Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-02-14

Tho secretary OF Agriculture ap-
poInted-PIAtt's Cabinet Chances
Nantr.

Will not DC conhrmeu Us civil serves
commissioner. They declare that General
Harrison proposes thorough reorsnni-
cation OF the commission and wanta three
men there whom he knows. They havs
nothing against Thompson, who is 30
strict civil service reformer that he
would not let his own son accept an ap-
pointment in the Treasury Department
after he had passed first-olAss examina.
ton, simply because he himself was as
eis,ant secretary.
Personally Thompson has made HIM
eelf liked by everybody who has had has,
tness with him. The President could not
have made better selection.
The late Chief Justice WRita induced
the President to appoint Edgarton rs
personal favor 10 him, because he wanted
Edgerton, who had been his intrinsic
friend in former years, to ctne to Wash.
ington. Chief Justice Waite believed
that Edgerton was a civil service re-
former, and 30 told the President, but he
did not know. In reality Edgerton was
an old-fashioned Indiana spokesman, and
he thwsrted every effort of the commits
sion TO improve the civil service. He had
60 little interest in his work that he
absepted himself at his home in Indiana
for months at time, and the commission
oould not got very we'll without him.
Since Oberly became commissioner of
Indian Affairs the work of the commission
has been practically blocked. The Pres
ident has been trying for months to get
Elgerton to resign, so that the commits
sion's ennual report could be properly
completed. But Edgerton simply would
not. Therefore, bing DESTROYS to make
Thompson the Democratic member OF the
commission required by law, leaving
Harrison to fill the two other places with
Republicans, the President Gummarily
removed Edgerion.
With regard to Edgertcp's successor,
the Republicans nrgue that If Thompson
should be confirmed now aud Lyman
should remain aud act with him, the Re-
publieans would practically have but one,
instead OF two, OF the three commission
ers. Therefore the Senate msy consider
that it would bs better TO permit the in
coming President 10 select men to sue
coed Oberly and EdRefton. Many OF
them believe thst StelWart Republican
would be an improvement upon Commits
sioner Lyman. Judge Eigertun threatens
to have something TO say in the manner
Of conducting the civil service commits
sion and Of his rsmov Il by ths President.
The Judge IS o good fighter and very fer
tile ia the use Of language so the news
pspe-s are likely to receive from him
numerous lengthy and spicy communica-
tons.
FIoHr IN DAKOTA.
) BISMARCK, DAK., Feb. 10.-In mes
sage to the house Of representatives
Governor Church yesterday attacked his
predecessor bitterly, and the Legislature
returned the attack with great warmth,
and have postponed their formal answer
till Monday to get il in better shape After
sending in his message he closed mp his
Office, which is considered as direct
snub by the legislature, then in sc sion,
and could not be found hy the ofioars OF
the house.
As his message was considered very in.
sulting there has been much talk about
the matter, and the indications Of action
looking to his prompt removal oy the in.
coming President are very pronounced.
II is held that the closing OF his Office
while the legislature was sitting is slt.
foient ground for asking for his imme
date dismissal. Representative Jonei
saws be will offer resolution on MONDAY
eShaeH AArsiHeA1 AA-khi7SA ~ aeINf'
,sagstpcs auyol 4, u D ctaeE on tAe ~
-.lrVr az is;oh 81 Auditor 9,i1
.s.., 49, No. -.a-t!4.E.o a.4 a.
showing como mistakes made by the gov
ernor in O previous message, was met o.
the latter and hsht was Threatened 10
moment. The governor threatens +
whip him when they mex mest. The en-;
of the var is not yet, ard The rssuls can
not be predicted,
the first SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE.
WAsuEGTcS, Feb. ll.-Tde Attorney
general having reported 10 the Presi1en
that TIE bill creating department c
agriculture referred 20 hin ia constitU
tionai ana Clearly within the authority {
Congress the Frgsiaent determined Il
day tc give it immediate effect By III
roMinati n Of its firss secretary. IL
moment he signed the bill the cflse
commissonerSnip OF agriculture was Vi
Gated, which made it necessary to mai
on eDpointplsnt in order that the admir-
istrAtiya duties OF the department un1t
sts former organic net could be carrie
en-. Accordingly with the approved bi
he transmitted to the Senate the nouia
tion OF the first Secretary " Aarioutur
Norman j. CGlmRn Of Missouri Ihzl
Is no dispyHi.iol on the part OF the Il
publican sesIRtors to deny or oppose n
confirmation, ~ the cabinet OF Pre,idel
Harrison will inelnde secretary OF b
own aelectinn. IRE friends OF Mr. 90
man are moving to have him retained
the head of this department 1t is n,
probable THAT their edort8 will be SUI
csssful, rs General Morrison has bsen al
ticlpating Shsi tie bill would become
law, and inclaGei the eelcrticn OF a chi
Officer for the nov department in Ia
cabinet calculs,iona.
Pitt ranEs HE Is GUT.
WASHINGTON, Feb. ll.-Et Ssuat,
Thomas 9. tlatt thinks be is out Of
That II, he snys SO. The Empire Sta
VIII rot, he mid 10 sn intimate frier
te.day, get cabinet place Perhapp
he Cannot himself come inside the gold,
circle, the Wish rnsy hr father 10 &
thought that Do ether New Yorker ca
Any way. he is disseminating The III
that New YORK will get no parsimmo
When Mr.. PiAtt WAS a. ksd whetd
Warner Miller would staUd snow
getting The new poEtfolio--that OF 1
department Of sgfieuiture--he dec n
to say anything further than to Seacsy
assertion that the whole Empire ST.
would Ue left
Mr. Plat seens o trifla saro. and apo
very ffseiy to friepda here in tae tone
his recent u.tefsuees il Now Yu.k, We
no said tha be need only have ruaiair
inactive during the eSmpaign Gnd n
York would have cone Democratic
does not hesitate to say that the Pie
dent-eleot is b.ing badly advised a
will live TO rsgrer Il Som body ask
Mr.. Plat to day If New stood char
for the treasury portfolio.
New hos told me frank.y,n be
piled, that he has not been pash;ag
csblnet place, in fact that b. ia 10
candidate, and has not bssn.n