Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-10-27

living more than 100 miles outside OF the
| Jurisdiction of the courts of the District OF
Columbia cannot be paid by the government.
Inside of that radius their expenses can be
paid.
ACTING SECRETARY.
Assistant Secretary French received from
President Arthur this forenoon appointment
as acting secretary of the treasury.
INDICTMENT OF HowGATE.
The grand jury returned indictments against
Capt. Howgate for forging the name OF K. H..
Rochester, treasurer of the Western Union
Telegraph company, to receipts amounting to
$4,000.
| sCoyILLE'S TACTICS.
| Scoyillc Guiteau's counsel occasioned much
surprise to-day when he declined to raise the
point of jurisdiction in She argument on
which had been set for the Goth inst. 1t is
stated however, that the points are also re-
| served as to be of service to the accused.
| Should he be tried and convicted q writ of
habeas corpus Will be taken and, the
plea of want of jurisdiction then
raised. Should it then be decided
| that the district court was without jurisdic-
ton. Mr.. Scoyille has been assured by very
high legal authority his client could not be
| tried in New Jersey is that it would be to put
| him in peril of his life second time for the
same offence Should the argument be made
before trial and Judge Cox decide that he had
no Jurisdiction this chance for the life OF
Guiteau would be lost.
FoLGFR ACCEPTS.
1t is positively stated tonight that Chief
Justice Folger, of New York, has been ten
dered and accepted the appointment OF secre-
tary of the treasury, and that his name
will be sent to the senate tomorrow. In con-
nection with this appointment it is asserted
| that Folger agreed to accept, on condition
and with the understanding that he shall be
appointed to the United States supreme bench
| to succeed Hunt, who, it is confidently be-
lieved, will be retired on account of physical
| disability, by congress. Folger really did not
want the secretaryship, but is ambitious to go
| upon the supreme bench.
BONDS.
Ex-Custodan Pitney will answer some
charges in the rautine report.
PERSISTENT.
| Prominent Indiana men are endeavoring to
secure the appointment of Geo. B. Wright as
auditor of railroad accounts. Petitions in
| his behalf bearing among other names that of
j. c. New, was sent the president to-day.
WINDOW SEES ARTHUR.
| Secretary Window had long interview with
| President Arthur this afternoon. The secre-
| tary SAYS with the close of business to-day his
administration as secretary of the treasury
virtually ceases. He will be at the department
part of the time for the next few days. He
says the declination of Morgan is final, and
new name will be sent to the senate soon.
Morgan, in q letter to President Ar
thur, received to-day, expressed sincere regret
at giving the president any embarrassment.
The letter was written in response to a tele
gram Washington nrging Morgan to accept
and was sent by special messenger to assure
prompt delivery. A prominent public Of
ficer, who is q confident OF the president, to-
day says Morgan gave President Arthur to
understand before his name was sent to
the senate that he would accept.
After he was nominated, but before he re-
ceived notice of his confirmation, Morgan con-
suited his physicanwith regard to the expedi-
ency of undertaking the work and responsible
ties of the treasury department His phys1-
clan advised him not to accept, as did his
wife, on the ground that his advanced age and
failing strength would make the burden a
heavier one than he could safely bear.
In Difference to their judgment and wishes
Morgan decided not to take the place, and
wrote the president to that effect. A public
officer, who gives this history of the affair,
saws ne thinks the president is in correspond
ence with Judge Folger, of New York, and
that arrangements probably will be
made which will insure the
latter's acceptance of the treasury
portfolios. This arrangement, it is intimated,
will involve the ultimate transfer of Colyer
to the supreme court bench. President Ar
| thur to-day remarked to prominent senator's
| that he felt Tconfdent the senate would be
enabled to adjourn tomorrow or Friday at
| least. This remark was communicated to the
senate during executive session and was un-
| derstood to signify that nomination for Sec
retaryship of the treasury be sent in to-
morrow.
Guiteau's trial has been postponed until
November IA at request of the defense. The
district attorney, opposing postponement,
said: "Had anything been presented upon
which the court could act except the state
ment of counsel that he would establish the
fact that an insane man had killed the presi-
dent? 1t was more important that the sane
man who assassinated the president should
promptly expiate that crime. That was what
people were waiting for and not
that this man should be proved
insane'' The court, in granting
postponement to November ID, and no longer;
said is this were an ordinary case of volunta-
ry arrangements with counsel to enter into
the case, he should say the case soould not be
subordnated to other engagements; but it
was consideration not to be disregarded that
that the order of the court had taken counsel
| from the performance of other engagements.
ACCEPTED.
| The president has accepted the resignation
of First Assistant Postmaster General Tyner
The total amount of bonds embraced in the
105th call has been received
| coNKLING.
| 1t is still asserted. by those who assume to
know that Conkling will succeed Folger in the
treasury before Arthur's administration grows
very old. It is said that Conkling would
have been appointed but that since
he left the senate he has taken several very
important low cases, and has accepted some
| thousands of dollars in the shape of retainers
from his clients, and therefore he cannot aban-
don these cases, and it will be some months
before he can attend to them. President
Arthur is very. anxious SO the story goes to
have Conkling at the head of the treasury, and
his great embarrassment since Morgan de-
| clined has been to bend. A man who would
make way for Conkling when he gets ready to
| go into the cabinet Folger's retirement from
|
tate an election of successor and the Demo-
Gratis may win the election and thus get ma
jority of that court. That is one reason why
there was some hesitation in appointing Folger
the treasury, but after looking over the field,
it appears the president concluded he was the
man wanted. Folger's preferences and tastes
are SO decidedly legal and judicial that no
doubt he will be willing to leave the secreta-
ryship for place on the United States su-
| Dreme bench The belief that COnklinp is
ultimately designed for the secretaryship
of the treasury seems to be almost universal
here, and if he were at liberty to accept, it is
believed the president would have appointed
him. Ex-Secretary, now Secretary Window,
| informs the associated press agent tonight