The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-11-25
Capital Chips.

Washington, 24.--The Garfield
monument tair will be opened at 2
o'clock tomorrow. The exercises
Will not include the contemplated
grafton, but will be confined to Pres
ldent Arthur's declaration that the
far IS open and will be made from
the pagoda in the centre of the Can
ltol rotunda. The cabinet will be
present, also the justices of the Su-
preme Court, members of the diplO-
matte corps, generals of the army
and admlrals of the navy. The pre-
paratlons are complete and the dis
play will be beautiful and varied
Secretary Lincoln says he has
neither approved nor disapproyed
of the opinion of Judge Advocate
General Swain, with regard to the
liability of army officers to Conrt-
martial for persistent non-payment
of debts. There was no case before
him which required a decision of the
question.
District Attorney Corkhil said.
to-day, that the new trial of the
star route cases will undoubtedly
begin 4th December next.
Wells, of the counsel for the GOV
eminent in the Dickson case. ex-
pressed the belief he would be
ready to proceed on November 2Sth.
81 am just as anxious" he said, "to
get through this as any one, but I
have witnesses whom the other side
know nothing about Some of them
have to come from longer distances
than Hoover came, and [ don't pro-
pose to have the case heard before
my witnesses are here"
It is said the discharge of detec-
tive Miller is the first step in the
policy of the President adopted by
him at the suggestion of the attor-
ney general to punish by dismissal
such employees of the government
as have attempted to interfere with
conviction of the star route de-
PENDANTS.
Helm, foreman of one of the de-
partments of the government print
ing Office, and publisher of news
paper which roundly assailed the
prosecution in the star route trial,
is talked ofalso as fol dismissal.
New York, 25.-The Times, edi-
torially George G. Gorham, who
appears to have a permanent lien
on the secretaryship of the Senate,
does not see how the President can
possibly be forgiven by the law
abiding people, if he fails to call an
extra session Of the Senate. The
term of David Davis, President pro
tenn Of the Senate, expires March,
1888; Gorham thinks that a special
session will be or should be imme.
diaJely thereafter called, in order
that another President pro tenn
shall be chosen.
If this is done, then the secretary O!
the Senate will also be elected, anC
Gorham is confident that the happy
choice will fall upon him, and the
safety of the fepubEc would once
more be assured. The question oil
the tenure of Office of the temporary
president of the Senate has
| been often and thoroughly
discussed, the matter at last &C,
counts stood somewhat in this posi-
ton. The Senate may at any time
go into an election of officers, q
simple resolution to that effect
being alone required, on any day
during the next session OF
Congress, successor to Davis may be
chosen and the Senate would, it i!
presumable, chose a member whose
term carries him over into another
Congress, or Davis might resign the
chair before his term expires
In the event of such an cleo
ton Davis successor would be-
| Pesident pro tempOre of the senate
| and presumptive successor in the
presidency until his term of Office
should be concluded. In that event
however, the country would b
distressed by the postponement O
Geo, G. Gorham's accession to the
secretaryship of the Senate.