Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-12-13
Associated Press.
One Place For Gsrauf.

After o short executive session, the sem
ate adjourned.
Associated Press.
One Place For Grant.
WASHINGTON, December IA Republi-
can Senator, on good terms with the adj
ministration, says the President has not
decided upon any new Cabinet officers be-
yond Frelinghuysen; that the President
Intends to fill one Cabinet place with any
man General Grant may designate, and at
present Grant hesitates between Chatfee
and Beale, but the indications are that Beale
will be selected.
James or FilIey.
Postmaster General James is expected to
stay in the Cabinet until next July, and
has so announced, but the bank OF which
he was elected president in New York, OBJ
jects to this plan, and wants his services
early next year. 1t is probable that James
will retire in January and he will be sue
ceeded by Filley.
Public Printer.
Three delegations waited upon the Presi-
dent to-day, in relation to appointments.
One urged the appointment OF Z. w. Oys-
ter as public printer.
The Big White Dollar.
During the week ending on Saturday,
395, ,4S7 standard silver dollars were put
into circulation, against ASS, ,496 the cor
responding week last year.
Impending Removals.
Positive statements were made to-day to
the effect that the Secretary of the Treas
ury will in the space of thirty days make
wholesale removals among the prominent
officials of the department. Inquiry in
proper quarters suggests the belief that the
nf ha have haan
much exaggerated. 1t is to be apprehend-
ed, as has previously been intimated in the
correspondence, that more or less impor-
tant changes will be made in the de-
partment from time to time, for it is quite
true that there are some changes which
ought to have been made long ago. But
TO turn out in so short space as thirty or
even sixty days any large number of train
ed officials of the department and put in
inexperienced persons as their successors
would be productive Of the greatest embar-
raSSment.
Women Applying for Office.
There are several women here applying
for Federal positions at home, mostly for
places as pOstmasters. There is not so
much disposition in some quarters to put
women in Office as there used to be. One
cabinet officer, in whose department there
are thousands of employees, does not hesi-
tate to express his opposition to the en-
ployment of women by the Government,
and it is believed he has not appointed one
since he took possession of his department
in March last. 1t is said that in the Post
office Department under its present man
agement there is also feeling that women
should Ss NJ. y a RSsmfserS
The Republican caucus committee of the
I afyiSlott1rp called npOn President
Arthur on Saturday, in company with Rep
resentatiye DezendOrf, and general inter
change of opinion was had in regard to the
Senatorial contest in that State. The Pres
ident declined to take any part in the mat
ter or express any opinion regarding the
candidates. He said it was a question for
the Legislature alone to determine, and
that he had so informed the friends of Sem
atOr Malone, as well as the Republicans
who had called on him in that regard. He
was always in favor of the election OF
Republican on general principles, but the
coalition formed in Virginia changed the
state of affairs there, and he declined to
take any part one way or the other.
Notes.
The President sent to the Senate the
nomination of Frederick I. FrelinghuySen
for Secretary OF State.
WASHINGTON, december IZ.-Ine ITeSl-
dent accepted the resignation of Assistant
Secretary of the Treasury Upton to take
effect the 3lst instant.
The Republican Senators, this morning,
held caucus of brief duration. The re-
port of the committee on the subject Of
revising the Republican memberships of
some Senate Committees without contrO-
versy.
The Maritime Association asks the De-
partmene of State to demonstrate with the
Spanish Government against the unwar-
ranted charge of ten cents per ton, leyiei
by the Spanish Consul upon all cargoes for
Cuba and Porto Rico.