The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-24
MR.. GRIGGS' RESIGNATION
The Formal Tender Made TO the
President Yesterday.
RumOrs of n Disagreement Between
the Attorney General and seere-
tary Gage Over the Duty on Rus
sim Sugar Cabinet Rupture.

The formal resignation of John w.
Griggs as Attorney General was presented
to the President yesterday. 1t takes ef-
feet on March 81 and Mr.. Griggs will
leave Washington next Saturday and re-
turn to his home in Paterson, n. J. He
intends to Immediately resume the prac-
tice OF his profession. He will reside in
Paterson, but his principal office will be
at q Pine Street, New York City. where
he will be associated as counsel with the
firm of Dill. Bomeisler & Baldwin.
Mr. Dill. the head of that firm, has an
extensive practice in corporation law and
is widely known for his experience and
capacity in that particular line Mr..
Griggs will also have Offices in New Jer-
sey. For the transaction Of business in
that State he has formed a partnership
under the firm name Of Griggs g. Dill.
The Offices of the New Jersey firm will
be In the new Commercial Trust building
al Jersey City.
The resignation Of Mr.. Griggs is said
to have been hastened by reason of a
breach between the Attorney General ard
the Secretary Of the Treasury. The Pres
ident has repeatedly requested Mr.. Griggs
to remain in the Cabinet, and IL Is said
that he would have consented to have
acted as Attorney General for some time
longer but for a disagreement between
himself and Secretary Gage over the Rus
sian sugar duty.
When this matter first came up for de-
cisiOn in the Treasury Department and
the Sugar Trust insisted that a counter
vaiiing duty should be imposed on Rus
sian sugar the question was referred b.
Secretary Gage TO Attorney General Griggs
for his opinion. 1t is said that after care
ful examination Of the case Attorney
General Griggs was unable to see whore
Russia paid her exporters Of beet sugar
a bounty which would require the i'm
position Of a countervailing duty, and was
about to 50 Inform Secretary Gage.
1t is asserted that Secretary Gage
learned Of the probable decision Of the
Attorney General. and. iu order that the
Sugar Trust might be satisfied at once
withdrew the case from the hands of the
Attorney General. and. upon his own re-
spOnsibiiity, imposed counteryailing
duty. This action is said to have deeply
incensed Mr.. Grlggs, who plainly in
formed the Secretary Of the Treasury Of
his disapproval OF the course he had
taken. Since that time an open breach
has existed between them. While os-
tensibly affairs have been moving along
pleasantly between them. it IS said that
beneath the surface there still exists a
bitter feeling.
The President has endeaYored TO recon
Gle the differences between the two
members of the Cabinet but has not
succeeded TO such an extent as to be
able TO induce Mr.. Griggs to remain
longer in the Cabinet, as he would prob
ably have done had not the rupture oe-
CURED.
The President is not yet ready to an
nounce the successor TO Mr.. Griggs. The
matter was talked over by the President,
Senator Hanna. Representative Grosven-
or, Representative Dick, and several of
the members OF the Cabinet yesterday,
and an announcement will be made the
first of the week, Phllander c. Knox, the
Pittsburg attorney for the Carnegie in
lerests, is still In the lead of the candi-