St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-12-29
Senator Edmunds Discusses the Electoral
Vote and the Penalties Upon Delin-
Guent Messengers
Secretary Chandler Instructs the Navy
Upon the Credit system. Which
the Marine Must adopt
December 81
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Albany He is close in the conf
denee OF the president-elect, and his
report as to the cabinet confirms the
statement hgreinbe:ore made. True, the
president has had his attention directed 70
certain available cabinet timber. but as vet
be has not invited SIR. Bavard, Mr.. Whitney.
Mr.. Garland or anybody else into his cabinet.
All runners which gave indications otherwise
nave had their origin in this city, in the hope
that certain senators wOuEl be able 10 make
cabinet 10 order, and relieve Mr. Cleveland
oil all responsibility therefor. II Mr.. Bayard
mas been in the mind OF the president elect,
SO have other men equally as favorably For
instance, Gov. Cleveland is very much i'm
pressed with Vim. F. Villas, Of Wisconsin,
and his chances Of succeeding Frank Hattou
as postmaster general are more fatteripg
than are the chances Of the Delaware senator
being the premier. / bear that the new presi-
dent Is little FESTIVE under the influence
being extended in Bayari's behalf. H..
knows that the latter has been three times a
presidential candidate, aud his friends may
be urging him with undue persistence in the
hope that he may at Cleyeland's expense
cancel some promises to pay which thrice
aspiring presidential candidate must neces-
sarily have outstanding.
COUNTING THE ELECTORAL VOTE.
In reply TO a question about the returns Of
the electoral vote from the different states.
Senator Edmunds saws all but the states OF
Oregon AMI Iowa have sent in their electoral
returns BY mail. The states of California.
Florida, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, Nevada.
Oregon, South Carolina, Texas and Wiscou-
sin have not yet sent in their electoral vote
by messenger.
''Will tails delinquency invalidate the vote
OF any Of the states, senatori'' asked the IT.
porter.
THE act Of congress-" Senator Edmunds
replied. requires that there shall be three
sets OF the electoral votes. One shall be de-
posted with the district Judge, second shall
be sent to the president Of the senate by mail
and a third by messenger, that messenger TO Dc.
duly appointed by the electoral college,
These returns may be delivered to the presi-
dent Of the senate by the first Wednesday in
January. If the messenger fails to deliver
the message entrusted to him by the time
prescribed, the law further prescribes that a
heavy penalty shall be imposed UPON him.
The certificates of the votes Of a state are
duplicates, and the Law also provides that if
the vote Of any state has not been received
by the first Wednesday in January, the secre-
tary OF state shall send special messenger
to the district judge Of the delinq uent state.
where, under the law, the FIRST set must be
deposited, and procure that, which must be
delivered to the vice president forthwith.
These are the main provisions of the law. -
THE YOUNGEST MEMBERS EXPERIENCE.
Benz Franklin Shiveley, Of South Bend.
Ind, has had good deal Of experience dur
ing his brief career as a statesman. ShiyeIy.
who is only twenty-seven years old, was
elected to congress in November to fill the
unexpired term Of Maj. Calkins. late Repub-
hean candidate for governor of Indiana. He
took his seat on the 1st OF this month. and
since that time has heard thirty-seyeu
speeches on the interstate commerce bill
called on the president once, been presented
with floral horse shoe by his landlady, and
for Christmas gift was smashed up in a
railroad accident in Indiana. The South
Bend statesman is the youngest member and
the only snti-Monopolist in congress. He
trains with the Democrats.
TIE NAVY WITHOUT MONEY.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.-Secretary Chand-
Ter has in preparation a circular to the heads
OF bureaus instructing them in the matter of
the fiscal responsibility OF the department
after the 3lst inst, beyond which date the
current appropriations for the naval service
do not extend. II congress acts at once upou
reassembliDg no EMBELLISHMENTS will result
from the failure 10 make the appropriations
in advance II there should be dead lock
Of considerable length the navy de ..rtment
will continue 10 serve the various useful DUR
poses, though it will be at considerable in
convenience. The pay Of the navy viii 20
on. Contracts may be entered into for the
continuance Of work which has already been
begun under former appropriations. and
supplies mas be purchased, but for ali these
purposes the department will merely
give certificates instead uf cash. and sailors.
officers or contractors will become creditors
Of the government. In cases VI emergency
the department may accept the services Of
individuals or private vessels, but cannot
hire or contract forsuch services. The pros
prct for an early reconciliation Of the differ
ences between the house and senate is not
good. INFLUENTIAL expressions by members
Of the house committee indicate a purpose
not to confer with the senate upon either of
the three amended bills. Mr. Randall has
sent Secretary Chandler copy of the ''thirtv-
one day. bill Gas amended by the senate so
as to provide for six mOnths), with letter
asking II the amount therein provided Will
be sufficient for the department during the
remainder Of the fiscal year. There can be
little doubt that the secretary will declare the
amounts named for some OF the bureaus in
sufficient, which fact may be used in justif-
cation Of the position OF the house in refusing
T. assent 10 the senate amendments. Should
the point be made that the amounts pro-
posed are too low. the senate committee will
meet il by showing that the disputed mems
ure is the house bill prepared last session
upon the basis Of estimates, and only OBJ
jected TO because the senate had by its
amendment made the appropriation too
high. Senators viii. moreover, urge that
they arc not welded TO the amounts Of either
of the pending bills, but are willing 70 adjust
them in conference. The chief point now
made on the part of the senate is that the
passage Of appropriation bills not based upon
recent estimates, is an evil which can be jus
tilted only by much graver emergencies than
now exist 1t is also argued that il. at every
disagreement. congress is to 90 back to for
mer bills, the practice will amount 10 the
permanent annual appropriation" for the
department being affected, and the abolition
OF such appropriations has been one Of the
prospective, and in part accomplished, re-
forms Of recent years