, 1881-10-26
David Davis a Genuine Terror to
the Anti-Fat Lunch.Deal.
ing Fraternity.
Tile Senate Htll Not Be Able to Aroil
d Test Case on Virginia
Politics.
Epigram by MaoVeagh: If the star-Routo
Gases FaiG It Will Not Be for Lack
Of Rascalitv."

EnsetaE Dtlpdeh TO TIC Cnfe1p, 7ritar,r
WASHINGTON, D. e., Ucs. 3i.-lrrs1dent
Artl,ur's Cabinet slnte seems to he entirely
broken. Tlle declinatloa by Gov. Morgan Ut
tie Treasury portfolio, notwitllstand he WIS
confirmed, has innlc ltow p1un necessary,
and, although President Arthur has beer,
six weeks in the Executive Office tunIeht,
Sonatnrs, members Of the present Cabinet,
aid others who arc expected to know solne
thing uf the TresIdent's purposes, say TINT
they arc as Ignorant 0f what IL likely to
lsnlpcn rs they weru month ago. Ncatl-
Willie tho Senators Are urging tic President
10 come to some speedy conclusion, even II
1t shall be on'y temporary. rs they tire very
rcstiye Mt rc!lIaining here. TIE Presidents
rusittnn is nlnre difficult than It wns, rs
there art two actnal vacancies In the CabI-
net. tho Treasury and tho Department of
Juslfcc.- -.. - -~. .~,~
Nil. WINDOW YESTERDAY,
tic moment the telegram was received from
tile Capitol Mt the department.. stntinE tint
toy. Murg,tn Ind becn confirmed, dropped
Ills pull, stated to Ills stcnogrnplier thnt he
considered Tint lie no longer hal n right to
sfgu MY pupcrs rs Secretary Uf the Treasury,
ai!tl LIFT Ills desk, relieved, io sud, md glad
to laln tho fresh mir. There nro differences
OF ol!ntun rs to the point who Is Secretary Of
the Treasury. Son.e Ut the Inv officers of
the Government i1lslst that Mr. Window
must bH considered Secretary until Ills sue.
ccssor Is not only confirmed, hut 9uRliltctt.
! Mr.. Winllum does not 10 Interpret tic terms
Ut his Resignation, which o ll,taslc specific md
1tercsn1tory, ln the confirmation OF his Sic
! eessUr llB considers rs I'LL adequate accept
a,,cu OF his resignation. lut, however tho
tlluor;es rs to tlly law ,,,,ay differ, Mr. VIM
dom considers that hts relations Will, tlls
Cabinot havc ceased. and lie did not today
| act III the capacity Of Secretary, Yesterday,
upon The nomination Ut t;oy. Morgan, AS
sistn,tt-Secrutary French was designated tO
be Acting Secretary Of tho Treasury. This
Inv u,ltlurixes these ten,pUrary npputnt-
lMents to run for t9n days, nlld Judge Frencl,
raj, continue rs Sccfetnry for that pcrlnl,
during witch, heyonh question, President
Arthur Will bo al,lu to sc!rct S0iilu une for
tat position, even II tho pcrsou cl!osen sllail
l,e requested to uct ouly fur short time, ailtE
| bu Whit hns bccn called
\ wAlMlSu-laN SECRETARY
| tn hold tho pluce for somebody ulse. Gov,
Murgnn's slecllnatiUn Is now understood IL
be peren,ptory, nlld whatever lilay lInyo been
tl,U truth us to previous rlllaors of ils deter
minntlo1,, the voice ot his physician, who pro-
tests asaInst his accepting the office. III vic"
Ut his advanced years md Increasing feeble
HESS, allu tho objections OF his wife IL t.ss.nt
tic very urtlllOi,s social dulles c0unee!et
with the position, hayo PREVAILED upon t;ov,
Murg1,n for spenllu Tins 10 decline tie cruat
Trcasury portfolio.
lE WAS OFFERED IT ONCE ltEFoAE, lh
ABRAHAM LlNcu1.S,
but then declined 1t I'll persnllRl grounds. II
| Is Thought tt1at possibly Ex-senator ltuWr