The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1871-01-18
WASHINGTON
wAsu1sGpos, january 10, 1871

AotiiAHtON, ~, 1911
In the Senate Mr.. SUMMER hold.
defiant, despite the efforts made abv
the friends of Grant and San Domingo
to conciliate him carried his point by
enlarging the scope of the resolpE.on
offered by Mr.. Morton SALT for the
Motley corresr Snderce,cgWe shall
now have all chat Motley wrote with
reqerd TO his dismissal. Summer. gain
ono point: The. question Of pays
Tag the claims of loyal citizens of The
South FIR losses during the war, was
settled by the passage of hill for the
relief of Doctor Best, Of Kentucky,
whose; property was destroyed by -the
United States troops Mr.. aiorton,
The worse than savage Senator from
Indiana, cast areH4leSSonth the as.
pers:5n that the re- pie wonfd DO any
thing to get their claims allowed them
This man Morton is a mental mon
strosity, the embodiment Of hate. bit
terness, cruelty, indebtedness, and
injustice.
On the 9Th General Schenck's re-
signation vas announced, and the Pc
sition of chairman of the Committee
of Ways and Means tell TO Mr.. Hoop
er, the senior member Of the commits
tee. Pig Iron," Kelley, of Pennsyl-
vania, was cheeky enough to try for
tho pace. Kelley allowed his ambi-
ton to run away with his sense Of
right, if he has any, and his good
breeding, if he ever had any. 20
With all the. efforts of General
Grant, by threats, whcedling, .coaxing
promises and patronage, his prospects
of success are not at all ~dattcring in
his pet bcheme-the annexation of
Dominica, The Sena.e will be the
stumbling block. tie House being
claimed as all right. General Horace
Porter. private secretary of General
Grant, is a constant visitor of the
House, and Is constantly in conver-
.sation with Ben. Butler and General
Banks, The engineers of the San Do
mingo job. The ostracism of Mem.
beers and Senators from favor and
patronage at the different Depart
ments, because they agreed with Car
Schurz in his views, has been remoy-
ed, and the lasn has given place to
the buttering process, and q vote for
San, Domingo is the pride OF their be-
ing again tstcn to the favor Of the E1-
ecutive:. IL. 5.sh.sl, I
The action oftLe grcai political or
g~anizaffon of New York, the Tam
many Society, winch. controls New
York politics, in withdrawing the
name of Goyerner Holman from the
list of candidates FOR The Democratic
nomination for the Presidency meets
with the hearty approyaiet the New
York delegation in Congress. The
New. York Leader. the organ Of Tam
many, states that Governor Hoffman
is not a candidate in 1872, and that
tie New York Democracy desires the
candidate to come from the West;
and, further. that their choice is ex-
Senator Hendricks of Indiana. Such
a decided preferences, aud powerful en-
dorsement, is q great element OF
strength to Mr.. Hendricks. The
New York Telegram also states that
Governor Hoffman is NOT q Presiden-
tiaL candidate, but that be will sue
seed Senator Conkling in 1872. The
DEMOCRATIC press of New York with
; gre At unanimity concur in the above
Jews. So at least We may count up
on our candidate in the next residen.
tial contest coming from the West.
+ 4 delegation from the Pacific
Coast called upon Grant yesterday
and urged that the defeated Senator