Morning journal and courier., 1881-09-28
News by Telegraph FROM ALL QUARTERS. PRESIDENT ARTHUR Anxious For a Smooth Spe-
 ciaI Session. The Cabinet Makers at Work. Suggesting Names for the
 New Council. A SAD RETURN TO MENTOR. 1 The Afflicted Family Once More at |
 Home.
A SAD RETURN TO MENTOR.
The Afflicted Family Once More at
 Home.
THE NEW ADMINISTRATION.

THE NEW ADMINISTRATI President Arthur's Movements His
 Wishes in Regard to the Special Session
 --Thc Cabinet again Asked to Remain | for the Present--TaIk about their Suc- \ cessors.
 WASHINGTON. Sept. 27.-The President
 spent busy night, finishing up his private
 affairs in connection with the dissolution of the law firm of which he is a member, and it
 was between four and five o'clock when he retired He was awakened at noon and soon
 after breakfasted. During the afternoon a reporter had an interview with the President. He shook hands with the reporter pleasantly. 1 The latter asked for the news. s'Well, this
 is poor place to come for anything of that character" the President answered q have
 nothing.whatever to give you'' "When are
 you going to leave the city?' q can't say;
 it will be some weeks, though" ''When are you going to take formal possession of the | White House?" 'tNot until after the special session of the Senate. There will be more or
 less business for me to look after every day, I and my present quarters will be more conve- ! nient than the White House."
 CALLERS ON PRESIDENT ARTHUR.
 The executive office is now at Senator Jones' residence, where suite of rooms will be handsomely fitted up for the President. One apartment facing the west is his private office, and adjoining it is the office of his pri- vate secretary, MT. Reed, this latter being used as reception room. Assistant Secreta-
 ry Prudden remains in charge at the White
 House. The papers and documents prepared at the White House will be forwarded to the President daily for approval and the minutes of the business transacted by the President will be sent to the White House. The callers to-day were very few. One gentleman who called at noon found the President and Sena- tor Jones conversing about the extra session.
 The President expressed himself as very much opposed to any hitch in organizing the next Senate and the selection of President. The name of David Davis for Vice President was mentioned during the conversation and the President said he thought MT. Davis would fill the office satisfactorily. Secretaries Lin coln, Windom, Hunt, Postmaster General James and Attorney General MacVeagh wis ited Senator Jones' residence this afternoon and had consultation with the President. The consultation was not long and is reported to have been pleasant throughout. The President intimated that he stood greatly in need of information and advice regarding governmental affairs from the Cabiner, and again expressed desire that there should be no change in the personnel of the Cabinet at present. Secretary Kirkwood and wife are expected here tomorrow.
 GOSSIP ABOUT THE NEW CABINET.
 The Cabinet gossip is unabated. The latest is that Attorney General MacVeagh and Postmaster General James will be re- tained until the Star route prosecu- tions are ended, and the President will insist that the governments case be pro- ceeded with with the least possible delay. This, it is held, is 8 wise move, for the req son that if there should be change of these officers and the prosecutions should fail it would be attributed to laxity on the part of now in the city endeavoring to hasten the l proceedings. It is said that ex-Govern or l Morgan of New York, who appointed Gener- l al Arthur his quartermaster general during | the war, is to have the Treasury department. | It is generally conceded that New York will | get this portfolio. Senator Logan is talked | of for the Interior department as well as Senator Jones. Hon. Emory A. Storrs is re- ported as MacVeagh's successor. It is not | improbable that John Russell Young will be | made minister to Japan if he has not changed | his desire for the place. General Grant, it is | said, asked the late President to make this l appointment.
 THE ORGANIZATION OF THE SENATE.
 While it is generally conceded by the Re- l
 
 ate is to elect presiding officer and secre- | tary, yet precedent may be found against | the election of the latter officer; in fact that | when the United States Supreme Court was | in 1790 one of the judges on the | bench kept the records for two days until | MT. Tucker had been elected clerk. It. Is | said that under this precedent any member | of the Senate may act as recording officer and | it is also said the chief clerk of the Senate | can legally perform this duty if secretary is | not elected before the new Senators, all Re the result, for with 8 full body the Senate will be equally divided. With the Senate full it will not be within the power of the Democrats to organize the committees. The candidates for the vacant Secretaryship are understood to be Colonel s. J. Washing. ton of Georgia, Hon. John G. Thompson of Ohio, R. B. Edmonson of Tennessee, and General Pierce and W. B. Young of Georgia. l These are all Democrats. The caucus candi- date for the Republicans is George 0. Cor ham of this city. He will probably receive the support of the party.
 A PLAN TO DISPOSE OF NOMINATIONS.
 A Democratic Senator said this morning that he thought the extra session would last probable that MT. Bayard would be chosen president pro teaapore. He should submit to the Democratic caucus resolution asking for committee of six, three Democrats and three Republicans. to which any nomination that President Arthur might make could be referred. This temporary committee could probably deal properly with the small num- Der of nominations that were to be expected, and would obviate the necessity of reorganiz- ing all the standing committees till the regu- lar session. 1