Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-04-12
fFrom Our Regular C orrespOndeni.l
Washington Letter.
WASHINGTON. D. c., April s. ~.

WASHINGTON. d. c., April s, 'S2.
The new cabinet nominations. which
have been so long anticipated, have at last
been made. That of Senator Teller fer
the interior department WILDE confirmed
without opposition by tho Senate. Mr..
Chandler for the navy department, it is
also thought will be confirmed. but not
without opposition. Mr.. Chandler was
born at Concord. New Hampshire. in 1885.
He graduated at the Harvard law school.
and began the practice of law in 1856. lie
has been q member of the legislature sew
eral times, and was, for two years speaker
of tho House. In March, 1865. he was
appointed by President Lincoln the first
solicitor and Judge advocate general of the
navy department. In June following he
was rlade first assistant secretary Of the
treasury, and held the Office for nearly two
years. lie was secretary of the national
republican committee during the Grant
campaign of 1868. In 1876 he was counsel
for the Hayes electors in Florida; and, it
may be said that, if it had not been for his
presence in Florida during the count,
Hayes would not have been president. He
was the head of the Blaine delegation from
New Hampshire at the last Chicago con-
vention.
Senator Henry NJ. Teller, who has been
nominated to succeed Secretary Kirkwood,
is native of Allegheny county, N. Y,
and is now fifty-two years old. He prac.
ticed law in his own state, and afterwards
removed to Illinois, where he resided four
years prior to his residence in Colorado,
which dates from 1861. Upon the admis-
sion of Colorado as state. he was elected
to the United States Senate, which is the
first public Office he ever held. During
the present session, he has been chairman
of the committee on pensions, and also q
member of the judiciary, claims, and rail
roads committees.
The reasons for the removal of SecretarJ
Kirkwood seem 20 be that he is old ant
very slow in the transaction of business
Secretary Hunt of tho navy has been sicl
most of the time, and unable to attend to
: the duties of the department. He has beer
appointed minister to Russia, where he
will have nothing TO do but to maintair
the dignity of his position, which he can
do quite as well as his predecessors Cur
A tin. Jewell, and Stoughton. Few mel
t can carry more dignity than Judge Hunt
Besides, he speaks French fuently. which
!, is an important desideratum at St. Peters
2 burg.
r Since | began writing 1 have Learned
that Senator Teller has been confirmed
i and, if Mr.. Chandler shall be confirmed
l President Arthur's cabinet by his own ap
n pointment will he completed, with tn
e. exception Of the present secretary of war
/, Robert Lincoln, who remains the onl
II cabinet officer appointed by Garfield. Th,
4 first appointment by the present executive
c was Judge Folgcr as secretary of tn
il treasury, and this appointment was fol
lowed by those of Frelinghuysen. Brewster
. Howe, Teller and Chandler.
d Tho House is still debating the tart
commission bill. The presidential cour
bill passed the Senate yesterday withou
h amendment. The bill 10 improve the Pc
;, tomac river front, which affects the inter
: est of the district in a greater degree thai
any measure that has been before con
= gross for years, will come up on Monday
G Mr. Farley introduced a bill in the Senat
# yesterday to execute certain treaty stipr
h lalions. 1t is identical with the vetoe
bill, except that the term of suspension
4 made sixteen years.