Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-08
NO EXTRA SESSION CALLED.
Tho President and Cabinet Think 10
Unnecessary.
DOUGLASS WILL GO TO HAYTI.
Kassou Mentioned For the Russian
Mission--No Action on tho
Fletcher Vordict--A Statue
to Mrs. Hayes.
WASHINGTON BunpAU, Tue OMAN, Brr,

| WARRINGTON BUREAU, THE OMAHA BEB, !
| 5l3 FOURTEENTH STREET.
| WASHINGTON, ID. O., Sept. 8.
No surprise was created In Washington
this afternoon by the announcement, at the
| conclusion Of lengthy cabinet meeting, that
| the president would not call an extra session
| of congress. Those who stand near tho ad-
| ministraton knew this would DO the result
| Of the discussion set for to-day. II is no
secret that President Harrison has till re-
| Gently looked upon the feasibility of an extra
| session with favor. Ho believes IL would
| economic time, secure more perfect organ
| ization of the house and favor the republican
| party TO mako better Legislation, hut he was
| not fixed in his opinion. He was willing to
| hear both sides of the question debated, and
| when majority of the cabinet had present.
| ed views contrary to his inclinations he
| yielded; 80 congress will convene
| in regular session tho first week
| in December. The mugwumps and democrats
| announced when they learned that there was
| to be no extra session Of congress that the
| conclusion indicates that tho administration
was in favor of Major Mckinley, of Ohio,
| for the speakership. 1t will be remembered
tnat Major Mckinley recently visited the
president aud urged that nothing would be
| gained by an extra session. 1t can be stated
with definite degree of accuracy that the
administration Is taking no hand in the
speakership contest and will not interfere in
| it at any time in the near or remote future.
The conclusion reached at the cabinet meet
! ing to-day was based upon business princi-
pies which interest the people much more
than the speakership fight,
| DOUGLASS WILL GO TO HAYTI.
Fred Douglass says he will serve as min
| ister to Hayt, and that he will leave for his
! post of duty by the end of September. An
| election must be held in Hayti for the Sc
| lection of house of deputies before any
| thing else can be done. Legitime's debts
must first be settled.
CORPORAL TANNERS CASE.
Although il was but IL o'clock this morn
| ing when the cabinet went into session, 10
was twenty minutes after when Secretary
| Noble emerged from the white house, en-
tered his carriage and drove to the interior
| department. The croukers who stood about
the executive mansion and noticed his de-
parture placed their right hand index fingers
at the side of their noses, closed one eye ana
exclaimed contidentially
II told you so Tanners case kept the
secretary there, and the corporal was raked
fore aft He will CO."
10 make long story short, and get at
what the soldiers of the country want to
know, it may be stated that Corporal Tanner
will not retire from the pension office unless
the circumstances existing at the time Sec
| retary Noble left the white house this after
noon are changed.
NO ACTION IN THE FLETCHER CASE YET.
Noaction has been taken by the war de-
partment up TO the present time upon tho
verdict IN the Fletcher court martial 1t IS
impossible to learn anything, as at the head
quarters OF the judge advocate general they
are unable to say when the secretary may
be expected to act upon the case.
KAssoN MENTIONED FOR RUSSIA.
1t is believed that Congressman Kasson. OF
| Iowa, will be appointed minister to Russia.
He has distinguished himself in many diplo-
matte and executive fields, is strong man in
whatever capacity he is called and his friends
say he is booked for the favor.
A STATUE TO MRS HAYES.
The Woman's National Press association
has adopted suggestion made by Carrie
Harrison to inaugurate plan to erect u
statue Of Lucy Webb Hayes IN this city. 1t
is proposed that all woman's clubs through
out the country share in the project; that the
sculptor be woman and that Frances Will
lard, Clara Barton and Susan B. Anthony be
on the final committee
GETTING EVEN WITH ARKANSAS.
Ex-Attorney General Garland is hunting
at his hermitage at Hominy HILL He has
been chasing deer and having good time.
He writes to a friend here to say that he
has just killed two fine bucks. He explains,
also, his apparent disregard for the game
laws. The state of Arkansas owes him
some So, 900 for legal services. He put In a
bill for half that amount and said he would
call il square if the bill was paid as pre-
sented. At the last meeting of the legisla-
ture the money should have been appropri-
ated to pay him, but unexpectedly the bill
was defeated. There was dispute over
| the indebtedness, but some of the old legis-
lators were simply opposed to paying. All
during last month Garland was chasing deer y
and says he is perfectly satisfied with the
settlement of his claim against the state.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Campbell, the democratic candidate for
| governor in Ohio, Is here on his way home
from New York, where, as in Washington,
| he solicited aid in his cauvass. he wants
money ana speakers. Ohio democrats say
| he has but lighting chance, while the re-
publicans estimate his defeat at twenty
thousand majority.
Secretary Proctor left this morning for his
home IN Vermont He will be gone about q
week, and in his absence General SchOheld
will act as secretary.
Major Oswald H. Ernst, of the engineer
corps, was to-day detailed as commissioner
of public buildings and grounds TO succeed
Colonel John M. Wilson.
Bond offerings and acceptances at tho
treasury to-day aggregate $50, 100 as follows.
81 z 200 coupons and S43 600 registered AS at
12S, and 81, 900 in coupon and s23, 800 regis
tered "A at lO54.
The commission appointed to negotiate
| with the PottaWatamie and KickapoO Indi-
ans, in Ka nsas, for the allotment of part OF
their lands IN severalty and the sale of the
surplus, has reported to the Indie n ofllce that
thus far it has been unsuccessful in its
work.
PERRY S. HEATH
Nebraska and Iowa Pensions.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Sept. 7.-ISpeclal
| TELEGRAM to THE BEE. l-PensiOns granted