The New York herald., 1875-12-13
WASHINGTON.
FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10, 1875
PROBABLE SUCCESSOR OF JUDGE DuRELL-Two
OFFENSIVE APPOINTMENTS.
II is said to night that the President will send in to
the Senate Tuesday the OF E. c. Billings for
the United States District Judgeship of louisiana made
vacant by the resignation OF Judge DurelL This APP
poinment will incense the people of the State par
tcuarly the citizens OF New Orleans Billings being the
man who wrote the famous midnight order which
Durell signed in his bedroom, and who also
figured notoriousy in the Norton Billings gen.
eral assignee business. The Bar OF New Orleans
had earnestly recommended the appointment OF George
Williamson, Minister at Guatamaa; but the Presi-
dent his selection of Billings, seems have been
guided, If not controlled, by Senator West who de-
feated Pardee the Presidents nominee last year. An
other appointment of the President likely to make
breeze Louisiana is that OF j. Madison Wells to be
Surveyor Of the Port Of New Orleans Sen
ate last Friday, but not yet confirmed. Wells
President successfully Of the two Returning boards
which counted everybody the Louisiana elections
REMOVAL OF JUDGE DUNNE, OF ARIZONA, FOR
HIS OPPOSITION TO COMMON SCHOOLS.
The removal OF Chief Justice 4. K Dunno, of Ari-
zona made yesterday, breaks ground for Grant the
school issue in national politics. II is the first in
stance in which the question entered into the ap
pontment removal of federal Office holders Judge
Dunne since his entrance upon his duties in Arizona
has been rabid and indscrect opponent of the CON-
mon school system established there by Gov
Stafford, and in his lectures and in social
intercourse has busily and persistently attacked
denounced the schools called for their aboli-
ton Various other charges have been forwarded to
Washington against him, but this one was made more
prominent than any of the 1t is significant fact
that while he is a Catholic, many of those who have
been active in securing HIS removal on the ground of
his hostility to the schools themselves Catholics
Judge Dunne in writing to the Department OF Justice
said that II he was be removed no would rather it
should be for his opposition TO the public school system
than for anything else In notifying him that his sue
had been appointed the Attorney General added
that since he requested to have his removal If was
decided upon made upon the school question: he
might if he chose, regard that the controlling rea-
son.
THE DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS o-MonRow-coN-
FLIcTING VIEWS.
The democratic called for morrow afternoon
may be the of good deal of recrimnaton over
the Louisiana debate OF last Monday particularly IL tho
session is held with closed doors which will be most
likely, although good many OF the Congressman who
to take part favor open meeting. Although the
affair is nearly week old the bunder OF the Louisiana
resolution is yet a subject Those who want
4 TO ease the democratic majority Of this load
have been sitting all the OF information
they could get at and have succeeded discovering
that the Louisiana delegation proposed the subject and
that Fernando Wood consented TO introduce IL and
that Speaker Kerr and Sunset Cox agreed to stand by
IT, The impression has got abroad that Holman, Of
Indiana, acted upon the suggestion OF Speaker Kerr
when he to draw the rein upon the folly Of the
democrats but II appears from the evidence in posses
sion of those who have sed the matter that the note
withdraw his opposition the resolution and to let il
take It's course, and they say that this explanation
the true character of the note Is due both to the
Speaker and to Mr.. Holman.
Of the topics which the caucus will probably dis
is the proposition to appoint committee up
of one Congressman from each State take charge Of
and direct legislation for the session This movement
Us already regarded with disavor If not suspicion and
sdenounced by democrats as piece of Jacobnism
which, If adopted, will disgrace the party in the eyes
Of the country No objection Is herewith implied to
the usual democratic Congressional committed but tho
Committee Of Thirty in cutting and drying over
night the work Of each day for the majority would
elicit universal protest against what would be den0.
mated party tyranny and dcspotism.
Among the matters to come up in the caucus viii
be the Southern Pacific Railroad on this subject tho
Southern democrats are very determined and those
Northern democrats, who are opposed to subsi.
dies, lAve hard struggle before them. The
Speaker has kept himself clear Of commitment,
and was formerly known TO be opposed TO all
subsidcs but IL is said tonight that the demand for
Southern r0as too powerful g oa Sasists aaA thai