Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-15
LIVE NATIONAL NEWS.
"A Cabinet Boom for Morrison-The Silver
Men Preparing for Action-An Inn
portant Mineral Law Decision Expected
af FOL

| portant Mineral Law Decision Expected
Soon-The Gossip Of the Capital.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14.-ThS meeting of
the Illinois delegation to-day has revived
speculation in this city as to the probability
| of President Cleveland selecting his Secre'
| tary of the Treasury from the West Ever
since the election, when Illinois surprised
the nation by giving the Cleveland electoral
ticket plurality OF nearly SO, 900, the impress
sion has been general, not only in the west.
| but in this city as we'll, that the only thing
that could prevent the President-elect from
| following out his natural desire TO recognize
the triumphant Democracy of Illinois by
| giving the Prairie State representation in
| his Cabinet would De the failure Of
! the prominent Illinois leaders them
| selves to unite in deciding who should be
| presented for the great honor. Tbs initial
step toward securing unity of action In the
| Illinois delegation was taken in a meeting
| called to-day by Senator Palmer and at
| tended by the various members of the IL
! linois delegation. Hon. William L. Nor
| rison, the man most likely to be presented
by the Illinois delegation to President
Cleveland for q Cabinet portfolio, was pres
ent by invitation, and while no decisive
| action was taken as to the course to be pur-
| sued by the delegation in the all-important
| question, the discussion of the day de-
| veloped general good feeling and indicated
| that ut the proper time the Illinois delega-
| ton would be able TO act harmoniously in
the recommendations to be made to Presi-
| dent Cleveland.
Senator Palmer was seen this evening and
| indicated that the Illinois delegation would
! be found to be unanimous for any promt-
nent lllinoisian who NIGH tbe favorably con-
Sidered by Mr.. Cleveland. Said he: III the
PRESIDENT should be disposed to- turn to the
Vest Tor his Secretary of the Treasury and
look with favor upon Colonel MORRISON,
will certainly unite in recommending ms
selection. Of course the matter principally
rests with the President, as about all we can
do in so delicate q matter is to indicate our
hearty approval of the man he may select"
NEXT Friday probably the case of
Barden against the Northern Pacific Rail-
road will be called .or argument in the
United States Supreme Court. The case Is
of special Importance. as it involves the
question of the right of a railroad to min
eral lands within the limits of its grant.
Tho contention of the railroad company is
that it is entitled to all such lands, the min
eral character of which was not known at
the date when the line of its road was
definitely located The Government will
maintain that all lands known to be min
eral at the date OF the issuance OF patent to
the railroad company are under the terms
OF the grant, act excepted. The decision
in this case will be lar-reaching, as 1t will
affect all railroad grants passing through
mineral country, and will involve millions
OF dollars in values.
SECRETARY CHARLES FOSTER, of the
Treasury Department., was at the Capitol
to-day. He saw Chairmen Holman, OF the
Appropriations Committee, and Springer, of
the Ways and Means Committee, and q num-
Der OF other persons of prominence. He as
sured several of them that there would GER
IainIy be an availa BILE balance OF SO, 600
in the Treasury at the close of tie fiscal
year.
THE House Rules Committee has prom
ised the members of the Raum Investigat
ing Committee q special order within a day
or two for consideration in the House of
the report the majority made at the last
session, as the result of its investigation
into the management of the pension office.
1t is expected that the order will enable the
majority to call up before the nOlluaNS their
resolution recommending the dismissal OF
Commissioner Raun. Tho Republicans pre-
vented action on the resolution during the
last session and an attempt to pass it ut this
session is very likely to provoked lively de-
bate.
THE silver and anti-silver men in the
House are engaged in a little sliirmishing in
anticipation of the failure of the Brussels
International Monetary Conference, from
which members say they expect nothing.
thing of the purposes and views of the other
side. Talks with free silver men andavowed
opponents of the present Sherman law show
that it is believed 20 be unlikely that any
thing will be done at this session either in
the way of a repeal of the Sherman law or
the enactment of more radical silver leGisla-
tion. This morning the House Coinage Com
mittee held it's regular meeting. The day
was set for consideration of the bill to repeal
the Sherman law. Mr.. Williams, its author
was not present and the bill went over.
There was then some very informal general
discussion OF the silver question. A proposi-
tion was put forward in rather indefinite
shape that all opportunity be given in the
House 1or vote on the repeal
of the Sherman law. The free coinage
men were not unwilling that this be
done, but in order to preserve their
present parliamentar advantage suggested
that the method by which to accomplish
this was to take up the Bland bill, which at
the last session was finally displaced by Il
few di!atorY movements after the Speaker
had found it necessary to cast the deciding
vote on.the bill. Mr. Bland and Mr.. Pierce,
leaders of the Tree silver section of the De-
mocracy i'll the House, expressed u willing
ness to give the other side an opportunity
to offer the Williams and other bills
amendment to the Bland bill, provided that
on their part the anti-silver men would
agree to let the House come to q vote on the
question of free silver and on other PROPOSE
tions more favorable to the ex tended use OF
silver currency than the present law. The
committee adjourned without action, how
ever.
THE House proceedings to-day were de-
void of general interest In the Senate the
famous McGarrahan claim WAS debated and
then went over until tomorrow MIR. George
resumed his talk on the anti-option bill. He
spoke Ill its favor Ior over two hours, after
which the Senate adjourned.
ARRANGEMENTS have been made at the
Treasury Department for the issue at the
Philadelphia Mint tomorrow OF about $4,000
in Columbus souvenir SOC pieces. The
first shipments will be made to Chicago and
New York simultaneously.
AMONG the Senate confrmations to-day
were: Pennsylvania postmusters, Frank
Cunningham, Jr., Forest City; J. B. Gable,
Lititz; j. 5. Hart, Salisbury. Ohio postmhs-
ters, l.. +. BIsseli, Louisville; II. ]. Saxton,
Madison.
DEATHS HERE AND ELSEWHERE.