Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-10-17

ing by the nominations of Cor
ham and Riddleberger for secretary an
sergeant alarms of the senate. The Republi
cans believe they could elect a secretary &C
ceptable to Davis, of Illinois, but they mus
get G )rham out of the way first. Mahoue
refuses TO consent to any other candidate ex-
cept Go ham and he has said that if the Re
pablicans do not make au effort to elect Cor
ham AMI Riddleberger he would submit reso
luton t, this effect. He will hardly do this
however, as the resolution would undoubted
ly be defeated. A majority of the Democrat
favor the immediate offering of a resolution
to make Chief Clerk Sbober acting secretary
but few Democrats insist upon an election
A Democratic caucus has been called to NEE
Monday morning to consider this question
and the result will be to direct the introduc
ton ola resolution to appoint Shober as act
ing secretary. President Davis, of the senate
is willing to vote for the Shober resolution
and, as the Republicans believe they canno
elect Gorham, they would not oppose it.
MALONE TALKS A Little.
Senator Malone said to-day that duelline
funders could be attended to after election
He had resolved not to be forced into personal
difficulties and had advised his readjuster
friends to take the same course. The epithets
now hurled against all his friends were part of
the system of political intimidation which he
had m lde war on. After he had buried Darl
under big readjuster wig there would be no
desire to renew the quarrels of the campaign.
Until then he hoped Rlddleberger would take
no notice of Wise.
MALONE ARRESTED.
Jofo - ,icrLt foI-a
into custody. The arrest was made at the in
stance of Samuel Strong, an old resident of
Washington who received information he be-
lleved to be from a reliable source to the effect
that Gen. Jacob A. Early had challenged Sem
ator Malone to fight duel
aud the latter had accepted the
challenge. The senator was conveyed to the
residence of Judge Smell, of the police court,
where he denied having received a challenge
from Gen. Early, saying the latter was too
old and feeble, and added that all their differ
ences had been harmonized. Senator Malone
was released on personal recognizance bond
and returned home. He will appear on Mon
day to answer the charges.
CABINET sPECULATIoNS.
The presidents determination to delay
sending in cabinet names until week after next
has broken all states, and it is asserted that he
is more embarrassed than has hitherto been
supposed. The rumor that Conkllng is to be
member, is renewed, and Blaine's friends say
that the intention to appoint Conkling has
never been abandoned. A western senator
said this evening that he had felt
that such an appointment would be
SO nearly fatal to the success of the admins
tration and to the future of the party that he
had gone to the president and protested
against it. The president listened calmly and
cOurteously but did not indicate in anyway his
intention. In reply to a question the treas
urer said Conkllng would be confirmed uAanl-
mously. There could be no objections to him
on the score of ability and integrity, but the
appointment would nevertheless wreck the
administration.
BILL CHANDLER.
Vim. E. Chandler is in town, getting the
drift of things. He predicts that every men,
Der of Arthur'S cabinet will be politician,
and he appointed to strengthen the party ma
chinery. OF Gariied's cabinet, Blaine, Win
dom and Klrkwood were of this class. Hunt,
Lincoln, James and Mac eagh have absolutely
no value in politics. He thinks none will be
retained permanently.
RECESS.
The senate agreed to take a recess from
Monday until noon Friday next. The senate
to-day confirmed the nomination of Noah c.
Mcfarland, of Kansas, commissioner of the
general land office w. Seller, of Indiana, United
States consul at Cape Town, and large num-
Der of postmasters, among them L. D. Strait
Shakopee, Mimi; +. L. Longby, Traceria; Jno
NJ. Miller, Clarinda, Ia; Albert G.
Seigel Girard, Illinois; Jos. Maddox, Carlisle
Ills; VIM. J. Norrish, Cambridge, Ills
Theo. M. King, Paxton, Ills; Jos. NJ. Patton,
Pana, Ills; Thos. B. TAFT, Knoxville; Edward
L. Chapman, Great Bend, Kiss. Graft. C.
Weldg, Galena, Kas. simeon Donaldson, Cald-
veil, Kas. Frances Bowen, Morton, Kas. Jno.
y. Finny, Vicksburg, Miss; Geo. H. Foote,
Jefferson, Tenn; Jno. d. Lewis, Puloski,
Tenn.
The following returns the list of October
have been received by the department of agri
culture. Cotton returns give the condition at
only 6S, decline per cent since the return
of September 1. Compared with returns the
same time last year show there is decrease
of Is per cent.
THE SENATE.
Proceedings this afternoon in the senate
were devoid of interest, and the senate at 1910
went into executive session. When the doors
were reopened the seuate adjourned.
FORMAL CALLS.
The chiefs of bureaux of the war and navy
departments and officers of the army and navy
on duty in this city, called on the president
to-day, and were formally presented by Secre-
taries Lincoln and Hunt.
EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS.
The president has nominated Septimus J.
Hanlan, of Colorado, to be register of the land
Office at Leadville, Colorado, and D. Newton
Thompson attorney of the United States for
the western district of Louisiana.
TALK WITH GUITEAU'S COUNSEL.
Scoville, counsel for Guiteau, since coming
to Washington, has had as large daily mail
as a cabinet officer. He has endeavored to
read and dispose of his correspondence but
the task increases so with each day that he
has sent to Chicago for stenographer, who
is expected to arrive tomorrow morning. He
has received q reply from Gen.
Butler and therefore wrote again
this evening. He thinks Buffers tel
egram recently published, indicates a will
ingness to defend Guiteau. Rather than that
he shouldn't have thorough defense, he ex-
poets to summon almost every one who at
tended Garfield during his illness, especially
Swain, Rockwell and the surgeons. He
thinks Butler will
MAKE 1T VERY WARM
for them, and that he will not neglect