Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-02-26
THE SILVER QUESTION.
THE EPRESIDENf-EL REPLY
TO MIR. WARNER.

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William Endicott, of Massachusetts, to
Mr.. Cleveland stimulates the idea that
Mr.. EndIcOtt will be Secretary OF the
Navy, in spite Of Mr.. Cleveland's leaning
towards Mr.. Jones. of New Hampshire.
President-elect Cleveland strongly de-
sired Wilson 5. Bissell, his former law
partner at Buffalo, to become his Post
master General. Mr.. BsselPs income
from his profession is one of the largest in
the State, and he is unwilling to relin-
quish 1t for four years in politics. There
is excellent authority for saying that Mr..
Blssell is no longer being considered by
Mr.. Cleveland.
THE CABINET PRACTICALLY COMPLETED.
NEW YORK, Feb. 25.-The World of
Thursday will contain the following:
ALBANY, Feb. 25.-As concerns the
Cabinet the air has cleared very rapidly
since Mr. Lamar left here yesterday. His
visit brought things to a head, and when
he parted from Mr.. Cleveland the Cabinet
was practically completed. l have learned
from source not to be questioned for
one moment that Mr.. Cleveland has posi-
lively settled on five members, and all of
them have given in their formal accept
ance. These are the names and the places
they are to fill:
Bayard to be secretary of State.
Manning To be Secretary of the Treasury.
Lamar to be Secretary of the Interior.
Garland TO be Attorney General.
Villas to be Postmaster General.
This leaves the War and Navy port
ioliOs to be filled. He is now disposed to
appoint Mr.. Whitney, of New York, to
the Navy. If he had to send in his
Cabinet to-day he would no doubt do so.
m n w
York. This is worrying him good deal.
He wants Mr.. Whitney, and is about de-
cided 10 ignore custom and precedent,
and voluntarily incur much inevitable
criticism of a hostile character for the
sake of having a man in the Navy Be-
partment whom he understands and who
understands him. 1t need not be sur
prising if he does so anyhow. In fact, it
is probable that he will do so. AS to the
war Department, he is
HALTING BETWEEN TWO MEN,
Judge Endicott and Hon. Patrick Col
lins, of Mass, with the chances in favor
OF the former. One Of these is sure to
be appointed and will 90 in as the repre-
sentative of New England. The chances
today are clearly that he will appoint
Judge EndicOtt, VINO will be remembered
as the Democratic nominee for Governor
If Massachusetts, last year. His selection
would be particularly satisfactory to the
independents who supported Mr.. Cleve-
land, though his Democracy is not to be
doubted.
A Cabinet thus made up of course dis
poses finally of both Messrs. Thurman and
Mcdonald, and leaves the Western and
Middle States
WITHOUT A REPRESENTATIVE.
The greatest hindrance to the appoint
nf Mp &c
and disturbing effect it would have on the
Indiana Democracy, which was not a
unit in his advocacy. For a similar rea-
son Mr.. Cleveland passed over Mr.. Thur
man, an additional objection being his
age, which, in Mr.. CleYeland's opinion,
would hardly permit his undertaking the
pressing work which must devOlve upon
the Cabinet officers of the incoming ad-
mnistratiOn.
1t is understood that there is to be ap-
pointed to the Pension Bureau, which be-
longs to the Department Of the Interior, a
well-knOwn Union General, which would
allay any hostile criticism that might
arise from Mr.. Lamar's having been a
prominent Confederate.
1t may be added that Mr.. Cleveland is
well along with his inaugural address.
1t will be brief, simple and plain, like all
his public utteTances. He will take the
same position on the tariff question as
that laid down IN the Chicago Democratic
platform. advocating reforms of the pres
ent tariff system, but with due consider
alton for the incidental protection of
American labor and industries.
MR.. LAMAR's UNwILLINGNEss.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-If Mr.. Lamar
goes into the Cabinet it will be in spite of
his unwillingness TO do so, which he has
repeatedly expressed to Mr.. Cleveland.
de has said very frankly to the latter that
he knew himself to be deficient in eXecu-
tive ability, and that ne believed himself
to be best fitted for the Senate. He has
said that the man of all men to be Sc
lected, if Mississippi was to have Cabi-
net place, was his friend, Gen. Walthall.
IL is believed here that if Mr.. Lamar be-
comes a member of Mr.. Cleveland's Cabi-
net, Gen. Walthall will succeed him in
the Senate.
COURTESIES TO THE PRESIDENT-ELECT
President Arthur has invited President
elect Cleveland to be his guest at the
Executive Mansion from the time of his
arrival in this city until he is formally in
augurated. The invitation has been de-
clined with thanks, as apartments have
already been secured for Mr.. Cleveland at
the Arlington Hotel, and because of the
present uncertainty as to the exact time
OF his arrival at the national capital. Ac-
cordIng to the programme as at present
arranged the retiring President Will call
upon the incoming President at the Ar
lingtOn Hotel and escort him to the capi-
tOl to be inaugurated. President Arthur
has accepted an invitation to attend the
inauguration ball, and has assured the
general committee of his cordial support
and cooperation in their endeavors to
make the affair brilliant success.
TION.
Representative A. j. Warner received
"A communication this evening addressed
to himself and others from President-elect
Cleveland relative to the stOppage of the
coinage of silver. The gentlemen who
have the communication decline to give
il to the press tonight. 1t is a document
Of some length, and contains an acknOwl.
edgment of the letter recently forwarded
to Mr.. Cleveland, which requested him to
hear all sides before committing himself
on the silver question in his inaugural adj
dress.
The President-elect says that the i'm
pOrtance of the subject and receipt of the
communication from the members of the
House of Representatives make it neces-
sary to give attention to the question be-
fore his views are presented to the public
in his inaugural address. he urges the
stOppage of the coinage of silver, giving
his reasons, and expresses fears of
financial crisis unless legislation to this
end is enacted. No reference is made to
the proposed legislation on this question
IN connection with the sundry civil bill,
nor are any recommendations relative to
legislation before the adjournment of
Congress offered.
The letter will be submitted tomorrow
by Mr.. Warner to the other gentlemen in
terested in the subject, and afterwards it
will be given to the press.
VANCE WANTS AN INVESTIGATION.
Senator Vance. of North Carolina, says
that he considers every department of the
government fit subject for a searching
Investigation under the next administra-
ton. He would suggest that a commits
sion of experts be appointed by each
member of the new Cabinet to thoroughly
investigate the condition of each depart
ment. He thinks that damaging dis
closures would be made which would sus-
tain the indictments heretofore presented
by the Democratic party against the party
in power.
Internal Revenue Collections.
WASHING TON. Feb. 25.-The collections
of internal revenue during the first seven
months OF the fiscal year ending June 80,
1885, were $65, ,341, ,347, as against 500, ,962,-
go during the same period Of the previous
fiscal wear, being a decrease of 81, 4,621, 1872.
There was an increase OF 1901, $50 in col
lections from fermented liquors. a de-
crease of 81. 462, 7OS on spirits, a decrease
of S1S5.6S5 on tobacco, and a decrease of
S274, ,446 from miscellaneous sources.
Two Ballots without Result.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL, Feb. 25.-In the
ioint session this morning, for the purpose