Omaha daily bee., 1888-12-19
MORE CABINET GUESSING.
Chauncy M. Depew Mentioned Fol
Secretary of State.
FuRNAs GETS AN APPOINTMENT.
Mugwumps and Democrats RESPONSE
bic For the Cleveland Sianders-
Omaha's Postunicc BiI-Dead-
woods Land ONCE.
WASHINGTON BUREAU Tue OMAHA BEE,
5lS FOURTEENTH STREET,
W~ASutNnTNN ~ O. Dec ia

NhSHlNNlON, ~ ~, btNs Z.
A republican senator who talked with Sen
ator Quay just before the latter left for Id,
dianapolis last night, and who will visit tho
president-elcct during the holidays, said this
| afternoon; |
"a believe that Chauncey NJ. Dcpew will be
secretary Of state, and that Senator Allison
| will be secretary of the treasury. l DONG
think the New Workers can agree upon any
other man, and it is my impression that SEM
ator Allison will accept the treasury port
folio, If he finds mat Mr.. GARRISON is not as
acceptable. Enormous pressure is being
brought to have Ex-Governor Proctor, OF
Vermont, invited into the cabinet as secre-
tary of the interior or attorney general.
General Harrison is being urged to take his
secretary of the interior from the east, so as
to avoid western lana. railroad, Indian, and
other complications and Influences"
FuRNAs APPOINTMENT.
The secretary OF the treasury has ap-
pointed Robert w. Furnas, of Brownsville,
Neb., an expert to report to the bureau OF
statistics, for his state, regards
ing lta industrial ana commercial interests.
Experts for other states and territories will
be appointed at an early day. MIR. Furnas
was appointed solely upon his merits.
CLEvEIAND's sLANDERERS.
A statement is being prepared here for
publication, proving beyond pcradventure OF
doubt, that the circulation of the stories in
regard to President Cleveland's domestic
life was the sole work of mugwumps and
democrats, and that they We're first uttered by
these people ana first published by their or
gans.
THE PosToFFICE BILL.
There is so much lcgplatlon demanding
immediate action in the house that Mr.. MIG.
Shane does not expect the consideration OF
the conference report on the Omaha post
Office building bill till after the holidays. He
will not, however, relinQuiSh his vigilance,
and at the very first opportunity will see that
the report is taken up and finally acted upon.
So far there has been no formidable OppoSi-
ton developed, but the report Will not b
taken up when there is not n large attends
ance of members. The pith OF the bill failed
once, on account of Il demand for consider
alton at a time when there as scarcely
more than a quorum present.
LAND OFFICE.
President Cleveland has signed an order
directing the removal of the United States
land office from Deadwood to Rapid City,
Oak. The question of removal has been unf
der consideration at the white house for sew!
eral months. The removal is to be nude bee
cause RAPID City is nearer the AGRICULTURAL
center of the lower hills, and the farmers Of
that section have been put to great inco1-
venience and expense in iourncying to Deadt
wood to file entries and make final proof.
GIFFORD'S BILL.
To-day the house on Indian AZ
fairs made a favorable report on Delegate
Gifford's bill for the opening of tho great
Sioux Indian reservation in Nebraska and
Dakota. A good synopsis of the bill was
published in The BEES Washington special
on December4 A. The committee have amended
the bill, so as to make the price to be paid
Sl.25 an acre for the lands settled upon dur.
ing the first ten years, after which, 80 cents
an acre. The reservation is to be thrown
open to settlement without the consent Of
the Indians. A duplicate of the bill was Inv
troduced in the senate by Mr.. Jones, of AR.
kansas, and was referred to the senate CONF
mittee on Indian affairs, but no indication
has been given by the senate as I'd
what action will be taken.
w~IsCoNslN'S MAN.
Henry G.. Payne, who is being urged by
the republicans of Wisconsin for the post@
master gcncralship under President HarftI
son, was for seven years postmaster at Mill
waukec, and during the last campaign was
chairman of the republican central commit>
tee of that state. He 10 slightly above the
meridian of life and is reported 10 be as brilc
liant as Senator Spooner, who is one OF
Paync's strongest hackers. He is said to
have been the first man to whom a cabinet
position was indirectly rendered. His friends
say he has refused the attorney gencralship.
NO BANKING LEGISLATION.
MIR. wilkins, chairman of the house come
mittee on banking and currency, says there
will be no legislation at this session of con-
gress affecting banks or currency.
MISCELLANEOU JOTTlSGS.
Hon. Brad ID. Slaughter, of Fullerton,
Neb., is in the city. d,
- Mrs. j. Ellen Foster, of Iowa, delivered a
lecture ldSb Hlpnt ~ JHe metropolitan Nleun-
odist Episcopal church on the history of the
temperance movement in America. -
The comptroller of the currency to-day APP
proved the Commercial National bank, OF
Omaha, as a reserve agent for the Schuyler
National bank, of Schuyler, Neb., and the
Omaha National bank as reserve agent for
the First National, Of Abba.
AEMY MATTHIAS.
Colonel David II. Clendcnnin, Of the Sec
ond cavalry, will be the first officer ordered
before the retiring board appointed to-day,
by the president, to convene at Vancouver
barracks. Colonel Clendcnnin's retirement
will promote Lieutenant Colonel Tiford and
leave General James s. BriSbin, of the
Ninth cavalry, first on the list for promo.
ton. PENRH S. HEATH.