St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-02-28


er called upon him, and in reply to
questions, Mr.. Bissell said: Il have
/ PLACED MY RESIGNATION
in the hands of the president. The
reason for so dong is that my pro-
fessional work at home demands
my attention and feel that 1 can
not longer remain away from it.
The business of the department is
in good condition and it's transfer
/ to my successor can be made with
out affecting the public service.
II have found my work agreeable,
although at times quite onerous. 1
confess I leave it with regret, be-
cause I have become deeply inter-
+ ested in it, and had a desire to ac-
complish something more in the de-
velopmentaof the postal service than
1 have found possible in these two
years of effort.
'I deeply regret also that I am
thus compelled to sever official re-
lations with the president and the
3 cabinet, which have been most sat
|. .isfactory and cordial throughout.
( Perhaps without improperly I may
now say that all rumors Of disagree
ment between the president and any
of his cabinet have been without
foundation. I doubt if there ever
was more harmonious cabinet
than the present one, and its mem
bers are unit in support of the
president on every public question"
Everywhere were heard sincere eX-
pressions of regret at Mr.. Bissell's
retirement.
CLEVELAND REGRETS.
At the White house the president
said: "It surely is not necessary for
me to say that l shall release Mr..
Bissell with utmost regret. All Of his
associates in the administration will
feel that they have lost a colleague
who, in all respects, was valuable
factor in their executive laborS, as
we'll as q companion to whom they
have become greatly attached. I am
not taken by surprise, for 1 have
known for some time that it was
inevitable, because Mr.. Bissell's rea-
sons were of a personal nature, and
were inexorable. Still, this first break
in the cabinet, which has been, in the
midst of many perplexing situations,
entirely harmonious, all actuated by
loyal devotion to the public in this
and pervaded in a marked degree by
the personal attachments which such
connections cannot fail to create,
causes us all real sorrow. Much
qualification awaits Mr.. Bissell in the
appreciation of his countrymen of his
splendid and valuable public service"
Though in the department and con-
gressional circles the air was filled
with possible candidates to succeed
Mr.. Bissell, from states ranging from
the Atlantic to the Pacific and to
Florida on the south, still the feeling
was uppermost among men in official
life that the president would reward
in some way the undying devotion of
Congressman Wilson, of West Vir-
ginia, to the administration through
out this congress.
WILSON AS SUCCESSOR.
Tonight, they said, this opportunity
had arrived, and it can be stated that
unless the president changes his mind,
MIR. Wilson'S name will go to the sem
ate tomorrow as the successor of Mr..
Bissell, and it is more than probable
that he will be honored by an immedi-
ate confirmation on the part of the SEN
ate, as was Senator Ransom, a few
days since, when he was appointed
minister to Mexico.
Perhaps no member of President
Cleyeland's cabinet has been a more
trusted adviser of the president than