St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-02-11
The President Reported to be Getting
Ready to Rid Himself Of His Attor-
ney General.
Gen. Rosser Hints at Dusl-Doings Of
the Senate in Executive
Several Senators Give the Dollar or
Our Daddies Another Vigorous
Turning Over.
stephen A. walker Nominated TO Sue
coed Dorsheimer as District Attor-
ney at New York


Special 70 the Globe
WASHINGTON. Feb. 10.-The World cor
respondent telegraphs his paper as
follows: Ii may be said to be
definitely settled that Attorney Gen
eral Garland will be asked to resign his seat
in the cabinet. There is the best authority
for saying that the president is very much
moved by the attitude of the Democratic
press toward the Pan Electric telephone de-
velopments OF the past week. He is in
clined to think that Mr.. Garland is proving
too great a load for bis Administrations He
is satisfied this must be done in
order TO insure justice in the coming suit
against ths Bell monopoly. Ii Is not true
that Mr.. Garland has rendered his resigna-
ton or has placed his Office at the disposal
of the president. The latter viii doubtless
be under the painful necessity Of calling
Mr.. Garland's attention to the Improperly
Of his longer remaining in the cabinet in
view of surrounding circumstances and of
the recent developments The president
has been considering the subject very seri-
ously within the past twenty-four hours
Mr.. Garland remains .-...-.
STRANGELY oBTUsE,
and apparently shows no sensitiveness In
the face of the exposures brought TO light
emily realize how his continued presence in
the cabinet is a sore embarrassment to the
president and his associates. Nothing that
the president has yet done will rebound so
much to his credit as his decision in the
case of the attorney general. he has
arrived at this decision after the
most careful elaboration. 1t is time
that the storm of public opinion.
and the universal demand from the
best Democratic papers in the country have
sharpened his attention and directed him
more swiftly to the facts in the case than if
it had been presented 20 him privately. He
realizes the Importance of having the suit
against the Bell company tried fairly and
by officials who are above suspicion. he Is
very much impressed by the fact that Secre-
tary Lamar and his four associates have ar
rived unanimously at the same opinion aftel
examining the various
ALLEGATIONS OF FRAUD
made against the Bell company in obtain.
ing their patent. Mr.. Lamar never stood
higher OF better In the presidents estimation
or that OF his cabinet associates than ht
does now. He has had no interest In any
stock speculation which could be benefited
by the suit against the Bell company, anC
his decision stands therefore free from
criticism, just as the president hopes L
have the conduct of the suit against tn,
Bell company. None Of the mem
bers of the cabinet have felt like
intruding their advice upon thu
president in this important matter
He has not yet asked for an Official opinion
from any one. but it is certain that il h
should ask he would find majority i'm hi
own cabinet declaring that MI. Garlan.
must go. There is good reason to believ
that at least three members of his cabine
would not remain if Mr.. Garland was re
tanned. Under such circumstances Mr
Cleveland would find it impossible to organ
ize his cabinet with first-class men.