Nebraska advertiser., 1869-03-11

The President appointed the follow
ing Cabinet Officers:
Secretary of State, Elihu B. Wash
burn, of Illinois.
Secretary of Treasurer, Alex T..
Stewart, Of New York.
Secretary of Navy, AdolpheE Z. Borie
Of Pennsylvania.
Secretary of Interior, Jacob D. Cox,
! Of Ohio.
Postmaster General, JEo. a. J..
| Creswell, of Maryland.
Attorney General, Eben r. HOare,
of Massachusetts,.
Secretary Of War, Gen. Schofeld
holds Over.
The politicians find much fault with
the appointments thus made. The
people who have the good of the coun4
try st heart, unanimously approve the
Presidents judgement iH>the selection
made. They, not being active poll
ticians themselves, have no old debts
to pay off with appointments to places
Of trust and profit, but are free to
choose those who will best serve the
public Washburn, Stewart, Cox and
Cresswell have a national reputation,
and their antecedents are well known
to the country. Judge Hoare was for
many years the leading member of the
bar in Massachusetts,, and for the last
few years has been one of the Judges
of the Supreme Court of that State.
He is one Of the old Free Sellers, and
is an inveterate enemy of fraud and
corruption. He is ffty-three years of
age, and is very obnoxious to the whis-
ky ring.
Mr.. BOrie, a retired Philadelphia
merchant, is a man of the strictest in
tegrity and Of high standing. He has
for some time past been Vice President
of the famous Union League of Phila-
delphia. He is a pronounced Repub-
lican. The people Of Pennsylvania
say his appointment is one of the best
that could have been made from that
State.
All the Cabinet except Washburn
have telegraphed thanks and accep-
lance.
Neither the President nor Mr.. Stew
art were aware that the law of Sept.
I'd, 1883, establishing the Treasury
Department contained the following
section:
Section 8. That no person appointed
to any Office instituted by this act,
shall directly or indirectly be con-
ceTned or interested in carrying on the
business Oftrade or commerce. If any
person shall offend against the prOhi-
bitiOn of this act, he shall be deemed
guilty of high misdemeanOr, and for
felt to the United States a penalty of
$4,000, and shall upon conviction be
removed from office, and forever there
after be incapable Of holding any office
under the United States.
Prominent lawyers have advised Mr..
Stewart not to qualify so long as he
was engaged in the importing BUSH
neis, unless the section should be re-
pealed.
To remove this disqualification, we
find the following Senate proceedings:
Mr.. Sherman then introduced the
following bill and asked its immediate
consideration:
Be it enacted that so'much Of the act
approved Sept. ID, 1883, entitled an
act to establish q Treasury Depart
ment. as prohibits the Secretary Of the
Treasury from being concerned or in
terested in carrying on business of
trade or commerce be and is hereby
repealed, but in no case shall the Sec
rotary OF the Treasury act on any
matter, claim or account in which he
is personally interested.
The Vice President-Is there any !
objection to considering the bill at this
time?
Mr.. SUMNER object; I think that
it ought to be most profoundly cOnsid-
cred.
Vice President-The bill then is not
before the Senate.