Omaha daily bee., 1883-04-03
The Presidents Trip to Florida
Delayed by the Cabinet
Vacancy.
Brewster Decides that Ten
Days Must be the Limit
of Hstton's Glory.
The Plans of the New Navy
and Progress of the
Work.
Another Nine Millions OF tho Debt
Cancelled
CAPITOL NOTES.


Special Dispatches to THs BEE.
THE CABINET VACANCY.
WASHINGTON, April 2, 2,--President
Arthur this morning said his plans for
leaving Washington to. morrow have
been somewhat dissrrauged and that he
will probably not start to Florida for
several days. 1t is surmised from this
remark that the president has been
advised by Attorney General Brewster
that the appointment OF successor to
Postmaster General Howe must be
made within ten days from the date of
the LISTERS death and that President
Arthur delays his departure In order
to determine who shall fll the vacancy
THE PRESIDENT WORN OUT.
The presidents health Ia not un.
common subject of comment, and
very contradictory accounts are given
of 1t. These accounts result from TAX =
Ing very narrow views of what he l,hi I.
1t Is known that the president Is often
out at dinner and never goes to bed
early, and therefore one man infers
that he must be In robust health or he
couldn't stand 1t, and another infers
that he must be on the verge of serious
Illness. The truth about him Is that
he has weaknesses that impair his
strength and subject him to extreme
fatigue, but they do not con.
fine him to his room or de.
prive him Of the capacity of
enjoying himself. Few presidents
become so weary during 9 congress,
sional session as Mr.. Arthur. He is o
very tender hearted man, whom 1t
grievously afilicts to be obliged TO say
no to merltorlous and needy appn.
cants, but he adheres rigidly to his
rule to recommend no one to the heads
of the departments for appointment,
and he always states this wi h the ut.
most frankness at the first, though his
candor Is at least as painful to himself
as to the applicant for aid. The end
of congress last summer found the
president completely used up, and q
few days more of the session would
have sent him to bed. Though tho
last session of congress was ashort one,
and warm weather still remote, the
president has suffered severely fror
the unending solicitation he is ex-
posed to, especially during thesessloa
He refuses 10 olose the doors upon
anyone. He has restricted the hours
of visitors, but whoever comes at the
time fixed msy enter and ssk the pres.
ident for $6 or foreign mission, or
seek by o2pious tears and o formidable
array Of helpless infants to move hil
sympatbiss, and they are very movable
to the extent of 6 clerkshtp In . de-
partment. The president looks worn,
and admits feeling imperstively the
need of rest, and no will try to find II
In Florida. He will be accom-
psnied By Private Secretary Phillips,
Mr.. @. B. Miller of New York, and
probably by Secretary Chandler. Thii
Is the extent of the party. They will
have q private Car, but 1t will be at
tached to one of the regular express
trains, and the president will 90 tc
Jacksonville without stop, and thence
he will push on up the st. johns
river to the town named for anG
founded by one of our former minister
to Belgium. The length Of his stay
there will depend on the quality o,
the weather and of the fishing. o:
his way home he may stop at two ol
three points, but he is determined mo-
to make tour or receive ovstions, O,
travel with any more publicity thar
he can help. The trip will be shor
one. The president does not expeo
to be absent more than two weeks q
the outside.
MARTIN, OF KANSAS.
The name of the new candidate fol
postmaster general has been received
at the White house. John A M ,rtin,
Of Kansas, the secretary of the repub
lican national committee, who wal
elected to fill the place resigned by 8
w. Dorsey, last winter, ID endorsed BY
the governor and all the prominent
men cf bis state fer the vacant cabi
net position.
THE DEBT STATEMENT
Issued to-day shows q decrease of thu
public debt during the month o.
March to be 80, 344, ,826.N.
THE WAR VESSELS.
Secretary Chandler is endeavorinC
to hasten the work OF building tht
new navy, and hopes to have the new
turrets Of the Miantonomah com
pleted in six months, the engines fol
the monitors ready In year, the dis
patch boat completed In year, tn,
cruisers completed In fifteen months
and the monitors finished within tw'
years. AS to the turrets of the Mian
tonomah, 1t has been decided t,
change the plan from the spindle sys
tenn to the roller system, sink
ing the base several feet be
low the deck of the weasel
These turrets will be advertised for
and. as they cannot be built In thi
country, they will have to be bull
abroad. 1t Is thought that this can b
done Inside of SIX months. The navs
advisory board is carefully considering
the plans for the engines for the moni
torr. The main question under dis
cussion Is whether the weight of tn
engines as originally planned oanno
be diminished withou decreasing thei
power and the speed Of the vessel. Q
the amount appropriated for tn
launching Of these vessels $3.50. 90
will be expended for that purpos,