The Portland daily press., 1877-03-07
THE CABINET.
The Members not vet AunOunced-Plenty
of Rumors, but few Certalntles.

The Members not yet AumOunced-Fie uty
of kumors, but few Certainties.
WASHINGTON, March 6.
information was derived at the Executive
Mansion today that VIM. Al. EvartS has been
designated for Secretary of State, and Senator
Sherman for Secretary of the Treasury. Be
yond these appointments, nothing is absolutely
cerGain.
m.-The cabinet scenes have shifted
somewhat to-day. Tonight it is decided that
Gen. Charles Devens of Massachusetts will be
selected as New England's representative in
the administration, in which case he will prob
ably be Secretary Of War although the relative
positions of none of the proposed appointees
are definitely fixed, except those of Evarts and
Sherman. If Devens takes the war office,
Richard w. Thompson will probably take the
navy department.. Carl Schurz is still certain
of cabinet appointment. Gen. Keys nter'
view with the President tonight wac entirely
satisfactory and he accepts the rendered cabl-
net appointment.
The Retiring Cabinet Talks Over the
Finances and the Louisiana Question
with President Hayes.
This has been a busy day at the Executive
Mansion owing to the large number 1t pess9,n ai
both in delegation and individually, who called
on the President. Some presented their res
pective friends for Cabinet positions, but the
1 6Ieaident gave them no assurances 1ur.nei
consideration. tneir recon- mendations into
The members of the Cabinet who met Will
L
Mansion two hours. The session was devoted
altogether to the presentation of the affairs Of
their respective departments and a thorough
explanation from the different members of the
condition Of the public matters entrusted to
their consideration in the ordinary routine,
| Secretary Morrill,, representing the Treasury
department, presented very briefly the favora.
BILE condition of the national finances and spoke
OF the increasing disposition abroad to invest in
| our securities
Tho other principal oab;oot oe rot;or.1 =:
terest alluded at the session, was the political
condition of Louisiana, the SITUATION there
| seeming to be regarded as central point upon
which Southern affairs may turn. Attorney
| General Taft very fully expressed his views
regarding the subject, being one that has called
| for muchsdeliberation from the Department of
Justice. Judge Taft declines to state precisely
| what position he assumed in presenting this
case to the President, but there is reason to
believe he was not disposed to suggest any
course which if determined upon, would be dis
| astrous to the hopes of the Packard govern
| mont As far as can be learned it is judged no
| official reports on file in the Department of
Justice in relation to the state were respective
| ly referred to the consideration of the new At
| torney General when appointed.
There was long conference between Presi-
dent Hayes and the Postmaster General upon
| the subject of pending appointments and appli-
cations that have received recent consideration.
Postmaster General Tyner remained in consul
tation with the President some time after the
other members.
| for the purpose of giving the President thor
ough insight into the condition of public af-
| fairs.
President Hayes was not backward in stating
| his appreciation of the arduous duties that lay
before him, and thanked the members of his
cabinet for the information afforded, Of which
he made note for his guidance. At the ad
journment the members of the cabinet babe
the President an official farewell as it was re-
garded almost absolutely certain the next regu-
new assemblage of this character in the council
chamber at the Executive Mansion.
NEW YORK, March Ga special to the Tele-
gram says, Mr.. Evarts has not yet accepted the
secretaryship Of state and it is understood he
will not do so until he knows who is to be asso-
cated with him. The Conklipg, Morton and
Cameron wing of the party has Enthusiastically
indicated to the President that the nomination
of Mr.. Schurz is not satisfactory to them and
| the probabilities are that his confirmation will
be bitterly opposed in the Senate. Simon Cam
| eron last night in speech in response to o
serenade said it was known to all that Pennsyl-
vania will be disappointed in the selection of a
| cabinet minister. No one would be more dis
appointed than himself, but he could bear it,
Pennsylvania makes Presidents and can un-
| make them. and although she may be ignored
now the time was near at hand when the Pres
| ident would yield to her wishes.
A special to the Brooklyn Union says: The
cabinet slate seems to be breaking up. 1t
seems positive, however. that Jno. Sherman
will be Secretary of the Treasury and Carl
Schurz Secretary of the Interior, but it is not
certain that Evarts will be Secretary OF State.
Strong efforts are being made to beat McCra-
rvs appointment as Atty General They have
so far succeeded that the President has deter
mined to retain Atty General Taft few days.
There may be two Southern men in the cabinet,
one Republican and the other Democrat
Joseph E. Johnston and perhaps John M. Har-
Ian. Gen. Logan will be well taken care of
somewhere, if not in the cabinet. Fred Doug
lass will probably be marshal of the District Of
Columbia. New England will get the navy de-
partment and Hale or Frye of Maine will prob
ably be the man representing the Blaine inter-
est.