New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-01-13
GARLAND SNUBBED AND NEGLECTED
HIS LATEST RETAINER-YOORHEES AND
DAKOTA-GOSSIP.
lFRoM TIE RKGuLAR coRREsroNpEXr OF 1mE TnInuyE.


IRON THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF TIE rnpUSr
! WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-The fact that At
torncy- General Garland has accepted from
the stale officials OF California appear IN certain tax
before the United States Supreme Court has
given rise to considerable comment here. II
Is an unusual proceeding the part OF Cabinet officer
but Mr. Gariand's Of proprety, probably, is dull
In view OF his connection with the PanEectric
Telephone Company. Californian Is re-
sponsible for The statement that the
State officials expect to obtain control OF the
Federal patronage by this indirect bride of the Attorney
General; but this would to be poor Investment
for OF late tue President has turned the cold shoulder
upon Mr.. Garland. who is in anything but enviabe
position Snubbed by the President and avoided by his
colleagues in the Cabinet he has not much chance Of
"vndieation at tho hands OF the Arkansas
work to get returned the Senate
after the expiration OF the terms either Jones
Berry pretty clear Indeed the present Senators
syly at WORK undermining the Garland influence in
Arkansas From reports recently received it appears
that in the main they have been successful Up to
within two days of the exposure in THE TRIBUNE
Of Mr. Garands Pan Electric scheme he had been aUle to
make, practically, clean sweep OF the Offices
in the Department OF Justice. Since then mis- arior
has been cooled by repeated hints from the sWhite
House 1t believed that the President could find q
decent preext for getting ria Of his Attorney General
without thereby exposing TO scandal his Admins
tration, he would do $ at
House of Representatives, man whose striking resem
bunce the late President Garfield at attracted
my attention There the same webuilt figure and
proportions the blue eyes. regular features and
SANDY beard the pose and action which made Gar
fields figure suchSa conspicuous in the House years
on inquiry found that il was A. c. Mellette the
recently elected Governor of tho state OF South
Dakota" lie is here. LIE told To look after the inter
OF the prospective state, and to push, II possible
the bill for the admission Of the State into
the Union, through the House That the bill re-
ported by Senator Harrison yesterday will the Sen
admits OF doubt Mr.. Mellctte, however told me-
what will surprise not few, that Senator VOORHEES, Is to
speak In behalf OF the Voorhees, has who
is delegate in the House from the Territory OF wash
ngton That Territory has claims Tor admission to the
Union state equal in weight al most TO those pre-
scented by Dakota Heretofore elections In The Territory
have been fought upon purely local issues. II SO hap
pened that Democratic representative In the person OF
Senator Voorhees, chosen the last time Dem
ocrats have argued from this that tho Territory, II ad
mitted as State now. cOn!d confidently be counted
upon rs being Democratic. But this is surmisc only
The best informed people hesitate to express an opinion
either way the other Senator Voorhees, object
however. seems plain. He hopes Ivy timely support Of
the Dakota aid his sons political chances IN
Washington Territory. Upon this ground alone can his
action be explained.
The enemies of Don NJ Dickinson have discovered
new point that all powerful boss" II is
the shape OF letter which Dickinson wrote In 1872.
while he secretary OF the Democratic state Central
Committee. and Dr. Forster Pratt OF Kalamazoo was It's
chairman. The eter is addressed t. Dr. Pratt aud was
written the close OF the campaign in Scd the Demo
cratic party of hesitate had been than usually pro.
fuse In ITS professions OF reform and correspOnhgy
INSCRIPTIONS in s methodsp conducting the campaign
Dickinson Disguised. and he told Dr. Pratt 30 IN his
letter lie wished to cut loose from tho party. lie had
done with it forever he said No more Democracy Tor
him The letter mot much thou ht OF at the time
because nobody believed that Dickinson would ever
enter politics again rs a Democrat. But Dr. Pratt
preserved IT, and Is ready TO launch II forth to
destroy Dickinson 1t Is said to he spicy. aud the Mich
igan delegation is looking forward to IL publication
with great glee
Those who think that in the arid waste OF Official
Literature which yearly leaves the Government printing
office by the ton there never Is encountered single
oasis must needs their opinion when they come TO
read Secretary La mars rhetorical outburst his
report the Yellowstone Nationa: Park II certainly
does justice to scholarship of the Missssppan Here
It'll
The natural phenomena contained within the bound
aries OF park tho altitude Of Its entire area, over
5000 feet: Its panorama OF grand mountains WIN
suinmits OF perpetual snow and sides clothed VITA
81 every variety and studded with crimson and gold and
purple IN tire: Units 81 flowers; ITS great ios, forests
OF ruined temple Its beautiful Yellowstone
Lake 5000 feet above the level OF tho and covering
an area OF $50 square miles with "a sheet OF wafer OF
crystal ccarness its seventy one scr-. some OF which
throw Df water to height OF 200 feet It's
5000 hot springs az marvellous forms. cOlOrng and
variety; the great falls and canon Of he Yellowstone
River make up In view region unequallcd by
other on the globe in august sDlondor grandeur novelty
and wonder.
Since the report OF Consul Muller. who so eloGueny
dscorsed the decadence OF liberty Of thought and the
free institutions ia Germany got into print with
Secretary Bayard has established censorship OF the
press. At it, head Is Chief Clerk HeveOn A. Brown.
Hereafter correspondent l. to have the privilege Of
making extracts from Consular reports without pre-
viously to have his copy" revised by Mr..
Brown. The order IA creating good deal Of mcrrment,
Its resa Will undoubtedly tie that hereafter Con
sular reports VIII ever be read by anybody.