The Dillon tribune. [volume] (Dillon, Mont.) 1881-1941, 1881-03-19
Correspondence.
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From o,,r regular Correspondents.


WASHINGTON, March St;,, 1851.
The new Administrator is t;.iriy started
upon its career, having been usl,ere>i in
with more parade, enthusiasm, and good
ite!ing than any administration for wears.
The Cabinet, oi.which opinions have been
''ready freely expressed, is generally re-.
ga'dcti as polite and by no means weak in
its composition. Much has been written in
the daily press about the dissatisfaction
"i' Senators Conklin and Cameron, but
this, rs nearly as can ascertain, is
mostly sensational. \ careful analysis, of
the Cabinet Does not reveal preN,,u.e-
rance OF anv Of the elements that are said
to be more or less antagonistic. II is not Il
Blaine Cabinet nor an anti Blaine Cabinet,
but it is a Garfield Cabinet. In fact It ap.
pears, from d;sinterested standpoint, that
different interests that all the factions
must be satisfied of his intention to deal
fairly with them, while holding himself in
position to play thch, OF against each
oitSi hthS ia w INAS tV Ills own VC.UVnluil.
ton in 1854. The Cabinet is thus the work
ot an experienced and acute politician, aud
is well received by the country. How
these various elements Will work together
is another question. Tue friction docs not
come so much OVER these appointments as
over those which ia,.et be made later on.
One :h:ig aions' s:.t.> out prominently in
the nahc.np Of the Administration, and
that :s that "Westw;r,! the Star OF empire
takes lis way Mr.. Conk!ing may have
wished to name Il Secretary Of the Treas
ury from New York, but he cannot com.
plain " ht,, lie has a friend Tor Postmaster
General instea! Mr. Cameron doubtless
wanted to have some voice in fixing Penn.
s,vlvanias representation also, but he can.
not reasonably emoplan that his own
brother-in.law E!!s the place, especially
when he has so good brother -n-law us
Wayne McVeayt.
1t the very outset the Preside: and his
advisers are called unon to- grappic with
important questions. The situation b..
tween the Treasury Department and the
national banks, growing out ii the action
Of the latter consideration Of III. funding
bill! in Congress, and the question whether
an extra session is advisable, are matters
| that have occupied t',r serious attention o:'
the C"hinet. The bnlitiazia5 tactics OF
the banks in surrender;ny le@al-.en,!rrS
~,
well enough while Congress WAS in the
way. but now that they want to take it all
Jack. there is some doubt whether it is Just
the thing 10 let them do So. Concerning
an extra session Of Congress, there are
many considerations favorable to it. Sen.
ators Edmunds and Co,kling and Sccrc-
tarv Window are OF the opinion that one
should he called, As are also MANY ether of
the party leaders, but Secretary blaine ard
the President have not yet committed
themselves. think, however, it may be
regarded az to!crab!y certain that 4. session
will be convened about the 18th Of Nav.
The importance Of passing a rc,,nding
measure that will save the $l.u,o,ooo per
month difference in inference, together
witt, the settlement OF Questions relating 10
apportionncnt ana the desire to promtly
organize the two houses in the Interests OF
the party, are the principal considerations
operating in favor OF called sessions.
The Senate confirmed promptly the ap.
pointments sent in so far, and has spen,
the rest Of the time in caucussi::y over re.