River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-11-03
WORD FROM WASHINGTON.
what is TranspIring in the City of the
Nation From Day to Day


coNKLING.
| WASHINGTON, Oct. 24.-There are
still those who maintain that Conkling
will yet go into the cabinet. 1t is said
now that Morgan was induced to ac-
| cept the secretary of the treasury on
/ the condition that he should be re-
quired to remain in office only until
| next winter: that he at first positive
| ly declined, but finally consented to ac-
cept and fill the Office for a short time.
The report goes on to say that by next
winter public opinion will have so set
tied down that Conkling can go into the
cabinet without exciting that opposi-
ton which would arise now. A
/, prominent democrat said to-day, that
! the democratic senators would not offer
| any opposition to Morgan, because they
| believed that he was only going to hold
the seeretaryship for Conkling. There
is no doubt that Morgan did decline at
first and was afterward induced to ac-
cept.
New York, Oct. 25.-Ex.Gov. Nor
gan declined the treasury portfolio
peremptorily to-day. He sent tele-
graph dispatch to the president, after a
long consultation on the subject with
the presidents favorite secretary, who,
with Thurlow Weed, endeayored to pre-
vail upon him to accept the secretary
ship. The meeting took place at Gov.
Morgan's house; afterwards Gov. Nor
! gan went down to his place of business
and remained all the afternoon. He
had many callers, but declined to talk
/ ~ tho of
ing he had written the president in the
morning, and that all information
must come from Washington. The
impression got abroad early, how
ever, that he had declined the prof
fered Office, and though the entire
confirmation did not come until late in
the evening, it caused such comment
in business circles. The reasons given
by the governor for his action were his
delicate state of health and his ad-
vanced years
Thurlow Weed, who had strongly
urged the appointment of Gov Nor
| gan and who had as strongly urged
Morgan to accept it, said tonight that
the defamation was very generally a
disappointment to his and the presi-
/ dents friends, and would greatly en-
barrass President Arthur's administra-
ton.
TYNER TALKS.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 26.-The resigna-
ton of Gen. James N. Tyner was sent
to the President this morning. 1t was
accepted at once, and the name oil
Frank Hatton, of Burlington, Iowa,
will be sent to the Senate.
Gen. Tyner has prepared statement
which will be given to the press this
evening. Il merely denies the truth OF
the charges that he has been in sympa-
thy with the star route contractors, or
has been hostile to their prosecution.
He says he was extremely cautious
while in control of the office, and never
made an expenditure without first con-
sulting the postmaster general,
Gov. Jewell, and that while
in charge of the department, he refus-
ed to make a large increase in the SER
vice, he required of General Brady
monthly statements regarding the star
route service, and never sanctioned any
large expenditures. During the last
month that he was postmaster general
no report came to him, and aftel be
ceased to be postmaster general, he
was informed that during that month
Brady had largely expedited the service
He went at once to General Key, who
had just taken charge of the depart
ment, and told him of it, and advised
him to cancel all orders for increased
service. Tyner says further that the
star route prosecutions were frequently
q matter of consultation between him
self and President Garfield; that ht
took his report of the investigation
made by himself into the service, anC
read it to Garfield, who requested tina
he might show it to Gen. James, which
he did; this was soon after Gen. Gar
field was president.
The French guests visited the stat,
department this afternoon, and after
wards called on President Arthur
WASHINGTON, Oct. 27.-The senat,
virtually suspended business for hal
an hour or more to-day, awaiting tC
receive cabinet nominations. 1t wa
generally understood that nomination
would be made, and the senate did no
care to 60 into executive session unit
they arrived. Then there was
SOME SURPRISE
that Howe's name was not sent in fOl
attorney general, especially among hi
friends.
Postmaster General James was re
nominated at measure of precautior
by the president, in order that ther,
may not be any question or bubble a
to the legal idea of his future officia
acts.
CONFIRMED.
The senate confirmed Folger, secre
tary of the treasury; James, postmas
ter general, and Hatton, first assistan
postmaster general.
Folger's nomination for secretary O
the treasury was generally expected.
In the criminal court to-day, an or
der was passed, allowing twenty wit
nesses to be subpened in behalf O
Guiteau, the fare and costs of service
to be paid by the government.
| WASHINGTON, Oct. 24-The senate
Immediately after going into executive
session early in the afternoon, resum ed
the contest over the nomination of Cliff
ford Strathan, postmaster at Lynch.
burg, Va. Senator Hill, of Georgia
spoke in opposition to the confirmation
two hours. The debate was then con
tinued by Senators Morgan, Morrell
Hoard, Sherman and others at great
length; the discussion running sub
stantially upon the same lines of argu,
ment as yesterday. The political fea.
lures of the case bearing upon the re-
suit of the impending election in Vir
ginia being more openly expressed and
distinctly emphasized The speeches
were interspersed with mum
Der of roll calls, motions to
adjourn and other dilatory proceed
ings, and were also diversified by a
spirited colloquoy between Logan and
| Voorhees, as to which of the two had
heretofore shown himself a better
friend to the union soldiers.
NO QUORUM.
About o'clock, the vote on motion
to adjourn disclosed no quorum and a
call of the senate was ordered. All
proceedings were then suspended while
the sergeant-at-arms and deputies were
hunting up the absentees.
DEADLOCK.
Lunch was in the meanwhile served
and another hour or so whiled away
Soon after nine o'clock upwards of fifty
members were present in the senate
chamber, but when a vote was taken
upon another motion to adjourn, it was
found that less than quorum respond.