Omaha daily bee., 1888-12-21
Rumor That Hayes Will Be Ten
dered a Cabinet Position.
THE RIVER AND HAReoR BILL.
A Gigantic Junkctiug Scheme-Pad-
dock on Tariff Revision-The
Chippewa BiiI-About Fort
Omaha's Present Site.
WAsHINGToN BUREAU Tue OMAHA BEE,
5l3 FOURTEENTH STREET,
WAsnrYGroN, ID. c.. Dec. 20.

JuSb llSSeu USllB d IueHUcr Ol 1TeSlueul
Hayes cabinet. When the latter came to
Washington and was inaugurated he re-
maned for several days at the residence of
Senator Sherman. Mr.. Hayes recognized
The marked ability of General Harrison, and
the fact that he had made a magnificent,
although unsuccessful, race for the govern
orship, taking the nomination under the
stress of circumstances created by the re-
trement of Godlevc s. Orth, the regular
nominee. Senator Oliver p Morton
was then manipulating the politics of In
diana, and the burden of the selection of an
Indiana mar for the cabinet fell upon him
He attempted however, to have the delega-
ton in congress from that state, relieve him
of the embarrassment. Governor Morton
was very kindly inclined toward General
Harrison, but there were other
republicans to whom he felt under
obligations, and he did not desire
to make the recommendation himself. There
were several meetings of the Indiana dele
CATION, but no agreement was reached as to
whom should have the cabinet portfolio.
General j. N Tyner, who has figured since
that time conspicuously in Indiana politics,
was postmaster general, and the 1ndianaians
wanted him retained. Mr. Hayes refused to
his conclusion by Senator Sherman, on the
ground that If he retained one of the old cab
met officers he would have to retain others,
and he wanted to make clean sweep. Sena
tor Sherman's inclinations coincded with
President Hayes idea, that General Harr-
son should be the Indiana representative in
the cabinet. Mr.. Hayes said he would make
him either secretary of war or sec retary of
the navy After one OF the conferences one
night some of the Hoosier republicans
drifted into Senator Morton's room at the
Ebbitt, and the discussion was there re-
newed 1t appears that member of
the senator's family put pin in the question,
which settled it. The next day Senator
Morton took carriage and drove to Senator
Sherman's house. There he informed the
two Ohioans that the Indiana people were
unable to reach unanimous agreement as to
whom should go into the cabinet, and he ad
vlsed the selection of Richard Thompson, of
Terrehaute. The recommendation was
acted upon. The warm friendship between
General Harrison and Mr.. Hayes antedated
the campaign of 1876 many years. Their
forefathers and their family relatives were
intimate friends. The three or four Indiana
republicans now in Washington who know
why General Harrison was left out of Presi-
dent Hayes cabinet and of their long per-
sonal friendship, believe that if Mr.. Hayes
will consent to become member of the new
cabinet the question of how Ohio is to be
provided for will be promptly settled.
A AJUNKETING SCHEME.
The discussion on the river and harbor bill
was resumed at late hour this afternoon,
Representative Sowden, of Pennsylvania,
called attention to one very peculiar feature
of this very peculiar measure. The commit
tee, in preparing the bill, inserted clause
which authorized the speaker to appoint the
members elect to the Fifty-frst congress, to
inspect all the river and harbor improve
meuts IN the United States. They are to
have unlimited control of funds and are to
be permitted to draw all the money they
need for expenses, simply upon
the draft of the chairman. No
such gigantic junketing expedition was ever
planned in congress before, and if this por-
tion of the bill should be enacted into a law,
there will be nothing in the world to prevent
members of this committee from travelling
over the entire United States from the rock
bound harbors of Maine to the waters of the
Gulf of Mexico, up the Mississippi and
Missouri, into the Yellowstone, across the
continent down the Pacific coast, and to
visit every goose creek within the confines of
the United States all at the expense of the
national government When it is remem-
bered that all river and hartor works are
under the supervision of United States engi-
neerS, men much more competent to Judge of
the character of the work being performed,
than the lawyers who compose the commit
tees could possibly be, the absurdlty of the
proposition of Congressman Blanchard will
be understood. 1t is certain this provision
OF the bill VIII be stricken out, when vote
upon it is reached.
THE SENATE SUBSTITUTE.
'During the presidential canvass" said
Senator Paddock, "it was universally alleged
by democratic members that, after the
election, the whole subject of the tariff would
be dropped by the republican senate. On
the other hand, the republican speakers,
everywhere, assured the country that the
work of tariff reform should be speedily
done, so far as the senate was concerned,
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publican senators have striven from the first
to Keep this pledge, but the democratic SEN
ators have shown an intention to prevent the
passage of the bill. The best evidence of the
perfect good faith Of the republican senators
was their unanimous determination to sit
day and night, until Christmas, without a
holiday recess, until the bill could be per-
fected and passed, and the policy Of the
democrats was clearly shown by their oppo-
sition TO this plan. But they have come to
bill" THE bill does not suit me in many
respects, continued the senator. II would
like to have sawed white pine on the free
list, for example, but don't think this can
feel quite certain, however, that we can re-
duce the duty from So to 81 per 1000"
Are you a tariff reformerl"
.'Yes, and no. ! am for, the protection
principle, but l want all duties reduced to the
minimum consistent with that idea"
COMING TO A VOTE.
Now, that it has been definitely decided by
the senate that a vote shall be taken on the
tariff bin on the 2lst of January, the finance
committee will close up its business at the
earliest possible moment, and in order that
this may be done, it has been decided that
no more hearings shall be gwen upon the sub
iect matter of the senate substitute TO the
house bill Senators Morrill,, Hiscock,
Aldrich and others, who have worked SO in
dustriously to perfect the measure, are very
much grati6ed over the course events
have taken in the senate. The
democratic members of that body
have at last opened their eyes TO tho sltua-
tion and have come TO the conclusion that
factious opposition will not pay them. There
was not single voice raised to-day in oppo-
sition TO Senator Morrill's proposition for
vote on the 2lst of January, and it IS now
settled beyond doubt that the house will
have the bill before it in time to dispose of
the surplus question before the 4th of March
IL that question is not disposed of by that
time, the blame will rest upon the demo-
cratic majority in the house, and not upon
the republican party.
THE CHIPPEWA BILL.
The house to-day cOncurred in the pill to
dispose OF the reservation Of the Chippewa
Indians in Minnesota. There are some four
million acres involved in this bill, and, under
the terms Of the measure, as il was agreed