St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-02-12
GARLAND MUST DECIDE
The Attorney General Will be Given the
Option to Dispose Of His Telephone
Stock or Resign.
Hennepin Canal Projectors Enthusiastic
Over the Prospective Favorable Re-
port of the Committee.
Senator Morgan Speaks on the Blair
Bill - Fitz-John Porter Dis
cussed in the House.
Childish Mr.. Chandler Again BUSHES
Into Prfnt--The n. =. Gets
Black Eye - Waits.
rrE Garlana,s Predicament.

Specially the Globe.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-The president
has paid unusual attention to the Pan
Electric telephone case. Yesterday he de-
.iGed that something must be done to free
the administration from the scandal and
criticism Of the last ten days. This deci-
sion created a positive impression, in the
mind of a high official who had recently
seen the president, that the attorney gen.
eral was to be asked to resign. 1t does not
appear, however, that the affair has taken
such a positive form as that, but the presl-
dent is none the less determined to free the
department of justice from all possible
criticism. 1t is probable he will be satisfied
with Mr.. Garland's giving up his Pan
Electric stock. This will have to be done
or Mr.. Garland will have to exchange his
post with some other member of the cabi-
net. Either Mr.. Whitney or Mr.. Villas would
make good attorney general, while Mr..
Garland could fulfill acceptably the duties
of the navy or pOStoffice department. The
probable outcome, an inner member OF the
administration family said to-day, would
be the surrendering of the stock OF Mr..
Garland. This stock, he thought would
be given to the public institutions in some
open way that would free the transaction
from all suspicion of Mr.. Garland holding
even a remote title to it, Some have sug-
gested that he could give his stock back to
Mr. Rogers. Those who are near the pres
ident say that Mr.. Cleveland thinks that
to request
MR.. GARLAND's RESIGNATION
would be to punish him too severely. 1t
would be a penalty disproportionate to his
offense. The surrender of the stock will
be in accordance with the presidents
wishes, and, if carried out in a public way,
so that there can be no question about the
title passing. the Democrats at least will be
satisfied. There is no question that the
president has been greatly exercised over
this matter, on account of his earnest
desire to maintain the fair fame
of his administration. Two members of
his cabinet have been clear and pronounced
in their opinions that something ought to
be done to satisfy the criticism which has
been heard from every direction. 1t is now
within five months of the time When the
election of members of the next house is to
take place. In order to take the sting from
the telephone scandal, it has been neces-
sary for the president to do something.
The moment Mr.. Garland gives up his
stock absolutely, it is believed all basis for
honest criticism will be removed. The
president has desired to do all that propriety
should require, but he has been reluctant
to do what might be deemed an injustice.
If he could have Mr.. Garland put out of
his cabinet without inflicting on him eternal
ruin and disgrace, few believe that the
president would not make haste to change.
AS it is the
GIVING UP THE STOCK
is considered as a fair settlement of the
question. Such course will satisfy Messrs.
Bayard, Manning. Whitney and Endicott,
and will, therefore, satisfy the other men,
bers of the cabinet. Still, any course
adopted by the president or his associates
will not fully put an end to the matter. as
the case will be considered in two commit
tees in congress, and if DR.. Rogers is in
earnest the matter will within few days
be in the courts.
A1BOom For the Hennepin Canal.
Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE sub-com-
mittee in charge of the Hennepin canal bill
expected to be able to report favorably to-
day on that measure, but owing to the alb
sence of one or its members, did not report.
The report will be presented to the full
committee Saturday, and will provide for
the acceptance of the Illinois and Michigan
canal. and the construction of canal from
Hennepin to the Mississippi at the mouth
of Rock river, together with the feeder.
The main canal will be seventy-four and a
half miles in length, and the feeder thirty
seven miles. The work is to be done under
the direction of the secretary of war, and to
begin it an appropriation of $1,000, 600 is
made. None of the routes SurI eyed are
specified, the choice being left with the Sec
retarV of war