New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-10-23
AFFAIRS AT WASHINGTON
PRESIDENT ARTHUR's CABINET.


EX-GOVERNOR MORGAN AND EX- SENATOR HOWE TO
BE NOMINATED FOR SECRETARY OF THE TREAS
URY AND ATTORNEY -GENERAL-wHY NO OTHER
CHANGES WILL BE MADE BEFORE DECEMBER.
FBY TELEGRAPH THE TRIBUNE.l
WASHINGTON Oct 22.-NO Cabinet nominations
sent to the Senate to-day. As stated in last
nights dispatches to THE TRIBUNE, it is expected
that Ex-Governor Morgan will be nominated for
Secretary of the Treasury and ex-senator Howe
for AtOrney-General, next Monday or Tue.day, and
that other changes in the Cabinet will take place
until Congress assemblies next December. Governor
Morgan has not "a yet, sgnifed his acceptance of
the office rendered him, but his friends in Wash
ington feel confident that he will accept it, even if
he shall feel Obliged to resign it after few months.
Ex-senator Howe'5 frendsSay that there is no doubt
whatever that he will accept The Office Of Attorney
General.
II is understood that, for several good reasons,
President Arthur believes it viii be wise for him to
retain such members OF the present Cabinet as are
willing to remain until December. Among the con-
sidcratons winch are SAID by some Of his intimate
friends to govern him in this matter are the fol-
lowing:
For three months the heads of Departments yir-
tuaiy conducted all the operations OF tine Govern
meut. The President, having only lately
entered Office, must Of course depend very
greatly upon tho reports of the heads OF
Departments for the information and rccon-
mcndatons which are necessary for his
guidance in tile preparation of his message to Con-
grcss. Ii an entirely new Cabinet were to be ap-
pointed now, however able its memDes5 might be,
the President might be at loss, when he came TO
write his message, rs to what recomme. datiOns to
make.
In the second place. the Presidents understood to
have reached the conclusion that there will not he
sufficient time before the end of the present session
for him to make thc wisest selections practicable
for "a full Cabinet. Besides, the ceremonies attend
ing the entertainment of the French aud German
guests of the Nation will hardly have been con-
cludcd before the Adjournment of the Senate;
and q change in the official representa-
ton of the Govcrnmcnt charged with that
duty would br awkward. These are understood to
he some Of o., reasons which have determined
President Arthur to retain all the members of the
present Cabinet who are willing 10 remain until
December, thc one first given being perhaps the
strongest.
Among Repub'iean Senator'S only one opinion is
exprrSs, r,gl. ling tnc Presidents selection Of
Governor Morgan ne Secretary OF the Treasury, and
that is very favorable 1t il not only regarded "A
vi-. ciio. ,c bat a, fine stroke OF political policy
and 10 meet, thu .rIrty approval of RcpuOncans OF
every sItd. IF opinion. The selection of eX-Ncnaior
Howe Is r,C.i,e. with Jess eutnu>l isln, even
hy many StIlHarts-the KIND oi R'pub-
liraus with viIch Ar Howe has been
and is so closely identified There Is an
impression iu some quarters th!t, when a ror9an-
z4iIol oi thc Cahi ct shall take place, Mr. Howe
NAV o." transferred 10 some other Department
ACIbin.t meeting was held to-day, all the MON,
hrIs being present. Tie session lasted several
hours: but % member az the Cabinet SAID that no
important bu-iuc.- D.4 transacted. IT ls under
stood, however. that the President informed his
advisors 'iHt that was probably the Ia tlue th+t
tr.. world an meet gcthcr in their present rc'
iuus "A. boz, expected to soud 10 the Srnat the noul-
f.a.f. u., of two t...iutt officers next Monday.