Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-12-04
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip.
CONVENIENT RECEIPTS To-DAy.-Tnter-
nal revenue, s59a.42s.3l; customs s4iI.6I475.
NATIONAL BANK NOTES received to-day
for redemption amounted TO sccs.7l9.
THE 4. -. STEAMER LACKAwANNA was
in PichiiinPue Bay, lower California. No
Vember nth.
AMONG THOSE who had interviews with
tie President to-day were the Secretaries o
the STATE, Treasury, War, and Interior de
IaTtmcnsS, The Postmaster Genera. Senators
Morton and Logan. and Hon. A :. Hewitt.
IT II UNDERSTOOD that at the last meet
ing of tife House committee on apprOpris-
tions il was decided {" report the Pension APP
pgopria ion bill. and 10 leave the O;her bills
To await Presidential developme MS.
PROM +. VI. Whitaker we have The Octo-
her number of the IOldoa Quarterly Rccie,c
CScott Co. rnDrinp con .aining articles on
The Turkish Enpirc'' and The Eastern
Question and the Government
THE COLORADO SFNAroRs-m the Sen
ate to-day Mr.. ChaGee. was lucky enough
To draw the long term in the Senate. which
expires March. 1879. The term of the other
Colorado Senator. Mr.. Teller, will expire
March al next
SENATOR PRICE. the successor Of the late
Senator CapertOn. Of West Virginia some
what resembles the latter in personal appear
ancc. He is apparently about sixty-five
years Of &c. and has white hair and a gOatPa
Of the same hue.
THE HANDsOMEsT BoUoUET sent To Sen
aiOrs to-day was that placed on The desk OF
Senator Blaine. II was the gift Of the wife
OF Treasury bureau officer. Mr. Blaine
looks remarkably well, and considers him
sell fully restored to health.
No Representative Lamar.
who is quoted in sensational article in the
Columbus, Ohio, dispatches to the Cincin-
natl ERquireF as preparing a plan of COM
promise by which Gov. Hayes il to have the
electoral votes of the southern disputed
states, N the democrats are given the state
OnicerS- prOnOunceS the publication absurd
and untrue. Col. Roberts of the New Or
leans Tunes, who is also quoted as a party 10
the plan. says he had long interview last
week with GOV. Hayes. but that no plan Of
compromise was then talked about.
SENATOR observation-disclosures To gen
Cral expectation Senator Conkling appeared
in his usual place to-day. With the excep-
ton of his eyes. which are considerably
swollen. he is looking asrObust as ever. He
suffers. greatly. however. from neuralgia
which affects his entire body. and especially
The optic nerves. His physicians say that he
- now IN a fair way To recovery. his COM
MS eliminating point The Senator says
that me undoubtedly contracted The fever
While ending tie session OF the Senate last
summer.
To lNPEACH OR NOT To IMPEAcH-A
conference was held last night of the leadin.
democrats of the House at the rooms of Rep
Tesentative Hewitt, OF New York. The pro-
position was discussed. and Will prOba blv be
adopted by the majority, 10 appoint a special
committee Of seven, 10 whom all reSOlut ions
concerning the Presidential complications
shall be presented for consideration before
being presented in the House. The object is
10 restrain the impetuOSity OF such members
as are anxious 10 present resolutions of im-
parchment. There is a very emphatic disin-
clinatiOn on he part of the leading demo-
Gratis 10 have articles OF impca chment Of
Tered against President Grant and Secretary
Cameron. as was threatened. The shrewdeT
democrats say that the political situation i
tangled enough without adding this addi-
tiOnal SnaTl.
At THE DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS Saturday
night AT the Capitol. To nominate a candidate
for the SpcakeT>hip for the remainder of the
present Congress. TO supply the vacancy
caused by the death of Speaker Kerr MIR
tlymer nominated Mr.. Randall Mr. Scott
Lord nominated Mr.. Cox. Mr.. Morrison
Withdrew DefOreh he was formally nominated
win Few words cOunSelling harmony. Mr.
Banning nominated Mr. Sayler whernu,np
All. Saylc said he had already been houored
congress as Speaker Ofthe House. but now i'm
lhe interest OF the peace and harmony of the
party, and IN Orderto prevent personal alter
cations which might arise i'm this contest Inc
begged leave TO decline the nomination 4
ballot was then taken. with the following re-
suit: Mr.. Randall I3 votes. Mr. Cox &C. when
on motion oi Mr. Lord, the nomination of
Mr. Randall was declared unanimous
MCSsrS. ClymeT and Blackburn Were appoint
ed = committee TO wait upon Mr.. Randall and
acquatht him with the result OF the caucus.
oil int. oil
"a short speech. The selection of Mr. Randall
meets with very general approval He is a
taor1ug hparliamentarian. conscientious in
the discharge OF his duties. and will fiji the
chair with becoming dignity.
THE POSITION OF THE PREsI DEHr.-Hon.
Abram :. Hewitt. OF New York hal a long
conference with President Grant Yesterday
In view OF Mr.. Hewitts close relations to
Gov. Tllden, the meeting gave rise 10 much
wild speculation as to its meaning. Mr.
Hewltt says that he Is only at liberty to
state that the President himself il astonfshe,l
mat anybody. even the most violent parti-
san should attribute to him any other than
the most patriotic intention. He especially
and empilatically disclamed any intention
on his part TO assume or exercise anV other
power Than that vested in him by the cOnsti-
tuition. and that all statements about his
declarations a. 10 wsO was or was not elected
President were without any foundation what
ever. He further said that he was fully
aware lhat tie country would not stand any
attempts TO defeat the will of the people and
that no man could afford to accept the offica
OF President IL there Were doubts in the pub
lie mind about his fair and legal election
Mr.. Hewitt said that the conversation be-
tween the President and himself was entirely
satisfactory, bat that he is not al liberty To-
stale IN detail what occurred, but if the
PTeStdeht authorizes him he will gladly
make public AN account "a fun a. his recOl-
lection OF what transPired will permit.
PERSONAL AND PoLITICAL.-Quoth the
Graphic of Tuesday, -'WattersOn is packing
his carpet-bag for a raid on Washington"
True he will he here this evening and his
mother tells me his he'd is awaiting him i'm
her own and his fathers room. He is an only
child and his parents still seem TO consider
him ''the baby" But" said ] to his mother
suppose there's a call of the house as
when he was here in August You will be
diSturbed." ooh" replied the lady, who has
The making of "A Roman matron in her. =. got
used 20 calls of the house thirty years ago
when HenTy's father was i'm Congress | am
proud To know that when the Sergeant-at-
Arms looks for my husband and my son ne
finds them asleep in their own beds . She told
me of how when her husband was a Repre-
sentative from Tennessee there was great ex-
citement about the admission of the New
Jersey delegation, and one night tho Ser