Omaha daily bee., 1889-01-25
JUDGE WANTS TO SCOOP PUCK
And Asks Harrison For His Cabinet
Nominations.
REPRESENTATIVE suRNes DEATH
His Kindly Manner Towards New
Members and Courteous Treat
ment Of All-The CowIes
Bill-Territorial.
WASHINGTON BUREAU The OMAHA BBB.
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| WAsHtSGToN, ID. O., Jan. "a
When Mr. Arkell, the proprietor of Judge,
went to indianapolis a fortnight or three
weeks ago, and had conference with Gen
eral Harrison it was published throughout
the country that he was working in the in
terest Of Mr., Platt for place in the cabinet.
Your correspondent learns that Mr.. Arkol's
mission was to secure a promise from presi-
| dent elect Harrison that as soon as he has
| fixed in his mind all of his cabinet officers he
will in confidence give their names TO Judge,
| 30 that publication could got 'scoop"
on its democratic rival, Puck. 1t will
| be remembered that President Clevo-
land, four years ago, granted
this favor to tue latter journal,
which is the illustrated organ of the democ-
racy. President Harrison told Mr.. Arkoll
| that If he could put all of the employees in
the Judge Office under lock and key after the
information was received and work upon the
illustrations begun, he would not object to
impartng the information in advance. 1t is
not improbable that Puck will be scooped on
| a very valuable piece of news
| REPRESENTATIVE BURNEs' DEATH.
| 1t has been a long time since death in the
| house of representatives caused such uni
| versal regret as that of Mr.. Burnes, of
| Missouri, who died from a stroke of apo
| plexy at an early hour this morning.
! Mr.. Burnes was one of those PLAIN,
genial, frank and companionable gentlemen
| whom everybody admired. Young members
! of the house were always shown especial
| favors at his hands, and the old members re-
| ceived uniformly kind treatment whenever
| they went to him for information or favors
| in connection with appropriation bills or any
| thing else. He was one of the leading mem
| bers of the committee on appropriations, and
| took an active part not only in the preserva-
y1,,N,,,
alton on the floor of the house. 1t is not
| often that man of his legislative, political,
| social and financial influence is found so am
! liable around the halls of congress. Burnes
| was phlegmatc in physical constitution and
had marked tendency toward apoplexy.
| He had premonition that death would soon
| come to him, and frequently mentioned
| it during the past year. When the members
| of the house were recently delivering euo-
| gies upon the late Mr.. Robertson, of Loulsi-
ana, Mr.. Burns occupied the speakers chair.
| Among those who talked best was Sunset
| Cox, of New York. This bright little cpl
gramatic writer so pleased MIR. Burnes, who
| was physically a very large man, that he
wrote a note on the speakers desk and sent
| 1T down to the New York statesman at the
conclusion of the latter's address. In closing
his note to Mr.: Cox, words like these were
written by Mr.. Burnes: "But, my dear
friend, you don't know how soon you will be
called upon to deliver eulogy upon me-"
Sunset Cox will undoubtedly be at the head
OF the SOlOglStS Wten the mouse delivers us
obsequies on this dead statesman.
THE CowLEs BILL.
Unless Speaker Carlisle exercises the
greatest caution, the death of Mr. Burnes
may result in report being made from the
committee on appropriations on the CoWles'
bill abolishing the tax on tobacco Mr..
Burnes was strongly opposed to making to-
bacco free from tax, and of course no report
was possible by the committee while all of
its democratic members were opposed to it.
There was some talk arouud the house to-day
about report being made on the bill before
the vacancy created by the death OF Mr..
Burnes, should be filled by, the speaker.
This is not possible, however,
Speaker Carlisle proposes to appoint another
democratic member of the committee on ap-
preparations before that body holds another
regular meeting. He also intends to ap-
point member who is opposed to the free
tobacco bill. 1t will be difficult to find one
who Is competent to occupy chair in the
committee on appropriations who is opposed
to the Cowes bill Therefore it is fortunate
that nearly all OF the work of the committee
has been completed. If it were not for the
Cowles bill there would be no necessity for
filling the vacancy, but it will be absolutely
necessary under the circumstances for early
action to be taken and man secured who is
definitely committed against the bull.
TERRITORIAL.
The senate committee on territories will
to. morrow take up the omnibus territorial
bill for consideration, but up to the present
moment only one of the republican members
of the committee has expressed himself
favorable towards the idea of permitting
New Mexico to come into the union. This Is
Senator Stewart, of Nevada. Senator Pad
dock said this evening that he should listen
to the ideas of his colleagues and would
govern his action in this regard according |
to the advice &C, OF sot the ma. majority ILL.,
more favorable terms for Dakota by
allowing New Mexico to remain in
the BILL don't know bat that
L should be inclined to adopt |
that course. But in any event the bill in its
present form, so far as it relates to Dakota, |
is not satisfactory, and it will certainly be |
changed so as to admit the southern half of |
the territory at once if it passes at all. Sen
ator Davis, of Minnesota, member of the |
committee, expressed himself in language |
almost identical with that used by Senator |
Paddock. He says that the prime requisite |
of bill, to meet the approval of the rcpub- |
lican members of the senate, is that it shall |
admit South Dakota without delay. Dele |
gate Clifford and Judge Moody have been in
conference with the members OF the senate
territorial committee, to-day, and sub
mitted some propositions for amendments
to the omnibus bill. Mr.. Clifford says that he
voices the sentiment of the people of Dakota
when he asserts that majority OF them
would prefer to remain territory for |
some time to come rather than to go in under
the provisions of Springer's scheme. Mr.
Clifford says that the senate will certainly
amend the MILL either by providing for the
out further submission of the question of di-
vision to the people, or else after the Ques
tion of division shall have been submitted to
the people of the territory as whole, and
not to the people in each section separately.
CABINET TALK.
1t comes to your correspondent from most
excellent authority that President-elect Har-
rIson has for the second or third time just
renewed his invitation to Senator Allison to
take the treasury portfolio, and that il this
distinguished statesman again refuses to ac-
cept, Iowa will not be given cabinet po-
sition, and the secretaryship of the treasury
will 90 to the Hon. John c. New, of Indiana.
The further information is received that the
name of MIR. Platt, of New York, Is not now
being considered in connection with the
cabinet and that il any of the well-known
gentlemen of that state who have been men
toned in connection with the make up OF the
cabinet is given place, it will be Warner
Miller
NEBRAsKA's MESSENGER.
II the messenger bearing the electoral vote
of Nebraska does not arrive here by next
Monday, he will be delinquent. All OF the
electoral colleges have reported except Ne
Draska, California, Colorado, Florida, Ken
lucky Maine, Nevada and Texas. Ex-Gov-
ernor Stone, of Iowa, the messenger selected
TO bring the electoral vote of that state IS
stopping at 1876 Twelfth street, northwest.
IOWA CROPS. |
The commissioner Of agriculture has Just