Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-02-17
LATEST CABINET GOSSIP.
THE NAMES MAY BE GIVEN OUT
THIS WEEK.

/ special of to-day says: "Ther is the best
/ authority for the statement that Presi-
/ dent-elect Cleveland has virtually decided
upon all but two or three members of his
/ Cabinet, and that those whom he designs
/ for these positions Will be consulted this
week, 50 that, if possible, the entire
/ Cabinet will be announced by Mr.. Cleve-
( land before the end of this week or early
/ next week. 1t is asserted on as good au-
+ thOrity as anything short of a distinct
Z declaration from Mr.. Cleveland could be
/ that Senator Bayard will be Secretary of
/ State, Mr.. Daniel Manning Secre-
/ tary Of the Treasury, and Senator
/ Garland, Attorney General, with the
/ likelihood that Mr.. Villas will receive the
+ War Department and Senator Lamar the
Post Office. Whether or not Mr.. McDOn-
/ aid shall be Secretary of the Interior is
/ uncertain, but the presumption seems
against his entrance into the Cabinet.
/ There is u confirmed report that eX-Sena
1 tor Allan q. Thurman will be offered the
/ Interior Department. 1t is believed that
/ the Navy Department Will be awarded to
/ a Massachusetts man, OF the CASTOR or
! Endicott mould, as recognition of the
/ mugwumps of the country. 1t begins to
/ look as if the Cabinet would be completed
/ and announced before the end OF the
week"
WHAT IS FEARED IN THE SENATE.
One point that is disturbing the Demo-
! Gratis, especially in the Senate, is the fear
1 that Mr.. Cleveland may defer the an
nOuncement of his Cabinet so long that
should he select any of his ministers from
| the Senate there will not be time enough
! left to choose their successors and have
/ them here at the beginning of the special
I session Of the Senate, which will be
| called. In States where the Legislature
/ IS in session a Senatorial vacancy would
/ have to be filled by an election,
and in the event of a contest,
| the vacancy might continue through the
! special session. The Democrats agree
/ tnat ii is very important that their entire
/ strength should be mustered in the Senate
! at the coming special session; not that
/ they seem to apprehend any partisan con-
/ fiict, but they deem it prudent to be as
/ well prepared as possible for anything
/ that may arise. In Arkansas, for in
| stance, tne Legislature is in session, and
! a successor to Mr.. Garland, should he be
/ placed in the Cabinet. would have to be
| regularly elected. AS there would pro-
badly be several aspirants, a result
might not re reached for some
! days. In Delaware a successor to Mr..
! Bayard would also have to be elected by
| the Legislature. Mr.. Cleveland's atten-
JlOn has been called to this phase of the
/ Cabinet question, and there is reason to
believe that he is laboring arduOusly to
| determine his Cabinet as soon as prac-
ticable in order that his chosen ministers
who accept may have time for such pre-
! limlnary arrangements as they may deem
! necessary, and that there may be no in
convenience to the party anywhere be-
| cause of this delay.
/ fsT trNyEer ms HIGH puC ADr, 1rnp CuN-
LAWTON.
Whatever else the gentlemen who have
seen Mr.. Cleveland say about their inter
| views, they all agree in telling the NEWS
| correspondent that Cleveland has very
! high regard for Gen. A. r. Lawton Of
! Georgia, and Will put him in his Cabinet
| If possible.
SPEER'S CHANCES GROWING SLIM.
The Senate devoted nearly two hours
| this evening to the discussion of Emory
/ Speer's nomination. Senator COlquitt
I tried to get vote on the question of
I its confirmation. Senator Brown, as the
/ leader of Speer's forces, succeeded in in
/ ducing the Senate to adjourn without COM
ing to vote. This is regarded as showing
| that Speer's chances OF confirmation are
! not as good as Speer has claimed them to
! be. 1t is believed that Senator Brown
! sought delay until tomorrow in order
/ iudb ut iAlGLL CUultHuG his 6uDIIS " Keep
! the Republican side Of the Senate solid
in favor of Speer, and at the same time
/ TO convert a Democratic Senator, if it be
possible. Senator Brown has been work
! ing very hard during the last few days on
! both sides of the Senate. He takes very
/ great interest in Speer's confirmation,
/ and has put forth corresponding eXer-
/ tiOns. He has thought that he would be
/ able to command the vote of GrOOme, of
| Maryland in favor Of Speer's cOntirma-
/ tiOn. He has even hoped that he might
! have Wade Hampton vote in that behalf
] but il is certain that Mr.. Hampton will
vote against Speer, and it is almost equal
/ ly certain that Mr.. GrOOme will do the
| same. On the other hand, there is reason
! to believe that Senator COlquitt may be
! able to secure enough Republican votes
| to defeat the confirmation of the nOmina-
! tiOn. If be is not able to get their votes,
! he may be able to induce a sufficient
| number to absent themselves at the time
| the vote is taken without making pairs.
| There are 40 Republicans and 36 Demo
/ Gratis in the Senate. Senator Brown will,
! Of course, vote for Speer, so COlquitt will
have to secure the assistance OF four Re-
! publican Senators in order to defeat
| Speer. He does not despair of so doing.
Both Senators Brown and COlquitt spoke
| to-day, and both repeated the arguments
they made before the Judiciary Commit
| tee. 1t is said that there was, incidentally,
sharp debate between them, and that
Senator COlquitt got the better of Senator
| Brown.
| MR.. RANDALL'S PROPOSITION TO IN
CREASE THE NAVY.
At a meeting Of the House Committee
on Appropriations tonight for cOnsidera-
tiOn of the naval appropriation bill, Mr..
| Randal's proposition to increase the navy
was adopted, with amendments. The
| amendments provide that the board to
consider the designs shall consist of three
civilians, one line officer above the rank
| of Captain, a naval constructor, naval
engineer and the Secretary of the Navy;
| that the awards for the designs or the
| vessels shall be limited to $4,000; that
there shall be but four different kinds Of
| vessels, aud that the report of the board
shall be submitted to the President before
! the first Monday in December, and he in
turn shall transmit it to Congress. The
| appropriation bill will be completed in
the morning and reported to the House.
MINOR COINAGE SUSPENDED.
The Secretary of the Treasury to-day
| issued a circular suspending the coinage
of l apd D cent minor coins of the United
States, these coins having been presented
for redemption at the Sub-Treasury office
| in such quantity as to show the amount
! outstanding to be redundant. The coin
| age thereof has been suspended as re-
| uuIred by the Revised Statutes Of the
! United States. When the present supply
| Of such coin at the United States Mint at
| Philadelphia is exhausted their issue at
! the cost of the mint for transportation, Is
heretofore, will necessarily be discOn-
| tinued until it shall appear advisable to
| resume their coinage.
| HAAILIN VISITING WITHOUT HIS OVER
! COAT.
Ex-senator Hannibal Hamlin, of
Maine, was a visitor upon the floor Of
! the Senate to-day, and he was cordially
| received by the Senators of both parties.
| He looks just about as he did when h9
| left the Senate-nOt a day Older-and In
accordance with his lifetime custom, he
was out to-day without an overcoat.
AsTOR RESIGNS.
! Mr.. William AstOr, United States Min
| lister to Italy, has resigned and his resig-
nation has been accepted, to take effect
! March 1.
IN FAVOR OF BRoADHEAD.
The House Committee on Elections, in
| the contested election case of Mclean
| Republican VS.. Broadhead (DemOcrat), },
! from Missouri, decided to report in favor
| OF the latter.
MIR. MOODY's SOUTHERN TOUR.
D. L. Moody, the evangelist, is ex-
| pected to begin his proposed work in the
| Southern States in April, after completing
his Western tour.
Warning Union Carpenters to Keep
Away.
| WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.-The following
advertisement appears in the Star to-day: