The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-12-18
WASHINGTON NOTES.
The Friends OF the Texas'Pacllic Not
Dem0rallzed.
They Intend TO Introduce Bill ana
Have Final Vote Upon II.
The RumOred Intervention In Cuban
Affairs by the Government
COntradlCtcd.
Indian Territory to be Freed OF Decay
cd Politicians.
Senator Morton and the Indianapolis
Crooked Whisky.
WASHINGTON, December 10. 1876.

The Senate, in executive session, dis
cussed aud quite generally opposed the
nomination of Ex-Governor Wells, Of
Louisiana, to be Custombouse Apprais-
er, on tho ground OF his conduct as
President of the Board of Canvassers
which declared Kellogg elected Gov
ernor.
The vote in the House yesterday,
against granting subsidies OF money or
land to corporations has not democrat
lied the friends Of the Texas Pacific.
What the friends of the Texas Pacific
most condemn Is the feature of the res
olution which prohibits Congress from
pledging the public credit to any cor.
poration, as the Texas Pacific desired
to secure the Governments guarantee
of the interest ii bears directly upon
them, and was in fact drawn to meet
their case.
Notwithstanding the pronounced
vote, 2lS to 80, the supporters of the
measure intend to introduce and refer
bill, and have final vote upon 1t.
They will be content with nothing less.
The following members voted nay
Babel, Dunnell, Harris, Va, Hyman,
Lamar, Miss, Parsons, Strenuous,
Store, Tucker, Wells, Mo-, ieates, OAR
nell, Goode, House, Jones, Ky, Morey,
Reagan, Smalls, Terry, Vance, N. e.,
Wells, Miss, Young, Douglas, Ham
cock, Horton, Kelly, Orrick, John Reil-
", Pa, Strait, Ihrockmorton, Wax
lace, Pa, White.
The delegates from the different Ter
ritories will endeavor this session to
amend the general law relating to their
government, SO rs to make the princl-
bal offices now in the gift Of the Presi-
dent elective. 1t is argued that If the
Territories are allowed to choose their
own officers the arrangement OF their
affairs will be greatly improved and
many abuses which it is now impossi-
bic to remedy will be corrected, and 1t
is probable that bill looking to this
end would pass the House.
A couple of years ago, in a spasm OF
reform, the President promised that he
would, whenever possible, select the
territorial officers from among the ac.
tuaI residents of the Territories, but
this policy was soon reversed, and the
administration returned to the old sys-
tenn of quartering decayed politicians
upon them. ~
The published report that the United
States have submitted proposals to
Great Britain, France and Germany,
looking to an Intervention in the
Cuban question, is contradicted. IL
may positively be asserted that even II
this Government should in future be
inclined to such intervention, 1t would
do 80 without asking or desiring the
cooperation of foreign powers.
There was arumor IN circulation
that General Cowen, Assistant Secre.
tary of the Interior, had been requested
| to resign, but Secretary Chandler, who
was interrogated on the subjects say.s
that the rumor was entirely devoid of
truth; that General Cowen was entirely
In accord with him, and fully enjoyed
the confidence of the President, and
there was no desire whatever that he
should retire from his present office,
The Senate decided yesterday, as dit
the House, that it was not best to cal
upon Secretary Bristow for all the IN
formation in his possession about I'M
Whisky Ring, on the ground that
would interfere with the prosecutions
, pubIic as well as private. III u ha'
passed, Bristow intended to reply ina
It was Incompatible with the pubic III
terest to comply with the request.
: The District Attorney at lLdianapo
r liza telegraphs that there is no truth II
,he New York Herald's story at tina
6 Mace that Mr.. Holloway, Postmaste
and Senator Morton's brother-in.iaw
has been indicted for conspiracy TO a
fraud the Government in the Whisk
Ring. n,...,., o,,,rro
Over was sent to the Senate to-day, an
IN executive session was referred to lh
|, Judiciary. The stories OF opposition
y 70 his confirmation are unfoupdeu'