The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-04-01
WASHINGTON NOTES.

IL. IL. IrOWDrluge, commissioner OF
Indian Affairs, has rendered his resignation
and requested its immediate acceptance.
Judge William II. Robertson, who led
the independent bolt in New York prior to the
Chicago Convention, who has long been the
personal and political opponent Of Senator
Conkling, and who Is q near friend of Reuben
E. Fenton, who, at the Chicago Convention,
headed the seventeen New York delegates who
voted for Garfield, isappointed Collector Of Gus
toms for the port of New York. Mr.. Fenton's
other friend, Gen. Merritt was transferred
to London as Consul General The APP
pointment of Robertson is said to BIO severe
disappointment TO Mr.. Conlling.
William Walter Phelps, nominated to
be Minister to Austria, is a wealthy young New
Jersey ex-Congressman, now travelling in Eu-
rope for his health. He is an intimate personal
friend and supporter of Mr.. Elaine and a friend
of Whitelaw Reid. 1t was Mr. Phelps who was
reported to have furnished the loan which first
enabled Mir. Reid to secure control of the New
York Tribune.
Gen. Badeau, Gen. Grants biogra-
pher, receives diplomatic promotion, being
transferred from the London Consul General
ship to the higher grade OF Charge d'Affaires
to Denmark. The present Minister to Den.
mark, Mr.. Cramer, the brother-in-law Of Gen
Grant, also receives promotion, being trans
ferred from Charge d'Affaires at Denmark to
Minister to Switzerland, q somewhat higher
rank.
Thomas M. Nichol, of Wisconsin, who
has been appointed Commissioner of Indian
Affairs, is well known in the West and through
out the country as Secretary of the Honest
Money League. He is personal friend OF
Gen. Garfield. He has for some weeks been in
charge of the Indian Office.
Gen. Lionel A. Sheldon, who is named
as Governor OF New Mexico, was an officer in
the Union army, and at the close Of the war lie
settled in New Orleans. He was elected to
Congress three times SUCCESSFULLY from
one Of the districts Of that city. He is
Lew Wallace, now Governor of New Mexico,
goes to Paraguay and Uruguay as Minister.
Judge Phillips, of North Carolina, has
been nominated for Judge of the Court of
Claims TO succeed Secretary Hunt
William e. Chandler has been ap-
pointed Solicitor General of the Treasury.
A Washington telegram to the Chica-
60 Tribune says Z" there has been great deal
OF Speculation as to what course the Secretary
of the Treasury will take to provide for the pay
ment Of the bonds which become redeemable
in May and July, in case an extra session Of
Congress is not called for the purpose Of pass.
ing Funding bill. 1t is rumored that
Secretary Window has, among other
in the treasury TO buy, before
the Let OF next December, $3.50. 900, 900 OF G.
percent. bonds. 1t has also been asserted thai
this plan embraces the idea that it will be prac-
ticable to avoid the necessity of issuing the
sl04, 100000 of 4-per-cent. bonds. There is
some reason to believe that project like that
above outlined has been taken into considera-
ton, but nothing is known regarding the prob
ability that it will be adopted.
SO icitor General Phillips declines the
was appointed by the President.
The President has nominated Robert
r. Hit, Of Illinois, to be Assistant Secretary
of State.
A Washington dispatch says that "per-
mission il finally given to announce the fact
that it has been decided by the Cabinet not to
call an extra session. This decision is subject
to the reservation that, il circumstances shall
seem to make it necessary, Congress may be
convened in the early fail, bat there will DO no
summer session."
The President withdrew the nomina-
ton of Adam Badeau to be Charge d'Affaires
to Denmark, as the honor was positively de-
clined.
President Garfeld's wife, mother and
three younger children will HE to Mentor on
the approach of warm weather, and the Cbisf
Magistrate expects to take long summer vaca-
ton on his farm.
POLITICAL POINTS.