, 1875-07-22
An Extraordinary Meeting OF tho
Cabinet Yesterday.
Tho Gases Of Fisher and Defano under
Consideration.
4 Flattcrlng Prospect Of The Formers
Involuntary Retirement.
Delanoa Fate a. Much in the Dark as
Ever,
CABINET MEETING.
YIB[sEE'a CANE,

Sfftfdt UNpd{fh n 3ht thtt31A 1FttHnk,
WAsnISaTox D. G., July 2t.-prcsiAent Gran.
unexpectedly sr1vod hero this forenoon. Ilis
coming waa a. mysterious ~ ths Catinss moot
lug which mas imn1odlnteiy called. Tho Cabinst
officers woro forthwith summonad by special
messeneors to naees 1t u O'Clock. Tie session
lasted. wthou. tutermlssiou. until 3 o'clock. and
WAS At times very animA.ed. There probably
has not becn Cabinet meeting during the Ad-
ministsstion of President Grant whom the In
junction Of secrecy has beon 80 mandatory or
has been 80 carefully observed. All tho metn-
bora vsro ontoIned not only not to talk about
tho meeting, but not to mention tue
auhiects Of discussion, aud the President
himself Ia silent. Tho following. howeyer, do
rived from authoritative sources. is beloved 10
10 III, substance true: Tho meeting, a. to its
main topic, was divided into two parts: 1he
discussion of the Fsher matter and the conside "a
tion Of 4nes.fons relating TO the Interior Depart
mcnt. Tho first subject, toRAthef with nome
miscellaneous routine business from the dii1er-
e1t Departments. occupied two bouTn. TAo
second question consumed tho remaining hout.
AZ the Commencement Of tho last hour, 6eclota-
r. Delanu withdrew. IA to
TIE YisUER MATTEH,
Tho Cabinet uero unanimous. 30 much can
30 officially stated Rud there can bo no doubt
that tho unau!mtty was 10 favor OF FisheFa
speedv II not immediate Dismissal. It Ia Under
stood that tue President caused 1t To ha known
that in requesting tue Attorney General tempo.
tarlly 70 Aunpond tho order Of removal he did
not intend to antagonizc the threo influential
Cabinet officers who recommended Fiahers re-
mova!. but that on tho contrary ho only wished
That tito apparently tuAt request Of FHhor for
hearing should bc grAhtod. aud that meanwhile
| tho euhioct might formally he conaidarau in
| Cab3net- The Etory Of
E1sHER'R Lax ADMINISTRATION
had pover boon presented 10 tho President as It
vna Be. forth In Cabinet meeting to-day. aud it
is evident that tho Cabinet woEo unanimous that
Fisher should be removed. Tho additional
| lowed al the keno banks in Waaliogtou TO re-
sumo operation. The decision in this mAttor
will very Boon be made public.
| What the uatu1c Of tho discussion or action
WAS relatlvo to
THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENT
In not 90 clear. Il in Ger tain that hecrntary Da.
la,no left thus meeting, becauee it WAS supposed
that matters possibly pcrsonal to himself waro to
10 cona'dered- The maT1h CHARGES "erc moi
specially considered, but there ID reason to know
that 10 far ~ the Cabinet 1ucotlng had any ro'
laslon to Mr. Delauo it tuas11s that ho Hill ro-
main il otIico for Al indednto period. md that
he will not retrc, il At III. until tho MaFsl.
! investigation Is euded. There is little doubt
| that tho President has said as much.
/ The routine business Ut tho meeting consisted
IN dis1oslnG Of minor appointments In tho dif-
| tele1st Departments.
The President aud Con. nabcock loft for Long
| Rt1ncl thlH evening.
Ito TIC A*aortase; Prtss,l
| ANOTHER ACCOUNT Of THE MEETING.
Tlsu1soro1, .. G.. July 2l.-Thero wA6 much
routine business transacted At the Cabinet meet.
iuE to-day. A part Of tho time vaB occupied
with the subject Of District-Attorney Fishsr's
Official conduct. The President, in ssking At
torney-General rnrrepont to suspend his re-
quest of DistEfct-Attornoy Fisher to rosiEn,
tncroly desired to ano<d the latter opportunlty
fully to rapIy TO the complaints agalna
him Affecting tho administration Of hi,
olico.. There will ho 90 further Intervention b5
the President The Attornoy-General vii
therefore act In SUCH manner ~ ho msy doetn
proper, and with t4la understanding the Cabine'
a.a satisfied Tho son OF Distrct-Aetornoy
Fisher to-day resigned bis position u Assistant.
III. pELANo
retired early from the Cabinet tho business
which he laid befuro tho President coucerniuG
his Department having first been considered.
Contrary to ru1nor, the factsof hls thus retiring
Aas no signiaeauea whatever cnncarplug hia Of
aci2i position.