Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-03-07
FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Correspondence OF the Alexandra GaEeae

this city now, and opinions e4presseu tneie
on are widely divergent. The republicans
profess to be delighted with the prospect,
and say that fewer changes Will be maze I'D
the Offices than if Mr.. Blaine had been
elected; and republican members OF Con
gross call upon the President and openly
tell him they endorse every word OF MS IN
aupural address and will support the views
therein expressed. Democrats, on the con-
trary, and among them such knowing ones
as Messrs. Flower and Randall, say that
though the changes will at first be slow and
fsw. all the officeholders who have USED
their positions for their party's instead OF
their csuntry's cause will be removed. An
intelligent. Northern independent in the
city today says that while the office
holders in the South, and especially in
Virginia, who have never been repre-
sentatives of the people among whom
thew live, will all be removed, ana IN
short order. in the North, where they be-
long to different class Of men, they VIII
he allowed to serve out theic official terms.
None 90 so far as TO say there Will be
clean sweep, and though, sucn course
would Enthusiastically be the most popular
with large majority Of the party, nobody
believes it will be adopted. Mr.. Randall,
in talking about the offices this morning,
said there would be less cause for complaint
if Senators and Representatives would only
recommend to the Prcsident,the, right sort
of men.
The members Of the Cabinet were sworn
into their Offices at their respective depart.
ments to-day. Associate Justice Field, OF
the u. s. Supreme Court, administered the
oaths. and did it with great JUNCTION and
impressment, and with the air of one who
epiuyed the duty be was pertormlng-in-
ductiug democratic Cabinet into office.
| Messrs. Barbour, Tucker, Cabell aud Wise,
| of the de,n,rralic part of the Virginia Con
gressional delegation, called upon the Pres.
| ident Yesterday merely tor the purpose OF
oayiug him their respects. After them
Mes,rs. w. K. Aylett, H. l.. D. Lewis, Frank
Bland. Pe,lun Wis.,. Major Hunter, W. h
| n. Figvatt and Rrhert McCandlsh called,
but they were rushed through 50 rapidly
by Marshal McMchael that they hardly
had time to get even good look at the
President. let alone to say word to him.
1t il said that the appointment Of Colonel
Black, of Illinois. to the Pension Buresu
wa m DE- 10 of ell The Western clamcr th"t
was being sui-ed because Mr.. McDona!d
was l.f, on. ~ the Cabinet.
The crowJ at the White House to-day is
as great as 1t was yesterday, all isorts Of
delegations sailing 10 be presented 10 and
shake hands with line President. SD great
| is the rush there that few, if any, of the
| Office seekers have yet had chance to put
| in their claims.
Previous to taking he oath of Office this
morning Secretary Manning was called for
| by MIR. McCulloch aud escorted to the
Treasury Department, and had introduced
| to bim Assistant Secretaries French and
Coon, the latter Of whom he requested to
sign The nail for him to day IA Acting Sec
rotary Mr.. McCulloch says he takes it for
granted that his successor shares the views
of the President on the question of the
finances and as those views are in accord.
ance with his own, he doesn't Anticipate
any change i'll the financial policy of The
Government.
Congressman elect Wheeler, of Alabam ma.
headed delegation this morning, that en-
tered the apartments occupied by the Sec,
rotary OF the Navy. The members Of the
and numbered doZtu. They were intro
ducei to the retiring Secretary, every one
rs uene'n. or Colonel. Mr. Chandler, II
inan small in stature, quietly folded his
hands in front of him aud plaintige'y re-
marked "Gentemen, give inc TINA to
pray" and turning TO Mr. Wheeler, was
about to ask, Where are the Judges The
Congressman elect, before the question was
propounded left the room for moment,
but soon returned with four Ala bamians, TO
all of whom he gave the title of Judge" A
universal laugh followed, and the party then
engaged in general conversation.
1t was reported here this morning that
7 In, ho1 II hhcn VOC
terday BY the President, who had refused
to grant his request to let his las: official
acf be to sign General Grants new com
mission. The true! story of the affair is as
follows: When O commission wins made
out for the appointment OF General Grant
on the retired list, Secresary Lincoln re.
tanned it at the War Department, thinking
it proper that the new Secretary should be
given an opportunity to countersign it after
its signature by the President. Yesterday
morning the President sent for it in order
that there might be no delay in making the
appointment. Secretary Lincoln took the
commission to the Exc cntive Mansion, in
person, aud handed it to the President, re-
marking that he had not yet acted upon it
because he thought Judge Endicott would
be pleased to attend to it as one Of his first
official duties THAT was very thoughtful
in you, Mr.. Lincoln" observed the Presi
dent. 81 have no doubt it would he a
pleasure to Judge Endicott, still will sign
it myself that there may be no delay, and
then Judge Endicott can counter.sign it,
President Cleveland thereupon affixed his
signature. The commission, after the official
record was made, was returned to the War
Department. This morning it was on the
desk of the new Secretary of War, and the
first official act of Secretary Endicott was
to countersign it.
= 1t is rumored that Bruce{the negro regis
ter of the Treasury. will be removed, but
that his successor will be another from
Albany, New York.
1t is understood to-day that the extra
session of the Senate will terminate next
week.
VIRGINIA NEWS.