The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-03-28

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SPECIAL pBPArcHB TIE HERALD.
PROGRAMME FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF KANSAS
TROUBLE ABOUT THE MAINE APPORTMKNTs-c0-
LIONEL BURKE TO BE EDITOR OF TIE UNION. ETC.
WASHINGTON, March n, 1867.
Hon Robert j. Walker has accepted the Governorship
ofKansas. he will not leave, however TIL the second
Monday In Nay. Hon. Richard r. SANTOS, Of Tennss
see accepted the pest Of Secretary Of the Territory
and viii leave ri onoe. he will act - Governor I'LL Mr..
walkers arrival Both these gentlemen make great ~
ornoes accepting the appointments. Mr.. Stanton was
Tor many years VproMinent member Of Oongrew and
Chsrpan Of Committee on Naval Affairs The President
hss given Mr.. walker carte tamohe to do ~ he deems
right and u believed here he will DO emincntly sue
cesstul.
The appointments In Maine and some portions Of New
England will be taken up next week. good deal Of
feeling ID manifested at the position assumed by Mr. Cf
ford of Name In this connection. Is understood that
10 molly him for his disappointment at not getting into
the Cabinet have the uncontrolled patronage 10
his sector, Mr.. Toucey being nowhere Mr.. Clifford 10
the head of the Kitchen Cabinet according 70 the boasts
Of his friends and he does mot wear ha honors blush
ipgly
lis arranged that Edmond Burke, Of New Hampshire,
an awful stab 1t Pierce.
Marcy 10 still prowng around here, trying TO keep his
friends In office Tho successor Of Mr.. Thomas In the
State Department Ia mot yet selected.
THE MARYLAN APPoINTMENrs-rHE KANSAS Ap.
PoINrhENTs, ETC.
WASHINGTON, March n, 1857.
The Cabinet had protraoted session to-day. the Ma
ryland sppoiptmerS agreed upon, but will not be
announced until To- morrow.
The new Governor for Kansas Mr.. Walker, had an In
tervew with the Cabinet, and notified the President thA,
he accepted the appointment, but woula be unable
leave for Kansas before l Of May. The admin stra
ton desired that he should 20 immediately. To obviae
the necessity OF bis leaving at once he suggested thai
the secretary whom he had selected, Frederick Sian
ton, Of Tennessee-who, understand, has aocepseo
the position amer . vast deal Of urging-might esv.
~ soon ~ his INSTRUCTIONS were made out, and
sum. the Governorshp until he arrived This arrange
ment will DOUBTLESS be made, although up TO tn evening
It had not fully been determined.
ORDERS FROM THE WAR DEPARTMENT RELATIVE TO
TROOPS IN KAHsAsr-1HE PRESIDENTS ADVICE TO
CAPTAIN RYNDERs-rHa CONGRESSIONAL BOOK
swNDLB, ETC.
WASHINGTON, March n, 1851
Orders have been issued from the War Department
countermandpG JEFF Dsvh's Instructions for the re.
movs Of The troops. Peace in the Territory will be
preserved BY tho strong arm, II necessary, and ever,
protected In his right 10 vote for against any new
constitution tha, may be offered. No form Of govern.
ment which docs not command . clear majority Of tn.
popular vote viii meet with AM oountenancs nom The
onnistrat!or.
Captain Rynt en went 10 the White House the other
day 10 thank the President for his Office Of Marshal Mr.
Buchanan said to him good humoredly, swell, Captain
Rynders, hope you will do your duty well, and that
shall NOT hear Of your getting INTO any moro nghss"
"Not unless the country needs H." said Rynders; 70
which the President added that he had strong hope the
country wouldn't need anything OF the kind.
New Ysrt has vsmosed from here already and there
b room anywhere round
There considerable trouble here and much annoy
and oss oCoasoned by the action of the Clerk
The House reference the pay OF items ont OF the
contingent fund. You are aware that within an hour o.
the dissolution Of Congress the Senate yielded 10 IL sppo
sion 70 the of $3.50 600 voted for books for new
members. This item . swndle from arst 70 lsvt.
Tho Sen ate inev 10 be such and obsuaely reased
II. Finally, however, rather than lei the Dshseu
cy b,n In which inserted % an item, BIO lost,
conaen ed to Il the condition that the books 10
DO raid for by Is we're 70 be distributed smonr
the public Libraries and Institutions 10 tho disricL
of the mem ers entitled 10 them. The Clerk, .
the close Of Congress, tent In bundle Of acquisitions
TO the Treasury Depa, tment for items to DO patio
or seven hundred thousand dolsr. Comprising ton
item Of slsoo coo for books Mr.. Com proler whttesey
refused to certify for this item uness vouchers for la
pay mert preseoted 10 hun NJ. Culiom In hiGn
dudseop, declines 10 present such vouchers and with
draws not only bis requisilion for this em, but the
whole bundle Of requisions, against which
question raised the part Of the Comptroller The cp
sequence 10 that all VINO have claims payable 70 them
OF The contingent fund-prin;sr OF the Cosrassoaa
Glct clerks employ and other persous-are kept
Of their money, many 70 the loss OF their crea
and 10 their extreme Inconvenience.
The secret Of this proceeding the part Of oullom
10, II 10 alleged, that he pockets by the book ops
ration some 81, COO, and 10 resolved that he shsl
have the money, that those us,y entitled to the pay
mont out OF the contingent fund sha NOT have their
debts paid 70 them. The vouchers demanded by WHIT
uesey canrot possibly be producsd-except, indeed ~
shsmr-for Il is well known that by species OF leEerds
main one dolsY out OF actually expended TO-
these books. whtesey vAcates the COMPROMISING on
tie first OF Nay.
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