The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-12-21
Favorable Outlook for the Pres
dents Nominations.
THE COMING DEMOCRATIC SENATE.
Quite Another View CT the
Chinese Question.
A REPLY TO REPRESENTA- PAGE
FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT

WASHINGTON Dec. 20, 1871
TIE PRESIDENT AND The skNArE-FAvoRA-
BILE PROSPECT FOR THE CONFIRMATION or
APPOINTMENTS.
One OF tho Southern democratic Senator's, who is
friendly to the President In conversation this evening
said that therc was cvery reason to believe shat
the rcassemblinR Of Congress President Hayes would
have majority in favor OF his nominations
"You see" continued the Senator .Hhat in a lit.ie
ono year tho Senate Will DO democratic OF that
there can DO no doubt Arkansas, South Carolina
Alabama aud California Will add each democratic
Senator We may lose from Conncciicul
and thero Ia probability that tho cleo.
ton in Indiana will give y republican
in place OF Mr. Voorhees,. but Ohio will
onsc. that by tho election OF democrat In place OF
Nj. Matthew'S Al any rate the Senate will be demo.
cratic on tho Its Of March, 1879, ana that viii DO
less shan fourteen months IRON tho time Congress
rcassemblss Now very many important Offices will
become vacant throughout the North and West dur
ing this aud tho ensuing session OF Congress, and
persons confirmed will BIO secure their Office at
least for the remainder oil this admi nistration Tho
anti-Haycs republican Senator'S must certainly see
that IN very short time new nominations Will be
before tho Senate and may II not depend upon
themselves ~hetner trends are selected TO fill tho
vacancies? What they hope to gam by making
q relentless tho President, who Gun p!acidly
say. Have your own way for tho next year, Tor
alter that your friendship Will 10 OF service TO
my administration? II you can get along without
me now you will have do SO for tho remainder OF
my term 1 cannot believe" sa!d tho Senator,
'.that the republican Senators will all oppose the
President"
THE CHINESE QUEsIIoS-A REPLY 10 THE
RECENT LETTER OF REPRESENTATIVE PAGE
TO TIE PRESIDENT
The following commu ncat,on, in reply to . recon.
letter Of Representative Pngs the Chinese question:
has been sent to the President
siR-ln the consideration Of any question OF public
or private concern u is we'll TO have lacts ground
work, and ~ Hon. A. i. Page from Placervilio, Cal
member OF the House ot Representatives, ION behalf
Of the people OF that state has asked your consdera
ton OF "ths question OF Chinese Immigration" tor
rSasons set forth IN his communication Ot Tho 10TH
us published In tho NEW YORK HERALD, permit me to
suggest your attention 10 the errors In
the figures volunteered Tor your guidance and tho
means innoceotiy supplied for partial correction.
H. Nj. Page had ever read the report pronered Tor
YOUR guidance he must have experienced peculiar
emotions In the assertion .you doubtless aware
than hundred and lity thousand OF these people,
about oneftn Of whom are iomalcs brought here Tor
immoral purposes Without desiring to deprive tho
timid, viruous CaornaLs oil your sympathy IN thor
danger beg OF you 10 extend one moments consid-
Grafton TO that portion tp.gc l4 Of the Rcport OF tho
Der Of siioss IN CALIFORNIA nd YOU ssnno, a
observe that the two pages iHcr widely uni that
while he adds dtty per cent TO- 0O0 to tho whole Mou-
go,an population, AZ gwen ny tho committee, he mag
nincs TO $1,000 the 5000 maculate iomales who are
gwen such importance.
As such inflated ssprcsontasions form sne basis Of
his appeal hsvoventdr6d 10 dSk your observation
OF their marked neon stoncy and rxaggeration as
compared with the strongly prejudIced and IN many
respects erroneous report Of the state senate
mttce. Unless u be the persistent imputnx 0i uA
Caucasian iniquity ~ the Monaghan nothing can be
moro ridiculous than the olt-rcpoat0d maudltn ap.
peals Of gallant CahorniA statesmen 10 the United
Satcs TO relieve State with 900 people IRON
much larger number Vt IKE class oil other nation
ates. That dlvisiOn ot oplnion' docs exist In Cat
iiorna 10 evident from the that the best political
economists and those most directly Interested the
prosperity OF the STATE associate general bankruptcy
with Y forced or rapid exodus oil tho Mongoilan
have tho honor 10 be, your obedisnL servant,
JOSEPH c. G. KENNEDY
TIMBER DEPREDATIONs IN ELoRIDA-GovHR-
Non DREW PARTY IN INTEREST.
The government timber agents in Florida havo
seized quantity OF logs and lumber At a sawmlll
owned by q company OF which Governor Drew aud his
nin-iaw partners, and the firm will be prose-
cu,ed tho timber agents alleging that good deal of
timber belonging to the government and stolen from
IL has been sawed there. Eight men, who alleged
10 havo boon engaged In tho actual and unlawful
ting OF this timber, have been arrested among thom
son-in-aw Of the Governor, who waived examination
and gave bonds for appearance and arc liable 10
ind ictment.