The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-05-08

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Term THE Fact Authoritatively
Avowed--Consternat Of Other Pre-
sumptivs Candidates. 931Qs eto BE- NA
Whatever there was OF mystery in the veto OF
the late Senate currency bill Ii solved In the i'm.
pcrtant revelation that General Grant ts . candi-
date for another Presidential term, all reports to
the contrary Notwithstanding. We have the In.
formation from trustworthy source that all mis-
nominations Of any consequence and all
his CONFIDENTIAL conferences with Senators
are directed to the republican I Presiden-
tial nomination Of 1876; that the veto
was fank movement upon Norton and
Logan and their imitation party Of the West and
South; that Morton realizes the fact that the veto
has killed him Presidential aspirant, and that
II ne has not for . week or more gone to the
Capitol 1t 10 because he il arranging
his plans to mead on General Grant.
as John Minor Bolts In his day headed on Captain
Tyler. Between Morton and Logan we may look
FOR new party plan OF operations, South and
West, which viii apnt the republican party into
fragments and leave General Grant with only the
suppOrr Of the Eastern contractionists and the
money lenders to support him for the succession.
We understand, furthermore, that while Senator
Morton sits In his room. like Marlus among the
ruins OF Carthage, our aspiring Buckingham OF
New YORK, Senator Conkling, though c0nsenting
to the inevitable IN consenting to withhold his
claims upon the republican party az Presidential
candidate for 1875, In Difference to the wishes OF
General Grant, Ia nevertheless Q deeply ,disap-
DOin ha IA
but . brief month ago he was inspired with the
delightful thought that he was the favortte OF the
President Tor the succession, and that as General
Jackson, from his second term, cast his mantle
over the shoulders or Martin Van Buren, as his an
nolnted successor, 30 would General Grant, In
1870 cast his marital cloak over the broad shout.
ders OF Roscoe Conkltngi l5 As ss3i4a..a fs3 81
b All the political mysteries at washington, con-
nected with the movements Of the administration
and the republican leaders In Congress- are cleared
up with the simple announcements Of the fact that
General Grant is q candidate for another Presi.
Dental term. Apply this touchstone to any other
wise tnexplcable proceeding at the Capitol or the
White House and we see at once what 1t means.
It is even said that General Grant permitted New
Hampshire and Connecticut to be lost to the re-
publicans In the recent elections In order TO i'm
press the all important fact upon the party that It
can 40 nothing without him. The people OF the
country may be ASSURED that General Grant IA re-
solved upon another term, and they will have
landmark from which they may ct any time dis.
cover the bearings OF any political movement IN
any part Of the countryit s for or against General
Grant 10 .i~A-ehaea .s-4J-44 ~ aslH g
Who win BE Secretary OF tho Treasury !.
Minister Washburne and the National
u Finances-Inflation . Revival or Fatal
Sectional Controversies. @ ],
Minister Wsshburne, In letter received during
the discussion OF finance In the Senate, pro.
nounced against tnnarlon. saying that a. TO the
principles involved the tnnati0nists ignored
that their paper currency 10 not the standard OF
value In the United States, the true measure Of
property being the gold dollar. He used to say,
also, tnat this imitation movement was suggested
by sectional interests, and that, after second
thought, the innattonists would ascertain that on
this monetary question: they were beginning again
the old fatal game OF sectional pro-savery inter.
esta. During Mr.. Washburne's last visit to WASH
ington hts return TO the United States was the
subject of friendly conversation In the family
circle OF the President Mr.. Washburne told the
President that he had no desire to leave his pres
ent once for seat In the Cabinet or In Congress.
He was pleasantly situated abroad, his family
were better satisfied, and the education Of
his children made his stay In Europe the more de-
sirable. Until that task was finished he wanted
to remain In Paris
Apropos OF a change In the head OF the Treasury
Departmental the remark attributed to General
schenck, who, when asked II he was going to be
secrafaEy Of the Treasury, answered with the
qu\ "Why should I be Secretary OF the
Tre&11y" ITO give strength to the admistrs
tion" was the reply "whoever before heard OF
bordering road with one stone ~ responded the
General plf 0' '@+Apo selH 4i- ts44s
Tho Inaugural Defeat or the Centennial
Project-rran tic Efforts or Its Friends
I TO Save Il. a5 .lfast&t4 a.iHsts.e. ...7 t.rs
( The Centennial Appropriation BILL almost de-
feated In the House to-day, 1t II expected. viii Dc
recommitted TO the Centennial Committee and
again be revived later In the session, with
81 900 inserted Instead OF 50, 000 The effort
OF the Pennsylvania delegation to secure q major
ity In favor Of the bill was wholly unsuccessful
and the motion to olinch this defeat would have
been carried but for personal friendship Of some
aof the opponents OF the measure, who changed
their votes TO please the advocates OF the bill
The motion pending IL to lay the bill on the table,
and comes up tomorrow. Kentucky. Wisconsin
Illinois, Missouri, Michigan, Kansas, Iowa, Mime
sofa, Vermont ana oregon voted solidly against
the BILL. Pennsylvania. Arkansas Florida, DeIa-
ware, Nevada, Nebraska and South Carolina voted
for she bill. New FORK stood seven for It and
eleven against It, fifteen being absent nv, 4.
Senator Fenton's Customs Service and
Noietfes Bill. 1
Senator Fenton called up his bill as to the Gus
toms service and moietes and was referred to the
Committee on Finance, OF which he Is member.
The Finance Committee are favorable to IL, and
this win enable ntn TO report It back In few
days and put II on It's passage. In the discussion
which Followed enough was disclosed on the part
Of Messrs. Edmurds, Buckingham, Chandler and
others 70 show that she bill WIN be sternly op-
posed; but the majority OF Senators are believed
, to favor Its passage. K n, h,a ega sftstN II.
Opposition "a the Abolishment OF Conn
pulsOry Pilotage. e
The Senate Committee on Commerce gave nnsi
hearing this morning on the bill introduced By
Senator Bamlin to abolish compulsory piotage.
MI. William Allen Butler, or New York, appeared