The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-03-09
TN ooaalct N the Republican
...,.. Partyss
Hsyss' Cabinet Appointment
Aunounosd to the Senate.
Evarfs, Schur1, Devens, Thomp-
Son, McCrary, key and
Sherman make up
the List,
And Being utterly oppessdby Republican
Leaders, Their Confirmation Re-
ains Matter Of Doubt.

House to-day, but by noon the corridors
were clear, giving an opportunity for the
secretaries clerks to give attention to
business.
The president says his expectation Is
to send the cabinet nominations in to.
day.
Major &. G. Shiffin, private secretary
to ex-President Grant, just confirmed as
pay-master in the army, has been as.
signed TO duty at the War Department.
-, VISIT OF THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS.
This afternoon the diplomatic corps
paid their respects to President Hayes.
They were I'm full court dress and were
accompanied by the ladies OF their res
pectlve families. They assembled In the
blue parlor. and thence entered the east
room, where had previously assembled
the president and Mrs. Hayes and Messrs.
TAFT, Robson, Cameron, Hon. Eugene
Hale and q few others.
Sir Edward Thornton, dea OF the dip.
lomatic corps, advancing toward the
president, said they had called to pay
their respects, and in behalf of the coun.
tries they represented, to congratulate
him on his accession to the presidency.
and wish that his administration may be
highly successful. ~ t.~st-e
The president expressed qualification
with their visit and reciprocated their
friendly sentiment. The members OF the
corps and families we're then presented
to the president, and, after few min
utes' conversation, the visit terminated.
THE PRESIDENTS CABINET.
The following nominations We're re-
ceived by the senate from President
Hayes at 2:3O pm.
VIM. NJ. Evarts, of New York, secrc
tary OF state.
John Sherman, OF Ohio, secretary OF
the treasury.
George W. McCrary, of Iowa, secre-
tary Of war.
Richard NJ. Thompson, of Indiana. Sec
rotary OF the navy. ci q
Charles Devens, OF Massachusetts,, at
torney-general. =.
David NJ. Key, OF Tennessee, postmas.
ter-general. e.t.
Carl Schurz. of Missouri, secretary d
the interior.
ra NOT CONFIRMED.
The. senate was in executive session
cabinet nominations were confirmed
All were referred to appropriate com.
mittees without discussion.
THE EX-PREsIDENT.
Ex.President Grant was on the flool
OF the senate to-day, occupying the seat
by the side OF Senator COnkling.
DEMOCRATIC SENATORIAL CAUCUS.
AT an adjourned meeting of the caucus
OF Democratic senators this morning
there was a further interchange of views
regar ling the genera political situation,
but no action. The caucus will re-as.
semble to-day after the senate adj0urns.
Among matters Incidentally referred
TO was the subject of Democratic repre-.
sentation on senate standing committees,
and it was informally agreed that the
minority having increased in numbers
this session should insist upon increased
representation upon the committees.
KEYS APPOINTMENT.
Well-informed friends OF the president
assert that the nomination OF Senator
Key to the cabinet was the initial step in
the development OF his policy OF seeking
to disarm Southern distrust and promote
peace Ia that section on the basis OF Jus.
tice and protection to all. Mr.. Key led a
Confederate regiment during the late
war, and was the Democratic senator APP
pointed to ill Andrew Johnson's vacancy
but at the late congress he was the first
to make speech from the Democratic
side looking to the Southern pacifica.
ton through the Cancellation of and co.
operation with the incoming Republican
administration. That he and the presi-
Dent would be able to harmonic was
made sufficiently clear TO the latter by
The sentiments of a private letter ad.
dressed by Mr.. Key to personal friend
on the 10th OF February last, In which ht
said: . 49,.
II am ready to do all can to restore
confidence and government to the people
Of the South. This can only be done BY
hearty frsternixation of the sections 70,
which | have labored. Ifwith0ut requir
ing ofme the sacrifice OF every persona
or political independence, you FIND
that my name can be uset
for the good OF tie South, In you
best judgment, you are at liberty
10 use 1t. II were to become ,
member .ot the administration ! should
not feel nj liberty to place myself In op
position to Its general policy, but should
feel bound to build 1t up and strengthen
IL In the hearts OF the people, and Il the
time arrived when I could not heartily
cooperate with II, should resign. II,
AL hsps and believe, the adninistra.
iion will develope q broad and liberal
policy toward the people of the South.
would not hesitate to incorporate nv
fortune end self With IT, co 0r'
This letter was before Mr.. Hayes, wht
found It entirely In accordance with hi
own sentiments aud hence the lorna
tender q IN appointment to Mr.. hey
After the Iaterview between those gen
tlsusn last evening which established