The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-10-11


can Senators have said they were in favor
Of using their advantage to elect u Prcsi
dent as soon us their Senators were ad
mitted,
A Democratic Senator, who is on excel
lent terms with Davis, says the the latter
told him that he believed the Republican,
were entitled to the Presidency OF the Sen
ate because they carried the election last
wear, and, especially, us that official might
become President Oi the United States
that so believing he would vote to elect II
Republican, but that il Bayard or any
other Democrat is elected and installed he
! Davis will accept that rs final, and will
not vote to turn the President out TO elect
Il Republican,
! THE NEW CABINET.
There is good ground for stating that all
the names Of the new Cabinet will be sent
in ut the special session. The prevailing
opinion is not unanimous thut any Of the
present Cabinet will bG retained. The
President Is keeping his own council and
all TINT can he aid At this time with the
semblancG Of certainty Is that the Cabinet
will be sent in this week. that the Treasury
will 20 to New York and the P0stOilice be-
IMrtment to the west The President will
not classify the paryand attempt to hit up.
on representatives Ol the fragments; he will
consider the organization HN whole, nnd
take the best men he cln get Tor the rpspec-
tive places in view OF Nll The requirements
Of the position, 1t isgnenly Believed that
he will not CncrOaGll upon the membership
Of either body Of Congress, and the va.
riOls sections OF the country will have no
cause for complaint. The impression more
general than any other to-day is that Judge
FOlgcr, OF New York. will he named for
the Treasury, ex-senator Frelinghuysen
will succeed Mr. llNine, and Mr.. Sargent,
Of California, will be given the Navy De-
partlnGnt, There is about the same author.
ity fur assigning place, probably, in the
Department OF Justice To ex-senator Howe,
Of Wisconsin. 1t IL understood that the
South will have representative, but II il
not believed generally that the present
Secretary from Louisiana will be the man.
ABOUT TIE ASSASSIN.
scovillc, Guiteau's counsel, is much dc.
pressed by his visit to New York. lie
found no lawyer willing TO undertake the
defense without an exceptionally large rc-
taner. Witnesses az to tiuicau's Charlc-
ter refused to go to Washington to testify,
although many admitted they would have
to Sly on oath they believed the assassin
insane years ng0, llr now relies upon
witnesses procured here, and says officers
OF the State, War and Treasury Depart.
mcnts to whom Gnitcau applied for office
will be obliged to testify that before the
shooting they forbade him NdmttancG be.
cause Of the belief that he was Il "crnk." "
1t Is known that all attendants Nt lilnine's
house aud the White House had orders TO
exclude him and watch him, on the same
account. Gutcau rejects Sc0yille's prOpO.
4itiOn to employ ltaben q. IngCrSlll, rs
counsel because the whole Christian world
would be prcjudiCcd.
pOsTOfFICE STATISTICS.
The aggregate expenditures in the post.
office department for 1881 were $t0.2jl ,7M
receipts O,ISj,30j, deficiency S2,4lO,GS.
The deficiency Of tho previous yGar WIS
~, ,7Sj,3i0, showing Il reduction IN the DC.
iicienry for the year Of S'I90,002. For the
quarter ended June 30lh 1881, the first
quarter Of the administration Of POstmas.
ter General james, the expenditures were
D,O70,O50. OF this amount $3Oi, ,5S3 was
paid railroad companies oil accognt and
chargcablC to preyiolB months, leaving tho
net expenditures'ior the quarter 81, ,6G0,4W
receipts &,6S9,6s7. This shows def.
cheney Of $70,s70 for the quarter. Expen.
liturcs for the corresponding quarter Of
the previous year $9,l0l,SG3, receipts 49,.
jl6, lOj, and deficiency SjSG,G0S. Sales Of
postage stamps, stam ped envelopes and
wNppcrs and postal cards for the yenr
amounted to $A,S'6,74j, IN increase Of
$LAl ,G24 over the previous year, and other
receipts are In proportion.
THE SESSION or TIE SENATE.
The proceedings Of the Senate today in.
dicatC tlat there Is no loss Of partisan feel.
ing since lust sessions debate Tomorrow
Is expected 10 show an increased heat The
action OF the Democracy caucus Tonight in
appointing n committee to report upon tho
protest OF the Democratic members Of the
New York Legislature against seating lap
hAnNnd Miller pOintstOa possible reference
OF credentials to the committee and M
effort to elect the Secretary before admit.
ting them. II is believed that the Rcpub.
liCNns will obstruct this by every means in
their power The opinion general among
the Republicans IL that llaynrd. after being
allowed to remain President pro TEN. un.
til the opening Of the regular session, when
David Davis will join 10 elect Anthony,
in the meantime no Secretary will DO
elected.
Mr. Edmunds explains his desire thnt n
senator should call senate TO order to-day
instead Of the chief clerk, arose from Nh
unwillingnCss TINT extended debate
should occur while the senators would be
obliged to address m cinplOyc Of tho sen.
nte. lie did not think Il sccmly II the
chief clerks duty lind been merely to hear
and put the motion that some senator
should be elected president pro tenn, the
official would have answered all purposes
but as the debate was 10 occur previous to
the election Of president pro tenn, the
opinion was unanimous that Il senator
should he in the chair.
DEMOCRATIC CArCrs.
Immediately after the adjournment OF
the Senate to-day the Democratic members
held u Cauctls, lasting until after .
r. NJ. The question Of admitting the three
| new ScnAt0fs, alter considerable discussion,
was disposed Of temporarily by the mp.
pointmcntOf Il committee 10 examine their
credentials as well as to consider the pro.
test Of the Democratic Senators Of the New
York legislature against the admission Of
lApliAm and Miller.
The committee, Senators Garland, Jones
and MClherson, will report to the caucus
tomorrow whether New York Senators
will he sworn in At once or their Creden.
tiHls he referred 10 Il committee OF the SEN
atC for investigation.
The raucus also after several ballots
nominated $, q. Washington candidate for
the seCrtiNryslilp. No decision las lmen
reached on the subject Of GleCting seCrc.
tary Tomorrow,
CAPITAL CrLLlYUs.
Senator Edgctton, Of Minnesota, Inns
Withdrawn in favor Of Secretary Winion,
who will be a candidate for reelection, his
resignation having been accepted by the
President, to take effect upon the qilalin.
cation OF his successor. All the Cabinet
| officers are now in thp cily. and MI hnVp