The Portland daily press., 1876-06-21
WASHINGTON.
speech by tho President.

WASHINGTON, June 20.-A party of serenad-
ers last night, after visiting Mr. Blaine, di-
rected their steps, to the White House, on the
balcony of which the President soon appeared
in response to the music of the Marine Band
and the cheers of the crowd. When opportun-
ity was afforded him by lull in The demon
stration he said:
Gentlemen-After all the speaking you and
have listened to to night,-for | was with you
at your ratification meetrg,-you cannot Wish,
even IT were speaker, to hear anything from
me. But cannot withhold my approval of
the excellent ticket given you by the National
Republican Convention at Cincinnati, ticket
that should receive the cordial support of all
races in all sections.
L know Gov. Hayes personally, and can sur
render, with unfegned pleasure, my present
position to him, as believe shall do on the
fifth of March next year, with guaranteed
security for your rights and liberty under the
laws of the land.
Gen. Reynolds House.
Gen. Reynolds was before the Clymer COM
mittee to-day. He had previously sent tele
gram to the committee, stating that McCooks
testimony was false, bat on arriving here found
the testimony OF MCCOok had been incorrectly
reported in the newspapers, as McCook had
not testified that Reynolds was in collision
with contractors, nor guilty of having accepted
valuable presents from them. Consequently
Reynolds desired to withdraw his telegram
charging McCook with falsely testifying.
Gen. Reynolds stated that Gen Carleton
showed him the Gibeau house in San Antonio,
which was too large, and then drew him to the
Lacoste cottage, which he accepted 1t was
proffered through Gen. Carleton by the citizens.
Mr.. Reynolds lived there and had his head
quarters in the house for years. The fact was
open and we'll known to every one. He had
nothing to conceal about it, and does not now
know the names of the sixty citizens who pur-
chased it.
If his official action was to be influenced. It
would have been by the citizens OF Austin, who
rendered him house five times as valuable as
the cottage in San Antonio, which he had ac-
cepted as spontaneous expression of good will
on the part OF the people among whom he had
lived for several years in the discharge of du.
ties of the most delicate, complex and respon-
siDle nature.
The General defied the most rigid scrutiny
into all his acts as an officer of the army since
1915 and invited any one having charges to
make, to present them in full to the commit
tee.
Cabinet Matters.
The session of the cabinet was of an hours
length. Nothing was mentioned by the Presi-
dent with reference to the Treasury Depart.
ment. Secretary Cameron remained for some
time in consultation with the President after
adjournment Treasurer New has written his
resignation from July LIST, and will! hand it to
the Preside Mt to-day
The Democratic Candidate.
Montgomery BLAIR is not at all in favor of
man for the emergency. He says that Han
cock is just as much of negative man as
Hayes, and that the Democracy must put up a
positive man to defeat him. The Secretary of
the National Democratic Committee says that
in his travels for two weeks past he has not
met Democrat who will not vote for Han
cock, while he lid hear numbers say they
would not vote for either Thurman, TiIden or
Hendricks.
I'm n Dilemma.
The namnprats ara in n ouondoru ms - A.
course to be pursued with Cassat, the Vice
President OF the Pennsylvania Central, and
other railroad officers who have refused to give
the Investigating Committee the special freight
contracts with private persons made by the
company On the one hand the committee is
of opinion that political point could be made
by securing this information. On the other
hand they fear to excite the antagonism of
railroad corporations against the Democracy
by pressing the railroads now.
The Treasury Secretaryship.
No limitations have yet been given concern
ing Brstow's successor as Secretary of the
Treasury. A report prevailed several days that
Senator Morrill, Of Maine would be APP
pointed by the Senate, but the Senate has re-
celved no such information from the Presi-
dent.
Resignation of Solicitor Wilson.
Bluford Wilson, Solicitor of the Treasury
department, sent in his resignation today to
take effect July LIST.
Various Matters.
The jury in the case of Chas. G. Fisher, AS
sistant District Attorney, indicted for larceny
OF court papers, failed to agree and were dis
charged. They stood seven for conviction and
five for acquittal.
The President nominated to the Senate today
JAS. A. Williamson of Iowa, as commissioner
Of the general land Office.
The impression about the treasury department
is that Assistant Solicitor Robinson win sue
coed Blueford Wilson as Solicitor of the Treas.
urY.