The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-03-10
Caucus of the Pennsylvania Re-
publicans-Distribution of
Federal PatrOnage-The
Tenure.Of. Office Act
Cabinet Affairs.
j. N. Marks is Commissioned
as Collector of the Port
of Philadelphia.
FROM WASHINGTON
Special Despatch TO The RUennn0 Telegraph.
Cabinet Anntra.

WARRINGTON March 10.-No Cabinet nomina.
tons will be sent TO the Senate to day. The
president expects to have matters settled in
time to seId them to morrow. Stewart and his
irlends are pressing new man from New York,
with the hope of keeping Boutwell, out; but
toey VIII not succeed. Secretary Washburne
ls ousy at the State Department arranging the
Foreign appointments prior to his retiring.
Admnal Porter has commenced reorganizing
tue Navy Depal tment, with a view OF making
IL more efficient. Creswe has gotI the entire
list OF all the employees of bis department, and
1t is expected the guillo,ine will be put in
motion immediately.
The Caucus of Pennsylvania Members.
In the caucus of the Pennsy lvsnia Republican
delegation 1t was agreed that the general ap
pointments throughout the State would be 6xed
upon by the entire delegation. This arrange.
ment does not include appointments from
pennsylvania to positions abroad, such as
ministers and consuls, but parties applying for
them must have recommendation from the
Senators as well as the member from whose
district he halls. The caucus appointed Sena-
tors Cameron and Scott, and Messrs. Kelley,
Morrill,, and ONeill the committee 10 call upon
President Grant and inform him of the action of
the caucus.
Interview with the President.
The committee waited ON the President this
morning, and after laying before him the action
OF the caucus, requested him not to make any
appointments from Pennsyl ylvauia until they
held another meeting and agreed upon some
names. President Grant Informed them that he
had but one or two appointments promised for
Pennsylvania. andithat the delegation IN Con-
gress could control the Federal patronage of
that State as 1t best suited themselves He said
he would cheerfully make any appointment
they might agree upon among themselves. The
committee expressed themselves satisfied with
this arrangement.
Collector of the Port of PhiIaSleIphla.
The President to-day issued the commission
to J. N. Marks as Collector of the Port of Phila-
delphia. This was done at the instance of
Senator Cameron. Some other members of the
Pennsylvania delegation expressed the nselyes |
TO Grant as dissatisfied with Mr.. Marks, where.
upon the President said he would send in |
another nomination in forty eight hours If the !
delegation would agree among themselves upon |
man best suited for the place.
Secretary BOrie
is now faily installed in the Navy Department
and to-day Assistant Secretary Faxon and
other chief clerks took leave of him. Admiral
Porter Is at the department, aud will be its real
manager for some time. This is done at the
instance Of Grant and the sanction of Borle
who does not know the ropes yet.
The Tenure-oE.Omce Act.
The Senate by vote of 33 to 25 has referred
the bill repeating the Tenure OF Office act to the
Judiciary Committee.
Affairs Ina st. louis.
ST. LOUIS, March 10.-Patsey Curtin and James
Haggerty, two sports got into row at Mike
McCool's saloon this afternoon, and drew knives
and cut each other fearfuliy. Curtin's wiudpipe
was nearly cut in two and Haegerty received
two severe cuts in the head, one of them sever
ing the temporal artery. Cartin's condition is
considered critical.
General William Myers aud General ]. W.
Barringer arrived here to-day from Omaha and
General Sheridan will arrive to night from
Leayenwortb, and will proceed thence to
Washington.