Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-09-23
destination of the Cabinet.

| WASHINGTON, Sept. 22.-The cabinet
through Secretary Blaine rendered their resig-
nation to President Arthur at the cabinet
meeting at the capitol after President Arthur
was sworn In. The act was accompanied by
an expression of the warmest sentiments of
personal regard and the President was given to
understand that the members of the cabinet
desired to relieve him of all embarrassment
| without regard to all past political events.
The president without formality, said that he
didn't accept the rendered res
| ignations and would esteem it
a personal favor if they would continue in the
discharge of their duties. The condition of
| the public mind, in view of the recent great
national bereavement, warranted him in asking
this indulgence at their hands. Secretary
Blaine assured the president that he could de-
pend on them to use their best efforts to tran
quilize the country, and aid him in the
performance of his duties in the present try
ing circumstances. 1t is understood, how
ever, that designations have not been
FORMALLY DECLINED OR ACCEPTED,
but the cabinet will simply continue to dis
charge their duties until more suitable time
for a decision of their retention. It
may safely be said that before
the close of next week q
proclamation will be issued by the president
calling the senate in executive session. The
time fixed will not be later than the 18th of
October. 1t is understood that the president
was averse to calling an extra session but has
yielded to the weight of senatorial opinion,
which has been freely expressed during yes
terday and to-day. In declining to accept the
resignation of the cabinet President Arthur
did not commit himself to anything definite.
He remarked that under the present Distress
ing circumstances he could not be expected to
give his attention to national affairs except
such as demanded immediate consideration,
and therefore he could not give any thought
to the subject of selecting his advisers. His
request was that the present cabinet continue
in the discharge Of their duties leaving the
question of their resignation until such time
as he can determine what is best for him
to do.
Senator Dawes called on President Arthur
to-day and strongly advised the calling of an
executive session. In conversation he pointed
out that no political result would
be effected by an early session,
for the senate is now Democratic, but it is no
more so than it will be in December. There
could be, in his judgment, no doubt that
Democratic senator would be elrcted president
of the senate, and custom required president
before any senator could be properly sworn
in. 1t appeared to him almost as certain that
a secretary would be necessary to a proper
organization of the body, else no informal
record of the election of president could be
had. The next business would be the admls
sion of the two recently-elected senator's
from the State of New York and the successor
to Senator Burnside. Their admission will
constitute question of the highest privilege.
With these added to the Republican side there
could not be any change in the committees,
even if the Democrats should desire to change
them, which is, in his judgment, not at all
likely. Neither party would peril its reputa-
tion with the country by indulging in another
wrangle. Either would prefer to suffer a
wrong rather than to precipitate another
deadlock. With the presiding officer and sec
retary Democrats it would make no contest
for minor officers. These would probably be
conceded the Republicans.
THE WHITE HOUSE.
President Arthur has decided not to reside
in the White house, at least for several
months, and will continue to make Senator
Jones' residence his home. The senator's
family is on the Pacific coast and will not be
in Washington until January next, and Sena-
tor Jones' residence has been accepted by the
president as his residence until that time, Sen
ator Jones remaining as his guest. The White
house will be thoroughly Overhauled and re-
fitted SO far as to make it suitable for the
public Offices of the president. President Arthur
will not again leave Washington, except pos
sbly to visit New York or Albany, until the
meeting of the senate. There is great press
of purely routine business awaiting his action.
There are, besides, important appointments to
be made, in the army and navy especially.
There are seven vacancies on the retired list of
the former, and several in the latter service.
The vacancy on the supreme court is an ur-
gent case for executive action.