The morning call., 1891-12-02
DRAWING THE LINES.
Influences at Work Among
congressman.
Friends Of the ASpirantS for the Speaker
ship Working the Wires.
all the Candidates Confident - Springer
Sure Of Success - Mills and
Crisp Running Evenly.
Special TO THE MORNING C.1r..

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-There is practi-
cally no change in the Speakership contest
to-day. The list of members now in the
city showed that 120 have arrived. A num-
Der OF these have not committed themselves
yet. springer places the number of "un-
knowns" at 100. The Crisp and Mills fol-
lowing both worked actively to-day and ex-
pressed themselves encouraged. McMillin,
Springer and Hatch said their advices were
all favorable. Springer secured some addi-
nonal adherents In the arrival of State
treasurer Wilson and party Of Illinois and
Congressman Bryan of Nebraska. Springer
said he was more than holding his own as
respects "hrst-choce'' votes, and had to-
day made material progress in providing
Tor the event OF a break among other candi-
dates, great many Representatives having
gwen nm assurances that he would get
their votes whenever they changed
CANDIDATES ALL CONFIDENT.
All the Speakership candidates profess
confidence of their success. The Mills men
shout the loudest, however. and they have
the most reason TO, as two out of every
three men believe that Mills is a sure win
ner. Springer is growing candidate, and
10 the event that the caucus cannot decide
as between Mills and Crisp he will prove
strong competitor of McAliIlins. The lat
ier's friends are hard at work. Hatch says
he VIII not withdraw; he will stay in"
MILLS MEN sCHEMING.
Mills wants him out as he says he will get
nlne-tenths of the Missouri delegation.
Ihe 6llls men are endeavoring to make
New England unit, and they say they ex-
pect a. the votes from that section except
two; This claim, however, is not conceded
Dy the other candidates, nor is Crisp's claim
TO New Jersey conceded.
CRISP CLAIMS NEW JERSEY.
General Catchings of Mississippi, one of
Crsp's chief lieutenants, claims that his
candidate has captured the entire Demo-
cratic delegation from New Jersey, Crisp's
friends also SAID that they have assurances
OF four votes from New England. McMillin
said to-day that he saw no reason to change
his opinion that the fight would be long
one, In which case his strength would in-
crease, and that he felt matters were going
along satisfacto.ilye
CANDIDATES FOR MINOR OFFICES.
Candidates for the minor offices are be-
ginning, an active campaign. Maish of
Pennsylvania has practically withdrawn
from the contest for Clerk Of the II ouse, and
Pennsy .yania Is advocating the claim of
Kerr, while Indiana is urging Dalton's selec-
tlon. For Postmaster another ex-Congress-
man. McClammy of North Carolina, has be-
come candidate. James r. Fisher, for
merry Assistant Postmaster and Chairman of
the Virginia Democratic State Central Com.
mlttee, is regarded with favor by many
members for this position.
THE PUBLIC DEBT STATEMENT
The public debt statement issued this
afternoon for the month of November
show: Interest bearing debt s5S5. .O26, $40.
an Increase of $50; debt on which interest
has ceased, S5.279, no, decrease of $685.
400; debt bearing no interest, S387, 433, 3i6 a
decrease OF Sl,640,679; aggregate interest
and noD-interest bearing debt s977, 739, $50.
the debt, including certificates and
Treasury notes. S1.546, 961, ,695 Cash in the
Treasury: Geld coin and bars, S271, ,S43, 1893;
silver dollars, subsidiary bars and trade
dollar bars. S4l2, SOS. $40; paper, S43, 10S 305;
bonds, minor coins, etc. 500 5OG,9lO Aggre-
Gold, silver. currency certificates and Treas
ury notes, S569, ,22l. 709; disbursng officers
balance fund for the redemption OF uncur-
rent Dank notes, drafts, ETC., Si0.00S 1923;
gold reserve, 500, 900; net cash balance,
$50 9l26,9l7. Aggregate, S74S, $50, $50. Cash
balance in the Treasury October 81, 1891,
S139, 671, ,920; cash balance November 80
1891, Sl39 1269l7; decrease during the
month. S545,0G2.
THE CONTESTED TARIFF CASES.
Ihe United States Supreme Court to-day
continued the hearing OF the three suits
ers to test the constltutional!ty of the Nc
kinley Tariff Act John p. Wilson, repre-
senting Marshall Field & Co. of Chicago,
closed the opening argument for the inl-
porters. maintaining that the whole act was
vltiated by the omission of the tobacco re-
bate section. Solicitor-General Taft then
followed in behalf of the United States.
Attorney-General Miller argued the bounty
and reciprocity features. The argument
Will be closed tomorrow by Clark.
ENDORSEMENT OF BLAINE.
Montana's solitary Representative in the
House, Hon. W. w. Dixon of Butte City. is
stopping at the Shoreham with his wife
and young son. He is q lawyer of ability
and has lived many years in the Northwest
II think" he said, that the electoral vote
OF Montana can safely be counted for the
Dem ocrats next year. On a fair test our
sition, but l'had rather see the Republicans
nominate anybody else than Blaine. 1t
would make 1t pretty hard job for us to
win should he lie their candidate. He is
by long odds the strongest man they could
put up"
GRAND ARMY ENoAMPMENT.
At a meeting of the Citizens Executive
commute having in charge preparations
for the encampment Of the Grand Army of
the republic in this city in 1892, reports were
Suomitteu 10 snow that ample arrangements
would be made for the comfort of the old
soldiers who will attend. Instead of the
usual banquet to the visitors the commit
tee has decided to arrange for a reception in
a large court of the Pension Office where
the last Inauguration ball was held.
INDIAN OUTBREAK DIsCREDITED.
The officials of the Indian Bureau thus
lar nave received no information of an out
break among the Apaches in Arizona. The
offcals are of the opinion that if the re-
ported depredatiOns have been really COM
mitled they are the work of few rene
gades who. with Geronimo, escaped capture
three years ago, and have since been hiding
In the mountains.
THE PRESIDENTIAL POSToFFICES.
Ihe annual report of the First Assistant
Postmaster-G General shows that the adjust
ment OF Presidential Postmasters' salaries
makes total of 1864 Presidential offices Oh
July l, 1891, net increase of 252. The total
gross receipts of these offices increased
$4,S75,696 over the previous year.
BIDS EoR RwHARF-BUILDING
Bids were opened to-day at the Treasury
Department for the construction of q wharf
at the quarantine station at San Diego, Cal,
the lowest being that of b. McMahon &
Sons OF San Francisco-S71O4.
"A LARGE ENTERPRISE.