The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-02-28
R|SSELL HIS RESIGNED.
The Postmaster General viii
Retire to Private Life.
PRESSING DUTIES AT HOME.
The Resignation 10 Take Effect
When Successor is Appointed.
Hon. w. L. Wilson viii
Probably Be The Man.
Mr.. Bisseli's Letter
BY Southern Associated Press.

| NhShlNGToN, l. FeDruary u. POST
master General Bissell set n. rest all
doubt US TO his purpose of remain
ing III the Cabinet by rendering his
resignation to President Cleveland
this afternoon. This action was not
taken hastily. AS far back rs the
early autumn MIR. Bissell felt that
his law practice Mt Buffalo required
his personal attention and 1t that
time he notified the President that
sooner or later lie would be COM
PEELED to retire to private life. Moth
ing further passed between the two
| gentlemen with reference TO the mat
ter until ten days ago, when Mr..
Bissell again assured tie President
that he must soon resign his port
folio,
! The Postmaster Generals resigna-
tion was not known until late
hour this evening TO his private sec.
| retary, nor will 1T be known in all
| probability to any of his subordi-
mates at the department until its
publication Ill the morning papers.
The letter of resignation is said TO
| have been brief and to have been
conched IL the usual formal terms.
| 1t recitcs the fact that he deems it
advisable to retire from the Cabinet
and that he VIII do so upon the up-
pointment md qualification of his
| successor. Tho letter was written
lay tbs Postmaster General TT the
close OF Office hours to- day, and was
by him personally handed to his
chiei little after o'clock. MIR,
Blssell said tonight:
81 have placed my resignation in
the hands OF the President. The
reason Is that my professional work
at home demands my attention and
feel that l. cannot longer remain
away from it. The business of the
department IS in good condition and
Its transfer to my successor can be
mGde without affecting the public
service.
81 have found my work agree.
able. although al times quite
ouerous. ! confess leave it with
| regret because have become deep.
~ INTERESTED IN 1t and had desire
TO accomplish something more in
the development of the Postal Ser.
vice than | have found possible in
| y l.
81 regret elso that | am thus com.
| pelled to sever the relations with the
President and his Cabinet, which
have been most satisfactory and
cordial throughout. Perhaps, with
ont improprlety, may say now
that oil rumors of disagreement be.
tween the President and any of his
Cabinet have been without fouuda
ton. | doubt If there ever was
more harmonious Cabinet than the
| present one and its members are
unit III support on every public
question"
| Ihere ls no reason to doubt that
| Mr.. Bissell's successor Will be Con.
| gresham VIM. L.. Wilson, of West
Virginia, the author of the tariff
| law. 1t is also understood that MIR.
Wilson's name viii be sent To the
Senate tomorrow. But for the fact
that tho President intended to make
Mr' wilson member of his official
family, tender of the MeXican,mIs.
sion, would 1t is said, have been
made to him. The President has
been sincerely desirous of appoii.t
ing Mr.. Wilson to some office OF a dig
| nlty and Importance commensurate
with the West NirRinlan's abilities
aud his loyalty to the principles Ct
the Democratic party. When the
PRESIDENT learned ten days ago that
MIR. Bissoll proposed soon to retire
he decided then that lie should bc
succeeded by MIR. Wilson. This, at
least, is the story given out by MIR,
! Wilson's friends to night, ana there
are substantial reasons for believing
that 1t is we'll founded.
Speaking of MIR. Biseells resipna.
ton President Cleveland tonight
SAID: 1T surely IS not necessary
for me to say that shall release
MIR. Blsseil with the utmost regret.
All hls associates in the ndministra-
ton Will foel that they have lost
colleague who III all respects was
valuable factor in their executive
labor as well as a companion to
whom they have become greatly
attached. l nm not taken by sur
prise for | have known for
some time that it was inevitable
because Mr.. BisseFs reasons
Tor his action were OF a personal
nature and were ineXorable. Still
this first break in cabinet which
has been III the midst of many per.
picking situations entirely harmo.
NOUS, always actuated by loyal
devotion to the public interest and
pervaded In marked degree by the
personal attachment which such
connections cannot fail to create,
causes us all real sorrow. Much
qualification haYaita Mr. Rissall in