New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-22
WASHINGTON.

SECRETARY DELANO AND THE PRESIDENT.
EvAsIvE DESINs THAT ME. DELAso's REsIGNAiIOS
HAS BEEN DENANDED-TBE REQUEST MADE IN
AN INFORMAL MANNER-FgEsu pIsCOv ERIES OF
DISHONEST PRACTICES IN HE INTERIOR DE-
PARIMENr.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRDUSE
WASHINGTON, April 2l.-The early retirement Of
Secretary DelanO from the Cabinet continues to be
almost the only topic OfconversatiOn in Washington
With the return of the President and his Cabinet
from the East guarded drnials of the reports which
have been in circulation during the past few days
have been given 10 representatives of the press; but
their object has been hush up The scandal and the
terms in which they have been given are intended
simply to smooth matter-Oycr since the puDilcatOh
of the fact that the rascalities in the Interior De
partmcnt had become so notorious and 80 bold that
even the President he'd been convinced that his Adj
mnistralion would have TO unload the Secretary,
the particulars of numerous dishonest trans
actions unknown before have been brought
TO light. The practice Of making what
the lobbyists and speculators call good things"
was begun by John Deano almost as soon as his
father succeeded To the head If the Interior
Department. and openly did he boast OF bis oppor-
tunities for making money III connection with pubic
business to attract the attention OF persons not
familiar with the methods of tIansactmg business IN
the Department. His position of Chief Clerk gave
him the very best opportunities for enriching him.
self by facilitating retardiDg business Of all kinds
in the Department, and since his nominal resi2na-
tiOn-fOr his power and influence have continued a.
great as everbis business has been transacted more
openly than before. The Presidents great regard
for Mr.. Delano and bis anxiety TO prevent
scandal induced him, it is learned since his return,
10 convey to him in an indirect way the intelligence
that his resignation was desired and it was not in
tended that any reference to the Of the resigna-
ton should he made either in their private or official
communications upon the subject, or In the public
prints. Mr.. DelanO, it was expected, would plead
desire to be relieved from very arduous official
duties and 10 devote his entire time and attention
TO private business and the President was to write
him the customary letter Of regret assuring the re-
firing Secretary of his continued confidence, &c'
d Ia Tom Murphy, Alexander r. Shepherd ct al
This enables representatives, OF the Administrator
to deny that Grant hs asked for Secretary DeLarOs
resignation while the fact remains that the indirect
communication which was authorized amounted to
such a demand.
STATEMENTS OF MR.. DELANOs FRESps-PoSr-
w.srrR-GFNRgAL JEWELL DENIES THAT The
RESIGNATION HAS BEEN REQUESTED.
fpIsPAr,H TO TIE ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON, April 21.-The original re-
port concerning Secretary Delano was based on the
statements NJ several prominent members OF congress-
who asserted that certain improper transactions con-
nected with the Department OF the Interior had been
brought 10 attention Of the President and that they
were Of such a character TO cause an intimation
IN he conveyed 10 Secretary Delano that
his resignation would be accepted On the
other hand, it is tonight said by intimate
friends Of the Secretary that before leaving the city last
week Join the Presidential party he was not aware that
the President degred his resignation but that II he had
received such an ntimaon he would have promptly ten
dered It ANIL further that any charges had been made
against the Department OF the Interior involving the
official conduct Of the Secretary the President from his
lons and intimate friendship the Secretary would not
have acted hastily wOud have afforded him an oppor
tnity reply before coming to such conclusion as
70 desire his resgnaon The President and some OF the
members his party returned TO washington TINS after
nnon Secretary DeanO will not return until u morrow
posInas.er GENERAL Jewell arrived this morning. He
s,aea nostyey the report that the President has
requested sacrrtary DclanO 90 resign Ia not true
The in the railroad car with the
Precedent and Secretary Delano when the published
Abatement referred brought To their attention and
his assertion il based upon what then said by the
parties directly concerned