The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-12-12
Speaker Kerr Seranaded.
Billings Reported to be DurelPs
successor.
Interesting Foreign News.
Foreign and Domestic Markets.
General News.
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WASHINGTON NOTES.

WASHINGTON NOTES.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 11.-Mr. Glover declines
acting for the government, vice Henderson.
Hon. John @. Smith has assumed charge OF the
Indian Bureau.
The bill introduced in the Senate on Tuesday
by Mr.. Conkling TO repeal the twelfth section Of
the act organizing the court to distribute the
Geneva Award SO as to allow insurance companies
to participate in that award, is not intended to
allow the claims OF foreign companies. When
the bill organizing the court was being perfected
by the Senate Judiciary Committee two years ago,
one Of the reasons urged for inserting the twelfth
section, excluding insurance companies, was that
the stockholders in many of our companies were
foreigners and it would not be proper to allow
them the benefit Of the award.
Speaker Kerr was serenaded tonight There
was fine torchlight procession.
The statement made in the following para
graphs are derived altogether from conversations
with cabinet officers, and present only an official
view of the cir cumstaDces recently happening in
connec tion with the whisky fraud trials. Up to
very late hour this afternoon no appointment of
special counsel to fill the vacancy occasioned by
the removal Of Gen. Henderson had been sane
toned by the government.
The United States Attorney, at st. Louis, this
afternoon, forwarded the name of an eminent
lawyer for the position, but his designation
awaits the approval of the Department, which
tween the President, the Secretary of the Treas
ury and the Attorney General. This will probably
take place tomorrow, and the result will be
promptly telegraphed to St. Louis, while accord
ing to the telegram of yesterday from the Attor-
ney General to the Government Attorney the
selection Of special counsel was referred to him.
The nomination OF MIR. Glover was suggested on
account of the high estimate of the ability of
that gentleman held in the Department of JUS
tice, and there was some disappointment that
,knAt tn rkarra nff In
Office rendered.
The telegram from Mr.. Glover, received to-day
by the Attorney General, reads as follows:
"Coufiicting professional engagements prevent
my accepting your appointment. L have
written"
The wishes of the Department of Justice in
this particular are but to one point, and that is
the selection of counsel who shall be equally fair
and fearless in the discharge OF his official func-
tons, and in this expression the views OF the
President and Secretary Bristow entirely accord,
with the additional inclination should two law
yers of equal professional eminence be presented
for appointment to the responsible office, they
would rather have a gentleman OF different pc
litcal opinions from the Administration than one
politically in accord with the President.
Attorney General Pierrepont, in conversation
this evening upon the subject of these prosecu-
tons, said the President was ardent IN his de-
mand for counsel, who should be absolutely
fearless in the discharge Of the duties attending
his office, and would not be satisfied with any
thing short of the most vigorous and impartial
of the work intrusted by the govern
ment to his hands. Upon the topic of the de-
termination reached in the Cabinet yesterday, to
dispense with the services OF MIR. Henderson,
there is a free and unreserved expression OF
opinion in the highest official quarters, and men,
bers of the Cabinet say that the rigor OF that
counsellor in pressing to the utmost his prosecu-
tions Of offenders receives nothing but lndorse-
ment.
The construction of certain parts Of the Ian
guage in his speech in the Avery trial was that it
is personally offensive to the President and I'M
by any Circumstance arising IN the
trial. This opinion is declared to be general
among Cabinet officers, and Secretary Bristew,
who, it had been intimated, might not be dis
posed to thoroughly acquiesce in the determine
ton to dispense with Gen. Henderson's services,
did so as heartily as any other member OF the
Cabinet.
The statement may be made upon proper au-
thority, that when the Attorney General pre-
sented at the outset Of these trials the name OF
Gen. Henderson as special counsel to assist the
United States Attorney in the conduct OF the
cases on behalf of the government, Judge
rierrepont was not aware OF any differences of
past origin that still renamed between the Presi-
dent and ex-senator Henderson, and when at a
late period of the trials the Attorney General in
the President as to why the President
had concealed the fact of any hostility existing,
The President replied that he had but one object
in the selection of any party to represent the
in the M alter, and that was fearless
attention to the duties requisite to the office.
There is very little comment upon the action
Of the court of inquiry in not at present pur- |
suing the investigation for which it was organ |
Jed This in the highest judicial circles, is
considered perfectly proper, and the feeling here
Is in entire harmony with the action OF the court
II inquiry, which will be acquiesced in by the |
War Department.
There is general and very animated converse
lion upon the last result Of the trials, with
varied comments upon the discharge OF the
special counsel.
The Attorney General has unhesitatingly given
his opinion in regard to the dismiss al OF Mr..
Henderson from further conduct OF the cases,
md says that Mr.. Brlstow, in this as IN ether
natters fully concurs with him as to the proprl.
ety of the action taken by the government.
Several Joint kilograms, signed by both Judge
Pierrepont and Secretary Bristow, have been re- |
Gently sent to ST. Louis, referring to the pending
trials. ~
attention here to-day in comparison with the
change Of counsel in st. Louis. 1t is mtimated
in official quarters in response 10 suggestions
that it is possible that the House OF representa-
lives may be disposed to investigate the clrcum-
stances attending the trials, that every act on tae
part of the government will bear the fullest ex-
animation, and an investig alton by direction OF
Congress VIC uld be far from unwelcome. There
ia now the widest comment upon the trlals IN all
quarters, and outside OF ulSA ohioiai ohoioo
great variety of sentiment is expressed upon the
remova al Of Gen. Henderson. ,
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE story goes that be-
fore the departure last night for New York OF
Judge williamson, he wss congratulated on his
domination to the District Judgeship. Judge
replied that the congratulations were
prem nature; that it had been determined to NOM |
nate Mr.. Billings. The tone Of gossip indicates
hat there is something in this story. strong |
influence has been brought to bear upon the |
within the last few days, and it Is be-
ieyed be has abandoned his personal choice in |
he matter Mr. Billings is in New York.
LArER.-It is not yet positively decided by the |
President that Billings shall be appointed,
,hough the Louisiana delegation caucussed to- |
Law and selected persons whom they would rec |
,mmend as clerk and register on Ae compro.
mise. which they thought the President would
certainly sanction, and under which Billings Was |
20 have the nomination.
The Democratic Jackson Association and the |
Metropolitan Democratic Club formed in torch
ight procession tonight and, proceeding to Wal
ards Hotel, serenaded Speaker Kerr, who spoke
10 follows:
ne tonight to do more in the present condition
# my health than simply, N few words, to ex-
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