Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1882-11-24
WASHINGTON LETTER,
tFrom Our Regular Correspondent.

WARRINGTON, NOV. 2Uih, iSoS.
There ia considerable talk Of coming
Cabinet changes and among those who
are best informed on the subject no doubt
exists that the expectation is well-found-
ed. What the particular changes will be
no one have seen is able to state author.
itntively. President Arthur and all the
members OF his present Cabinet are now In
the city, and 1t Ia said have had Cabinet
meeting devoted largely TO a discussion Of
the situation. The prevailing opinion is
that the President desires TO reorganiEe
his staff Of advisers more on political
basis than il is now, and, also, more in nc
cordance with his own individuality. For
instance, Frank Hutton, a practical poli-
tician, was booked, before the elections,
for Postmaster General Howe's place; and
that the latter still regards his tenure un-
certain ia indicated in the transfer of his
son from the chief-clerkship TO less lu-
crative position in the Department Of Jus.
tice. Al any rate, ii ia known that the re-
lations between Mr.. Arthur and some OF
his Cabinet are not as closely confidential
ne he would like to have them. Judge
Folger, to begin with, was not the Prcsi.
dents fret choice for Secretary OF the
Treasury. He was, however, the choice
OF his New York advisers, and the Presi-
dent accepted him. Soon after he became
member Of the Cabinet OF the President,
it is said by his intimate friends, noticed
that Judge Folger had small sized Pres
idential bee In his hat. But the bee has
disappeared. Secretary Chandler is prob
ably nearer to the President than any Of
his other Cabinet advisers. The relations
between Secretary Lincoln and the Prcsi.
dent are purely official. Between the
President and Secretary Frelinghuysen
they are more intimate. Those between
Secretary Teller, the Postmaster General,
and Attorney General are very formal.
The Republicans of the West were given
two places. They selected Messrs. Howe
and Teller for them. 1t is said that un.
Ill these gentlemen had been requested 10
become members Of the Cabinet the Presi
dent had never spoken word to either Of
them. OF the present Cabinet Messrs.
Frelinghuysen aud Chandler are the only
ones who would have been freely chosen
by the President of his own motion.
The next House Of Representatives Just
elected will contain an unusual propori ion
Of new men. The old ones were pretty
generally "lefl," either in the nominating
conventions or Ivy the deluge of November
7th. There are 40 OF the members elect
who have never been in Congress before.
This is a somewhat unexnmpled infusion
of new blood, and may tend to increase
the liveliness OF the legislative session of
lsS3.s4, even IL it does give the old hands
a disproportionnle amount of influence to
start,with. OF the 81 chairmen of Speaker
Kiefer's committees only 20 have beer
sent back, fact which shows that the
people and Mr.. Keifer do not agree as u
the character Of the men whom The
Speaker ought to honor. Three ex-Sena
tors have consented to perve term IN III,
House: Luke Poland. of Vermont, who
must be considerably over his allotted
three score and ten, how well remenlbel
his blue brosdcloth, swallow.tail coat
which, like that of old Grimes, was al
onttoned down before with shining brsss
Kellogg, Of Louisiana, who loves not th,
Senate less bu, the House mors-just a
present, Al least; Senator Eaton, tho little
doughty, genial Connecticut man, who j
a very agreeable man to converse with
and as good friend as a warm foe. Mrs
Eaton il, like her husband, domesic an,
unos,entatious: but one never regrets hav
ing made her acquaintance.