Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1882-04-11
WAS HING CUS LErrER.
The Cabinet NOmtnations-Cha
dier FOR the Navy Department
Our Proposed New secretary
Other Ise,nN OF Interest, &c.

T rom our regular Correspondent.
i WASHlNGroS, d. G April s, 1882
| The new cabinet nominations which
have been 80 long anticipated, have al
last been made. That of Senator Teller
for the Interior Department will be
contirmeI without opposition hy the
Seuale. MIR. Chandler for the Navy
department it is also thought, will be
contirmed, but not withoat opposition,
MIR. Chabnier was born at Concord,
New Hampshire, in 1885. He gradu.
ated at the Harvard Law School an!
bsgan the practice of law III 1856
| He has been mem Der of the leyts.
atue several times, and was, for two
YEATS Speaker Of the House. In March,
1865, hs was appointed by President
| Lincoln the iirst solicitor and Judge ad-
vocate.generaI Of the Navy Depart
ment. In June following he was made
! first assistant Secretary OF the Treasury
and he'd the office for nearly two years.
He WIS Secretary of the National Re.
publican Committee during the Grant
canp.ign Of 1868. In 1876 he was coun-
sel or the Hayes electors in Florida,
il II y be said that if it had not been
t"G rs presence in Florida, uriug the
,uut, Hayes would not have been Pre-
,llen5. de was the head Of the Blame
delegation from NV Hampshire az the
last Chicago Convention.
Seultor Henry NJ. Teller, who has
been nominated to succeed Secretary
kirkwood, is II native Of Ale.hany
county, \. Y, and is now fifty 1.-TWO
years ord. He practiccd law in his own
State, aud afterward removed to Hi. |
nOis, where he resided four years prior
to hls rrSdeu &c i'll Coiorado which dates |
from 1851. Upon the admission OF Col
o ado as a state, he was ele3ted to the |
United states nate, which is the first
public office he ever held. Daring the
present session, to has lean chairman
Of the ComnlLtae on Pensions, and was
Il member OF the Judiciary, Claims,
aud Railroad Committees.
The REASONS for the removal OF Sccre.
tary KirkwoOk seem TO be that he IL
Old and very SLOW in the transaction of
business. Secretary Hunt of tue Navy
has been sick much OF the time, and
unable TO attend lo the duties OF the
He las been appointed
Minister to Russia, whtre he Will have
nothing to do but to m maintain the dig
nity OF his position, which he can do
lutte rs well as his predecessors Curtin,
Jewell ard StoIghtou. Few men can
larry more dignity than Judge Hunt.
Besides, he speaks French hlentiy,
which In an important disideratum al s
1t. Petersburg. I
Since began writing have learned t
hat Senator Teller has been confirmed; {
md, if Mr.. Chandler shall be ontirme ed a
resident Arthur's cabinet by his own {
will bs completed, with /
he exception Of the present Secretary t
Il War, Robert Lincoln, who remaius Il
he only cabinet officer appointed by y
fairfield. Tho first appointment by the l
resent executive was that of Judge | Ii
'c(gsr, as 10 syretary of the Treasury,
nd this appointment was followed by t
hose of FrelingEuysen, Brewster, t
lowe, Teller aud Chandler.
The House is still debating the tariff
ommission bill Tue Presidential
punt bill passed the Senate Friday
'ithout amendment. Mr. Farley in
.oduced bill in the, Senate on Friday |;
} execute certain tfSaty stipulations. g,
is Identical with the vetoed bill, ex- r
'pt that the term of suspension is t.
ade sixteen years. q. S. A. n