The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-03-09
The President Accepts Stewards
Resignation - The Cabinet
Meeting Qualifying
the Secretaries.
The House Again Repeats
the Civil-Tenure Act
The Vote Nearly
UnaEim mous.
FROM WASHINGTON.

SpectaI Despatch 20 The tcuentpO Ts,eoraDh.
Stewards Resignation Accepted.
WASHINGTON, March 0.-President Grant has
accepted the resignation of the Hon. A, It.
Stewart ss Secretary of the Trea sury.
Financial Bills Pending
Mr.. Sherman. from the Finance Committee.
to-day reported General schenck's bill. which
President Johnson refused to sign, and endea.
v0red to get action IL to day; also. Mr.
Hoopers bill redisirlbuting the circulation of
national bank currency among the States
The House Committees.
The House has agreed to adjourn over from
to-day until Friday in order to give the
Speaker further time to prepare the commit
tees. The Senate has also adjourned.
The Civil Tenure Act.
Mr.. Butler to.aay Introduced In the House a
bill to repeal tse Tenure Of Office act. whicb
passed by vote OF yeas l48. nays l6.
Despatch TO Associated Press.
Cabinet Meeting.
Secretary Washourne was engaged with the
President on official business this morping
and at the regular hour q Cabinet meeting was
held, there being present Secretaries WASH
Secretaries Hartley, OF the Treasury, and Faxon
of The Navy; Otto. of the Indian Department.
Cabinet meeting was not long in duration. the
President stating that there was just vet no
particular public business demanding The all,
tentlon OF the representatives present.
Personal.
General Rawlins late Chief OF the STAFF of
General Grant. returned here from Nsw York
last night, an d was engaged with the President
this morning.
Mr.. Borie qualified as Secretary OF the Navy
this morning. and is expected to enter for
mally upon his duties this afternoon
Applicants and Their Petitions.
The applications for Office under the new adj
ministraiion increase, ana are made by letter
through friends ia Washington Occupying po-
sitiCns Many seeking the position OF subor-
diDates are diRappOinte ed In their direct appif-
cations at the White House to the gentleman
acting as secretary to the President, an they are
invariably referred to the department officials
In whose charge are he Office sought for.
Commissioners Rollins
was at the Executive Mansion In consultation
with the President to-day, and 1t IL understood
that the subject OF conversation was the con-
dition oil internal revenue affairs In the various
districts throughout the country.
Commissioners DelanO
will qualify and enter formally upon his duties
tomorrow. The impression is that many
changes in important offices connected with
internal revenue will be made very soon. The
clerks IN the Internal Revenue Ofice have
prepared a memorial. which is to be pre-
hented Rollins on his retirement.
The White Hsuse Receptions.
The knowlt dge that President Grant would
receive callers this morning. drew large num-
bers o the White House, anxious to see and
10 O'clock the Executive Office was filed with
ladies and gentlemen. There was but little
time for any ln' erview or conversation beyond
the mere shaking of hands with the President
and some were evidently disappointed at not
being able TO obtain few moments con versa
tion on subjects In which they entertained
great personal interest. Before IL O'Clock the
crowds less ed. IL being known that at noon
there would be a meeting of the Cabinet, after
when no visitors would be admitted to the
President unless by special engagement.