The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-10


! member those who know the President
1 best say hat he is certain to take advan-
! taee 81 it. The Times ACCENT yesterday
I morrine of the new combinations formed
ag; inst Quay has been accepted as accu-
: rate and as foreshadowtug his certain
! doom
Inc Gage Enuuiry.-FroiA sources that
are usually considered reliable comes the
! report that the petulant feeling Of resent
ment in Administration circles against Sec
rotary Gage for bungling the deal with
the Rockefeller bank and which a week ago
! threatened to make sacrifice of him as
| Alger was vicariously used has Undergone
change during the past few days to such
an extent that the treatment OF the en-
quiry will be made a party question III
| this is true. It Is evident that Mr.. Gage
/ will be saved from any further embarrass-
ment in his party and. therefore. Viii re
main at the head of the Treasury until a
new Cabinet is formed. The effort OF Dem
ocrats to apply the Congressional probe 10
{ the relations between the Treasury and
the Rockefeller bank was so quickly fol-
lowed by the announcement Of long list
OF other banks In various parts OF the
country that had been designated as de-
positories for internal revenue receipts as
to make probable the conclusion that an
agreement has been reached whereby the
Administration is to defend Mr.. Gage from
further criticism II is said that he has
put every available typewriter in his de-
partment to work copying the correspond
ence between the Treasury and the Roene>
! Teller bank on the subject of depositing in
the bank the internal revenue receipts ana
also on the sale of the old New York Gus
he
fnancIers. Democrats are beginning to be-
lieve that the Republicans on the Ways
and Means Committee amended the SulSer
resolution by including the Hanover Ma
tioual Bank for the purpose OF distractins
popular attention from the main point at
issue. and that this will be adroitly devel-
oped in the discussion OF the general merits
Of the case In the House. For this reason.
il is believed that considerably more would
be accomplished by the Democrats drop
ping the matter in the House and concen-
trating all OF their energies on the Allen
resolution in the Senate. II is argued that
the rules of the Senate are so much more
liberal than those of the House that IN
the former chamber the great latitude al
lowed to debate might lead to greater eX-
pIoitation Of the case and more satls-
factory exposure OF. its objectionable fea-
lures than could be hoped for in the Rouse.
still IL is said that Mr.. Sulzer and othei
House Democrats are so eager TO make
speeches that possibly the effort now being
made to transfer the whole case TO the
Senate may fail II is reported that Sena-
tors Allison and Aldrich have been sum-
moned to the White House three or four
times since the supposed scandal was
brought to public notice, and il is presumed
that they yfll have charge OF the Admin
istration's interests when the matter rs
brought before the Senate for discussion
II is believed that Secretary Gage Will he
ready before the week closes to make TO
Congress the reports called for ana that
the House will take up the case next week
A very complete job OF Whitewashing Is be
ing freely predicted by men who have foi
years watched such things.
senator Tburston's N.ctors.-ln eN-
ecutive session Monday the Senate re-
fused to confirm the appointment OF X. ,
Berlin as census supervisor OF the Second
Nebraska district. Senator Thurston DIT
terly opposed Berlin's appointment, but
the President yielded to the opportunities
of Representative Mercer and sent the
name TO the Senate, where, after hard
fight the Senator succeeded in defeating
confirmation Berlin Is a prominent party
worker at Omaha. has held several official
positions Of influence. and is man oil
power. He is an old enemy OF Senator
Thurston aud an enthusiastic supporter OF
Representative Mercer. between whom
and the Senator there is said to be an ir
reconcilable difference OF long standing.
Under the peculiar circumstances Senator
Thurston's victory is regarded as more
notable triumph over the President than
owe, his Nebraska enemies II is said the
Sem or notified Mr.. Mckinley that he
would regard as an affront the appoint
ment +, Berlin and warned the President
that he would defeat the appointees con-
firmation Mr. Mckinley. IL IS stated, dis
regarded the warming. mainly for the pur-
pose OF putting to a severe test his strength
in the Senate in order to determine upon
whom he could depend in that body in the
future II Is said that the affair has COM
pietciy alienated Senator Thurston from
Mr.. Mckinley and that the Nebraskan is
now ready to join any revolt that may be
started against the President. The breach
started several months ago. though Just
what the cause was nobody seems to
know. Senator Thurston has not. it is said
paid n social call to the White House for
a considerable time. and the gossips noted
with some concern that at the last dinner
at which Mr. Mckinley entertained
party OF senatorial friends The Neb.askan's
name was omitted from the list Of invited
guests Senator Thurston is not a candi-
date for reelection, and therefore his
political future is not involved in the dis
pute. At the expiration of his term he
will resume his former position at the
head of the legal department Of the Union
Pacific Railroad. But in that position he