The daily gazette., 1877-03-13
SECOND EDITION, |.
FROM WASHINGTON.

THE Southern Policy and the Commits
sion Project Vieps of Leading Men.
WAsHINeToN, March 12.--The pro.
ject Of a commission to go South,
which has been publicly mentioned
since the Inauguration of Governor
Hayes, was privately discussed several
weeks ago. 1t does not yet appear
that the idea has m st with much IA
vor outside of the two or three per-
sonal friends of Governor Hayes who
first suggested it. Din, al
TAKING THE oATH-AN EPISODE.
When the oath was administered to
the new cabinet this morning at the
White House they all stood upin line,
Evarts. MeCrary, Dcvens, Key and
Schurz. Chief Justice Cartier, of the
District Supreme Court, admi uistered
the oath, the ircn-clad so-called. He
read it until he came to the words,
"you do solemnly swear that you have
never voluntarily borne arms against
the United States," when MIR. Key in
terruDted, exclaiming. 'sHold on Judge
l can't swear to that" Their ewas quite
a laugh, and Judge Cartier remarked
in his quaint way, THAT oath was
good enough for US, sir. until YOU
came in" when Mr.. Key retired and
the remainder of the oath was read
and assented to by the other four. eAf.
terwards it was found that there was
not a copy of the Modified oath Ia the
White House, and it had TO be sent for
to the State Department before it
could be administered to Mr.. Key.
/ THE STATE DEPARTMENT.
For sixteen years the State Departs
ment has been presided over by O oiti-
zen of New, York-Mr. Seward for
eight years and Mr.. Fish for the same
period. Now Mr.. Evarts, another
citizen of New York, takes the State
Department, and at his invitation still
another citizen of New York, Fred
erick W. Seward, will be first assist
ant Secretary of State. Mr.. Seward
occupied the same position under his
father.
THE NEW SECRETARY OF THE NAVY,
Mr.. Thompson, the new Secretary
of the navy, arrived here tonight and
stopped at the Ebbitt House. To.
morrow morning at $50 Secretary
Robson will call for Mr.. Thompson
and accompany him to the White
House, where he will be sworn in,
MIR. Robson will escort him TO the
Navy Department and introduce him
to his new sphere of duties. ~.
l. PosTMAsTERs,
| The President has taken action al
ready on five or six postoffice appoint.
ments, including the recommissioninl
of Mr., Holloway at Indianapolis. Geo
p. Fleger will probably be nominated
| tomorrow for South Bend, Ind. A
colored delegation from Richmond,
Va. urged the President to-day to re-
tain Miss Van Lew.
THE KELLOGG CONTEST.
The republican members of the
Senate elections committee, being the
majority, yesterday formally authori,
zed the chairman to report that Kel'
logg has prima facie right to admis
sion from Louisiana and should be I'M
members will present dissenting re
port. A motion in the committee BY
Mr.. Salisbury to take up the creden-
tials of Eustis, elected by the demo
Gratis to the United States Senate from
Louisiana about two years ago. wat
rejected by a strict party vote.-Mr
Morton will submit the report to-mor.
row, and should it be taken up for con
sideration the special session may be
prolonged ten or twelve days.
CHARLESTON CoLLEcToRsHIP.
1t is said that Ex-Governor Aiken, Of
South Carolina, will be rendered thu
position of collector of customs al
Charleston. Ex-Governor Aiken was
the largest STAKEHOLDER in the United
States, but was always Union man
THE PosToFFIcE SEEKERS.
Postmaster General Key indicates
that he shall take no notice of the
numerous applications for Office which
he is receiving. He does not, he says
intend to interfere In any way with
the appointment of postmasters where
vested in the President. In regard to
the multitude of postmasters whose ap-
pointment is vested in him he is moi
inclined to make removals except fol
cause, and in such case, and in the case
Of vacancies party association will be
made secondary consideration. This,
he says, is Gov. Hsyes's idea and he
cheerfully endorses it. A Northern
democratic Senator said to-day that he
had received several letters from his
censtituents asking him to use his in.
fuence to get them postofices. In
every case he had replied that he sup
posed Mr.. Key was brought into the
cabinet to conciliate the Southern and
not the Northern democrats.
| 4 HINT TO VANISH.
A number of postmasters who have
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