Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-02-18
THE CABINET MAKERS
still atWOrk Distributing the Port
fOlios
TO Mr.. cLEyElANp's ADVISERS
Mr. Randall Says There is Now No
Oangtr Of an Extra
SeSSloa
AND THE COUNTRY GIVES THANKS.
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WASHINGTON, D. C. February lT.-Deu-
oersdc cabinet makers have about settled
1t that Baysrd Is to be Secretary OF State,
Garland Attorney General, Manning Secre-
tayy Of the Treasury and Joseph Mcdonald
nothing at all. Mr.. Cleveland will follow
their advice on that Just as he chooses. He
has shown in his past official life the power
to keep his own counsel and is not likely to
90 back on his record.
The partisan debate on the Grant retire,
ment bill, yesterday, took up only half an
hour Of the time Of Congress. The roll call
took mp another half hour, and then it was
discovered that il was impossible to pass
over the rules or take any action whatever
on the measure at issne. The point which
the Republicans made against the bill as
presented by General Slocum from the
House Committee on Military Affairs, was
that it was so drawn that President
Arthur could not consistently
sign l. Il will be remembered
that Arthur vetoed the bill to place Fitz John
Porter on the retired list because the Con-
stituion gave the power of appointment TO
the President alone and he would not allow
tie prerogativeS of the Executive to be en-
croached upon BY q legislative measure
naming prospective appointee. The at
tempt of the committee on military
affairs was to put Arthur in
such position that he would
either have to veto the bill for Gen.
Grant relief or 90 back. on his own logic.
The step taken was sharp one and was
perfectly legitimate for those Demoepstie
Statesmen, who believed honestly that Ar
thur had deserted the precedents of the pas,
in his veto Of the Porter Relief Bill 1t
would have been successfully cousumated
by Gen. Slocum end his following, if it had
not been for the fact that many southern
members voted against their own party to
gain the advantage that had been ex'
pected. Gen. Slocum is a genuine
orator and he did his best
to push the bill through. -Horr, Of Wash,
ington, who is not an orator but very
energetic speaker, inyeighed against it for
seven minutes. Bsyne, Of Pennsylvania,
made strang speech in Iayor OF the meas
ure. He is one of those Republicans who
would not object to seeing the President
put in tight place, and his position was a
natural one for him, but he did undoubt
eily succeed in winning a great many Re
publican votes for the bill BY making the
point that il was not mandatory, and that
therefore the executive prerogstive was
not in any way eneroached upon.
The vote showed that if the bill could
have come up on its merits it would have
passed the House. There was majority
in its favor but not majority of twothirds
so the rules could not be suspended.
Rosecrsns was the Ouly Democrat to
sneak AGAINST the relief of General Grant.
! BE denied in the most emphatic terms that
he did so from personal motives, but INSISTED
that the reputation of Grant had been built
ND through the strenuous exeruons OF an
! interested political party and would moi
| bear the strong light Of history when genu'
| inc history should be recorded.
The more radical and thorough going
Rsnublieans can not fail to give credit to
Mr., Randall sor the statesman-like spirit
displayed in his project for building ma
tiopal navy which will be something more
! than a laughing stock to the civilized
world. IT they fail to give their hearty sup
mort TO this long,needed addition to OIL
Sefences as q nation, they will brand them
selves as insineere in all their previous pro
fsssions The fact that Democratic Presl
dent win have charge of the construction o
tire navy is no logical reason even from
Republican standpoint why respectable
nayy should not be constructed.
Hon. James Il. Ferguson and /. U
Field. of West Virginia, are at the Nationa
uo,oI - J. A.