The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-13
NANCY D(|ESN' I Want II
DECLINES M'KINJ,EY,S OFFER OF
INTERNAL REVENUE COM
MISSIONERSHIP
J. w. YERKEs, OF KENTUCKY
Will in All Probability BE Named
TO Succeed the Late Commits
sfoner WiIsOn-Kanna
to Talk Ships.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12-Hon J. III.
Manley, who has been in Washington for
several days, left the city this afternoon
for Augusta, Me. Before leaving Mr..
Manley Informed the president that he
would decline the office of commiss: oner
of internal revenue, which had been of
fered to him. The chief reason for the
declination animating him was that he
has been elected a member to the Maine
general assembly, and believes it is his
duty to the people of his native state to
serve them in that capacity after he has
been honored by them. Mr.. Man ey OK
poets to be elected speaker CT the house.
The appointment of a new commissioner
will be announced very soon. Hon Jo-
seph w. Yerkes, the Kentucky Repub-
ican GubernatOrial candidate in the last
election, will be chosen, in all prob b:lity.
HANNA ON SHIP SUBSIDIES.
In accordance with the agreement
reached yesterday relative to the ceie-
bration of the Washington centennial,
the senate did not meet today until 3
O'Clock, and no business was transa cted
only that having special effect on the
question Of the day. After the reading
of the journal, it was agreed upon mo-
ton of Mr.. Lodge that when the senate
adjourn today it be to meet at II a. m.
tomorrow, in order that Mr.. Hanna
might have opportunity to address the
senate upon the ship subsidy bill before
the consideration of the special order
the Hay-Pauncefote treaty-in executive
session.
After a brief delay the senate was in
formed that the house of representa-
tives awaited its coming to proceed with
the exercises of the day. On motion of
Mr.. Hale, the senate as a body, headed
by Col. Dan ell NJ. RandsdeH, its sergeant
alarms; Senator Frye the president pro
tenn, and Mr., Charles G. Bennett, the
secretary, proceeded to the hall of the
house of representatives.
At $40 p. m. the senate returned to its
Chamber, and the session was resumed.
Without preiminares the senate then,
on motion of Mr.. Haze CMe). adjourned
until IL o'clock tomorrow morning.
WANT ARMOR PLATE ROYALTIES.
Secretary Long today heard an argu-
mcnt by Gen. John NJ Cambon, repre-
senting the Schneider Steel company, of
Creusot, France, in behalf of their COM
panY for Naturalization because of the
use by the United States government of
nickel steel armor for warships. During
Secretary WhitpeY'S administration
when an effort was being made to secu
for the navy the best arn2or then known,
the Schneider company submitted for
test in competition with the greet armor-
making plants of England a nickel steel
plate. This armor was tested at Annap-
oils and resulted in demonstra ting TIE
superiority of the nickel steel compound.
The United States government imme6i-
ately adopted nickel steel as a basis for
its armor plate, but placed no orders
with the Schneider firm and our domestic
armOr makers since then have used that
material First by case-harden' ng the
plates, by the Harvey process, and now
of L A.
original nickel steel plate, simply tenn
pered in an oil bath, has been greatly
improved upon and is no longer used in
its original form. Still the nickel steel
compound remains the base of all mod
ern armor plates and the Schneider COM
pany is claiming ROYALTIES from the gov
eminent to the amount of about S375, 900.
Secretary Long reserved his decision.
THE BOOB CASE.
It was said at the war department to-
day that notwithstanding the inquiry
which the house had directed to be mace
into the case of Cadet Eooz, through it's
special committee, the department will
prosecute it's own investigation through
the board appointed yesterday, headed
by Maj Gen. Brooke. Confident in the
vindication of the military academy at
every point the authorities at the war
department feel that they have every
thing to gain by the fullest publicity of
the conditions at West Point, and the
methods pursued there. So the two in
quiries will proceed side by side, though
on independent lines.
CORBIN FAVORS CANTEENS.
In connection with its consideration of
the army reorganization bill the senate
! committee on military affairs listened to
an argument by Adjt. Gen. Corbin for
the continuation of the present canteen
system in the army. The committee has
taken no formal vote on the subject, but
there has been more or less exchange of
opinion among members, the result of
which has been favorable to the reten-
| ton of the present system and the elm
| ination of the house canteen provision.
| The committee expects to conclude its
| hearings on the bill tomorrow.