The morning call., 1893-03-20
POLITICAL PLUMS.
Californians Reaching for
Them.
ENGLISH AS NAVAL OFFICER.
He Is Said to Be Willing to Accept
the Minor PoSition-Work
of the Senate.
ENGLISH AS NAVAL OFFICER
Special to THE MORNING CALL.

WASHINGTON, March ia telegram
has been received here from w. W. Foote
saying that English would accept the ma
val office if il were rendered him. This in
timatiOn comes rather too late. as John p.
Irish is believed to have a cinch on this
place. Some Of the Californians here are
speculating upon this latest phase of the
English-IriSh factonal contest and wonder
whether English really wants the naval
office or merely desires 10 keep Irish from
getting It,
Representative Mcguire had talk of
half an hours duration with President
Cleveland yesterday. in which he urged the
appointment of James II. Barry for Super
intendent of the Mint President Cleve-
land was non. commital. but Mcguire will
keep up his fight for Barry as long as there
is a chance for him.
1t is said tonight that these five Califor-
mans are pretty certain of receiving recog-
milton: Wise, McCoppin, English, Thomp-
son and C. P. Berry, though with the
exception Of Wise, who will be appointed
Collector of Customs. it is not certain what
offices they will get respectively.
NJ. f. Tarrey arrived tonight. II is gen.
orally conceded that Wise will be appointed
Collector of the Port and that Tarpey will
BCh tiC nO|AA UOSt IluNt.
There is reason 10 expect that the Senate
Will enter in earnest this week upon he busi-
ness for which il was called together. So far
not single nomination has been acted upon,
except The Cabinet appointments. Excluding
half dozen army and navy promotions,
there are now sixteen presidential nomna-
tions which have not been passed upon, even
in committee, and therefore it is unlikely
that to-morrUw's session will result in any
contirmatlons. unless the committees man
age TO meet in the morning. 1t is, however,
the intention of the committees having
charge OF the nominations to get together
early in the week, and it is probable that
within a few days there will be some mate
rial in hand upon which the Senate may
act IN executive session. Saving the posi-
bllity Of contest over the attempt TO reor-
gaDize the force of Senate employees, the
open sessions OF the Senate during the week
do not promise to be frequent, long or inter-
eStng.
President and Mrs. Cleveland attended
religious services this morning at the First
Presbyterian Church. During the latter
part of his former administration Cleveland
was a regular attendant at this church,
Soon after his Inauguration be selected a
pew and each Sabbath morning, with but
few exceptions, found him in the accustomed
place. After her marriage, Mrs. Clevel and
came TO this church and was enrolled as one
of its members. They will continue the use
of the pew which was formerly occupied by
them.
Several representatives of the American
|. Board of Commissioners of Foreign Mis-
sions visited Washington last week They
came from the Boston headquarters of the
body with which theY are connected, and
had several interviews with Josiah Quincy,
Acting First Assistant Secretary OF State
They told Quincy that Turkish officials had
interfered with the correspondence of
American missionaries laboring in that
country, that the missionaries are subject
TO much i'll treatment by the natives, who
are not restrained by the authorities, and
that messages from Un ted States Minister
Then pson to the State Department in
Washington had never reached their des-
tina:on. from which he Thompson) in
ferred that his mail had been tampered
with.
Their statements were so positive that
an investigation Of the records Of the de-
partment was ordered to determine whether
or not the correspondence on file substan-
tiated the assertions. The investigation
will be completed in a few days and tire
result. which, it is said, will fully sustain
the charges, will be communicated to the
Boston gentlemen.