The New York herald., 1876-07-04
The Spencer Side Of the
Yaryan Trouble.
Why Senator Morrill, HesitateS Over
the Treasury Portfolio
Packard, Pinchback and the
Coming Campaign
FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.

WASHINGTON, July g. 1874
AN ENDEAvoR TO REPEAL THE RESUMPTION
ACT UNDER coNsIDERATIoN--THR REPUBLI-
CANS DEFEAT THE ATrEMPT-ErrKCT OF THE
ST. LOUIS FINANCIAL PLANK PINcHBAcK
SUBSTITUTED PoR RPACKARD--RUMoRED BEsIG-
NATION oP POSTMASTER GENERAL JEWELL.
The Banking and Currency Committee, not beng
able to agree report bill to repeal the Resumption
act 1t was understood that Mr. Neal, of Ohio would,
this morning, repeat his attempt TO get suspension Of
the rules in order 20 introduce an independent
repeating bill HIS intention was defeated
by the republicans, who hbustered through
the morning hour for that purpose. There doubt
that the ST. Louis platform and tho nomination of
Hendricks, together have strengthened the soft money
wing Of the democratic side In the House. They say
that the platform "a surrender Of the hard money
views, and that Mr. Hendricks truly represents IT,
PACKER TO TAKE BACK sEAT-wHAr Is
LIKELY TO BE THE EFFECT OF THIS.
The substitution of Pinchback for Packer as chair
man OF the Louisiana Republican State committee re-
moves serious blot from the politics of the State and
is movement toward reform among the Louisiana
pubcans. Packard was at the tine United States Mar
shal and chairman OF the Republican state Committee,
two Offices entirely ncongruous. He used his power
elections and this has been OF the great and Just
OF complaint by the in the State
This is now rcmedied The struggle in the Convention
has been very bitter, Packard lighting to keep his
authority the party. When he here, ten days
ago. he tried to get the President agree that troops
should be into the State before the election, and
" he succeeds in getting some tool of his like Ludc-
ling, the Chief Justice. nominated, his policy will be
before to call in troops He has recently given out
that unless he or some of his favorites Is nom
mated for the Govcrpcrship the party Will
have the and help Of the Ma tional Con
grcssona Committee of the administration. But this
report has been authorativey contradccd from here
tho President and the Congressional Committee both
positively declaring that whoever Is nominated shall
have their support It understood here that War.
moth nominated he will make square canvass of
the State and will resist the calling OF troops
THE SENATE sKIRMsH ABOUT pINcHBAcK.
In the Senate tho preliminary skirmlshing about
Mississippi began today, aud there for a whilo
lively debate. The matter up irrcgularly the
question of paying Mr. Pinchhack and Mr. Boutwell,
The chairman Of the Mississippi Committee, who
absent today will probably make his report
on Wednesday, when battle royal may be expected
1t cannot probably DO denied by the democrats that
bad state Of things exists at this moment in Missis
sppi and there is no excuse for this for they havc
got rid OF Amos, have got tho State government into
their hands, and can no longer justly claim that
they arc abused Tho vicksburg extremists, embit-
tered by growing opposition among the sub
etautial whc people to their c-eating and
violent policy, seem inclined tcrrorizo
the whole State and to make themselves masters
Of 1t by sheer force OF shotguns and murder Tho
democrats in the Senate will make bundcr II they
attempt defend these men, for they have not tho
nr, and xh,ta,
Mississippi It is believed that the republicans of tho
State viii nominate Senator Aoorn for Gov
and will put generally on the
county tickets substantial white mcp old residents OF
the State and by politics wings. II this policy is
rled out tho real public sentiment OF the State may
have chance to show itself and to put down finally
the violent and lawlcss class which had cenro
in vicksburg
PROBABLE RESIGNATION OF POSTMASTER GEN.
ERAL JEWELL.
II is reported again to day that Postmaster General
Jewell will shortly resign, aud ex-senator Ramsey Is
now spoken OF his successor.