Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-10-25
ARTHUR AND GRANT.

o'clock this afternoon and was driven direct
Iy to the residence of Gen. Beal. Gen. Grant
entered the carriage at this point and was
driven in company with the president to the
Baltimore 81 Potomac depot, where the former
accompanied by his wife, took the limited
express for New York.
MORGAN THE MAN.
President Arthur sent in the nomination
of Edward L. Morgan, of New York, to be
secretary of the treasury. This was the only
cabinet appointment sent in to-day.
WHISKY LOBBY.
The whisky distillers of the United States
have determined to make an effort next win
ter to get congress to reduce the tax on
whiskey from ninety to fifty cents per gallon.
They will have powerful lobby here.
ACTING SECRETARY OF THE SENATE.
Senator Edmunds' move this morning, in
forestalling the Democratic caucus, caused
some merriment. The caucus instructed Sem
ator Pendleton to report o resolution to ap-
point Chief Clerk Shober acting secretary, but
Edmunds got the floor first and offered resO
luton worded precisely like that Pendleton
was awaiting q chance to submit. The Demo-
crats, of course, had to vote the resolution.
The affair was considered good joke on
them. The election of Shober is
aud many believe is final disposition of the
secretaryship until some change in the politi
caI status of the senate gives one party or the
other positive majority. Shober is very
competent and has made himself popular as
chief clerk. He was formerly member of
congress from North Carolina. If the Repub-
licans next winter can see their way clear to
getting rid of Gorham and Riddleberger, they
will probably undertake to elect secretary,
hl1tt
prospect of getting rid Of this difficulty at
present. Malone firmly insists
upon sticking to these names,
while Fry, Hale, Harrison and
Hohine and several Others are said to be pos
tive declaring they will vote for Gorh lam and
Riddleberger. The result of the Virgin ia elec-
tion next month may work some changes in
Mahone's sentiments If he carries Virginia
Riddleberger will be his candidate for United
States senator, and he might then consent to
accept a candidate for secretary in
stead of Gorham. II Malone is
beat in Virginia, it will hardly
be possible for him to make another canvass
with any show of success, and then might
consent to abandon Gorham and Riddleberger.
At any rate some of the Republican leaders in
the senate look to the result of the Virginia
election, whichever way 1t may 60, to bring
about Mahone's consent to new candidates
for senate officers, and ia this hope they were
willing to make Democrat acting secretary.
RpMUNps' SHARP PRACTICE.
With reference to Eamunds getting in
ahead with his resolution making Chief Clerk
Shober acting secretary OF the senate, Senator
Pendleton said this evening: The maneuver
is quite in keeping with Republican tactics.
Every movement in the organization of the
senate has been in the direction of the .Repub-
licans of the dead-locked senate last spring
from two motions, one an order
to vindicate the right of the majority
to rule, and yet now they abandon
the field, without thought of the great prin-
ciples for which they then fought. They have
not the courage to come to a vote for their
caucus nominees Gorham and Rddeberger,
though this, of course, will be an abandon
ment of them. A Republican senator said the
caucus nominees had not been dropped, but
it was doubtful if either could be elected at
present, as David Davis would vote against
them and probably some Republican would
fail to vote for them. Davis told Mr.. Shober
to-day be mi ght be assured of his support,
that he should not hereafter vote to displace
him. If Davis votes against making any
change Shober can remain until there is a
change in the political complexion of the SEN
ate.
HOWE.
presidents attention to the fact that Totten,
counsel for the star route conspirators is q
son-ln-law of Howe, whose name was to have
agn9 gone, IN IN Today far attorney general,
the delay in the nomination. But there ap.
pears no doubt that he will be nominated to-
morrow. 1t Is said his name was not sent in
to-day because the president wanted to COM
municate with him on point connected with
this nomination before making it, and he
could lot be found. He was subsequently,
communicated with, and everything is ready
for his nomination MacVeagh said
tonight that his successor would certainly be
nominated tomorrow. He said he informed
President Arthur the first time he saw him
after Mr.. Garfeld's death that his resignation
was fact not form. He had never changed
his mind. MacVeagh goes to Philadelphia to.
morrow morning and will not return until
his successor has qualified. He will
then return to introduce the attorney
general to the supreme court and render such
other courtesies as the occasion requires.
ADJOURNMENT
The senate expects to adjourn tomorrow
evening. The senator's worked to-day to
clear Of the calendar of nominations, so that
adjournment may be reached to omorrow.
CGNKLING.
There are still those who maintain that
Conkling will yet go In the cabinet. 1t is
stated that Morgan was induced to accept the
secretary of the treasury on condition that he
should be required to remain office only until
next winter; that he at first positively declined
but finally consented to accept and fiji the office
for a short period. The report goes
out that by next winter public
opinion will have so settled down that Conk
ling can go into the cabinet without exciting
that opposition which would arise now. <
prominent Democrat said to-day that the
Democratic senators would not offer any op-
position to Morgan, because they believed he
was only going to hold the secretaryship for
Conkling. There Is no doubt that Morgan
did decline at first and was afterwards induced
to accept.
NOMINATIONS.
The president to-day sent the following
nominations to the senate Henry Highton
Garnet, New York, minister resident and
consul general of the United States to Liberia:
John NJ. Bailey, New York, consul of the
United States at Hamburg
The nomination OF John L. Maine, apprais-
er at Milwaukee, was withdrawn, the office
having been abolished.
MORE sPECULATIoNs
1t is learned from trustworthy source that
up to late hour this evening, President
Arthur had NOT received the annantonaa &c Al, .