, 1881-10-23
Confirmation Of Dudley, as Well as
Number Of Important Naval
Appointees.
fyner Making Persistent Efforts
to Set Himself Right Be-
fore the President.
Assistant Counsel Appointed Both to
Prosecute and to Defend
: the Assassin.
Howgate Again in Jail-Appsal Of the
Galfald Executive 0om-
mittae.
THE SITUATION.
ALL THAT'S KNOWN Is NoTu1SG's TO BE
KNOWN.

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THE SITUATION.
ALL THAT'S KNOWN is NOTu1SG'S TO BE
KNOWN.
Special Dtspateh'to The CHICAGO 3rtbuse- -
/. WASHINGTON. D. G., Oct 2.-The story that
There was conference Of .Stalwarts ar Fresi-
dent Arthur's house last evening" at which Cen.
Grant, Senators Logan. Allison, Edmunds, Cam~
er.,u aud others we're present to confer upon
the subject Of a Cabinent, proves not to DC true
Those gentlemen were at Gen. Arthur's house
at different times last ninht~ Some Ut them
slayed until nearly midnight but they were not
summoned there to consider the Cabinet or any
: other question, and while they we're to-
fether in one room at one time the
subject of President Arthur's Cabinet was
not discussed. The indications are that there
will bt. Grnnr enough In Gen. Artbur's Cabinet.
but Grants influence whatever 1t may De. mas
not as vet made itself manifest in any such
se,ul- public conference Arthur has ;
NOT TAKEN THE SENATORS INTO H1s con-
F1DESCE ON THIS sUBJEcT. 81.
That IS what is troubling many of the Senators.
One OF the Stalwart Senators. who Is reported to
hive been at this conference lust night savs:
..Thcre was no conference. We happened 10 be
there Nothing was said when VIC we're together
on the subject OF Cabinet Tie truth Is,
Arthur Is worse than Grant, so tar as
rs talking goes. fou cannot get anything out
of hlm He will only sit or stand and listen.
The only way that you CAN judge how ans names
that are suggested to him affect bin fs that &C.
casoualiy you change OF expression on
his face, showing that be fayoEs one nauae more
than he does another.
/ GAVE HIM TwENTY-oDD NAMES
the other. day from which. in my jndE1nent@he
would do vel. to select candidate. AS
named them over. one by one. thought could
zee By an expression or his face that he did
not favor sosne at ali, but that he thought
others might be satisfactory. But that Is all 1
- know about it. He has never said Il word to ir-
d.cate what his purpose Is. 1t OF course
Ia certain that Window ia to No, and
doubtless also certain that MucVearh viii 60
Maeyeagh Is rather too large n mau for any
Administration. He Is large enough for an Adj
nip.s1rut,on by himself. He is u good deal
:: sB1GEn MAN THAN OLD GRANT"
The best opinion If au unofficial character
iand all the information TINT eau be obtained IL
uno.IiciaD is thnt Gov. Morgan has Indicated
that bis dec!lnaEion must be considered as hnal-
The President is now endeavorlne u see 1t Gov
Morgan will not reconsider his refusal, hnd con-
sent to enter the Cabinet, even If it be only for
short time with the understanding that he
should leave it If be should discover that his ad-
yanced years would prevent him from petorn-
ING ,he duties of the piIice. AThat unduubted-
lyis
TIE CAUSE OF THE DELAY.
aend,.' said Il friend Of Gov Morgan who
ciaiu,cd t. know that this was the TACT. ;" IL
1,a-n.,. a., -, t,,, rho Treasury Department
-. .s,:1s,.,r, ,,it, ,or ~he controlled by
cran+ ona C,n,rIino, much Us people thtuk.
Arthur owes great deal more to Cos. Morgan
tuau he does to either Grnnt or Conktng. anu
Gov Murgau has hardly forgotten that It was
f.-on1 an1 C,n,,,n,r that nut the knife into him
md dereatcd him for Governor" Part Of the
- - .,a..- is ,,o+
p'""e"1 e''7'p ... se. ->-ro,x
-, r... +ho wor nanartmcnt
.4", o5 - w., ,,,arior His friends
~. ~ ~, s',,,, ,ar. ,nrcn nrefer to be At
-" 800, ". ..a;- ,r,,,,d Ia IN tbo line of bis
-! 49, ,b,, Con 1on1street has
hoa, oo,saarod h,. rha Prcsideu, for q Cabinet
1,osi,5on as - cre,t 1nany Others have been con-
sderaa Wi,hin the List few days. however,
e,no,-ou- ,..,-o.,. urftcsts have been pre-
.an-a. 49,, ,,a nsos;do,+ ,,.aInat the appointment
otIo.-.,.aor o,o of thesc has come from
C,r u.~kjns NJ ,renncssee. who has stopped
h.ra ~, HE ,v.r from Yorktown, especially to
fnss, r,a. If ,ha Ercsidcnt il to recognize the
sor,h ha eno,I1 eo1ccr some representative OF
Trr o1 n 11x1oS ELEMENT,
.,a... 49, ae,,x r~rou1,bnn .Keoubticauism In
49, go, ~ ~ oo" w. .z,,.1 ~ ,,srrv new impetus.
n,hes .,~.,:s,.,,1+ s,rrbaru men have opposed
~. P'oa''s: P.s....a,. ~, rho sa,uc grounds.
r1aes -. ..|o.s,,1, mat only the Treasury
nao..s4a. ~ .,t, rnn neocrtment Of Jusrce may
n'p ~ a,,", "u ~. ' Commitments. Frelng-
h,r~a., haFo,a tho Decemter session,
r1;} r,,a ,,nr,fol;o of tho State Depart
n,cn4 sa.rs,orr u,a,nc knows nothing OF this.
,rd p.os,da,t sr,hnr has mt communicated to
him h,s n,,r,,oses or desires, The SAME is true
as to s..erp,ary Window, who knows absolutely
nothing rs To his successor.
pnEs1nrST ArrI1uR. AT THE CABINET
NETTING
this a,ts-noo, s+oted that the meeting OF today
. s atte1''coa' etaAeo "'> .,,i,, tha cabfne.