, 1881-01-04
WASHINGTON.
New York People lndisposed
to Accept the Naval
Portfolio.
They Prefer the Post Office De.
partment, for Its Pa
tronago.
Ierp1exity Of the President iii
Finding a Man for the
Short Term.
The Army Bill Will Be Brought
Up in the House To-
Morrow.
A Democratic Caucus on the
Electoral Count to Be
Held at Night.
Wall Street in Favor Of the Three
per Cent Bonds tor all
Evil Purpose.
Secretary Sherman Against Them,
and the Bankers Waiting to
Be Traded With.
| Needs Of New Mexico - Scl,urz md
White, nnl Berlin, and tho
| Indlans.
Mrs. 0hristianoy Evidently the Victim Of
gcoundrels- Great Pension
Secretary Sherman Against Them,
and the Bankers Waiting to
Be Traded With.
Needs OF New Mexico - ScNurz and
White, nnl Berlin, and tho
1ndians.


Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune.
WASHINGTON. u. e.. Dec. 3.-Tl'e opinion
Of the Acknowledgement makcs It necessary
for tlle President to appoint Secretary of
the Navy, instead Of designating another
member nf the Cabinet to scryc temporarily.
III the First ii,atallcH this Ii what the FRESH
dent expected to do. nnd lie gave Its friends
to understand that ho Intended to MP
point Southern man. Some difficulties
appear to lIayc arisen in tl1at direction, aud
one difficulty WIS recogllizellas rs attending Sc
lrctlon froln anyQuartcrn ,-tlmt the timc
Of holding the Office would be too brief to 1rs-
tify uny 1ne Ut prominence In desiring II
present position or occupation fur the rc-
naailling weeks Of President Hayes terill.
Thu statement llero III regard to the place
having been offered to
Mlt. MORTON, or SEw YORK,
Will, tho nssulslnce tllat ],e would be retained
by GelI. Garfield aru hot credited. Thnt 1t
ltls been u1Ferc, Him, a'ld uInt as I'LL intIucc
n,ent to his ncccpttng It the probability 1T
Gen. Garfield retaining HIN hns been
urged upon hin, Is believed. Ti1nt
he DECLINED 1t Oil tho ground that
he would like nothing but tic
Treasury cau1lot be true, since lie WIS fully
Informed, when Gen. Garfield wus here, TINT
he could mt bo lnatlo Secretary Of tho
Treasury.
GEN. aAuP1E1D's NEAs0Ns,
tlle,l communicated to him, wuru that tho
country would not bu snt1stiod 1t tho Treas
ury Department md tho Custonl-l1uusa were
bolll III tho In1l.ls Ut New York ncI. (;eil.
Gurtcl.l, ut tho salnu time, expressed ills
deep Sense Ut obligation tn Mr.. Afurton
for tho grea. service ,u Ind rendered among
,nofleyct men In tho campaign. ai,d Tiers
have lce,, various rel'orts sincu tint o would
bu well pleased it Mr.. 21ortn, would uccept
tho Navy Department. Now York ,nc'l
see,u, however, altogether unwilling to ngrco
tilat they will bo content with the Nnvy Dc-
| part,neft. Its patronage Is Ut little co,sc-
anunce to tho Safe outside Of thu urooklyn
Navy-Yartl.
THEY I1IErEis TIE r0ST.orrlcE DEr4AirT.
MENr
to tint, md for this position lfr. Conh!!ng Is
understood to want Nj. Thomas rlatt, nr
solne other specInl friend Ut Ills own. 1t Is
alsU well known that Gun. GnrtIeld, when
llprr, took tho position tllat l,U cotlltl
nut rctaIn my ono ,nenIIgr Of l'rcsl-
dent lIaycs' Cabinet without rctlccthlg o,.
tho rest, aiMl this ii thought to
dspusu Ut tho story tl,at lla had caused Atr.
Atorton h, understand NtIthortatt,u!y tint l.a
would rotnlu hln', sincg rutainlnE tic nlci,l'
ber wila Ind served allly IL few weeks would
,1tnko thu embarrassment much grcatur tl!all
10 select s.,n,u Ut thu oldest nllu moro urolMl-
llel,t members.
| IT II ALSO CEIsTAty
tl,at sol,o of Nr. M0rtun's frtands, il not a(r.
Alurton himself. ll,.ye looked upus' tl.fs toIi-
dcr OF tlls place from tho President us u
lnoyu to dispose Of lin for II pluco ,l,,dor
Gen. Garfield, 'u y!ew Ut the general obtcc-
tlon tint would bo matle ut tho elaso OF tho
ilnycs Administration tn retntning II 1neMbcr
Ut tho CabtMet, ,a,nt, In view Ut the o!raun.'
stallces, tho le4st conspicuous ol,u. At ary
rate, Sir. Alorlon's friends say lIo Inns do'
clincd tho 0!rcr Ut the l'resftlUnt with thanlss.