The Portland daily press., 1874-01-26
WASHINGTON.
The Army.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24.-Lieut. Gen. Sheri-
dan arrived last night in obedience to sum-
mons of the House Committee ON Military At
fairs before whom, on Monday, he will give his
favors an incnease rather than reduction if the
governments intends to continue its policy of
protecting the exposed settlements.
Tired Of Talk.
Only fifteen or twenty members were pres.
ent at the adjourned meeting of the friends of
cheap transportation at the Capitol tonight
representative Dunnel was in the chair. One
gentlemen thought that the meeting would
amount to nothing practical unless union of
action could first be secured on some one
scheme.
Treasury Balances.
The following are the Treasury balances to-
day:-Currency, 81, PSI, 022; special deposit of
legal tenders for redemption OF certificates of
deposit, ga sos 900; coin, 00,0O0000 including
coin certificates $45, SAC, 300; outstanding legal
tenders. 1881 ,789,437.
The President and the Louisiana Case.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.-Numerous para
graphs, Geographic and otherwise, have recent
ly appeared in the newspapers, stating what
the President would or would not do in relation
to Louisiana and other public matters now at
tracing general attention, and as if to serve
the purposes of those Immediately interested in
the determination of the pending question, the
President is represented as having expressed
views Wnlcn ne Certainly uOeS not entertain,
and which would be contrary to the course he
has heretofore pursued.
Reports prevail that the President has differ
ences with his political friends, and is disposed
to act altogether Independently of them; but it
is known from those having intimate relations
with him, that the reports are unfounded. Nor
is it probably any differences are likely to ex-
list, excepting such as may be inseparable from
the views of the President may himself take
of his constitutional duties aad official respon-
sbility which attaches to bis office.
Acting in accordance with the constitutional
requirement that the President shall. from time
to time give Con yress information on the state
of the Union, he is now engaged in the prep
aration of message which he will submit to
the Cabinet before transmitting it to Congress.
This message will according to the present. I'M
Outstanding be confined to plain but elaborate
statement of the facts attending federal pro-
ceedings in Louisiana in support of the United
States Judicial decisions, which he had no au-
thority to disregard. Wha ever may have
been his own opinions upon the political ques
lions offered by them, it is positively known
that the President has not interfered in any
way with the Louisiana question, relating to
seats in the Senate or House
To Louisianians of both parties who have
called upon him, he has repeatedly said that
such questions properly belong to Congress, the
constitution making each house judge of cleo
ton returns and qualification of its own MEM
bers and that the consideration of such ques-
tons involves inc SUBJECT OF legality of author
ity under which certificates of election issue,
so one question necessarily affects the other
and both could at abe same time be determined,
This in substance is the reply he is unreserv
edly giving to those who have interrogated
him on the subject sof the bill proposed to be
passed by congress, ordering new election in
Louisiana. He lhas discouraged such legisla-
ton and while thus opposing Congressional in
reference, he has had no hesitation in saying
to visitors that there swas no doubt that the
election in Louisiana was an organized fraud
from beginning to end for the benefit of those
now in possession of the government of that
State and that there has never yet been fair
count of the votes, the results having been
reached by dishonest mea ms too well known to
be repeated.
1t is therefore drobable that in his forth
coming special message he will not make any