Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-03-31
Especial Telegram to the Globe.]

WASHINGTON, March 30.-The president
after consultation with his cabinet, has de-
cided that sec. 18O of the revised statutes
requires him to fill the vacancy caused by
the death of Judge Howe within ten days.
It may be expected therefore that the name
of the new cabinet officer will be announc
ed next week. In the meantime it is prob
able that Frank Hatton will be designated
as acting postmaster general. Whether or
not the president will decide to promote
him permanently to that position, no one
claims to know. A Republican senator,
supposed to be on intimate terms with the
administration, said to-day that ne used to
think that he knew something of the pur-
poses of the president, but that he had
clusion on that subject. Now not only
the law but the desire of the president to
visit Florida will help him to decision
sooner than his love of procrastinat1on
would otherwise permit.
II is now the presidents purpose to leave
for Florida, at the latest, by the last of
next week, and he would much regret to
have anything unexpected happen to pre-
vent him from taking this outing. He
viii avoid, as much as possible, all public
demonstrations Oh the way. No one knows
whether the president himself has come TO
any conclusion as to the new postmaster
general. The officials of the postofice de-
partment are very anxious that Frank
Hatton should be appointed. They think
that he would not make any changes,
while q new man is always feared. There
would be time enough between now and
July Is, when the civil service rules go
into effect, for demand to crowd the de-
partment with his favorites.
There is no prospect that the president
will be called upon to appoint new sec
rotary to the treasury at present, unless he
shall decide to call upon Judge Folger for
his resignation, which he will never do.
The venerable secretary of the treasury
has so far improved within the last few
days as to make it pretty certain that he
will be able to go upon his prescribed trip
to Bermuda next week, and his physicians
say that if he strictly obeys orders he may
be able to resume some of his duties at the
department late in the fall. This is as
much as they do promise. The secretary
of the treasury within the last
five months has been absent thirteen weeks
from ;the department, ana now the pros
pect is that he will not be able to perform
the duties of his Office for at least six
months more. 1t is not a prospect which
promises the speedy transaction of the
public business. There are papers now
upon Judge Folger's desk which were there
when he entered the depal tment, and he is
not willing to surrender enough of his
authority to subordinates quite competent
to pass upon these papers, to have the
cases settled. Even yesterday from
his sick-room Che is now sitting
up) Judge Folger wrote a letter to
Don Cameron, notifying him ne would not
appoint the man superintendent of the
bureau of engraving and printing whom
Cameron had expected that he would ap.
point, and Judge Folger added that he had
never thought of appointing any one moi
connected with the bureau. On this Dor
Cameron will probably join issue with the
secretary, IS the Pennsylvania senator
claims to have distinct understanding
both with the secretary and with the presi-
dent, that g certain Pennsylvania mar
should receive the place.
SAM. EANDALL's PLAN.
A Democratic member Of congress sale
to-day, Samuel J. Randall Is pursuing
characteristic shrewd policy in his sffsrtt
to get the speakership. I know about what
he is doing from a conversation l have haC
with near friend of his. Randall has
Iegitimately belonging to him about ffty
members of the house. The ePsnnsylvanianl
and few others are protectionists anc
are for him for that reason. Most Of tn,
fifty are not prOtectionists, but are sub
iect to protectionist influences, that is th ey
are men who represent districts in which
there are large manufacturing interests
To get the caucus nomination Randall
wants forty-six more votes. 81,
is trying to get them by bringing protec
tionistic influences to bear on the mem
bers. The issue now is between letting
the tariff alone and making another at
tempt at reduction. Randall and the
manufacturers want to leave the thing
alone. 1t is easy to make plausible ar
gument in behalf of letting the new Law
alone till it can be thoroughly tried b,
experience, and Randall is taking advan
tage OF that Gen. Rice, of Ohio, has beer
travelling around the country, plausibly OF
railroad business, but really to sounC
members elect on the speakership, and "
Randall's interest. The manufacturer
are being appealed to every-wher,
to exert all their influence viii
their ssmembers of congress
in favor of Randall and no more tariff leg
isIation. In that way Republican infu
ences are being utilized. There is good
deal of reason to believ that theI ron en(
Steel association is doing what it can, an,
it can do good deal, to press members o
congress into the Randall ranks. Randall
has formed strong combination. He is al
lied with John G. Thompson Of Ohio, can
didate for sergeant-at-arms and he is nov
trying to make an alliance with Atkins, O
Tennessee, or Clark, of Missouri, bot
of whom want to be clerk and b.