The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-03-05
THE CABINE
Difficulty in Securing
Competent Men.
Allison rendered and Refused
the Treasury Portfolio.
Window Reconsiders his Refusal and
Finally Accepts.

0utit . SIock 10 await com % muDlcatloD.
The cabinet nominations will go to senate
to day.
SECRETARY OF TREASURY.
Senator Window has been offered by
by the President and has accepted the
appointment of secretary of the Treasury.
This selection may unsettle some of the
lists sent last night and has caused delay
in sending IN the nominations for cabinet.
The President just Issued a call for special
meeting of the cabinet
Window was rendered the treasury and
accepted, A strong pressure is being
made in behalf of Judge Gesham of Indi-
ana, Tor the Interior. The Cameron Re-
publicans are continuing their bitter fight
against Wayne McVeigh for Attorney
General. Rogers. Secretary to Mr,
Hayes, during his term, it is said will
be appointed to Mr.. Hunts place in the
court of claims,
Senator Window when 6rst offered the
treasury portfolio declined it. then when
when Allison declined, Window was again
urged to accept it, and did so Window
said to several Senators this morning that
his only objection was at leaving the SEN
ate.
SPECIAL MEETING OF OLD CABINET.
The special meeting of cabinet called
is Of the Hayes cabinet Thursday night
the secretsryship of treasury was formally
rendered to Senator Allison. and after
taking all night to consider it h e declined
yesterday because of the i'll health of Mrs.
Allison. and he feared the social duties
that would be imposed upon her might be
fatal to her. This declination somewhat
demolished the cabinet slate. The Presi-
dent will send cabinet at O'Clock, Blaine
IG nf OfoRa
1880 the belief is Window will be Secre.
tary of Treasury. He and Blaine waited
Oh the President this morning.
BLAINE's s OPINION.
Senator Blaine said to day that strange
as is might and the great difficulty in
the formation of the cabinet was in fnd- |
ing men adopted to the positions, who
would accept, that their had been a nam
ber of deelinatiens. Biaine and Window |
are fixed as secretary Of the state treasury |
Lincoln fer war department. MaeVeash |
for attorney general. Hunt, Kirkweod aed |
James are booked also for navy, interior |
and postmaster general cut senator from
the white house said these position might |
be shifted among them in different order. |
lt.is to arrange these places as men best |
suited, that President postponed the hour |
for nominations.
SENATE.
Upon calling senate to order at moor |
the Vice President Arthur was vigorously |
a asplauded by galleries. The Vice Presi |
dent stated he had reached for presenta-
tics a number of petitions far special |
legislature bat his own opinion based upon |
rules and precedents was that these could |
not be presented at the extraordinary
session of the senate, He submitted the
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of Committees. After remarks by Senator
Harris aRd Hill, is was ordered that the
petition be retained by Vice Presidents te
bs submitted by him at next legislative
ssssioa.
Senator Hear resolution extending to
Winfield S. Hancock, the privileges of the
floor dsring his stay ib Washington which
was adopted unanimously. Blaine, in ac-
cerdance with notice given By him some
time age, submitted the following resolu-
tion.
RESOLVED, that a com mittee of FIVE SEN
ators be appointed by the chair to take
into consideration the mode of voting for
president and vice president of the United
States, and the mode Of counting and eer-
tisying the same. who shall report such
proposition for change in laws and coz
as may seem expedient; that said
Ct congress AID they be directed to report
on or before the second Wednesday in
January 1882. Temporarily laid on table
to be printed
THE NOMINATIONS.
President Garfield sent to the senate
his following nominations: James O,
Blaine OF Saine. Secretary OF State. Vim.
w indom of MinDestota, Secretary of the
Treasury, Wayne McVeagh OF Psnnsyl-
vania, Attorney General. Thomas l..
James. New York Postmaster General,
Samuel j. Kirkwoed, Of Iowa,
Secretary O: Interior. Robert T. Lincoln
# Illinois, Secretary of War, Wm. Fl.
Hunt of louisiana. Secretary Of Navy.
The Senate received nominations at D %
aad Immediately on molten, Mr.. Cameron
Of Pennsylvania, went into executive ses.
.ion.
LIVERPOOL. March The reported
vreck of vessel eff Sunderland is con-
irmed. Eighteen persons drowned.
LAND LEAGUE.
LONDON. March 5.-The West Point
,ranch OF the land league. passed a reso-
alton regrettiGg the violence of Dillon
ate speech in the House OF Commons. .
The Times says that the home rule mem
,ers of parliament held conference, Par 7
ell presiding, at which it was decided by :
majority, that the members shall return I
0 Ireland. and OF Sunday week address
heir copstituencieS on the coercion act.
WHEAT TRANskC CTIoN
ST. LOUIS, March 5. The tow boat
oakland Of ,be ST. Louis and New Orleans
Company. left mere this q
norDing with the largest shipment of bulk
rain ever made from this port 1t con-
lists of 900 bushels of corn, 90 900 Il
ushels of wheat for foreign account and
slowed 10 eight barges. This exceeds by
yer fifty Thousand bushels any previous 6
iugle shipment. and is the largest tow
yer foated on the Mississippi river. Of
etween /, 100000 and 200 600 bushels
wheat nov ia elevators here. three quar- 4
ers of il is for expectation and will be for
,arded to New Orleans as socn as tonnage .
an be procured
FIRE
PEORIA, March 5.-St. Patriek's Cath Z
lie Church which was dedicated Ssptem
'er llth, caught FIRE this morning aud was |
~,,ttaI - h .lf an bour Fatal foes | 1