, 1881-03-08

IN tint hono:ntlc rtsst!on. md III many III.
stuccs ht hui rendered bl,t t!t'of return LOT
tint friendship Ito assured theni that tile
position Ut Secretary ut tate Treasury
HAD CONT: TT liiM rSsos'ultf,
nnd tho erentcst struggle Ut iis lifc lsatl
ccpt II or not. Tho Secretary ennclu!eh hy
snyilM Ills hrart wns iiE enough IT, takn IN
the people Of tho wllnu Nation, "lit! NJ Gnly
regretted his 'lpusn wns not lHrge enough to
take IN nil tIpsl who hal called m him. bit
il,osu Witt could tn SO llt wOud b: Elutl to
meet. Tho Invitation, WIS accepted hr th9s1
wIm cnlld Enih entrance, n1llI peCesal l1l~
trneiloH niM ha1,d'siihk King GaH'ietl'
THERE n.Av1Su HEM so,tE n1rFE9sEScE
of opinion as TO The position nf Senator Win
tioIll upu, thu 81 lsGr question. sureci! Witch
llo lntie III leis has been rcs'lrrectc.l ts-tlny,
which nxprrssrtl his Views nj tint time. MID
Which tl,nse wllH hnyc rnnypvsGH VIII Seere-
tary Winiusn t-tsay say he IiatoiSss now ns
was upul ail amendment offered by Senator
Wallace, providing that the cn!nnRe Uf tho
silver ,lninr s!,uulsl rens,, after tslrca YEARS
ii It's commcrcinl value s',ot,lI ntlt e4tal VIZ
cents. Mr. Wtntsum tnfnrel! tile Nttl.pnt. .
hut preferred that the tiIilt vt coli'ist s,ltiltl
be two yrnrs llStena ut t1irrc. III another
portion nt hts SPEECH he says tlin SILVER tolnr
shoulA iu made enunl 10 tho Enltl tiolnr, ntia
only ii,.G.
W1sn0M AND TIL: CABINET.
SEsrtai u t;nsinEusl fHtntntrttH!. :,
W.>sntSuroS. u. e.. March t.--lt II tho
tllt new Cabinet in!rroses ~ nt'lnal!lta'lsc.
Tile mnre they think aoott ltalia cn1,yAss ilia
standing ni thu new si,enll,uIs The priser tieS
1ks 1t rs II wllul". Soma tEcts reiati!lEtu tllt
Hu!rctuH Ot WHllDm fnr ti!U Treasury lave
lrakel "ut. Tile i'rrslis,.t rFoni t'isiirst Ind
WINDOWS .,.,lllH u, Ills list inr thu Tfpaslry
lie l,at culisi. lcrHL other lMncs. but bud nut
,ladc n iotl,!al tender tu but one other n'nli-,
h'm,,, al ,ns oseaslel! of lily X!;! yl;!t
son, u.s.. he cuul.l mt appoint, Wilson,
II he (.il!ison} would ncscpt u tlie 'rrc!s nry
not best. but wi,s highly gratl!led by the eonl-
pliment. President tnr!lald decided to np-
lunt. Scnntnr Windom !esors lit LETT Mentor
for W%sh!nEo' iast Mon'ay' Ht wiad w. not
retired ut G u'e!ock oyercunc by the tnslgue
Ut night SESSIONS, conference discussions.
n,,d tho !llaugusation strain. at at t!alf.1!nst
yrcccivcu II personal note frnm tic l'resl!!elt
sl0n ut o1ice. liz went over ni!tl they ba! II
conference lasting ncarly two hours. during
which tho Treasury was finally tetsttGreu,
after which Win'lom's tlec'sion y ssas reseryeu M
Nrlny lle called Oh tile President ngain n1ld
formally accepted the position.
WtSpoM HAS HAD HEAL sTnu6GLE
ovcr the question Of acceptance. During thu
continuance Of tho runurs connecting Ills
lallIe With the Treasury, which have always
Ing this question i'll Ills mimi. Ills nssUcIn-
tions III the Senate are 50 agreeable. his
friendships 50 strung, al!u tile place itself 10
iut: 50 much Iii accord with his tusle, that he
sewers his connection with 1t a,ltl cutters upon
the new. MD trying duties uf the Treasury
with reluctance. SherElnr. Morrill,. all'l
President Ilayes urged hin to accept. ihesu
dispatches llnye previously suited tint llu has
lleiter written letters nor sent frlgnts tn tue
President til Ills owl be!Inll, md his nppt.l,t
lllelit ,yas unsolicited. Ite enters the Cabi.
net on thoroughly independent footing,
. without rnlbRrrassMGllts or complications.
AN IMPORTANT QUESTION.
Yesterday, Just before Gnrlield announced
his Cabinet, ulll being tho first ttay l.e had
spent III the White House. he sent for n1l fi1-
tl,nate friend. Tie friend rushed over,
uifnlrs 0f the Government. THIS President
talked about TIC weather, SUCCESS Of tho IT.
uugural, and then asked bluntlY, =" "Col0nci,
what time do they have 11uncr at this
house?"
GOV. POSTER.
Gov. Foster sntl to-day TINT he was mt dis.
appointed, nnd thought Ohio certainly Ind
standing with President Garfield, nnd the
latter understood thnt II 1ie wanted Coy,
Foster'A nanle In the t1nnl nake-up Iio could
have It. A. further understanding, however,
was TINT he would not nrcept either OF
two positions. One WIS the Secretarystsip o
the Interior: Gov: Foster llt.l no wisl, t.
espe at arn's.!engtll with tho Indian a!lt
might !lnve accented wus the Postmaster
Generalsll!p. lie hnu ltlally friends Wtlt
wished to yce him In that position. but fol
ILLS part he Ind not bccn ut lll anxious.