, 1881-03-06
Interesting Sketches Of the Hen Thus
Called into Especial Prom
inence.
Probability that the Session OF the
Senate Will Last Ten
Days.
dieting Of the Old Cabinet-ComlnS
Contests for Place-A List or
HLeft-0yers."
ODiuions Of tbs Press in New York, Boston,
Springfield, Cincinnati, and st.
Louis.
THE CABINET.

THE CABINET.
SENT IN.
sp.cia1 Dispateh to 1he Chicago Trtbune-
WasUsGroS, D. c., March 5.-President
t;ardeld's Cabiuet, after some delay, was sent
to the Senate this afternoon at 5 O'Clock. the
Senate having taken recess until that hour
to enable 4 final decision to be made, ard in
q very short time after the names reached the
Senate the entire Cabinet was confirmed
without opposition. Senator Beck is report
ed to have remarked i'll executive session
that if the Democratic party wishes to re-
main out Of power for twenty-five years more
it had better delay or defeat the
confirmation of the son Of Abraham
Lincoln. The declination Of Senator
Allison 50 lisarranged the program
that delay was necessary. The difficulty was
in making the proper assignments for the
Interior and Navy Departments. AL the
other places we're filed as they were iudi-
Gated before.
FOUR NAMES
we're under consideration to-day in connec-
ton with these two places. They were Hunt,
of Louisiana: Gresham. OF Indiana; kirk
wood, of Iowa; and Horace Davis, OF Cali
forllla. It was determined, however, that
Hunt should have some place in the Cabinet,
but which place was not decided. Nj. Hunt
was quite as ready to take the
Navy Department as the Interior
Indeed, his New Orleans friends pre-
terred that he should be Secretary Of
the Navy, for, as one of them said, Louisiana
has a good deal to do with the ocean. but
nothing with. the Indians. Horace Davis
rested under the disadvantage that he did
not have the support of his State delegation
in Congress, although he had large indorse-
ments from the. State ITSELF Sargent had
succeeded in securing the recommendations
of the California delegation in Congress, but
Gen. Garfield
HAD NEVER INTENDED
to put him in the Cabinet. Judge Gresham,
it was discovered, wAuld be very strong
" opposed by nearly if not quite
all Of the Indiana Republican delega-
ton in Congress. Sonic Of them even
went so far as to say that if he should be
nominated they would endeayor to secure
his defeat They clainled that he was never
4 consistent Republican, and that he was not
such a lawyer rs should be put in the De-
partment of Justice. Finally it was decided
not to take either Davis or Gresham, but to
appoint Klrkwool to the Interior Depart
ment- Tho Cabinet is accepted as very
strong one, and the bitterest Democrats are
compelled to acknowledge that it is COM
posed Of men Of the highest character and of
the most uni.npeachable integrity
SENATOR: EECK, OF KENTUCKY,
who YVES reported to have made the pleasant
remark about Robert Lincoln, said Tonight:
s'Thc Cabinet is fine one. No honest man
could object to it, 1t is composed Of strong
men," Jones, Of Florida, one of the falrest
of the Southern Democratic Senators, said:
II know every member Of that Cabinet, and
they are all gentlemen and able men. It is a
most excellent Cabinet, and, looking at it
from Democratic point of view, have
nothing to say against it." These are 4 few
types Of the general Democratic opinion.
The interviews might be extended into
pages, with the same result Senator Wal
lace, of Pennsylvania,
COMMENTING ON THE SELECTION OF MAC
yEAGH,
thought tllat his appointment would scarcely
strengthen the Republican party in his State,
inasmuch rs 1t might put the Stalwarts and
what have become known as the Blaine Re
pub!icans iu antasonlsn. a1acVeagh. as is
known Is a very independent Republican.
and has been III all the reform movements Of
thai State lie was very earnest supporter
Of Blaine rs against the Grant-Cameron fac
ton prior to the Chicago Convention. Sen
ator Wallace thinks, however, that some
adjustment of the differences are like
1y to be made between MacVeagh and
Don Cameron. Possibly the most radical
Stalwart Republican opinion upon the Cab
+ met is typitied by opinions expressed here
&&o-night by Frank Hatton of the Burlington
&fIau.i:cyc, who says that the Cabinet is
= strong in every particular. except that if Gar
field intends to enforce the Federal laws in
behalf Of free ballot and all honest count in
the South it can scarcely be expected that
MacEeagh will enforce these laws. .
THE sT.AIwARTs OBJECT TO MACyEAGH
somewhat on account OF his connection with
The Louisiana contest Wayne A1acVcagh,
The new Attorney.Gcneral, is brother of
Franklin Macy cagh, OF Chicago. There are
two members Of the new Cabinet who were
born south of Mason and Dixon's line-Kirk-
wood, who was. as they say, in the State Of
of Maryland" and Hunt, who was born in
Louisiana. All Ohio man, referring to the
impartiality witt, which Gen. Garfield has
selected his Cabinet. says that everybody Is
represented in the Cabinet except Gen. Gar
field himself. ::
t;ARFIELD's NOMINATIONS.
To the He.tern Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, d. c., March a-Presideut
Garfield sent to the Senate the following
combinations: - >.
James G. Blaine, of mime. Secretary Of State.
William sVinduta, of Minnesota, Secretary OF
*ht. Treasury.