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

WASHINGTON, Oct ga messenger arrived
this morning at President Arthur's residence,
bringing a letter from ex-Gov. Morgan, In
which he positively and finally declined to ac-
cept the appointment as secretary of the treas
ury, and informing the president that it would
be useless to expect any reconsideration of this
determination. This letter, it appears, was
written in response to kilograms sent from
here yesterday, urging Mr.. Morgan to accept.
I'd to late hour last night the president
clung to the hope that Mr.. Morgan might be
persuaded to reconsider his declination, but of
course he has now abandoned all such IDEAS.
Morgan sent his final declination by a
messenger, that it might reach here without
fail as early az possible. The president is EN-.
barrasSed in consequence of Morgan's refusal
to ACCEPT, and for the present, at least, it is
said, is undecided what 10 do. lie apparently
is considering the policy of bridging over
cabinet matters until December, by permitting
Assistant Secretary French to remain at the
head of the treasury, and requesting Attorney
General MacVeagh to remain in office until
then. MacVeagh is out of the city, but as he
has told the president he would continue in
the cabinet until his successor should be ap-
pointed it is presumed he would not refuse to
serve until December.
While the president has decided upon Howe
for attorney general, he would prefer, it is
said, not to make this nomination until the
treasury is settled and if the treasury goes
over he would prefer to let all cabinet nom
nations 90 over until December. For this
reason the nomination for attorney general is
being withheld. The president is taking time
TO consult MacVeigh in regard to his continu-
ing in office until December. There is an i'm
preston that MacVeigh would decline to hold
over until congress meets, but at the request
of the president, and to relieve him of embar
rassment, he would in all probability consent
TYNER GIVES 1T UP.
First Assistant Postmaster General Tyner
has resigned, so it is announced at the post
office department to-day. This indicates that
he has given up the fight. Tyner has prepared
a statement for the press. 1t merely denies
the truth of the charges that he has been in
sympathy with the star route contracts or
that he has been hostile to their prosecution.
He saws he was extremely cautious while in
charge of the contract office and never made
any expenditures in star route service without
first consulting the postmaster general,
Gov. Jewell, and that when in charge of the
department he refused to make a large
increase in the service. He requested of Sec
ond Assistant Postmaster General Brady,
monthly statement regarding the star route
service, and never sanctioned any eXtravagant
expenditure; During the last month that he
was postmaster general, no report came to
him, and after he had ceased to be postmaster
general he was informed that during that
month Brady had largely expedited the service.
He went to Gen. Key, who had just assumed
charge of the department, and told him of
it, and advised HIM to cancel
all orders for increased service
He says further that the star route prosecu-
tions wero frequently a matter of consultation
between himself and President Garfield; that
he took his report of the investigation made
by himself into the service and read to Gen.
Garfield, who requested that he might show
it to Gen. James, which he did. This was
soon after Gen. Garfield became president.
On receiving the report Postmaster General
James agreed that it should be seen only by
thelpresident and himself, It had been kept
from the files of the department by Keys
order and was q private paper, James was
told so at the time he received it. Afterward he
told Tyner the attorney general had it and he
would not treat it as private
paper. He then asked leave to point to it,
assigning as a reason that Brady had called
him liar in the New York Herald, and he
wanted 'sTyner on Brady" As the object did
not relate to the interests OF the public
service, and as the publication would not
slucidate the issue between them, Tyner did
however, in the columns of leading paper
without consulting him.
To the charge that he Obstructed the star
route investigation, Tyner says the business
of his office and that of the contract office are
rs separate as if they were in different depart
ments. Tyner said the records of the depart
ment do not furnish single instance of fail
IRE to dismiss postmaster justly accused of
false reports on star route service or any other
direlection of duty after it was brought his
notice. The person who made the
charge knew it to be false
Tyner and the President had three or four
interviews about the star route business Mt
the presidents r..quest, in which questions of
methods of conducting the investigation were
freely discussed The last of these interviews
occurred within twenty-four hours of the
fatal shot, of which fact at least two other
persons have knowledge, one of whom in
tentionally overheard part OF what was said.
The impression leJt on Tyner's mind made
then was not that he was to go out because
of suspicion in relation TO star route investi-
CATION or for any other cause. Tyner
says he has not Joined in sweeping charges of
corruption against everybody who happened
10 have labored to secure increase of the ser
vice on star routes; nor approved of the plan
of trying men on criminal charges in news
papers. He has attended to his own business,
and if detectives and others around this post
master general had done likewise this state
ment would have been unnecessary. Post
master General James, in a letter to Judge
Tyner acknowledging receipt of his resigna-
tion, says "The request for your resignation
was not based on any reflection upon your
personal or official integrity"
GETTING INPATIENT.
Senators are getting impatient at the pro-
longed session, and some of them criticise the
president for not making up his mind as to
what he wants done. In the extra session to-
day one senator made motion to adjourn
sine die to-day, but he was induced to with
draw it. This motion provoked some inform
al discussion, or rather talk in regard to the
delay of the president in making his nomina-
tions, during the course of which criticism.of
the president for seeming undecided was in
dulged in ny several. 1t was announced that
the president had assured senator's to-day that
he would not hold them here longer than Fri
day evening.
AN OBNOXIOUS APPOINTMENT.
The nomination ofsStrathan Mahone's friend,
for postmaster at Lynchburg, is still pending
before the committee. Democrats under the
lead of Senator johnson are determined to fight
Strathan and to defeat him If possible. They
are trying to prevent the case being reported
back from the committee. Malone has re-
turned here especially to watch the case. Will
son, whom Strathan is named to succeed, is a
Republican and was severely handled in the
bureau service during the rebellion.
SHARP FIGHT.
Watmough's appointment as paymaster
general of the navy provokes sharp fight be-
tween rivals for the nomination. Stevenson,
who wanted the place, leads the fight against
Watmough, but as the latter was senior pay
master he was entitled tn nromotion and
viii be confirmed. President Arthur in the
appointment of Seaton for superintendent Of
census, and nomination of Watmough, both
in regular line of promotion, shows dispo-
sition toenforce the policy of civil service
reform without making any fuss over it.
CONFIRMED.
The senate confirmed Henry Hight Garnet,