New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-27
RANDALL IN THE BREACH AGAIN.
MI HEADS OFF CrAIRMAN DlBBLtS MOVE oN III
TREASURY SURPLUS.


WAsurvGTox Jan 90 fNprcidN.-Mr. Randall
threw himself into the breach to-day and aycrtcd
what seemed - him 20 Boz an impending calamity
Of no moan proportions 10 the Democratic na-
iori,v Mr. DIbblc Of South Carolina. is chair.
man Of the Committee on Public Buildin"~ ana
Grounds. lie i "A man Who iaNoTS An'rh hPpI1-
prlation, for public bindings especially IN So"th-
en- towns and hamlcts, and II Is SAID That ma,
jorlty OF his comlulttcc Is Of the sam" NINA ana
so when Chairman DIbblr today asked the HOUSE
10 III. Ike a cc.al order for February p ana sue
cceding days to d!spo>' OF bulls reported by ms
mss on his side Of the House
Mr. Randall declared that the adoption oi such
n resolution would st the House III the pathway
II extravaganza, and drive II 10 extremes Whch
every member Of the majority would have cause
to regret. 81.
argument He expressed the opinion that the
majority Of the House had sufficient scllcontrol
10 put on the brakes whenever IT was thought 10
be ncc' >~ary and he lniimatcd that hr was tlr'd
Of this continual smothcrng Of hu>lncsS ln order
10 prevent some disaster. Mr. Dhhir. IN Idct,
seemed 10 think the Democratic majority IN thc
House is capable Of careful and ludiclous legs
lation i'm the public interests
Mr. Randall thought hc knew the Democratic
majority better than that. Assisted by Mr i'ahd
and Mr. Hatch. Of Missouri. the Pcnusy lVanla
statesman returned again and again 90 the chargc.
and before long tho Democrats were busy m
clustering against each other rs usual ana WIN
the usual result, that the House adjourned with
out doing anything
1lG M TO III NlNll MAJDR hAI IIb'NI+
WAsuINGToN. Jan % r>pociall Senator Nor
gon, Of Alabama appeared before the Senate
Committee on Commcrc" This morning 10 object
70 the confirmation of Major Rathbonc rs Consul
General at Paris lie charged that Major Nath-
bone hid failed 10 carr out IN good faith An
agreement that was made by his friends with Nr.
I.c Breton, of California, before the appointment
was made Is all the parties connected with the
case are from California, there Is good deal of
surprise al the interest taken in the nomination
bV the Senator from Alabama. Senator MorHn's
charges are that Kaihbonc instead 81 appointing
Lc Breton Vice Consul General at Paris. his
friends agreed would bee done. wrote a letter to
the State Department in which lac cast reflections
uuon the character and ability Of Lc Breton.
Rnthbonc's friends aclnQwlcdgr that lac did this.
case 10 Secretary layard, IL he considered II his
duty 10 do; and that hc limited strongly 10 Mr.
Rayard that he would Lot ne dsrl ascd If the
State Department should fail 10 confirm Lc Rrc-
toms nomination. Major Rathl one wrote SINH
lar letter to Senator Morgan and informed him
fully Of his direction to Ir Breton. He told Sen
aior Morgan that the pledges were made without
his knowledge or consent, but lac complied with
them simply because lac Obliged To do So
This is what Senator Morgan objected to. lie
thinks that Rathbonc might have made the APP
pniutmcit without explanation and suppressed
his own knowledge Of Lc Brcton's unitncSs. The
latter has declined the Vice Consul Iiencralshp
but is now trying to punish ltathbOnc for his
duct in the matter.