The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-03-14
WASHINGTON.
WHOHTINNTUN,
Secretary Thompson Takes Pos.
session Of His Office.
A New Election for Louisiana and
South Carolina.
Rumored Recall Of PierrepOnt and
Cushing. !
secretary Thompson.

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Thompson arrived last night, and called
at the Executive Mansion this morning,
in company with Senator Morton. The
President met them in the red parlor and
delivered to Thompson his commission as
Secretary OF the Navy.
Secretary Thompson, accompanied by
ex.SecrctNry Robson, reached the Navy
Department about II o'clock to-day. The
Cx.Secretary introduced Sec'y. Thompson
to the Chief Clerks Hogg and Lindsey,
and Mase, who for 40 years was messen.
ger at the Secretary's door and the Clerks
OF the SeCretary's Office, headed by their
Chief Clerk, paid their respects. During
the introduction Senators Hamlin and
Blaine and Representative Read entered
and paid their respects. There was no
speech making. The Secretary and ex.
Secretary conferred for an hour or so,
and about one o'clock Mr.. Robson took
his departure. The chiefs of the several
bureaus and the clerks Of the depart
ments will tomorrow take a formal leave
OF the cx Secretary at his house. 4,
PRESIDENTIAL VISITORS.
Among the visitors TO the President to.
day were number OF Republicans and
Democrats from Virginia. The latter say
they are favorably impressed with the
President and believe he will do what is
right towards all sections.
A POLITICAL STRAW.
, From the'fact that soldier who killed
another, was, by order Of Gen. De Trobri.
and, turned over TO the Superintendent Of
Nichols police ut New Orleans, some
persons have supposed that this ia rec.
ognition of Nichols government, but of.
ticials say there is no political significance
whatever, in order Of De Trobriand, nor
did any instruction emanate from Wash.
ington concerning the transfer OF t he SOL
dier to the police.
NEW ELECTION PROPOSED FOR LOUISIANA
AND SOUTH CAROLINA.
Senator Blaine, in view Of the possi-
biliLy that the President may not recop.
nize Packard or Chamberlain, is very
earnestly in favor OF having by consent
OF all parties, n new election in Louisiana
and South Carolina, and hns so express.
ed himself to President Hayes. This.
Elaine believes, could be had BY common
consent OF all political organizations, and
could be conducted in peaceful manner,
Tree from the entangleIncnt OF the Presi-
dental contest. The result OF the cleo
ton, which ever party might prevail,
wonld, in Blaine's judgment, bring peace
and contentment 10 those, States more
certainly, perhaps, than any other mode
OF adjustment now practicable. This
policy, Blaine thinks, would harmonic
all the elements Of the Republican party
and secure, at the same time, the co.
operation Of all the Democrats in the
South who desire peaceful adjustment
Of the existing difficulties on nn honora-
bic basis.
THE KELLOGG REPORT.
Senator Morton, Chairman Ofthe Com.
mitlee on Privileges and Elections, says
the majority report Of that committee on
the Kellogg case, although prepared, will
not be presented to the Senate to-day, and
the views of the minority cannot OF
course be submitted before the majority
report. The reason for delay is coniec.
tnred to be that owing to the absence Of
the Republican Senator's the Democrats
constitute nearly or quite n majority Of
them. AS there is no other business
ready for action by the Senate, it will now
have TO await the nominations or other
executive business.
NOMINATIONS.
The President sent the following nomi-
nations to the Senate to-day: Lot NJ.
Morrill,, Collector Of Customs for the
District OF Portland and Falmouth, Me;
VIM. Stone, U. $. Attorney for South
Carolina; Asa Q. Adds, Of Vermont; Jas.
3. Howell, Of Iowa, and Orange Ferris,
Of New York, Southern Claims Commits.
sioners. Postmasters-Wm. K. Hollo-
way at indianapolis, Nicholas FilbeCk at
Terre Haute, George ?. Fleger at South
Bend, John B. Dowd. at Rockville, and
Henry Davis at Bedford, all in Indiana.
Mr.. Morrill, is understood to have been
offered the appointment OF Is. Minister
to England, but preferred to remain in
his own State.
The Senate in executive session con-
tirmed Morrill's nomination Immediately.
The others were referred to the appro.
pirate committees.
ADMINISTERED. THE OATH.
Judge Carter this morning administer.
ed the oath Of office to Secretary Thomp.
son at the Executive Mansion.
THEsuPREME JUDGES.
ES.Justice Davis, in letter to his as.
sociatcs on the bench Of the Supreme
Cout, announcing the close Of his official
Iabors, says: In severing the relations
which have existed between us for 10
many years, l beg leave to bear my testi.
mony to the eminent learning, ability and
integrity, which have characterized your
judicial lNbors. From the organization Of
the government, the Supreme Court has
been composed OF able and upright
Judges, and in my Judgement it is
now as worthy Of the confidence
Of the American people as it ever
has been at any period OF its his.
tory. The remaining justices unite in
the reply to Judge Davis and express the
hope that his life in the future may be
as useful as it has hesn in the past and
that the ties Of personal friendshi p which
now bind them so closely to him may
never be broken.
CHoEPESNISG.
The Supreme Court decision in the case
OF Chorpenning vs. the United States,
appealed from the Court OF Claims, the
court atlirms the decision OF the court
below in this notorious case against the
claimant.
The duty devolved upon the Postmas.
ter.General, under act OF Congress, is
held to be ministerial, and is
in no sense judicial. The ad.
justment having been made under n
special law renders it in no wise different
from those made daily by the accounting
officers Of the Government under the zen.
eral law comforting their powers and pre-.
scFibing their duties. The idea that the
Govvernmentis concluded by the results at