The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1881-12-02
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From our Regular Correspondent.

only gave the President . happy
issue out Of the little difficulties with
which be was surrounded, but it. is
one OF the very best that could have
been made. The heads Of divisions !
in the Department. are unanimous IN
their opinion that it gives just such
a Secretary as was needed at this
time. The position demands in the
present condition of things a good
lawyer rather than a good financier.
Very little Is left for Secretary to
do in shaping policies for dealing
with the revenues, as Congress directs
what shall be done and does not look
to him for suggestions as to WAYS
and means, Disbursements have
settled into a routine, regulated
strictly BY law. The real labor of
the Secretary comes in the form of
decisions upon appeals, in cases OF
dispute between importers and man
ufactnrers, and customs and internal
revenue officers. 1t is said that
there are now accumulated very
lapgs number of such appeals which
have passed from one disisionhte-
another until finally sabmitted to
the Secretary. Secretary Sherman
was very rapid, clear and concise.
worker OH such appeals, but Secre-
tary Window has been much hinder
ed, first by the necessity OF giving
much time to refunding operations,
hand afrerward by the illness and
death of the President. Judge Fol-
ger comes we'll trained to- the legal:
consideration Of cases of disputed
construction, having learned as
Judge to sift evidence, and as mar
of business in the great commercial
centre of the country to understand
the detail as presented by the mer-
chants, importers, manufacturers
and corporations OF the country.
The persistent refusal of Attorney
General McVeagh to remain in the
Cabinet until the star route cases
are disposed of continues to be the
fsubject of much unfavorable comment
here. The Postmaster General ex-
presses himself as feeling badly
treated in the matter, he having
advised with and consulted Nc
Veagfr from the beginning and
acted almost wholly upon the latter's
opinions and advice. President
Arthur is said TO have exhausted all
the resources of persuasion and al
last offered to make McVeagh one
of his final Cabinet If he would con
sent to remain. He considers that
no man can take charge OF The De-
partmcnt of Justice and contact
these prosecutions as McVeagh ought
to be able to do, and he also under
stands very well that if the Go 1ern-
ment fails to sustain its case against
tie accused it will be ascribed tc
Iukewarmness, if not something
worse. On the part of McVeagh ii
may be said that he does not doubt
the earnestness of the President i'll
in this mattel but his reasons for re-
tirement are entirely political. He
says he is not in ympathy with the
element of the Republican party
: now in control and his past oppo
sition 20 it has been SO pronounced
, and CONSPICUOUS that he Should con
slider himself out of place in The
Cabinet. In assuming this position
McVeagh seems to have overlooked
the fact that President Arthur has
, declared his purpose to neither
recognize nor encourage any idea o
factions in the party. He also. main
, tains that the star route cases are M
more legacy of his administration
than the trial of Guiteau or of any
. counterfeiter or other criminal O
5 criminals of high or low degree. H'
' saws the cases are in able hands-th
hands of special counsel and other
r who know as much about them as h,
: does. !.
: No appointment of Attorney, Gen
eral will now be made before Decem
Der. This is regarded settled
There is no doubt that ex-Sena.o
Howe came very near being appoint
/ el, but upon reflection he felt tha
there might be some impropriety. j
/, his acceptance, inasmuch as his son
in-law, Col. Totten, is counsel for tn
Estar-routers. 1t is amusing to rea
:, the three Brady organs in this Cit
and note how bold they have grow
and how tauntingly they go for Me
Veagh. 1t is observed that the
: are also very favorable to the ar
pointment of Howe, though that
= no fault of his. At any rate it is no
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