The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-12-02

The Speakership-Ban
DENTS Message e-AppOin =
Removals, etc.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.-Thc fight fol-
the Speakership between the Kerr and
Randall factions grows more intense
as the time approaches for final action
The principals are rarely seen in public
They remain in their rooms, where they
are continually visited by their friends
vino bring them news of how the battle
goes. Senator Gordon to-day said thai
the relation of the South and its attitude
in this matter is just as it should be-
The South is not united on the question,
and In not being united he thought they
were acting very wisely; that any at
tempt to unite upon candidate by the
SOUTH would put that section in the
attitude of attempting to dictate the
selection.
He expressed the hope that the South
ern members would go into caucus un-
pledged, and when there act as the best
interests of the future OF the Democratic
party might demand. He does not think
the Southern members are all for Kerr,
but that Randall has many friends from
that section. Randalps gallant fight
upon the "Force Bilr' last winter, and
his securing its defeat by fillibustering,
gained him many friends in the South |;
and the list has been further increased
by the declaration of the managers OF
the Texas Pacific railroad scheme that
MIR. Randall is not unfriendly 10 that en-
terprise, and that II elected Speaker he
will throw no obstacles in the way OF its
having fair show i'll committee before
the House.
The Texas Pacific scheme, it is said,
can control between eighty and ninety
Democratic votes, and its friends do not
propose to cast their influence for any
man for Speaker who is known to be un-
friendly to them. The friends OF MIR.
Kerr are, however, to-day very sanguine
OF success. They profess to have made
q careful canvass of members now IN
the city, and claim ninety votes for Kerr
on the first ballot. Mr.. Randall says he
is perfectly satisfied with the outlook.
A meeting Of the Pennsylvania members
was held last evening, and it is claimed
that they are unanimously for Randall.
The citizens of this District are pre-.
pairing to give the members of the Forty
fourth Congress q grand banquet.
The message of the President Will not
be ready for transmission to Congress
until Tuesday at noon. 1t will be much
larger than any previous message of
President Grant, and will contain prob
ably $4,000 words. The. greater portion
of the message has already been written.
From its great length 1t is surmised that
it will be by far the most interesting
and important document that President
Grant has ever laid before Congress.
The position OF Commissioner OF In
dian Affairs has been rendered to a
prominent citizen OF New Jersey. who
has the offer under consideration. and
will probably make known his decision
to-day. The chances seem favorable for
his acceptance.
The steamer King Richard, of the King
line, has been appointed to take the mails
for South America and the West Indies,
via 81. Thomas, and will sail from Balti-
more for Rio Janeiro on the 9th inst. at
4P. NJ.
Secretary Chandler yesterday re-
moved nine clerks In the Land Office.
The reason assigned for the removals
10 necessity for the reduction of force
to keep within tine appropriation made
for clerical force In this bureau. Secre.
tary BrIstow to-day appointed A. Will
son, Esq, OF Louisville, Ky., to be chief
clerk 0l The Treasury Departments. Mr..
Wilson was at one time the junior law
partner Of the firm OF Bristow, Harlan q
Co., and is at present law partner OF
Gen. John M. Harlan at Louisville. He
will enter upon the discharge OF his du-
ties at an'early day.