relaxed. Practi-
cally all the citizens of the tribes are
now in cooperation with the commission
in the endeavor to bring to a speedy
conclusion the original undertaking of
the commission.
KRAGS FOR THE MILITIA.
Senator Nelson, of Minnesota today Of
fered in the senate an amendment which
he will propose to the army reorganiza-
ton bill, providing for the issuance by
the secretary of war to the governors
of the states and territories of Krag-
Jorgensen rifles and equipment for the
use of the national guard.
CONFIRMED BY THE SENATE.
Combinations by the senate:
Daniel H. Mcmillan, of New Mexico
to be associate justice of the supreme
court of New Mexico.
John w. Yerkes, of Kentucky, to be
commissioner of internal revenue.
CABINET MEETING.
At cabinet meeting today it was
| announced that Capt. Asa Rogers, OF
| Petersburg, Va, will be appointed col
| lector of internal revenue, to succeed the
late Col. James Brady. Nothing of i'm.
| portance transpired at the meeting both
secretaries and Root reporting that they
had nothing to communicate.
NAMED BY THE PRESIDENT.
The president today sent the following
nominations to the senate:
John c. A. Leishman, of Pennsylvania
now minister to Switzerland, to be min
| lister to Turkey.
| Arthur S. Hardy, of New Hampshire
now minister to Greece, Roumania and
Servia, to be minister to Switzerland
! Charles V. Francis, of New York. to be
minister to Greece, Roumania and
| Servia.
Clarence L. Thurston, of Nebraska. to
be secretary of the legation at Buenos
Ayres.
Benz S. Warren, of Alabama. to be
| assistant surgeon in the marine hospital
| service.
j, NJ. Patterson to be postmaster al
The Dalles, Ore.
Charles u. Francis, nominated by the
| president today to be envoy extraordinary
and minister plenipotentlary to Greece
was born in Troy N. Y He Is the son
1 of the late John M. Francis, who
| founded the Troy Daily Times in 1851, and
! who held the diplomatic missions to Tur-
I key, Greece and AuStria-Hungary. Mr.
| Francis graduated from Cornell univer5-
| ity in 1877. While at college ne repeated
! ly won the single scul championship
of the university; In 1876 he won this
Intercollegiate single scull championship
at Saratoga Lake, making time whic
| still stands as the worlds intercollegiate
! learned the printers trade in the CON
posing room of his fathers paper IN,
! was SUCCESSFULLY reporter. city editor an,
| manager of the Troy Times. In 1SS
he acquired a partnership interest. i
! 1887 he became partner with his fathe
and on the latter's death, in 1897, becam
sole owner
Mr.. Francis was secretary to hi
father during the Iatter's three years
residence at Athens. and is of the sam
age as his father when the latter, tnirt.
Years ago, was appointed by Presfden
Grant minister to Greece Mr.. Franci
| was an officers on the staff of Gov A
| B. Cornell, of New York state. and 70
| eleven years on the staff of Mai. Gen
Carr. He is vice president of the New
| York Society for the preservation o. tn
! Scenic and Historic Places and Objects
chairman Of the executive committee O
! the National Editors association, and
member of several New York and Tro,
! clubs.