Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-05-08
MANNING CONVALESCING.
REST INSTEAD OFREsIGNATION
HIS INTENTION.

The Presidents Desire to Retain
Him in the Cabinet Not Based on
an Intention 90 Use His Political
Power in New York in the Next Ma
tiOnal Convention.
WASHINGTON, May 7.--Secretary Man
ming is couvalesoing steadily ard satisfsc-
torily, and is go comfortable here that he
has as yet made no plans TO oaway. He
would probably remain here until the
weather got hot If it were not for the fact
that while he is in town he must see a
great many Of the people who call at his
house. Sometimes these callers are so
numerous as to be wearisOme. 1t is
probable that the Secretary, in order TO
escape these attentions, will go out OF
town within short time. He has not, as
has been reported, suffered a relapse since
he began to mend, nor was he depressed
as is also reported by recent cOnVersa-
tiOn with the President in which, as the
report goes, Secretary Manning ex-
pressed a desire to retire from
the Cabinet upon the advice of his family
and friends and seek rest and health in
foreign travel, and the President ''irmly
combatted" his determination. No such
conversation has occurred between them.
The President and Secretary Manning
are quite content to wait until Secretary
Manning is quite well again before talk
Ing about the course which Secretary
Manning shall adopt respecting his place
in the Cabinet. Meanwhile, it may be
accepted as certain, that Secretary
ManniDg will remain at the head
Of the Treasury Department until
he has fully recovered his health.
and it may he accepted as probable that
he will remain there until the close OF this
administration. OF course there is no
foundation for the report that the PresI-
dents desire to have Secretary Manning
remain in the Cabinet is due to an anxiety
to secure Mr.. Manning's political services
in New York during the next campaign.
Neither President Cleveland nor Secre-
tary Naming has been administering
public affairs with a view to political
results. The campaign of 1888 has no
more place in the Presidents thoughts
than the campaign of 1884.
THE $780, 600 MAIL PLUM.
Post office officials have been figuring
on the practical operation of the subsidy
amendment, which has passed the Senate
and is now before the House for concur
renee, The calculations are made on the
basis Of the past service or the eight prin-
cipal American lines. The compensation
has ranged from cents pound paid to
the Clyde line for HaytI, San Domingo
and Turks island service up to 10 cents
and mills pound paid the Brazilian
line. According to the post office esti-
mates under the operation Of the $780, 600
amendment the sRed D'' line would be
entitled to So % and 3 mills
per pound for Venezuela and
Curacao. From this the compensation
ranges down to 90 cents and one mill
which the Pacific Mail would receive for
the Panama service. The figures Of Mr..
Bell, Superintendent OF the Foreign Mail
Service, distributes the 100000 subsidy
as follows: Pacific Mail. to China and
Japan, $l09. $40; Pacific Mail. to Havana
and Australia, $S457j; Pacific Mail, to
Colon, SIC, 22S; Pacific Mail. to Panama,
SS1, ,775; New York, Havana and Mexican,
TO Cuba and Mexico, sos, 700; Red d Line,
to Venezuela ana Curacao, $l04, pa; Oc-
cidental and Oriental, to Japan and
China. $I3,0SO; New York and Cuba, mail
to Cuba, ETC., So, ,354; United States and
Brazil, mail to Brazil and Argentine.
s67,002; Clyde line, To Hayti, San
Domingo %, ETC., $22, ,355; Oceanic Steamship
Company, to Hawaii, $49,SS6. Total,
$810,829.
APPROPRIATION BILLS.
Next week is to be devoted in the House
largely to appropriation bills. The mill
taTy academy and the diplomatic bills
are TO be put through on Tuesday.
The army and sundry civil
bills are to follow. Possibly the
post office appropriations bill which,
has come over from the Senate with the
$4,000 subsidy, NAV be edged in between
two of these bills. Chairman BlOunt,
of the Post Office Committee will
move to non-concur in this
Senate amendment. He feels confident
that this motion will carry, although he
anticipates bot fight over 1t. If il car
ries the Speaker will appoint Mr.. Blount
and two equally staunch anti-subsidy
men, conferees on the part Of the House.
They will never yield to the Senate cOn-
fail,