The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-05-23
VOL. XIII. 2j3.
CHANGES IN TIE CABlNLl'
soxJy4TTONs mat TSURPhiSED
n,r TuE CAMERON GAN0'

~.., IN suocerd scbeuck. Tan 70
e.,d Pterreponi, and pon' 'n"asn.d-1be nv
90 An Promptly COMM LIZ.
v.,.,,utps Of the Peunsiirnn'" "
w.a,,voros. May 22.-The President 10
q, sent to the Senate the iO''o"'A-
sstons; v,,r now At.
- - ,,...t ga ba Minister to England Nieo
Robert &. ScheDck, resigned y.
AI,nonso Tnft Of ohio, now Secretary q az
20 he Attorney General
J. Donald Cameron Of PennsylyaDia 70 w
Secretary Of War ,
A. soon as the House went into executive
s..sion the nomination Of Mr.. PieHepon' was
referred to the Committee on Foreign he'a',ons'
thst Of MIR. TAFT to the Committee ON .no cuu'
caaIy, ami that of Mr.. Cameron 10 'n' NVu
nnittes on Miltafy Anairs
senators c merun (liep. PaD Edmunds (hep'
VII and Log u tRep. lll.l. the respective chair-
~.n of those commit ecs, soon thereafter IN de
s,xoratIe REPORTS on the nominations, which
v.r. confined ~ the Senate without debate;
the reoeutioD u the NOMINATIONS from the Pres
idsnt their reference, the reports thereon ana
tbs nnal result, occup, in2 less than one hour.
These nominations were a surprise to almost
sysrybody, especially that of Don. Cameron, son
Of Senator Cameron.
1t was asosrtained to-day that Gen. Sch enck
n In Onio aud cannot come to WASHINGTON be-
fore next week. This will compel the Commit
tee on Foreign Arurs to defer the report until
he can bs heard. The committee has not de-
tsrmIned as vet how much OF Mr. Hewitt's draft
Of the report shall be adopted. To please the
Rsput hcan membefs 1t Ia proposed to leave out
of the report all reference to cepsurs Of the Ad
ninistratiOn. the Democratic members of the
osmmi zee EXPRESSING tner views on toat point
freely when the reuUit comes Ip for discussion.
Mr.. Hewitt iDld or. fish last week that he dbl
not oou bus that tie report would ren.ct
upon tie Admlnisirati3u. Fish took the hint
And hastened the bOiDlnstt' N Of Pieirepont. so
~ to cut IN that part OF the scandal vi tue re-
port.
me Cabinet changes are the general theme Of
eonversaton here IN political circles. No event
sf THIS unusually exvitiIg winter has caused
moe comment On the part ~ politiei ms, and
PROBABLY no other occurrence since ,he Belknap
exposure ere ted So much surprise. IL was nOt
altogotusr Lnknown tnat N ca ngs wa, illmi-
peni. and IL was also very well unuerstVUd tnat
the Cameron faction In Ptnnsylvania WAS in-
uis.ing Tor ula, . for Dup.Caiperon. tut no QUO
outside Of the select circles Interested seems
10 have dreamed that TINS dlsIeJutsolo gang
would succeed In &C 'om pl!shIus It's purpose.
The Tact of Boo N ckeys y. .estnce bere last
week cxci Oh some speeGlatiou, but II was gen
orally coDcede that LIs uiissi n W = 1" periect
ssine bhr1ain for the votes II the PennsyIvania
Delegation al Ciuo.hna l. Ihs was undouOte "
his tLissiOD. an0 the hTst result II tnIs DaIgain
ts seen IN tue Presidents action to day, but II
was not suspected that tue sale would Je uons
La this wav.
Tue nature OF the evidence brought out In the
tnvestRstiun of the Emma u ins swiDdie agaiDst
bcnenck VS. such To renuer II impos
siols for the Admins ration ~ suffer uim TO
return u his post NJ St James, as was r.ginsliy
Intended after D-na's r,JsouOn. Attorney
Gen.ral Pieropont has hsJ Jist cause to regret
the dsy lie accepted a seat IA GRAM = Cabinet
anu was anxl us to get 'ut of a place lie
was not lcui ted. ~ either ms .bI,y IN a
LAWYER has moi-l coutass as man. or bis
1udemrn as poiitician, to oil witn credit
To himself but he uid no. W ut To confess his
swn failure oy reiif,ug voluntarily or Otherwise
70 trNsi iie; hence ne n.s been busy for some
pm. past in.riguing for tue appointment Of
Minister u tne Cour. OF 81 James.
her Was one dlnl uity Ia Tue way. Grant
was aux us 10 tive place IA his CaDiDet IN tue
e,ent vi uaAins cDan. e to ItuusylyaDia. lie
hsu hrst unered o A .torneY Gcnersl-niD TO ex-
Sen tor Joan Scoit, VI tuat ase. Lut ~ had ut-
ehned to- ceive tue appotntDtnt. IL was in-
posIole 10 nnd anOtuer lawyer Wno would bo
sAislari or ~ orat hd Tue Cameron iaetion al
tne sane time. In his Unsuhtia ths u ick-wttted
Perepnnt tnolsnt OF at txp-o!ens 1" soive .ne
oihcuity judge iat VS. = lawyer, aud the
ouues VI Secret .ry uf War were not cJuseuial
10 MIN. Ills rsal place WAS ~ tuo mead ~ Tue
Department ~ Ju-ucr, ma " lleriepont was
dominated Ninist r 10 England, at could be
made A Atiurne, -Grnetd ma iennsylVdnla couiu
fuinlsn tue seer .aiy II War. AUS ulan being
sugg sea ITO Urant - lie e.IepOnt removed Oue
Of the uiihoaties. Dut nov c,uId the President
Rod Secretary Of " ar whI would satisfy has
Hlend- anu Ca.nefoI's s4ngf
ChLls snd Bore, wnu n.ve the Presidents
sar al all time. wanted Joseph Pau erson, Piesi-
puia, ade Minister to kngiano. Insy do
not like Cameron or tno hI,n "no suriouud
eou"'etact tue ma'Iinali us u tnat set.
1.r 4, ,stmnsteT-Grucrsl WAS ten diys aYo
about To Ue retiTeo IRON the Cabinet, tut unGer
no cifUumstauees wouid tue Cameron party
agree 10 h"ye tuis pia, c for Don iierrepOut .
oes'ts 20 20 u knsi.n 10 ded Jewell ths
opportunity to save m, ~sn heao, and he
snteTsd 1-al"usly into tne b to make
Dot. Cameron seere ary Of War. Yester-
O ) Jewell nad lonk conference with oinun
Cameron, aud the senator, w.o Is = Irunlineht
candid 10 for the nOuiinatiun al Cincinna,t, Sc
oeeasJ Jewell. Then Gamer ~ anu 1ne Senator
tntoi vieweu melon. dnp,,e piau " as I'll 90 70.
sumuaed Cameron n.s 40, Uesn cor. = :.
yhs PRESIDENT ior more than .ssns- anu tni,
Ninter us made only formal :, lis ut the WIN q
houss he senator ..uued 10 above was on, y
sse IN msdinih .oukn which the arrangenenl
IS ny made.
ohshso' lie Was quietly working 1Ur the Ie-
mOv-l OF Ootn Jsweii ahd Plorrepont, VINO de
soiod hlin Toe moment ne got iutO dose qua r.
tors ~ the n-ht with tDe Wh'skey Ring. aud II
remains 10 TIE seen now he Will Ike tnis snu fl ng
o. Tue cards Sganst hln. II VIII puzz,s All re-
CORNERS 10 rec"nrile their admirdLi, n for hun
win hiN conduct II he rem aims IN the Cabinet as
tne a soc ate ~ nian like bon. LaAer N, Tor II
hot"Il"us q thst ,ne huu shlnes IN the c ar
uaNs al htsh noon that Ca,H-rpn Tor more 10 n
tooC"d7 has "eeh tue s.,iDs ~Aicn guiued
anu contrO led lne cufIubt treasury hinr
Site iie sur. lie the power u,niuI
ths throne ~ mhirh made the inl Ke@nhI.s ,,,I
thv Boo mach -, WnO set them up anu pulleu
Them down hne - many pup ets AM Aimaks
tscsiveu hor7 ,h u me hOn's snlls Of all tneir
put thiodRn or a tax Dil to Oe n,.Co Don. was
t"Ss cons .lted before the lobby rec ,lysd ITS
th.t u ti"hs, "a tue GAYS when siinon WAS him
El ~ Tue Iioasuft Department Don. ulove a
M"nuriiuily prUutab.e business along vita biIi
N.lu-f iha Ei1 ~ tue rse aud mule CONTRACTS
rnlVh ms theT gave out In this way he laid
Tue ass OF his iresent great tGr.uue, which 10
hlI q be I least $lUVJ,OUO.
iuls hc oI Oran1 - p.allng Don. Cameron In
DIS Idilne 10 R.rdt u Jy q. specialize pOnll-
s'ahs nl bpth pa ties as MI outrageous one, ~
ms II To al deceit people. IL IA interpreted as
a. Al 40 lI
unh at On innati, Dut To OIe,L his succ1ssor at
hhzarus by uslng lhe army W uOnLlOI me elec-