The New York herald., 1877-11-19
TROUBLES OF TIE INDIANA DELEGATION.
The Presidents Course Regarding the
New York Appointments.
THE JAY CUSTOM HOUSE COMMISSION
Report Of The House Committee on tht
Paris Exposition.
FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT

WASHINGTON, Now Is, 1877
SENATOR MoRroNs POLITICAL EsTArE-TRoU-
BILE OF THE INDIANA DELEGATION oyER
''JIM" TYNERs MACHINATIoNs.
Though Senator Morton left but very moderate
pecunary fortune his political estate, which no had
carefully nursed and increased for many years. Is
considerable that there is already trouble among the
persons who would like to be hts heirs, and some Of
whom have no idea Of dividing II among all
the claimants While Mr. Morton lived, he tolerated
no rivals In Indiana nevertheless there other
men In that State. Mr. Harrison, Judge Gresham,
Judge Cumback and others have waited for their op.
portunty for many years Some of them, indeed,
not unwilling to tako Mr. Moron's place leader Of
the republican party in Indiana. When Mr.. Hayes
became President, and il Senator Morton had not a;
once accepted the policy. 1t understood that
both Mr.. Ben Harrison and Judge Gresham were ready
TO step the front for the administration there
Mr. Morton's death opens future to some other In
diana man, and the Indiana republican delegation Is
just now in unhappy frame OF mind, because they
assert that Assistant Postmaster General Tyner Is
very adroy managing tho political estate left by
Senator Morton for his interest
Mr. Tyner virtually selects and appoints the greater
number Of postmasters In all Northern States He
Of course, Civil Service reformcr Everybody Is
that Mr.. Tyner's of Civil Service reform
was to carefully select Morton men for posmas.ers,
not merely in Indiana, OF course, but every
where. What these unhappy Indiana mon now
complain of is that the Morton postmasters are
getting turned into Tyner postmastcrs The peculiar
process by which such conversions brought
about said to be by the judcous selection OF railway
mail superintenoeDs who, being persons in authority,
with Unlimited travelling facilities, admirably
adapted for missionary work. The Indiana
n
was determined to appeal to tho President
against some OF Mr.. Tyner's seec-
lions OF this class OF pcripatetics. They SEQ
that the astute Tyner "has the bulge thcm,"
Of them complained to-day IN the Hoosier vcrnacuar
and they don't ike It, They would like fair start
In the new race, and they have too great respect
Tyners peculiar abilities to allow him any advantage
1t is urged that Tyner put into his present place
to take OF Senator Mortons interests and not OF
his own that, now that Morton Is dead Tyner ought
70 be ousted for 1t is clear that anti-ryncr in
Indiana is willing to trust him in place which he
knows 80 well how to use. They want stair show"
aud they do not believe they get
1t unless Mr.. Tyner is made to step
down and out Their temper is not very good, be-
there number OF lndanians who have
waited long time to begin their political career, and
the thought that sJim Tyncr," they call him,
should be making ready under their very to
masters is extremely unpleasant
THE NEW YORK OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF
THE PRESIDENT IN CASE OF A FAILURE TO
CONFIRM
If the anti administration Senators can carry out
their idea OF adjourning the session during the
coming week and preventing action on tne prominent
nominations at this session, the New York nomina.
tons would ia but the President In that could
at once, after the adjournment suspend Mcssrs
Arthur and Cornell and appoint In their places
Messrs. Roosevelt and Prince, and these would
Ihereupon take possession OF the Offices, and
hold thcm until the expiration of the regular
Sion next summer unless the Senate should reject
'hem, which Is not likely. But the case OF Mr. Mer-
nit is different Ho nominated TO n the place of
Surveyor Sharpe, whose term had expired under the
Tenure of Office act Unless the Senate confirms Mr.
Merritt this session tho office becomes vacant at
he adjournment OF the extra session, and Will
in allegiance without salary feos cmolumens until
1t is ned by appointment by and with the advice and
consent OF the Senate at the next session.