St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-12-28
Gov. Cleveland Said to Have Written
Letter Denying That He Has
Appointed Any Cabinet
Officers.
senator Edmunds Discusses the Electoral
Vote and the Penalties Upon DeIin-
guent Messengers
Secretary Chandler Instruets the Navy
Upon the Credit system. which
the Marine Must Adopt
December 81.
NOBODY INVITED YEr.
Especial Telegram % the Globe. I

the 9th OF January next, be will not seriously
consider the making of his officlaI family.
The GLOBE correspondent talked with a gen
lieman who recently saw Mr.. Cleveland at
Albany. lie Is close In the eond-
denee Of the president-eleet, aud his
report as 10 the cabinet confirms the
statement hgreinbefore made. True, the
president has bad his attention directed TO
certain available eablret timber, but as vet
De has not invited Mr. Bavard, Mr.. Whitney,
Ar. Garland or anybody else into his cabinet.
All rumors Shich gave indications otherwise
have had their origin In this city, In the hope
mat certain senators would be able to make
4 cabinet to order, aud relieve Mr.. Clevrlaun
oil all responsibility therefor II Mr. BAyarI
has been in the mind Of the president elect,
so have ether men equally as fayoratly. For
instance, Gov. Cleveland is very much i'm
pressed with Wm. +. Villas, OF Wisconsin.
aud his chances Of succeeding Frank Hattou
AS postmaster general are more catering
than are the chances Of the Delaware senator
being the premier hear that the new presi-
dent IS little FESTIVE under the inausuce
being extended in Baysrl's behalf He
KNOWS that the latter has been three times
presidential candidate. and his friends NAV
he urging him With undue persistence In the
hope that he may at Clrvelaud's expense
cancel some promises 10 pay which thrice
'spiring presidential candidate must neees-
sarily have outstanding.
COUNTING TIE ELECTORAL VOTE.
In reply TO question about the returns of
the electoral vote from the different states.
Senator Eimunds saws all but the states OF
Oregon ani Iowa have sent in their electoral
returns By mail. TIE states Of California.
Florida, Iowa. Kansas, Nebraska, Nevada.
Orrgon, South Carolina, Texas and wiscon-
stu have not yet sent In their electoral vote
by messenger.
XVIII this delinquency invalidate the vote
ot any Of the states, senatori'' asked the re-
porter.
The act Of congress-" Senator Edmunds
replied, requires that there shall be three
sets Of the electoral votes. Que shall be de-
posted with the district judge. second shall
ne sent to the president Of the senate by m all,
aud a third BY messenger, that messenger TO be
duly appointed by the electoral college.
These returns may be delivered to the presi-
dent Of the senate by the FIRST "Wednesday in
January. II the messenger fails 10 deliver
The message entrusted 70 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 II
the vote Of any state has not been received
By the nrst Wednesday In January, the secre-
tsry Of state shall send 4 special messenger
TO the district Judge Of the delinquent 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 sbiveley, of South Bend,
Ind, has had good deal Of experience dur
ing his brief career as q statesman. Shlyely.
who IL only tweuty-seyen years old, was
elected to congress in November to Gil the
unexp!rrd term Of Maj. Calkius. late Rrpub-
lican candidate for governor of Indiana. He
took - seat On the lst Of this month, and
since thai time has heard thirty-seveu
speeches on the interstate commerce bill,
called on the president once. been presented
with floral horse shoe by his landlAdy, aud
for Christmas gift was smashed up in a
railroad accident In Indiana. The South
Bend statesman is the youngest member aud
the only aDu-AonopOlist In congress. He
trains with the Democrats
TIE SAyT WITHOUT MONEY.
WAsHISGToS, Dec. 27.-Secrvtary Chand-
las hataI In,
Of bureaus lDsiructing them in the matter of
the fiscal responsibility Of the department
after the SIst Inst, beyond EhIch date the
current appropriations for the naval service
do no. extgnd- II congress acts at Ouce upon
Resembling no emoaIr1ssments viii result
from The failure Ia make the appropriations
In advance. II there should be dead lock
Of considerable length the navy department
will continue to serve the various useful pur-
poses, though IL will b. at considerable In
convenience. The pay Of the navy will 20
on. Contracts may be entered into for the
continuance Of work which has already been
begun under former appropriations, and
supplies may De purchased, but for ali these
purposes the department will merely
give certificates siesd ~ cash. and sailurs,
officers or contractors will become creditors
of the government In cases uf emergency
the department NAV accept the services OF
individuals OF private vessels, but cannot
hire or contract for such services. The prUs-
pect 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 senste upon either Of
The three amended bills. Mr.. Randall has
sent Secretary Chandler copy of the Thirty
one day" bill las amended by the senate so
As 10 provide Tor six mOnths), with a 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 oe used in justih-
cation Of the position OF the house In refusing
assent To the srnate amendments. Should
the point be madL that the amounts pro-
posed are too bow the senate committee will
meet II by showing that the disputed meas
ure IL the house bill prepared last session
upon the basis Of estimates, and only Oh
jected To because the seDate had by its
amendment made the appropriation too
high. SepatOrs win, moreover, urge that
they are not welded 10 TIE amounts Of either
OF the pending bills, but are willing to 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 grzver emergencies than
now exist Il Is also argued that If, at every
Disagreement congress Is to go back TO for
mer bills, the practice will amount TO the
permanent annual appropriation" for the
department being affected, aud the abolition
Of such appropriations has been one Of the
prospective, aud IL part accomplished, re-