Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-11-03
WORD FROM WASHINGTON
What is Transpiring in the City of the
Nation From Day to Day
TYNER TALKS.

V4NER. TALKS.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 26.-The resigna
ton of Gen. James n. Tyner was sen
to the President this morning. 1t wa
accepted at once, and the name O
Frank Hatton, Of Burlington, Iowa
will be sent to the Senate.
Gen. Tyner has prepared statemen
which will be given to the press thi
evening. Ii merely denies the truth o
the charges that he has been in sympa
thy with the star route contractors, O.
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
sultlng 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 stal
route service, and never sanctioned any
large expenditures. During the last
month that he was postmaster general
no report came to him, and aftel he
ceased to be postmaster general, he
was informed that during that month
Brady had largely expe aited 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
matter of consultation between him
self and President Garfield; that he
took his report of the investigation
made by himself into the service, and
read it to Garfield, who requested that
he might show it to Gen. James, which
he did; this was soon after Gen. Gar
field was president
The French guests visited the state
department this afternoon, and after
wards called on President Arthur.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 27.-The senate
virtually suspended business for a half
an hour or more to-day, awaiting to
receive cabinet nominations. 1t was
generally understood that nominations
would be made, and the senate did not
care to go into executive session until
they arrived. Then there was
SOME SURPRISE
that HOWe's name was not sent in for
attorney general, especially among his
friends.
Postmaster General James was re-
nominated at measure of precaution
by the president, in order that there
may not be any question or bubble as
to the legal idea of his future official
acts.
CONFIRMED.
The senate confirmed Foleer. secre-
tary of the treasury; James, postmas-
ter general, and Hatton, first assistant
postm aster general.
FOlger'8 nomination for secretary of
the treasury was generally expected.
In the criminal court to-day, an or
der was passed, allowing twenty wit
nesses to be subrmned in behalf of
Gulteau, the fare and costs of service
to be paid by the government.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 24.-The senate
immediately ly after going into executive
session early in the afternoon, resumed
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 a num-
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 6 o'clock, the vote on a motion
to adjourn disclosed no quorum and a
call of the senate was ordered. All
pr ceedings were then suspended while
the sergeant-at-arms and deputies were
hunting up the absentees.
A 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 vote was taken
upon another motion to adjourn, it was
found that less than aquorum respond.
ed. A large number present being
| paired, at 1870 business was still sus.
| pended, with no indication of speedy
break in the deadlock.
! CONFIRMED.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29.-The senate
confirmed John L. Beveridge, u. S.
assistant treasurer, Chicago; Sydney
II. Rich, surveyor of customs. Port
Jefferson; Frederick Knefer, pension
agent, indianapolis, Ind; NJ. C. EIster
| Z. S. attorney western district of Lou.
isiana; Chas. Payson, of Mass, charge
d'afaires, Denmark. Consuls general
Ferdinand Vogeler, of Ohio, Frankfort;
Simon Wolf, of D. c., Cairo. Consuls
-Silas P Hubbell, of New York, ST.
Johns; Gen. Geo. w. Roosevelt, of Penn
sylvania, Bordeaux; Jesse II. Moore
| ILL.,, Callao; Chas. Kahlo, Ind, Sydney
J. II. Leonard, Mimi, Leith; John S
Robeson, Tenn, Tripoli; Volney W
Smith, Ark, St. Thomas; and VIM
P. Pierce, Ga, Cienfuegos. Collector
of customs: John A. Tibbitts, for dis
trict of New London, Conn; Chas. L
Osbourn, for district of Superior, Mich
Surveyor generals: Jaques A. Gla, O
Louisiana; John S. Harris, of Montana
register of wills of District of Columbia
Hiram J. Ramsdale. Postmasters-
Jno. M. Patton, Villisca, Iowa; Mrs
Jane Baldwin, Council Bluffs, Ia; E. r