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EVERYTHING OFF.
A Heavy Drop in * 51 the I/*adiagGrains
; I Chicago.
WHEAT 0P1? SEVERAL POINTS.
Corn Also Suffers Several Points in
I ympathj.
PB0YISI05S I ALL HEAVILY.
Ihe Now x y <>r?c -k Market .father
Bearish La ionc.
69.
•t.i' O:obe.
Can I be bears had an un
exptt o-day in a heavy fail
ure in Call ' ihe restoration of
freight bet r d New York. The
joint exc <,f the train
lines agreed ■ - lh t on January LL
east ; .;>. ild be restored as fol
lows: Chi rk, seventh claes
35ots.; ei ,; ninth class 40
cts. per - togs to New
Yoik aro . per 100 lbs.
These iuli . . rksttoopen
j_e. i.-t-lov Foreign ad
vices are 1 !i>: bears started
to ' mm offered siuff
very fre< market did not
respond withal oritj rartz&Dnpee
came to tho aid of the bears, and 00m
meneed offering »hei7- .': !-;'ngs right and
left. Away went pria -■;• bout any rally
worthy of ;Sl 00% for May
whorii, bul • 'vies took it in.
At this po::, thei aalt, and priceB
went up 1.. tin Schwartz &
Dupee thrc-sv s< Mocks upon the
market, anc ..<ivn to $1.00%.
There wer-- tying orders f'jr
May whea' >hel, when prices
shortiy aften a_ to decline,
and that figure the
wheat pit became crowded with
operators anxioi „y waiting for the price
to reach that • ir. I'-ices declined to
$1.00% and at ' .-ne a few sales
were made when one operator
offered 100,1 §1 whioh was
quickly taken, op the came time
$1.003_, and some
orders at even these latter figures remain
ed unexecuted. For a w!>ilo there was
great excitement, but I pt of Les
ter to break the market under a dollar
having fai 1 adv need a little
and May dosed at $1.00% at 1 p. m
The contest was removed on the call
and the I >ther point or two.
The trading footed op about 3,000,000
bushels. Of thisT,6b*5,000 bushels were
May at $1.00@1.00%o. Most of the salts
were at |1.00%@L00^. On the curb the
feeling was easy with $1.00VgC bid.
The following are the opinions express
ed to-night: MoCormick, Kennett <fe Day:
"Wheat was excited and lower. Cable?
were dull antf depressed, the weather fine,
and shorts huTing covered large lines yes
terday, the market w»3 in shape for a
break. A great deal of long
wheat was dumped, and the
bears are jubilant to-night, but
the evening up of yesterday has given
place again to an oversold market, and we
advocate buying for a turn. Wheat may
go a little lower, but those who buy May
about $1 and have a little patience and
money, will find many opportunities to
sell at a profit. Last year when May was
(1 the bears talked 80c and it went to
This year we are bearish on the
outoome, but look for an advanoe first on
orop scores, improved demand, eto."
Shepard <fc Peacock: "A complete reaction
took plaoe in wheat to-day to the
surprise of the trade. Yesterday's market
was strong euoogu enoourage us, to
look for a substantial reaction, but the
bears got possession early and never
ceased to press it to the close. May touched
$1 and clos:.d at 1 o'clock with $1.00 %
bid. To daj's experienoe has rudely
Bhaken the faith of the bulls, and a good
many lines of long stuff nave been closed
out. At $1 plenty of stop orders would
cause the unloading of lines of wheat for
country aooouufc, and oioe under $1 th<-„
pro.^s under wheat wonld have been taken
away."
R. Lindblom: "Wheat opened firm, but
in the absence of ouUide orders it sagged
down until yesterday's buyer3 beoame dis
couraged and became sellers. There is
nothlugnew in the situation. Everything
was favorable to an upturn except outside
support, which staid away, as usual,on the
crop. With any dettrmined buying the
shorts would scare, but now they are com
plete masters of tha situation, and any
attempt to bull it naturally results in loss
We were almost inclined to be bnlli.-h
yesterday, but to-da\'s aotion of
the markat ha3 completely cured
us. There Is some talk of drouth in Cali
fornia. We need something of this kind
to buli it on."
Crittenden & Harvey: "Wheat opened
about jjjo lower than yesterday's closing
prices, and urder a vigorous selling raid
by local parties helped along by the sell
ing cut of weak holders, priees were forced
down 2 ]4C, reacting a few points under a
covering by shorts, and closing 9asy at
quotatiens. To-day's deoline made bears
more confident than heretofore, and while
we do not like to advise sales,
oan see nothing to advise buying on.
Buyers appear demoralized and may,stand
out and let the market go down if it will. We
think, however, at 100 for May wheat there
will be a gre.it deal of good buying for in
vestment."
"The worst is over,'* said a large dealer,
"and now look out for another upturn. It
may not come for several days, but come
it will before he close of the m^uth.
Sohwarta &, Dupee gave the St. Louis
boys a lesson in wheat, which they oan put
alongside of the lessons they have been
taking in the oorn business."
Another man 6aid." The wheat
market surpassed me. I thought
that when Bangs offered
100,000 bushels at $ 1, that the bottom
would fall out of every thing, and that
there would be a panic. That the market
was stopped at a dollar shows graat
strength somewhere. There are strong
parties who are believers In wheat; for in
stance E„gleston snapped up 300 000
bushels of February wheat which Lind
b'.om offered et 94c, and cried for more,
but "Robby" had put out all he dared to at
that price.
Considering the decline of 2j^o a bushel
on wheat, the market for corn was steady,
but as compared with the past few days it
was very weak and unsettled, and the de
cline which was forced to-day emboldened
the bears and dispirited the bulls more
than anything which has happened since
the market recovered from its .irst drop.
Various reasons were assigned besides
sympathy with wheal. The chiefest was
the claim that Schwartz & Dupee did not
want corn to go above GOc, or in fact above
50o for May, as it would iuduca shipments.
Some New York parties are also
claimed as allies by the bears,
and it is said that quite a
movement was to be io&agurated Dy them
iu antagonism to those who holU the con
trol at present. There seoms to bs little
or no bfisis to this. The January clique
were busy in wheat, and let corn alone
following ths line of policy which his been
predicted in th<*re dispatches. A good deal
of long corn was sola out, and N ite Jones
was most prominent iu thi* selling ranks.
Some of those who talked 65c corn yester
day are now as certain for o5c for May be
fore the decline stops i oh market was
weak 5.-nij,ht ai 53^@58^o.
Under large offerings from Armour the
provision market whieh opened firm, broke
off. The weakness in grain h „d its effect
also. The soort-i lirm-j-t Lhe mama!: early,
some 10@12^_e, hue when they had filled,
pork went off30@40c, lard 10@12^o.,
and ribs, 10@15. v, foe weakneas contin
ued on tho curb and call. The outlook is
not desirable.
The receipts of cattle were moderate and
largely of common sorts. Bu,ers for
shipment aud the dre.-sed beef trade com
plaint d of the poor quality to select from.
A tew loads that were really
{40od, found b i; >-rs at full
yesterday's prices and as hi_-h as any day
this *eek. Common and fair to „ood
butchers' stock i:; good supply and steady.
Stochers and U -n ply and
priees ruling very high. Buyers were rot
as anxious as yesterday, -be sharp fall
ing off m receipts of imated at
30,000, surprised both 9 d tv.i'ers,
they expecting at leasl 40.000. t*he in r
kets opened firm and uoon iiere
was ai ce of fi 5c per 100 all
round, and in man; - - there was
an dT oc • -:: 10c era were
the lea rs, y< -s and speo
ulator trade ruled
brisk all the fa 'bout
57,000 . left over
l st nig! t.
the r<-e i ) a oi -; ■■' i i 'he
brains late. B'i)<- si ml the
pens yesterday, heuc - ran either
quiet on iccoun . of stock, yet
the few ;: r prices
than hi thi lai en quo
tations ar-: Far i nixed bucks
and ewes, $3.25@3.60; i S.75@$4;good
$4.50@-J5. The '.- a • hoioe
young • . ■' bers, iamb ted - v?ss,
$5.50@5 70.
< hieavo ■'
[Spec relet
Chicago, Jan 11.— • important
feature io notice in loot ff r> .lie
supply of loanahl more
than k*-eps p •» w - cruirenlents
of board of trade mi- , asrs in
good smiidi g bul it u.- > >'- xi.id f
paper to p-s/i at fl-'/i' p i Blaste ■ ex
change betw. e city b - ■ - • . .n.-d m! 60^(70
premiuuj p,> ( y . , ,? the at
sociated bAnks were $7,4tl,0( Q agi—nst M?,'-^?,
000 yesterday, $6,S85, *(;,83^,
000 Tuesday a .1 ? >nday. The
shipments sf :•!!, r ' he earnings
of tho Dew r „ flic .. ' /ihetirat
waek iu Ja■■tiary were: . 0; i8y5,
$96,400; iacreas , • .
.
[ Spe
New Yobs .it lit
tle life in the < i \ i
hard work for stocks .r own
In some oa '-w^y,
higan
, was
kept firm by - cash 'lock.
The i •' the
morning hours >■'•
clinei: . ■.■-.{}
what iiitle bi- f om
tb<;.-;e who with
sc.xljnng .t ;.i>por
tucity offe'td isve
up hilt work Ivanoe.
A collapse such er
day in WestSh r heir
caioalitii;:..--, > -com
len0;ng their;-'-. By apward tn e
ment. Dptonoon otioaa
were under 100,00 ire
activity was vi .; thv; aUernoon
hours.
In the closing moments the m
quiet and - . - oi stocks.
Earnings eontinn g off;
Manitoba deore g the
first weeii of Jannary, and |2,700.
The Mi-Konri, Kansas •_ iiislTay
oompany mar?a siock
exchange to list 00 its
consolidated 5 per cent. bon.N
take up present issue of _age
incomes and scries wl • '.:ng to tne
resolution reoe. Ij asaed redeemable
at par for bjndj at SP dollar for
scrip in these I rCb>-listing of
these ne^v bends is now awaiting the de
cision of i he committee whether the entire
issue shall be lisi .".:with or only ho
much of said bo issued; from
time to time.
Remember th« skau ,' ir Thirteenth
and Cedar. Mu .ic to-night.
'i lie op-ia .s«**«n,
[Special Telezram to mo Globe. 1
Chicago, Jan. 11.—Demand for season spats
to the Abbey Opera company has al • a ly 6et in
quite lively at Haverly's theater. Many requests
of fiom rare to a dozen and over havo be.n 1. -
received, some oE them as far off aa S$ Pi
and Minneapolis; many from oar .surrounding
towns. The hotels, it sevins are alyow?!! i d
up with orders from individuals aid f<inmlie*
for the coming opera season, ao tha" the pro
ducts iiM more than enoouragii g Io- an dhuso. -
ally eucoee&ful operatic success. Tlie season
opens Ilonday, week after next.
Daity
ST. PAUL, MINX. SATURDA- MORNING, JANUARY 12, 1884.
WASHINGTON.
THE Q UE8 I TON OF TBE REO ULA TION
OF INTER-STATE COMMERCE.
The Exclusion of American Pork frwna
Fersian Ports—Ths New Senate Rules
Finally Adopted — Rot»liatla_ Upon
France and Germany—The Canal Project*
—Senator Callom's Maiden Speech—How
Payne's .Nomination Is Received.
ISpecial Telegram to the Globe. \
Washington, Jan 11. —The commerce
committee of the house has decided to re
open tbe whole subject of national regula
tion of oommerce between the states, and
to hear arguments for six days from the
frienda and opponents of inter-state com
merce legislation. Tbe discussion is to
begin on the 24th inat. There was a pret
ty lively struggle ov-r this matter at the
meeting of the somrnnrca committee to
day. Mr. Reagan wanted the committee
to agree to report ou the iut:-r-state com
merce bill within two weeks. He thought
that &3 th9 whole subject had
been thoroughly discussed in a former con
gress, and the arguments were all in point,
there wa3 no reason for delay. Ten days.ha
thought ought to be snCiciant time for the
rrew inember3 to master the subject and
ba prepared to vote upon the several com
peting bills before the oommittee. Mr.
Clardy held that it would be unwise to open
up the whole question in committee, be
cause it would b9 (iiincult to close the dis
cussion that would follow. Like
Mr. Regan, he was in favor of prompt and
decisive aotion. It is understood Mr.
Long, Mr. Davis, and others, "insisted on
a thorough examination of the subject be
fore final action by the oommittee. Only
two or three members of the committee
had given special thought to the subject,
and it wa3 finally decided to give both
sides of the question a boating.
OUB HOGS AEBOAD.
The exclusion of the American hog pro
duct from European porta is one of the
matters to be considered by the hou3e com
merce c immittea, as well as by the com
mittees of ways aud means and foreign
affairs. Mr. Morrison will see that the
Townshend resolution touching this mat
ter is not overlooked by the committee of
ways and means, and Mr. Davis, of Illinois,
Mr. Clardy, of Missouri, cud Dunn, of
Arkansas, have been appoinfed a snb-com
mitteu to prepare a report upon the subject
on behalf of the commerce committee.
They will be laid on the table as fast as
oiferad. After the expiration of morning
business, which takes the place of the
morning hour, a majority oan now, as they
have been able to hitherto, take up any
measure out of its order, but a motion
to take up a bill used to be
debatable, now it is not. It used te be
only too common for an hour or two to be
frittered away in a discussion of which
one of several bills should be taken up
for discussion, and under the guise of dis
easing priority members would discuss
the merits of their pet bill. The change
from morning hour to morning business
is a good deal more than a change of name
for it prevents a waste of time over the
disposition of the remainder of the sixty
minutes now required for the introduction
of memorials, bills, reports,
eto. Usually these introductions
occupied fifteen or twenty minutes and
the rest of the time was squandered in try
ing to determine what to do with it. Now
the introduction of new business will be
followed as under the Anthony rule by
taking ap bills on the oalendar by unani
mous consent, one objection preventing
the taking up of a bill, but not disturbing
its place on the calendar.
THE 8HMATK RULB9.
The senate to-day concluded its discus
sion and adoption of new rules. They don't
make any radical changes. A few senators
would have been glad to make extensive
changes, but the majority of the d mmit
tee on rules were against them, and a ma
jority of the senate has shown ifc?&lf op
posed to the most important changes the
committte proposed, suvh as the ore.itiou
of a commit'ee ou internal improvement-!,
and the reference of the Dsstrict of Co
lumbia appropriation bill to the district
committee. There is jus; aa much reason
for making an exception in favor of the
di-;t;ct bill as for making an ex
ception for the r.ver and harbor
bin, and senators Sherman, lugalls and
Others made strong arguments in favor of
the ohangf, pointing out the distinction
be ween the district bill, whioh appropri
ates large sums of money collected from
tax payers who are wholly unrepresented,
a d all other bills which appropriate only
na.ional funds. But the senators were
afraid of the president. The truth is they
make an exception case of the river and
haroor bill because they oan g«t a bigger
bill that way. One committee, having to
report all the appropriation bills, would
n nr dare report such a river and harbor
bill as tmst of thb members of both houses
want. Th'o g*--jeral eff jot of the change of
ml -s has been to simply consolidate and
rearrange existing rules. The changes
thai have been made are in detal, but are
in the direction of facUtating business.
Some years ago it became nesessary to
make a rule that amendments to appro
priation bil:3 wight be laid on the table
without carrying the original proposition.
In reHtioa to all other
bills, ho-vever, tho common par
iamentary laws was left. New amendments
to ail bills can be laid on the table
without affecting the main question. A
factious opposition has often obstructed
busins-ss by .flaring trivial amendmen s
and discussing them at length. Now they
cran be laid on the table by a majority
VDte.
BETALIATOBY. MEASTJBES.
Mr. Bailee, of Chicago, is greatly
elated over th* prospect of speedy
legislation in the matter of retal
iatory measures against the Franah
and German governments for their prohi
bition of Amer.oan pork, during the past
few days he h s been actively engaged in
securing the vie=vs of members of
both houses on this important subject.
The result, he -ieclsires, is highly gratify
ing. The general sentiment is one of
retaliation. The bill introduced by Mr.
Brown, of Indiana, wiil, he believes, pass
tne house unanimously; the senate will
interpose no delay.
A HISTOBY OP ILLINOIS.
Miss Mary Allen West, of Galesburg,
president of the Illinois State
Temperance union, ia in tbe city.
Tne primary objeot of her Tisit here is the
collection of data for her forthcoming his
tory of Illinois. The congressional library
is a rich mine of material in this respect,
and Miss West may be daily seen delving
araong its musty old volui_es in search of
the desired information. Daring her stay
in Washington Mies West is the guest of
the Hon. James Delano, dspaty second
comptroller of the treasury. She will not
return to _alesburg until the first prox
imo.
THE CANALS.
The oommittee on canals and rail
ways now has before it only
two project—these of the Hennepin, and
the Chesapeake and Delaware canals. Mr.
Davidson, of Florida, chairman, ia now
abseut, but Mr. Hobhtzell, of Maryland,
acts as chairman, and says the committee
will pres3 boch matters to tbe report slate
as early as possible. Friends of the pro
jects are confident, not only of favorable
reports, but of lavo.-able action.
ctjllom'3 maiden effobt.
Senatcr Callom made his first speech in
the senate to-day. Ho read from manu
script, but read with a freedom and a
range of voice and gesture whioh made his
speech such in fact, and not merely in
name as many of the written speeohe3 are.
Members of the senate aro rarely polite
enough to listen when they are not inter
ested, but Senator Callom kept his associ
ates in their seat.s and held their attention
in a manner that mu3t have been very
to him. He did not
trespass on the time of the senate, occupy
ing but little more than half an hour, and
was listened to throughout with evident in
terest. Speaking ia support of his propo
sition to substitute for the territorial legis
lature a counoil of nine citizens of Utah
territory appointed by the president, he
said: "The government of the territory is
an ecclesiastical despotism su«h as should
noi be allowed to 6xist in ' v this oountry.
If placing thd entire government of
these people in the hands of men
loyal to the constitution, the laws
aad the institutions of the country—men
subject to a removal by the president, and
whose laws shall be subject to the approv
al of congress—will not result in produc
ing a better condition of affairs in Utah.
I know of no practicable solution of the
question. If tha bill which I have had
tho honor of presenting should become a
law, there need be very little difficulty in
bringing about the change whioh would be
necessary in the territory." After citing
authorities for the power of congress to do
what he proposed'he said: "We find that
congress by an aofc approved October 30,
1803, authorized jPresident Jefferson to
take possession of and occupy the terri
tory oeded by Fr__o_ to the United States
in that year by the treaty oonoludod at
Paris. In that act it was provided that
until the expiration of that session of con
gress, unless provision for the temporary
government of said territories should be
sooner made by oongress, all the powers
exercised by the officers of the
existing; government of the oeded territor
ies should be vested in suoh persons and be
exercised in suoh mariner as the president
might direct, and when the set providing
for the temporary government of the two
territories was subsequently passed at the
Bame session, it continued this authority
in the president until October 1 following.
Thus it appears that the early fathers who
had every opportunity for fully under
standing the powers of oongress under the
constitution, did not hesitate to place
the entire control of these new territories
in the hands of the president as a tempo
rary expedient, and I find by the aot of
March 26,1804, erecting Louisiana into two
territories and providing for the tempora
ry government thereof, the legislative
power was vested in ths governor, and in
thirteen of th.3 most fit and disoreet per
sons of th3 territory, to be called the ieg
islative council, and who were to be ap
pointed annually by the president. If it
should be claimed iu the face of
these precedents and authorities that
congress cannot take away from
the people of Utah the government it has
given them, it wiil perhaps only be neces
sary to refer to the oase of tho Distric: of
Columbia, in which the right of suffrage
was revoked and a government by com
missioners established, or to the provi
sional government set up in the southern
states daring the period of reconstruction.
If the people of Utah were loyal to the
government of the United States and were
yielding obedience to the laws, I would be
among the last members of this honorable
teaate to insist upon placing over them a
government not of their own choice,but they
occupy the position of defying the govern
ment, of trampling the laws of oongress
under their feet, aod that bain? so, it
seems to me it cannot be doubted that
so far as it has anything to do with the
subject,has the right to strip them of every
vestige of political power, and put all
power there into the hands of whomsoever
the government of the United states sees
proper to trust with the functions neces
sary to be exercised."
THE TEXAS PACIFIC LAND GBANT.
The house publio lands oommittee sus
pect that the attorneys for the Southern
Pacific Railroad oompany seek to delay
final aotion by the committee upon the
proposed forfeiture of the Texas Pacific
land grant, and for that reason decided to
day to give the attorneys until Monday
next instead of a later day to present their
arguments against forfeiture.
NOT A CANDIDATE.
The attention of Senator Voorhees .be
ing called to the use of his name in con
nection with the next race for governor in
Indiana, he said: "I will not be a candi
date for governor. This you may publish
if you wish as a thing to be relied on. I
never aspired to the office, and do not now.
Nj circumstances in tha future will bring
about my nomination. Other gentlemen
of ability and with claims upon the party
(ElnbE-
desire the position, and will be presented
to our next state convention. 7'
PAYNE'S NOMINATION.
The nomination of H. B. Payne, of Ohio,
83 the Democratic successor of Senator
Pendleton, has not been well received by
Democrats in either branch of congress.
In fact, ths nomination is generally re
garded as very unfortunate for the nation
al Demooratic party. Mr. Payne is well
known as having been a member of con
gress daring the exciting time when Hsyes
and Tilden were claimants for the presi
dency, and having been a member of the
electoral commission. He was popular in
oongress, and recognized as having intel
lectual ability above the average, but the
connection of his family with the S' an
dard oil company and the fiyht
again Mr. Pendleton on account of his
zeal for reforms in the civil service are
unfortnnate features of the contest for the
seaatorship that senators and representa
tives admit are likely to be r.-ed against
tha Democratic party in the presk:
election with telling effact.
THE DUTT ON V.'OOL.
The Ohio delegation in con^re^3 with
out regard to party, ia bent upon securing
the passage of a bill to restore the day
on wool to the old rates. They think the
election in Ohio last year turned upon the
reduction of wool by the B
gress, and Mr. Converse intends
to move the passage of a
bill under suspension of the rules to re
store the duty. In a interview published
this afternoon, Mr. Geddes, of Ohio, says
he thinks the committee of wajs and
means will report a conservative tariff
bill, notwithstanding the radical proclivi
ties of his colleague, Mr. Hard, which will
injure the Democrats. Mr. Glides sajs:
"The wool interest must be recognized, and
I think that the best thing is to present a
separate bill upon this subject. I e
be in favor of renewing the bill of 1867
until a general tariff bill could be passed.
I doubt that the Democrats will succeed in
securing the passage in the senate of a
general tariff bill this session, and for this
reason I think it best to pas3 an individual
bill, as suoh aotion is necessary to advance
the interests of the Dimoorats in Oaio and
other parts of tha country.''
[Western Associated 1'ress. |
Washington, Jan. 11.—The secretary of
the treasury will call §10,000,000 3; to
morrow.
The meeting of the honss committee on
po3toffices and post roads will report to the
the house favorable action on the bill for
making publio roads, highways and post
rouces, and giving the postmaster general
power to establish a postal service when
ever in his judgment and tha public
welfare require it.
POSTAL TELEG3APHY.
Tho bills of Anderson and Sumner, rela
tive to postal telegraph were referred to
a snb-committee. Mr. Bingham, a mem
ber of the sub-committee, says no action
towards formulating a bill will be taken
for ten days or more.
LAND GEANT9.
The snb-committee of the house com
mittee on publio lands, to whom was re
ferred the qnestion of the order of the
land grant forfeiture bills to be consider
ed, have reported that consideration will
be begun immediately in the fol
lowing order: Texas Pacific,
Oregon Central, Ontonagon and
State Line, California _ Oregon, of Cali
fornia, Northern Pacific Atlantic <fc Paoifio,
Southern Paoifio, California, New Orleans,
Baton. Rouge, Tioksburg, Atlantic, Oulf
k West Indian, Psnsacola _ Georgia, Flor
ida, Atlantic _ Gulf Central, Mobile _
Girard, Selma, Rome &, Dalton, Vioksburg,
Shrsveport _ Texas, Sioux City _ St. Paul,
Chioago, St. Paul _ Minneapolis, Chioago,
St. Paul _ Omaha, and Wisconsin Central.
The report was adopted by the fall oom
mittee, ' and the olerk direoted
to give a copy to the press.
The Texas Pacific grant to be considered
first was originally made to the Texas
Pacific railroad and is now claimed by tbe
Southern Pacific, land amounts to 14,000,
000 ?.cres estimated to be worth $40,000,
000.
THE HENNEPIN CANAL.
At the meeting of the house committee
on railways and canals Mr. Murphy was
requested by the ma_bers to give the his
tory of the Hennepin canal.
KSIE tliNAL.
Mr. Wemple thinks of introducing a bill
in the house for an appropriation for the
[jarmauent improvement of the Erie
3ans,!.
THE MISSISSIPPI.
The hinse ommittee oa rivor3 and har
bors referred thasubjeot oi fch9 immediate
appropriation of $ 1,000,030 for the im
provement of the Mississippi to a sub
committee consisting of Blanchard, Gib
son and Henderson, of Illinois.
LAND GBASI.
At the meeting of the house committee
an judiciary, to-day, Gray and Bullett, of
New York, made an argument against the
transfer of the consideration of the que?-
tion of the Northern Pacific land grant
forfeiture, from the committee of judiciary
to the committee on public lands. The
gentlemen argued that the question was a
legal one, and not public policy or equ-.tj .
The sub-oommittee, consisting of Culber
son, Broadhead and Taylor, wer6 expee-.
to report upon the transfer of the ques
tion to-day; the report, however, will .
submitted on Tuesday. As now prepare
it recommends that the oommittee on pub
lic lands be given the question for fatar.
AGEIOULTUBAL MEETING.
A meeting of the members of thehour-e
committeo on agriculture and the members
of the oommittee of cattle men appoints :
recently in Chicago, was held at the capi
tol. A general disoussion on the con?a
gious diseases among cattle was indulged
in. The committee of cattle men in an
swer to the inquiries of the representative 4
said disease existed in Delaware, the Dis
trict of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylva
nia, Virginia. Connecticut, New York, aud j
probably in other places. In New York a !
few counties are reported infected. Mr.
Hunt, of New Jersey, said congress would |
appropriate an adequate amount, payable i
to the order of the unthorities of the dif
ferent states, and wou.d protect New Jer
sey for six months, as the stopping of the
impoitition of diseased cattle of that st: te
for six months would stamp out pleuro
pneumonia in its territory. Dr. Law, of
the cattle commission of the treasury de
partment said, the disease is undoubtedly
the result of importation. He said, with
plenty of money and a federal law itoould
be eradicated in twelve months. New
York City had at onetime stamped it out
in three months. He advocated the burn-
ing of buildings where the disease occurred.
Jndge Carey, of Wyoming, gave the his
tory of the disease, saying it was like
Asiatic cholera, spreading through Europe
and reaohinsr New York forty years ago.
It has existed in continental Europe, Great
Britain, Australia, New Zealand and this
country, and all that saved
the west from the disease
wa3 the line of transportation from the
west to the east. Had it been otherwise
the western nlains woald have been infect
ed. Onee in existence there it would
spread over the entire country and could
not be stopped. He said a hundred mill
ion dollars was invested in the oattle busi
ness in ths United States. Representative
Hatch said, Singleton, of Illinois, offered
$1,000 reward for an animal infected with
pleuro pneumonia, but no ono bad accept
ed. Several members of tbe oattle oom
mittee offered to show the disease to any
one doubting the existence. Representa
tive Mr. Wilier gave notioe that he
would ijoffer a bill appropriating
$10,000,6iJ0 by the government for the sup
pression of contagion- diie__en in cattle,
to be distributed araoi g the states and ter
ritories in the ratio of the representation
of congress, provided, that each stale ap
propriate a bum equal in amount to that
giveu by the government.
CJllMEKCE.
The house committee on commerc, de
cided to hear arguments on January 24,
L'o and 26, of any persons desiring to be
baard against the pending bills for the
regulating of : i t stats commerce, and
argument in favor of the bills, January
28, L"J and 80. after which, therb will be no
public hearing without the unanimous
consent of the commu'eo. D ivis, Cla'ty
and Long were appointed members of the
r-liu-committee, to consider foreign re
strictions of importation of- American
pork.
UTAH.
The bill for the reorganiz Uioa of Utah
territory under a comrai-siou, by a vote of
D to G of thy committee on territories, it
was intimated that the committee on ter
ritories was unfavorabls to the measure.
BUB-OO—__-X_Ut.
The following sub cauimitees was ap
poinced on bankruptcy: Mnulton, Culber
son, Collins, McCoiu aud Bisbee. On fe
male suffrage: Maybnry, Poland and
Tucker. On bigamy, e!c : Tncber, Moui
tou nnd Bisiieo. On c:\il rights: Broad
head, Dor-heuner, Seney. Taylor and
Bro»vno On the ion of the veto
Dower of the'president: Dorsheimer, May
bury, B ow e, Poland and Tnoksr. Oa
presidential snoc kfeOoid, Broid
he .d, Collins, Beed and Fucker.
tODOOS.
The house oommittee on Indian affairs
agreed to report »a the claim ><f
Louisa Boddy for in ."ft'lenient of
. rty dtslrojcd by the M c
1872.
WAI; CLAIMS.
j to
day referred lio oases for o > sideration to
the various m • ■ • rs of thr oomm
690 :.Mlis and pe ferred
to the oommittee members, and ;!i y ex
pect 5,000 by the end ot ihe ses>ion.
THE LEV__9.
Senator Plumb bslievi i that the disens
tion of the Missisaippi improvement will
finally result in tho bnildiug o* leveea, and
if the levees are built they can only he
maintained in one way, nHmtrly, travel
ing them by railroads. It i« oapable of
demonstration that a railroad can h* bti t
along the bank of the river, and be be
lieves thnt thit method will pn;ve lbn <;ni^
practicable one to keep the levt<>a in repair.
The railroad wonld, at the same tune,
greatly increase the transportatio- fa iii
ties of the Mississippi valley.
SENATOB ANTI1 >.Ni
The oommittee representing the senate
Republican caucus, held a briaf consulta
tion with Senator Anthony, in relation to
the presidency pro tern. The senator said
he was compelled to decline the pi •■!
honor, believing it inexpedient with I c
present stato oi hi-! health to nndertake in*
du'ies of the office.
AMUUEMFNTS.
Opera Hems
SPECIAL ANITOUNCEI_S_TC !
Being aware that owing to the extren e cold
weather of the pa -t fe t
our ci'.iz-'iis hav ')
em Uo '-:•, -iml witness I
. :
' 0
A MOUNTAIN PINK,
thatw-is played '© such suco
the eariy part of .ho season at '. hicai o, 1
arranged with them to play a r»tarri ■ .
•>f two perfo i
Evening, Jauuary 12. Seats now on sale I
usual prices, $t, 75c, 60o and ' ■■■ It see- Hull;,
L. N. SCOTT, • a s_
(irand Opera Hous
L. N. SCOTT, Mansger.
EXTRA!
MONDAY, JAN. 14—ONE WKEK.
The Great 8p?ctacular and Sensational Plav.
from BOOTH'S THEATER, New Iokk, tho
i"ROMANY RYE!"
75 PEOPLE ! 27 GYPSIES !
17 8ets of the most Superb Scenery !
J. W. Moiseissey and J. T. DiC-SO.v, Managers.
"The Gypsey Encampment,"
"Craigsnest by Moonlight,* 1
"Little Queer street,"
"The Wreck of lh3 Sa-atofja,"
"London at Sunriie."
__■"• Grand Matinee Wednesday ft'id bat—
Reduced pncen—E-ening. $1.00, 7fc, 5,'c and
oc.; matinet", 75o, 50c and 25c. 8a e f
comm-oncee faturfLy, Jan. 12th, 0 a. m-
NATHAN
FORD
Gives Special Bargains in
KHABEufl-llB
PIANOS
Olough & Warren Organs.
96 £ Third Street, - St. Paul
NO. 1 1.
MfSICAL INSTRUMENTS.
J> WW. Q
I For Sale. R
A *■* G
JQ" Repaired. /V
I C\ Exchanged. ]NT
I jg At Lowest Prices. Jg
PIANOS & ORGANS
Taken in escha-^° for new goods during tho
tt liday Trade, all
Warranted to b ■ i i P rh\ (tafer, in! worth
Ion Una WeAikfer Thmi!
1 Wi—iams i a__ ••: Organ $30
j 1 Pr.noe&Co, (B stops j Cabinet Organ 40
j l Smith (8 «f.>ps i Cabii et Organ 50
1 hhooinger (8 stop*] Cabi at Organ CO
i Bstey | IS stops) .:,• i■■■■• Organ. '"S
I __son_ Hamlin (6 stops) Organ 80
1 Smith Pdal Bass Church Organ, two
bar k« keys 125
I Christs Upritiht I'ianr. 125
1 GronstesneqoarePiano L8Q
1 Kimball Dpnght, 7)i ootare 175
Payments from 98 to $13 down, balance easy
monthly payments.
Sole Agents f r Ebdletl .V Davis, Emerson, Kim
ball P____, Kimball < ,ir!<.r and
Ctj ipal 0
W. W. KIMBALL CO.,
51 West Third street, St. Paul.
CLOXHlNO.
; 3,003 CENTS.
2,!08 GENTS.
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Wo 't Lie /'' // you
" h it investment which
will it you <* projit. of ncirlif
S3 I-'i it •<?>:., read what we
.
if h "• i a.'- vrly40overcoats
,f Le 14 <!<0 t f $90, and they
wereoon e*l CHEAP for that
HONE \ave about ten of
this n. tit. ivhu-.h we are go
iim rv* - '>/,.fv Hunaay next.
Tui* '■<' - made from a gen
tt%ii+. f-v .. i •; ym hi, with an ex
i a wide •• U ''Mar. The sleeves
ar* lined w h heuvy satin. The
r,<*>ir >■< dou > e-etitehedMnd cut ex
tia. lonif. - z* runniff iroin tiJi to
4'i.rh'i* . V '^tftrmfrj * >ts certain
ty thr perfeeHem of the tailor's
, and would cost at least,
" ntntl*. *o oroU r," $60.
HE IfIL SELL WHAT WE
HUE J-o
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t ,.L FOR IT.
BOSTON
"ONE-?R"i:
USE,
B itert street?.
AUL,
Our 2+ h Semi'Annual Red Fig
lire
EDUCATIONAL.
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law
DTJBUQU , IOW \.
:<: daughters in
a rirst r.la■> do well tn i.w»ntigate
lai -i• of I tion. ihe present
building, whie . beautiful,
d, which will con
. i . lis Tha
■ "i tments is
;.•:, bo hi -leces
-ary to •' e musi
■ al i.l pari nt [ho area for
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For par
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GO IT.
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Center I s rests,
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