, 1872-11-18
The Presidents Message to be
More Liberal to the South.
Territorial Acquisition the
Key-Note Of the Second
Term.
Civil Service Reform to be Applied to
the New York Custom House.


| xuC VVHt9k E111Uu01 1UuuAe
| Special Despatch to The Chicago Tribune
| THE KANSAS SENATORS.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 17-6enator Pom
| eroy, OF Kansas, arrived here to-day, and will
remain until the meeting Of Congress. He is in
very cheerful spirits, and speaks with confidence
of his reelection He says the canvass in his
State moved wholly upon the election Of Sena-
tor, and that the war-cries of the campaign were
"Pomeroy" and "Anti-Pomeroy." He knows
| nothing Of the Committee on Privileges and Elec-
tions which was, at the close Of the last session.
instructed to Investigate, during the recess, the
charges Of corruption in the election Of his col
| league, Senator Caldwell, This Committee, Of
which Senator Morton is Chairman, has not been
| near Kansas during the recess, and the indica-
! tiona are that nothing more will be done toward
an investigation.
CONGRESSIONAL INFLUX.
The Senators and members are arriving in
small numbers, in order to seek quarters for the
| winter, or put their houses in order. Senators
| Morrill,, Of Vt, Edmonds Cole, Window, Cam
eron: Spencer, HARLAN, and Stockton are already
here, and Sherman will arrive On Tuesday.
A quorum of the House Appropriation Com
mittee are here, and will begin their sessions On
| the appropriation bills On Tuesday.
AN INTERESTING CASE,
showing the liability Of hotel keepers, Was de-
District Supreme Court. Several years ago 3
noted female lobbyist put up at one Of the hotels
then kept BY Marshall Brown. After staying
long enough to incur q considerable bill, and her
| business being dull, she took her departure the
proprietor retaining her baggage in lieu Of the
| amount Of her bill. The trunk Was retained for
to ths woman, the proprietor suppoginiy
% be would taa never nssrn get ls. his Pay; Th t
to recover s217, the value of certain articletl
{ which she alleges we're abstracted from her
trunk Judge Carter, in deciding the case, said
the landlords lien gave him the right to detain
the baggage reasonable time, and then sell at
ceeds. Il be detained baggage beyond such
reasonable time, he was responsible for the loss.
| The jury gave the plaintiff $50, although she
confessed she had not yet paid the board bill.
| The defendant will now bring suit for his bill
THE PHILADELPHIA POST OFFICE.
Senator Cameron, and the last Of the delega-
ton which came here to look after the Philadel-
phia Postmastership, lett last evening, thor
oughly satisfied that the President will appoint
George Fairmnn, the Civil Service candidate, as
the SUCCESSOR to General Bingham.
Senator Cameron and Hon. Chas. O'Nen visit
ed the White House yesterday, and made anoth~
er appeal to the President in favor OF the ap~
pointneut of l1r. Trueman, but without effect,
The manner in which the public press, with
out regard to politics, has sustained the course
OF the President, has had the effect to strength
en- him in his determination to enforce the
rules and regulations of the Civil Service.
TERRITORIAL ACQUISITION.
Those rho set at the right hand of the Presi-
dent state that territorial extension will be the
key note OF tha second term Of Grants admiulB-
tration. It is said that the President points to
our present territorial acquisition, especially in
the Southern direction, as being 80 valuable,
that the people would not part with them at the
present time for thousand times the amount Of
the original purchase money; 80 far as the
content to await the development Of the annex
alton sentiment among the Northern people.
He thinks that Ben Butler, IN his
Canadian annexation resolutions was simply
people.
San Domingo, as g. separate scheme BY itself,
| will not receive special mention in the forth
coming message Of the President, He thinks
or at least until new Congress has been
| elected The authority for this latter statement
is in the way Of representation made by those
who are engaged in the development Of the na-
tural interests in the island alluded to.
CIVIL SERVICE.
The President is so well pleased
! ment Of the Civil service rules, in the
appointment Of the Philadelphia Postmaster,
that he has concluded to apply them in the New
1olA Guato. rnoa Mno: ~ 1oo'sn@:t sa:tt " ~ -
nell VIII % 1olio"ea VIII tne appolnsnent!: lat: -
James l.. huss9u ne3t n ne llne o. Pl1mof1oh, ; H.
elected Speaker Of the New York Assembly, IN
the ConkIng senatorial interests, ana tnat tn,e
VIII ne 1o4o"ea oy Inc tenaer OF an apPolnb1nen'
10 nra1rclaas 1orelgn MISSION.
THE GENEVA AWARD.
- 4ne aIeI'1 nn.p1lo G ~ sHo 10 G11 G6L
tlou 10 the 0eneVA ConglesH, suCna % Caie9 cuen-
ing, Charles Francis Adams, VIM. M. Evarts,
and Bancroft DAVIS, are nov mere. Ihey
propose during the coming peeG + 70 ofam ~ uP Pa
plan, for submission to the fresldene, 1o1 tne
disbursement OF the Geneva a~ard. Ihese
members do not think that they Sln 5ave thelr
Plan organized IN Time tor Inc freSloen'S al"
PROPOSED WASHINGTON 11PRoqEMENTs'
Among the rat @ to be nt5oaaeea IN
Congress WI Do 34! aPpt;oprlnsang astsint ~
millions OF dollars to ald IN the improvements OF
y washington. 1ne elsn Gt ~ 70 n@soa 1sr1a
the 1act Ihat Ine UoV61n1ueut o"us d 4atsE
amount OF properly here at 1east ~ cent VI "
the property IN the city. which does not pay
any taxes, and which VIII share IN Inc appIecist.