Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-03-22
tASItkN UISfA ChES.
WARRINGTON.
PROCEEDINGS AT THE CABI-
NET MEETING.
CONGR VI PAGE.
Change Of Policy in the Interior
Department in Relation to
Timber Lands.
A DELEGATION OF GERMANS
INTERVIEW THE PRESIDENT.
The Southern QuestiOn-Extra SEES.
sion of Congress.
RANDALL ON TIE ORGANIZATION OF
THE HOUSE
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.

"A,diNGAoN. ZhiGSD ~
The Cabinet meeting to-day lasted
nearly five hours. Besides the southern
question there were under consiGera-
ton the suhjec. OF civil service regula.
tons TO b. applicable Ia the country at
large, and the question of the necessity
FOR All extra session. No action was
taken, and they VIII come up again
for discussion and probably hnai de-
cision TO morrow
There is every probability of definite
action being taken by the President
TO morrow upon the Louisiana and
South Carolina question.
Page to day secured an order for in
crease of mail service between Co.fax
and Iowa Hill from a weekly to a tri-
weekly. Page starts for California to-
morrow.
WASHINGTON. March 20.
The delegation of German citizens,
appointed at a recent meeting of Ger
mans here, called upon the President
this afternoon and presented him the
resolutions adopted at that meeting,
rendering him their congratulations
upon the patriotic and statesmaniike
spirit embodied in his inaugural adj
dress. aud on the wise and impartial
selection Of the Cabinet and h far
seeing and conciliatory policy an
nounced by him, and their gratitica
ton at the selection of Carl Schurz to
tie Cabinet, by which act he clearly
recognized the share of naturaliZed
citizens in the destiny of the great
American nation. Meyer, Chairman
OF the delegation made a brief address,
in which he said: 1--WE merely desire
to pay 10 you our homage fortbe noble
Independence exhibited Ivy you in all
iniliatory measures AS President OF the
United States, and to tender you our
very best wishes for your success dur
ing your entire presidential career"
The President replied: "Gentlenien:
| am exceedingly gratified at this tes-
timonial of your cooperation with the
new work as far as it has gone. l am
glad to know through you hat my
course is satisfactory to the German
people. l selected Mr.. Schurz for the
position he occupies because l thought
him the right man, and ! am especial
ly grafiied that that appointment is
satisfactory to my German fellow cit-
zens."
CHICAGO, March 20.
A Journal Washington special says
of the Cabinet meeting: Your CORE
spondent has the authority of one
member for saying that no conclusion
was reached and the question of what
course to pursue still remains open for
future consideration. Tnis in about all
that can be ascertained at this hour,
although the intima'ion is made that
the troops now in South Carolina and
Louisiana will not be Withdrawn but be
kept where they are TO maintain peace
and prevent the shedding of blood. In
reply to a direct question. a member
OF the Cabinet said: No additional dis
patches had been received from New
Orleans Indicating trouble, and in his
Judgment The public peace would be
maintained. l have no doubt Pack
ards demonstration has had some ef-
feet here and excites influence On the
minds of some members of the Cab
met to an extent counseiing the reten-
ton OF troops for the present. The
statu quo will be maintained for the
present so far a. the General Govern
ment is concerned, in expectation that
a peaceable way out of existing COM
plications may manifest itself to both
sides.
WASHINGTON, March 20.
An important order will be issued by
VIC htCii" DOPoAsshtCit fO Bto
lection Of timber Oh the public domain
from depredstions. The present sys-
tenn of intrusting its rare and de,ec-
ton of depredators to local land officers
will be abolished, and the Department
will send out specially qualified agents,
to detect and report to the Depart.
ment of Justice for the prompt pun
ishment OF all persons cutting timber
on public lands without authority OF
the Government.
NEW YORK, March 81.
A Times Washington special says:
At the Cabinet meeting the Southern
question occupied most OF the four
hours-each member giviag his views
upon the complications in Louisiana
and South Carolina, and upon the gen.
eral policy marked out by the Presi-
dent with reference to the Southern
The President did not actively
participate in the discussion, but in a
directed it by propounding
questions, showing that he
had been giving the matter careful
consideration. Upon general policy
the President proposes to bnild up and
the South and to use every legiti-
mate effort to bring about a thorough
and lasting qualification between the
sections. but in reference to the imme-
diaie withdrawal of troops from Lou.
isiana and South Carolina, there was
understood to he some diversity OF
sentiment, McCrary, sherman and
not being convinced that it
would be proper to direct their with
at this time. The President
stated that he was anxious to have this
question disposed of at the earliest
lime practicable, but in view of its
and importance he desired to
with the utmost d~eliberation |
and caution, and he hoped such con-
would be reached as would
prove beneficial to the people of Lou
Nsiana aud South Carolina, and salts
to the cluntry. He exprussed |