The New York herald., 1871-02-03

conceived would unite the party there. Recent de-
velopmenis, however, have, it Is said. turned his
attention to Forney the man who OF all Others, Is
most popular with the people OF the Keystone State,
ana would be best fitted TO manage the republican
party there At all events the Presidents friends
name Forney with considerable confidence as the
man who Is TO succeed Creswe
The position OF Attorney General will probabl, be
awarded The South 1t may, however, be given the
Pacific coast In case the South is to recognized,
General Bristow, Of Kentucky the present Solicitor
General win probably be selected The name OF
Joseph Holt also OF Kentucky, islikewise mentioned
in connection with this ONCE. Should the
| Pacific coast be given the preference, Senator
Williams, OF oregon, will be likely TO carry or the
| prize The chances are that OHIO will be given the
Interior Department, and that Deano. the present
Secretary will stick. Some prominent x-ofhcer OF
the army from The Northwest VIII likely succeed
Beknap Secretary of War. New England
will probably be represented by Ex-Governor Jewell,
OF Connecticut as Secretary Of the Navy. A Cabinet
composed OF gentlemen like these would represent
the different sections OF the country and 1t Is be-
leved, command the confidence OF the party
Postmaster General Cresweps Defence of
| His Course Pending the Chorpe nnira Claim.
| Many false and wholly unfounded statements
| have been published in the daily press relative to
the action Of the Postmaster General in investigat-
ing and adjusting the claims OF George Chorpen-
ning and the amount awarded by him under
| Joint resolution OF Congress approved July s,
| 1870. These CLAIMS were presented to Postmaster
\ General CreSwell ODD q Sppfnmbnr
| and after hearing counsel in support Of them Mr..
| Creswel filed his decision IN writing, concurring
| in the opinions previously given by his predeces
| sors, Postmaster Generals Holt, Blair and Randall
who had all decided against them, upon the ground
that the case was res ddfudtcata Tbereupon
| Chorpennng pettioned Congress, claiming the
| act for his relief, approved March B. 1857 had
| been Improperly construed, and praying for the
passage OF such joint resolution act as would
require the Postmaster General other accounting
| o1cer to adjust and to settle his claim upon the
basis and terms specified III the said act of 1857,
! and upon the affidavitS aud proofs file
| in the House OF Representatives; as also
| 10 adjust and settle on the same basis
and terms his claims growing out OF the cur
tailment and annulment on the route No. 12,s0l.
Congress granted Chorpennng's petition by passing
the joint resolution or July 10. 1870, which directed
the Postmaster General 10 investigate and adjust
tuSoc vi SnopShuius III tuc No.S NlOuc dAu
upon the proofs asked by the petitioner. Mi. Cres-
well, finding that he was directed by law
| TO adjust and settle these claims in a
particular way and upon the afldavts
and proofs on file the House OF
! Representatives, proceeded to execute the VIII of
| Congress, as expressed In The Joint resolution OF
18th july 1870 TO the best OF his ability AM was
| constrained by the terms OF the law TO allow the
sum OF $443, ,ol0 due Chorpenning under the said
| resolution. As an executive officer, his
| pie duty In the premises was TO execute the
law according to Its terms. No discretionary power
being gwen him either in respect the basis OF re-
muneration the proofs necessary to substantiate
1 the claim he was bound TO recognize the law as a
correct expression OF the legislative WILL In regard
| to this particular claim, which had been
! pending for many years in Congress and
before the Post ONCE Department and
Court OF Claims, ne gave the subject patient
and careful investigation, rendered his award in
| writing, with fun statement OF the grounds Of his
action and OF making the allowances under the pro-
visions OF each contract, and filed copy
| thereof In the department on the 23d De.
cember last, where it remained for more
than two weeks, subject 10 inspection, before 1t was
| transmitted TO the Auditor. Having made and filed
1 his award above stated Mr. Creswell's connec-
! ton with the case ceases. He never signed any
warrant draft Tor the money any part OF It, or
directed any other officer TO draw any such warrant
| or draft. In fact no warrant or draft was ever
| drawn therefor
| stormy Scene in the Executive Session of
| the senate.
There was another stormy season In the -execu-
tive session OF the Senate to-day Senator Chandler's
4 motion to discharge the Committee on Foreign
| Relations from the further consideration OF the
| nomination Of Mr.. Kramer to be Minister TO the
\ Hague. which Objected hy
| Sumner came up to-day under the rules. He stated
that the President desired TO have this nomination
confirmed and he thought the Presidents friends in
| the Senate should confirm all the Executive
| nominations, except some good reason should
! be shown to the contrary. He believed the
refusal Of the Committee on Foreign Relations to
report Mr.. Kramer was attributable TO Of a
personal character; that It was Kramers peculiar
relations to the President Senator Sumner dis
claimed any personality IN the matter He had no
objection to Mr. Kramer personally, or on account
! OF his being the brother in-law Of the President.
! He had never met Mr.. Kramer 10 Enow HIM. He
appealed 10 the members OF his committee to know
| whether or not the committee had not given the
case careful attention. They had not been able 10
! obtain all the information necessary about
| him. His endorsements were all Of a general
| character. There was nothing definite. The COM
| mittee had discovered that while Mr.. Kramer was
Consul OF the United States at Lepsc he slapped
IN the face In the public street. He made complaint
y the authorities, but they paid no attention to
| him and he came home The President then
nominated him for the position OF United
| States Minister The discussion became gene
| raj as 10 the Presidents appointments, and
| during Its progress some Senator commented
at length up what he called the nepotism Of the
| Executive. He read list Of the relatives OF
the President which had been nominated TO the
| Senate. These, he said, amounted TO twenty-sx
Several Senators deprecated this policy. Chandler
| maze an attack upon Trunbull, wbereupon that
gentleman turned upon the Michigander and went
for him after the most approved style of debate in
| executive session The result that vote was
| not reached upon Chandler's motion 70 discharge