The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-10-26
WASHINGTON NEWS.
MORGAN DECLINES TO ACCEPT
The SssrstAIylhIp Of the TrSAIury The TItlSl
Orths New York SsAatOn-I Intsrss.Ins Pro-
sssdlnss Of the senate = Department
GOssIp -NOtsS- Personals, &c,

WASHINGTON, D. c., October 25.-Presi
dent Arthur said at haltpast one o'cIocl
that Governor Morgan had not yet accept
ed the secretaryship Of the Treasury,
member Of the Cabinet, when asked wha
he thought Of the outlook, said it mean
that Morgan declines,
The Presidents failure to send the nam
OF General MacVeagh's successor to thl
Senate to-day Is construed to mean that thl
question Of Cabinet changes is being re
considered, and that new names may bl
selected for both the existing and contem
plated vacancies.
THE NEW YORK SENATOR'S,
The Senate Committee on Privileges and
Elections held meeting to-day to consider
the papers referred to Il by the Senate re
lating To the election OF Senators Laphan
and Miller, Republican members. The
Committee said the case was clear ono
and they didn't desire TO investigate thu
matter any further. In order, however
that the Democrats might satisfy them,
selves, a subcommittee consisting Of Hill
OF Georgia, and Pugh, OF Alabama, wer!
appointed to examine the papers and re
port to the full committee.
DOUBTS AND DIFFICULTIES.
The best information to be had is that
Morgan has certainly not yet formally ac'
Cepted the SeCretaryship OF the Treasury,
Ex-senator PomerOy, who was ut the Pres
idents house this morning, says after le aY'
ing, that Morgan had declined, but one Ol
the Presidents secretaries said II there had
been u positive deClinatiOn he had not
heard oft.
1t Is pretty clear that Morgan's accept
ance Is not positively determined upon, or
at least not positively known here unless
by the President, Some OF the ZealouA
friends OF Morgan, 1t seems, were prema.
ture In advising the President that he hatl
reConsidered his determination to decline,
and that he would accept. This informa-
ton led the President to believe there was
no doubt OF Morgan's acceptance and so
he nominated him.
II Is said that Mrs. Morgan Is very much
opposed to her husband becoming seCrs-
tary Of the Treasury, fearing that the dll-
ties OF the position would impair his health.
The President to-day notified the Cabl-
net members and others that he was too
busy to see them.
The nomination for Acknowledgment is
withheld because Of the doubt existing NJ
to the SeCretaryship OF the Treasury, and 1t
Is reported that II Morgan declines, Howe
may be nominated for the Treasury.
SENATE PROCEEDINGS
In tho Senate to-day the oath Of office
was administered to acting Seer etary +. L.
Shober.
Mr.. Sherman called up the resolution aul-
thorizing the Librarian OF Congress to re-
ceiye and preserve the papers Of Count de
Rochambeau to await tlle action Of Cor
gress on the proposition to sell the same Ia
the United States Government. Mr.. Sher-
man stated that the papers were now In the
city aud consisted Of about 400 original
letters and military papers from Gen.
Washington, ROChambeau end others, of
which not more than fifty had ever been
published. Ther contained also fity-nine
original maps Of forts, camps, etc. In re-
ply to question by Cockrell, Sherman
stated that the cost Of the papers was $2O,-
600 dollars.
Mr.. Cockrell said he had no objection to
the resolution provided no obligation,
moral, legal or equitable, should thereby
rest upon the Senate by the purchase Of the
papers.
mfr. Voorhees, said ho would vote for the
resolution II the highest obligation should
rest upon the Government to purchase the
papers. He regarded them Of inestmable
value. They contained rich mines OF hts
torical literature. The papers were now In
Washington, in possession Of Marquis DE
Rochambeau, descendant of Count DE
RoChambeau. The Marquis would willing.
ly makea gift oil these papers to the Unitsd
States II he couldaifor II, but he could not.
The value OF the papers, twenty thousand
dollars, was in his (Voorhees) opinion very
low. Mr.. Elmunds doubling whether tie
Senate had at the present session anyautht,r.
ityto direct the Librarian Of Congress to
do anything whatever, the resolution was
modified 80 as to instruct the Commit ee
on Library instead Of the Librarian TO ut
tend to the preservation OF tho papers.
Mr.. Ingalls, said that the plain English
OF the resolution was committing the Sen.
ate to purchase papers for $4,000 without
any inspection OF what they contained.
The Senator (Voorhees) had said that Ntllr.
Quis De Rochambeau would present the
papers to the Government II he could
afford It. That was an extraordinary atti.
tude in which to place the gentleman, who
at this time was a guest Of the nation. II
slnacked little to him Of pawnbroker's
shop ora dealerin secondhand clothing. To
say that the nations guest was here asking
the Government TO make him present OF
$4,000, the friends Of Marquis De Roch.
ambeati would be placing him In an unla-
vorable attitude. ~
Mr.. Sherman stated that the papers had
been brought 10 this country at the request
Of the Committee on Library,
Mr.. Ingalls,, though admitting papers
might on examination, be found Of great
value ridiCuled the "natulOnt sentimental.
ism recently sprung up In regard TO old
swords and old papers, $4,000 being the
price for the former and $4,000 for the
latter.
The resolution was then adopted. Mr.
Sherman offered . resolution which was
laid over under the rifles. directing the Fl.
nance Committee TO investigate the &C.
counts for the expendituteso Of several appro'
priations for contingent expenses, In the
Treasury Department, since July LIST, 1881.
| The Executive session tOllOWeu. Wnen
The doors reopened the Senate adjourned.
MORGAN DECLINES.
Late tonight President Arthur received
telegraph information from Ex-Governor
Morgan declining the sccrptaryship Of the
Treasury, and letter embodyihg his de.
Cisiot is on The way. II Is reported to-
nipht that the Treasury portfolio has
been offered Judge Folger, Of New
York also that the President said
to-day that he would probably send
In the name oiAnother prominent ilnanciei
tomorrow, and that he did not expect tt
hold The Senate any longer than Thursday.
i United States Treasurer Gilfllail II
mentioned as the prominent finanCler.
NOTES AND PERSONALS.
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