The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-12-07

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.-Gardeld has de-
.crnined not to give the secretaryship of the
treasury to any New YorG nan. He explains
Inac the collector of the port holds an oface
paying !$z2,OOO per annum, and through
whose hands three-fourths of the customs
revenue is supposed to pass. The magnitude
OF TINS position, and its necessary relation to
AeW ork politics, was such. that if the secre-
tsry was also from New York it would give
10 him . personal influence that would be
greater, IN his opinion, than the best interests
OF Inc civil service would warrant.
u Is reported that Schurz, during Garfield's
W washington visit,told the presidcnt-elect that
Inc retention OF Sherman in the cabinet is
very lmportanttothe business interests as we'll
as TO the future of the republican party, and
mat the other members of the cabinet would
not feel chagrined at the discrimination.
ihere is a poor prospect of unanimous
action on the funding bill. Members who
favor killing the bill insist that the surplus
revenues will wipe out such maturing indebt-
eaness as The treasury is annually forced to
meet. Others say all extra session will be
necessary if no funding bill be passed.
CHICAGO, Dec. 2.-The Inter Oceans
washington special says Thu treasury
officials blame Director of the Mint Burchard
Tor constructing the law to the effect that
100000 0 in silver must be coined monthly.
Their construction makes the amount much
less. and they say there would be emily forty
instead OF fifty millions in silver now in the
treasury under their construction. Burchard
is a strong silver man.
Secretary Sherman expects to reduce the
public debt from $s,000,00 0 to $40, ZOO, 900
during December, and pay off the balance of
the $l3,O0O,0O0 six per cents due December
31st. This is the balance Of the $25, 900, 900
loan made in 1850, for which the govern
meht paid 100000 in premiums and COM
missions to get it floated. The same loan
now at the same rate of interest would bring
about 100000 in premiums in open
market, showing the most extraordinary i'm
provement in the governments credit since
Buchanan's time.
Senator Beck said to-day that he should
oppose a holiday recess of over a week. The
members might stay here and attend to bust.
ness and drink their Christmas and New
Years whisky in Washington, if they dranl
any at all.
1t is stated by an intimate friend of Gen
Garfield that he will in all probability tax,
one member of his cabinet from the Pacific
coast, considering 1t a political necessity t.
have that section represented in his admins
tration.
The friends of Senator Edmunds are exhib
' iting some feeling over the omission Of tn
, President to invite him to the dinner giveJ
!. to General Garfield at the White House OF
!. Saturday. Both Senators Edmonds an
Blaine were in town at the time, but neithe
were invited.
. 1t has been suggested Informally by som
. of the democratic members of the next hsus
= who are in town, that their party can retail
control of the house by forming a ~coalitio
Z with the greenbackers. 1t is said that such
movement has already been instituted. 1t
not believed, however, that any influenti;
portion of the democratic party will 60 int
e it.