Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-12-18
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WASHINGTON. Dec. 18th. The
Washington politicians, apropos of
the nomination of Lawyer Brew
ster as Attorney. General, are COM
menting on the fact that not one
of the three new members of the
Cabinet selected by President Ar
thur has Presidential aspirations
or, so far as can now be judged, is
likely to have any such aspira-
tions. This fact is noted as q new
departure in the direction of pro.
curing harmony in the Cabinet.
The counseIors which the Presi-
dent has selected are men of ac-
knowledged ability in the Repub-
lican party. He has thus far, APP
parently, guarded against the
danger of spill. being caused by
his counselors entertaining the
belief that Presidential lightning
is playing in their vicinity. 1t is
generally understood, by poIiti-
clans who are nearest to hiGl, that
when the Cabinet is com pleted, no
Presidential timber will be found
in its composition. OF course it is
suggested that one of Arthur's
main motives in thus excluding
Presidential aspirants from his
Cabinet is to promote his own
chances for the nomination in 1874;
but his intimate friends say tn tat
he does not now entertain that
idea. AT the meeting of the Wash
ington Commission, he was in
vited by the engineer, Col. Casey,
to go to the top of the unfinished
structure in the workmen's eleva-
tor, (which" Casey remarked, "is
the highest elevator in the world.n
The President replied that he
would be glad to do so some day,
"But," he jocularly added, point
ing to the piles of applications
for Office, and indicating the crowd
of off1ce.seekers outside the execu-
tive office, 81 don't want any fur
Their elevation; 1 have got enough
of this"
Among the s67 bills introduced
in the House yesterday was Que by
Townshend, of Illinois, providing
that, hereafter, no territory shall
form u constitution or apply for adj
mission as State into the Union,
until it shall contain q population
equal 10 that required in Con-
gressional district in order to en-
title it to representation in the
House of Representatives. This
bill is, OF course, primarily intro
duced to head off expected applica-
lions from DaFO ta and Washing
ton Territories, and would also,
doubtless. apply TO New Mexico.
Under the title of ga bill to au-
thorize the President to restrict
from sale or other disposition GER
tain timber lands in California"
Representative Converse yesterday
re-introduced q bill of the last Con-
gress empowering the President to
select from the California public
lands, and set aside as public
parks, such tracts containing Sc
quota or redwood trees, as he may
deem proper, not exceeding two
townships in the aggregate.
sympathy for Iresand.
NEW YORK, Dec. 17th.-The Ex-
ecutive Committee appointed by |
the Irish-A american Association at
Chicogo met to-day. Col. Boland,
Of Kentucky, presided. Resolu.
lions were adopted setting forth
that the Executive Committee was
EN- powered by the Chicago Con-
vention to take all necessary sters
for sustaining the people
Of ireland in their present
attitude, and to form cen.
tral Organization to give a con-
serted assistance to them while the
struggle continues; also, empower
ing the Chairman of the Commit
ZEE to com municate with the Of
icers of the organization repre-
rented at the Chicago Convention,
and to ascertain their views as to
a complete federation of
hose organisations, and appeal to
he friends of Ireland in America.