, 1881-03-08

flames ;,,a. Monroe, of Ohio. 1t Is understood
would be willing 10 accept tho appointment
ycars in tint % co'sntry ~ a. 1p''ts Gonsni sli
St @h,c 'H to anS!ac @ %',s c,rsa , part to It +.
people. Afr. Monroe has served III Congress
during thu last tell years, and dtctinG Il re-
iID,l''nntion Inst fall, lit the INIT two Con-
Ercsses he was q member Of thu Committee
rendered very efficient srryce. 1Ic IL highly
respected by Ills Into colleagues In tho If0uso
Ut Representatives., alMl his nainn will },e
warmly advocated BY them. especially by tile
rrsars!ctl ny ccrtain by politicians 9eueratly
that Minister billiard will soo'i be recalled
THE MOST NUMEROUS CLASS or STATESMEN
NOW IN Washington is composed Of those
MR. wi'G just ,I issed ' n'ont'nt!o for Gsn. Gar.
them seemed to ''aye been ut least grazett rs
tho appointment llew by md passed. Into iii.
stxlH,cte.l t!. llands. Fey of tienl. however, arc
losing any time, brt The names of quite u
considerably. lower degree. Onr, At least.
figures 1lrnsJsln candidate f0r tho pnsf
tion ~ tue Court "f, Claims yncatrt! By Judge
!inns; Another y looklng nttern l'ost-O'llce.
position, md another as given notice to his
friends thnt llt ls open to almost any nppofnt-
1'leslt tliat c;slt bn sGcufed. One WHO firmly
believed, up to the very minute that the Cabi-
Stci7.taty Of thu Interior. is now pushing Ills
clAfins to he Commissioner 0f Indian Affairs.
Of course, none Ut these rentnrks apply to
gentlemen wil4se r9,1cs arc used In collnec-
y ,p0sltiDn before ting country rs to
fully Justify them or their friends In bcley-
IN: that they might be appointed. 1t Is the
class OF
Tlilisn AND ForlsT1t RArf: STATESMEN
WHO are INV 50 actLye III hunting ,Ip yacan-
hc able to thrust themselves. The present
prospects for. most Ut them scem to be that
they will reccive little more t'lan tho trntli-
tlonai suit 1T olt! clothes; Gentlemen who
that S!a'lcy Matthews nana will ho
returned TO the Senato, to.snorrow for
THO position oil tho Supreme Bench.
u llis frienlS r;' n, apps;ar to think tl,as
lilitttc OIL tho Judiciary \ favorable report
can he ontailled. Matthew'S friends think
l,e Gull l,e confirmed. Tile Nebraska tcopu
nre ANXIOUS to have something. Failing to
Eet Il Cabinet office for ex-senator Hitch
coek, they determined TO concentrate their
Efforts to secure the Comln'ssto!srsh'p Of
Agriculture, for Guy. Flirmess. They are
llnlw somewhat APPALLED, by tile number and
place. Atld 1t Is sattt tint some ut them think
If bringing their lnt'licncc to bear to secure
MI appointment If ono at the number
y ..l be IN CM!et @ # TUG i'nrean Of Engraving ana
cot. 1,t1sll,
tho present Chief OF the Bureau, IL himself a
Nclraskn1I.. ulml Il. 'tltss eilicEeilt 0iccr. 1t
seems lInT;ily pro!'nblc tliat my serio!1s Ut
II m,ade. 1t viii be successful: One of the
most Important appointments to l,t consf.t-
rretl rretl is tlat nt Postmaster for New lorf
city,, 1t fs rather out OF the usual order Of
Ut nm executive department. should
manifest thnlr preference In a nut
bse1i dong tt,1'lay: a number ct the higher
an Interest n thu m.lntcna1'ce of t!u present
degree Ut efficiency iii the lurgest Tost-Once
~ lhe country, l'nvc lHltctl'ln recommending
tint Mr.. piersot,, So long Mr. 1aules' Assist
mt, a1Sl present acting Postmaster Of New
York, bc given tile permanent apppoll4t1nant.
l'astnastcr.fiehcrnlJ James. when hls nttctl-
tlon WIS c,iIIe.t to tho matter to-tlay, shook
Ills head nrd sa!u:
"rllAr CANNOT uE."
; Msa nskc 81 tas fSr ta t;'s rSs1n is1 !sFa G ad &
a; tayor .: Of A. ,. rjyfson Il, e Is !; 1tr!s:
lparric,l my daughter, and ynu see at onca.
Ll1b luprGpglEIy O1 pTlith0tIIlt iil!l WntleE
these clrcHl Hl,lstnnces." lm regard to c'n,lges
generally iii thu Departments, 1t IS under-
stouu tI,itt very few will te ntatle Mt present.
Secretary WiiItloln said to the head at u
1sllrrall who called upon llinl to-day: :" This
Ii II Republican Administration, mud do not
propose tn NIako the result Ut my appofnt-
inent 10 the Srcrctaryship such rs would be
tic casc II q Democrat ilntt been 1iiadn Sccre
tury." This statemult hHs been accepted by
tho clerks Of the Department ns MI IMitc0-
tton that thu Secretary does nat pllrpose TO
,nnkn re1.invnls except for ca,lsc. The sn,nH
sentiment Is said tn rruYAtl III tho minds Of
the other Cabinet officers,
Dis. II. {. STEWART, or JACKSONVILLE, Ill.,,
applicant for tic Internal acycnue Collect
urs!lip OF tic Quincy District, has arrived
here, loalctl with recommendations for tho
placc. Ilt IL strongly ll,tlotHc1 by GOV.
Gul!oln. i4ieut.-f;oy. Hamilton. tho lInn.
lsaac l.. Morrison, md other prominent 1te-
EuhlicAlls. but us Senatur L0gu,,. tu,nlnls-
SIaler Isals., aud a'os,t III tho Illinois u'elH.
hers Ut thu ltDlise, ns we'll 1.s lltnr1y every
member Of tilt lllihUs Legislature, hnye rct:-
n,nlllesuled n,lntt,sr person Tor Tic l,nsittoN,
1t secilIs next to certain liz will receive tho
appointment. Thnt thurc vii! lM Il Ghnngn
III thu CullcctorshIp Ut tliat district Is decided
upon.