The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-03-28
WASHINGTON.
Arrivals from the South.

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United States supreme bench.
Notice to Office Seekers.
Frederick Douglass, Marshal of the District
of Columbia, gives notice that no removals are
contemplated by him.
Redemption of Bonds.
The Secretary Of the Treasury to-day issued
the forty fourth call for the redemption of $40
bonds of 1866, May and November. The call
is for $40 900 900, of which SO, 500 900 are cou-
pom and 100000 registered bonds. Principal
and interest will be paid at the treasury on and
after the 9th of June next, and interest will
cease On that day.
A Louisiana Delegation.
Gen. Gibson, Col Levy and Capt. Ellis of
the Louisiana delegation called on the Presi-
dent and Secretary of War today. They report
the interview satisfactory and the supposed or
der yesterday to Augur has been Somewhat
modified in a manner satisfactory to them.
Cabinet Meeting.
No new developments regarding the South
arn question resulted from the Cabinet council
today, though the topics under consideration
were directly in connection with those Ieceiv-
ing attention for several days
The Secretary OF War read several teleg rams
received by him last night and today from
Packard, the purport of which were not con-
sidered proper to make public.
The Matthews and Foster Letters,
The Southern gentlemen who have the letters
of Matthews and Foster, decline to take any
steps towards their publication unless request
with that view should be made directly to these
gentlemen by the writer's themselves.
The Order to Gen. Augur.
1t appears that Gov. Packard understood the
order given to Gen. Augur yesterday as involv-
ing the restoration of the status quo as it ex-
listed at the time of the Presidential inaugural
ton, which would effect among other things
the release of Packard's recruiting officers now
held by the Nichols government on the charge
of. exciting instruction.
The proceedings of to-day comprise a letter
from the Louisiana delegation to Gov. Nichols
first submitted to the President and the Secre-
tary of War, in which Gov. Nichols is in
formed that the order to Gen. Augur was for
the purpose of obtaining information and 10
wolves no action on his part in the way of un-
doing anything done since the Inauguration.
Especial to the Boston Traveller,l
The President Expresses His Views.
President Hayes, in general conversation
yesterday with prominent citizen of New
England, and who is an extreme Republican,
said he had full faith that his Southern policy
would be an entire success, and although there
appeared to be some obstacles in the way,
these would probably disappear in very short
time. He thought the effect OF his policy
would he to produce better feeling through
out the South, and alianate from the Demo-
cratic party the old Wing element, which is
restless and not satisfied now. Looking at the
situation of affairs in South Carolina and Lou
isiana he was compelled to believe that both
these states would pass into the hands of the
Democratic party, not because that party had a
majority of the voters in either, for such was
not the fact, but for the reason that it is COM
posed mainly of men who in the past have
been accustomed to rule, and who understand
how to perfect their organization. while the
Republicans have comparatively few leaders,
and they cannot make the colOred voters ex-
perts and sagacious in political warfare without
long training The President said by this re-
mark he had no reference to the cases of Pack
ard or Chamberlain, nor did he wish his Ian
guage to be understood as implying that the ad.
mniStratiOn had come TO any decision as to
who is elected Governor of Louisiana or South
Carolina, for these questions remain yet to be
settled. He was simply speaking of the FIXTURE
without reference to the immediate result of
the present existing complications; while he
expected these two states to pass into the hands
of the Democrats, he also firmly believed that
the effect of changed policy towards the
South would be to give the Republicans the
states of Tennessee and North Carolina GER
tainly, and to make serious inroads in the
where there are large number of Wings, who
will gladly accept an opportunity to withdraw
from their present political associates aud unite
with party more in accord with their own
political convictions
The President also spoke very freely during
tleman says he does not feel at liberty to dis
close what was said during the entire CONVEX
sation, which lasted nearly an hour
The President indicated clearly that he had
not changed his previously expressed senti.
mentS in the least, but still believes that the
policy outlined in his inaugural message can be
made complete success The gentleman says
as the result of his talk with the President
that it is his opinion that both Packard and
Chamberlain will have to succumb and give
W. IN nnfnn Hhov ,ko,l IL,
has already informed his friends that after con-
sultaton with the President if the latter thinks
he ought to vacate the Office, and will say so in
writing that he will abide by and follow his ad-
vice, although he is confident that after he has
talked with the President no such advice will
be given.
Especial to the Boston Journal
The Next House.
Clerk Adams will not succeed. should he at
tempt to constitute himself returning board
and decide upon the eligibility of Republican
COngressmen-elect having certificates OF cleo
tion from the Governors of their respective
states. Some of the older Republican mem
bers of the next House, who have great expert
ence in parliamentary law, and who are of de-
termined purpose, say that Clerk Adams will
10 well to reflect twice before he attempts this.
There are many reasons to think that the Re-
publicans would not submit to any such revo-
lutionary proceedings, and the best lawyers
say that the rule adopted by the last House
giving the Clerk in the organization of the new
Congress special constabulary to preserve or
der, has no binding effect whatever, and that
any attempt to use force by persons who are not
members of the new Congress would be an inn
pertinent intrusion for which tho courts would
hold the intruders responsible.
The Democrats are so confident that thew
will have control of the next House that u
member of the committee ON appropriations of
the last Congress, Mr.. Atkins, has had the as
surance and assumption to already prepare the
draft of the army bill Atkins certainly can
not have any assurance that he will even be a
member of the House committee on appropra-
tions in the new Congress.
Various Matters.
just before leaving for home in Michigan
Senator Ferry presented President Hayes with
duplicate copy of the tellers' list of the count
of the electoral vote with declaration of the
result appended as signed by Senator Ferry,
then President pro tenn. of the Senate, at
o'clock on the morning of March 3D. The
original list is on file in the Office of the secre-
tary of the Senate and the duplicate was pre-
scented to President Hayes as a memento of the
memorable contest.
The receipts of internal revenue today were
$685., 599; customs $543, 289.
After the adjournment of the Cabinet meet
ing today Senator Blaine had a long interview
with the President
The regulations allowing the Treasurer to
furnish silver coin on certificates of deposit of
the assistant treasurer and national bank de-
positarles, have been so modified by the Secre-
IaIy oI the treasury as to permit shipments of
SILVER si ulIectiy to parties making the deposit,
I4e expense OF the transportation within the
on m, n StaIes 10 De paid by the Department.
Line treasury Department has been a large
purchaser of silver on the recent decline in
price which followed the liberal sales in Ion.