The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1874-04-17
FROM WASHINGTON, D. G.


The probable retirement Of Mr.. Sec.
rotary Richardson from the Treasury
Department does not excite special sur
prise. II Is not believed by any great
number Of people that he is equal to the
demands Of the situation. For that mat
ter, however, although an abler man than
Judge Richardson can be found without
travelling far, il will be very difficult to-
find man who can 20 administer the
National Finances as to sstisfy the wide
ly varying ideas Of the East andthe West.
Busy rumor assigns Secretary Delano to
the position, and Mr.. Solicitor Bristow,
Of the Department Of Justice, to the
control Of the Interior Department. II
the rumor in regard to Delano is verified,
IL will add to the volume of President
Grants unpopularity; for no one likes
Delano, who is thoroughly hide-bound
and selfish, born grabber, and by nature
irst-class trimmer. Hence, without
breadth, or philanthropy, or permanent
convictions as to right and wrong on any
subject, he can only I'll the sphere of a
subservient tool. At the same time he
brings into prominent notice the faults Of
those whom he would serve. This Office
too many of Grants friends have perform
ed for him already. They have plunged
the knife into the very heart of his
popularity, and have robbed him Of any
idea be ever may have entertained of a
successful race for third term. Charles
Summers predictions concerning Grant
are having wonderful and speedy veri-
fcation.
THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE
are not really doing much of anything
but talk. A lack of anything like har-
mopy in views makes it probable that it
will be considerably later in the session
before we have new laws regulating the
currency. The South and West are al
most unanimous in demanding further in
fation, and are by no means satisfied with
the bills limiting the>legal tender circula-
tion to s400, ,0O0, 900, although they voted
for them as the best they could get
When the vote was taken on the House
bill increasing it to that amount, only %
out of the 1862 Western and Southern
members voting were opposed to it. In
the States of New York, New jersey and
Pennsylvania there were 81 votes for in,
flation to 2S against it; but New England
records sl.css . s~i;d -vso -~s~;..-t ",ry
and all proportions looking to any further
expansion Of the currency. Now, when
it is remembered that Secretary Richard
son is from Mas sachsetts, and subject in
good degree, to the control of Boston
bankers and politicians, the imposibility
Of his continuance in the Cabinet is at
once seen.
THE LATE ELECTIONS
have pretty well convinced tn, best in
formed Republicans that the doom Of
their party is sealed. The success of the
opposition in Connecticut is deemed
hardly less significant than the results
of the several municipal elections in
Ohio; Ciminnati. Cleveland, Dayton
and other less important cities having,
by their votes, Enthusiastically pronounced
against Republican misrule. But it is
denied by leading Republicans that these
Republican defeats are Democratic victo-
ries. 1t Is claimed that the important
questions before the country, particularly
those of transportation and finance, will
result in the formation of two new
parties before the next Presidential elec-
ton, and that the hate elections includ-
ing also that in New Hampshire, are to
be regarded only as precursors of gen
eral disruption Of party ties. The
speeches and the votes, in both Houses,
ON these two questions of finance andf
transportation, are cited to prove ~die
truthfdlness Of the position assumed
On these questions which are agi'aiing
the entire country, and whose treatment
by Congress the Grangers and the Indus
trial brotherhood, two powerful and
well-organized bodies that are bound to
1a--s-s nano 1m7us next Presidential
nominations. and 10 control the election,
arc watching with intense anxiety-on
these questions. you see, in the Senate,
Thurman, Stockton, Bayari, Hamilton,
ann salisbury. Democrats, voting with
Sherman. Frelinghuysen, Anthony.
Coukling and Chandler Republicans
and in the House, you see Clymer, Ran
dali Cox, Eldredge, Niblack and Lut-
trell, Democrats. voting with Dawes,
Garfield. Hawley, the brothers Hoar,
Hooper aud Negley, Republicans. To
save your space, | have only given here
q few Of the best known names OF both
parties in each House but an examina-
ton Of the votes by yeas and nays, as
given in the Congressional Record, will
convince any unprejudiced man that both
Republicanism and Democracy, in the
party acceptation of those words, are ig-
nored by all Congressman in voting on