Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-12-18
AN EXTRA SESSION.
Gen. Harrison Intimates that Congress
VIII Be I'm Session Next April.

GOSSIP As TO THE RESULT OF Mr. MOTIONS
vIsrr-HE sArs IT WAS ENTIRELY A SOCIAL
AFFAR-aEN. ALeER's VISIT To xR. BLAINE
HAD NO POLITICAL sIGSIFIcAxcK.
The one item Of news which was sent out
from Indianapolis yesterday was the remark Of
Gen. Harrison TO the Grand Army delegation
from Brooklyn, who waited upon him 10 invite
him to be their guest on next Decoration day
They carried letters from Col Fred ID. Grant
and Gen. Stewart l.. woodford, urging him to
accept the invitation. The New York Times
correspondent says: ''Gen. Harrison, in reply,
said that he would promise them that he would
accept no other invitation IL he could not
accept theirs. Memorial day. continued Gen.
Harrison, will come in the first part Of nv
administration-less than ninety days after my
Inauguration, when shall be very busy. Con-
gress will probably be in session. and in that
case there is likely TO be a great many bills
before me to consider. Under such circum-
stances / cannot promise you that win accept
your invitation, but will il can
1.-The committee came away delighted with
Gen. Harrison and telegraphed home: Gen.
are very hopeful"
ANOTHER APPEAL FOR pLArr.
The T-ibsme's special says: Two other Wis
itors, who had long chats with Mr.. Harrison.
were ex-Gov. Harrison Reed, of Florida, anu
Judge John Rooney, of Brooklyn. Judge
Rooney freely confessed that he argued for an
hour the claims of ex-senator Plat for a cab
met position. He thought the ex-senator had
the support of nine-tenths of the New York
Lish-Americans in his cabinet aspirations, and
he ran over other grounds on which the ap-
pointment would be justified.
II found Gen. Harrison an excellent listen
err" he added laconically. Judge Rooney is
an Irish-American, but he SAYS he is satisfied
to be called an American simply. "You can
depend upon it." he said, that the next ad-
ministration will be a thoroughly American
one. We will have no Bayard in the State de-
partment. and no shilly -shallying in foreign
Britain and no trucking to foreign interests.
Gen. Harrison is an admirable man and q
level-headed statesman"
MR.. MORTON UNcoMMUNIcATIyE
1t is uncertain whether Mr.. Mortnn accom-
plished any political work while at Indianapolis
or not. In some quarters it is asserted he re-
turned very much disappointed. To a Sun re-
porter, however, Mr.. Morton said:
The trip was entirely social matter and
had no other significance. General and Mrs.
Harrison invited Mrs. Morton and myself to
make such a visit some time ago. but during
the campaign l could not find an opportunity"
As to any questions concerning the cabinet or
anything else connected with the new admins
tration. Mr.. Morton had nothing whatever to
say. His own words were:
Il am very sorry that have no information
to give that would be useful to you. The for
nation of the cabinet is really, fyou will think
OF 1t, a long way ahead"
Mr.. Plat does not seem to have seen Mr.. Nor
ton yet, but ii is idle to suppose that there has
been no communication between them. Mr..
Platt was equally reticent last evening, how
ever, and professed a lack of information If not
of interest in the matter
A gentleman at the Fifth Avenue hotel. who
was quite the reverse of reticent. said: at is
all settled. 1t will be a Blaine cabinet, let me
tell you, and Mr. Platt will be the Secretary Of
the Treasury"
Another one, city official, said when asked
whether there was any danger that New York
would be left out altogether ON account of the
contention here over cabinet places mot the
slightest. l have not seen any signs of any
contention. There are not men enough for
Miller to make a contention"
GEN. ALGER's VISIT TO MIR. BLAINE
The story that Gen. Alger had gone to Mr..
Blaine with confidential message from Gen.
Harrison is disposed of by the following dis
patch from Boston: Gen. Russell A. Alger, of
Michigan, who has just returned from a visit
to the Hon. James q. Blaine at Augusta, was
seen in this city tonight, and positively de-
MED the current report that he was the bearer
OF an important message from President-elect
Harrison to Mr.. Blaine. Gen. Alger said that
his visit had no political significance whatever,
and that it was made i'm response to an invita-
ton extended by Mr.. Blaine while he was in
Michigan last fall, and also for the purpose of
talking over some Atchison railroad matters in
which he and some of his friends are inter-
ested. Gen. Alger said he had not seen Gen.
Harrison since the election, and but once or
twice since his nomination.
SENATOR QUAY EN- ROUTE.
Senator Quay has started for Indianapolis
and as to the object of his visit, gossps, of
course, know a great deal more than does the
in their statements it is perhaps best not to
mention any. 1t is a fact, however. that this
will be the first time that Mr.. Quay has met
Gen. Harrison. Gen. Geo. B. Williams and Mr..
A. T. Britton, of this city, both of whom were
formerly from Indiana, are travelling compan-
ions of Senator Quay and will probably call
upon Gen. Harrison in connection with mat
tiers concerning the Inauguration celebration
RUSSELL HARRISON STILL IN NEW YORK
Russell Harrison has decided to remain in New
York city until Thursday. He was about as
usual during yesterday, and received number
of callers, among whom were Andrew b.
Humphrey, Alfred r. Conkling, NJ. s. Frost
and ID. C. Corbin. Mr.. Harrison dined last
evening with Timothy L. Woodruff, Brooklyn.
After the dinner reception was given to him
in Mr.. WOodruff's parlors. to which about $50
of the leading republicans Of Kings county
were invited.
A NEW CABINET CANDIDATE.
The New York Times prints the following
special from New Haven, Conn: The Register
tonight prints a story, not altogether free from
an element of vagueness, to the effect that a
friend of President-elect Harrison recently
visited this city and sounded the leading poll
ticians to the acceptability of the Hon. N. B.
Sperry for Postmaster-General.
Protesting Against Utah's Admission.
AN ADDRESS FROM THE LIBERAL COMMITTEE OF
......... THE TERRITORY.
The liberal committee of Utah has issued an
address to the country, as follows:
1.-THE liberal territorial committee represent.
ing the republicans and democrats alike, desire
to call the attention Of the country to the fact
that the Gentiles of Utah unanimously oppose
the Mormon statehood scheme recently en-
dorsed by the democratic congressional caucus!
We are confronted by a condition-not a
theory. Polygamy is not dead. The law is not
supreme; 2S4 indictments were found at the
present term of court at Provo, for violation Of
the United States statutes, designed to suppress
polygamy and polygamous living. To give Utah
statehood would retard progress, depreciate the
value, perpetnate polygamy, and hand the ter
ritory over to the Mormon priesthood. We call
upon the patriotic citizens everywhere to unite
in strong protests to Congress against the pro-