The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-03-19
Prom Washington.
THE THING WHICH 10.


the senate has failed thus far, and 10 likely
to fail for this session, as q quorum of re-
publican senators fsiled to attend the
caucus.
OWL SERVICE REFORM.
The civil service rules will probably be
reported next week. Mr.. SchuTz intends
in his department to introduce a system
something like that which was enforced
during part of Grants administration.
Mr.. Schuiz says that Grosvenor will prob
ably not be chief clerk now. Mr.. Heuder-
son is assistant secretary of his department.
FALSE IMPUTATIoNs.
The report that prominent treasury off,
cials, including Mr.. Conant, have been
connected with the alleged fraudulent col
lection of interest OF United States bonds,
is denied by the secretary of the treasury.
AN EXTRA SESSION CERTAIN.
The question of an extra session is now
settled. The attorney general says there is
no alternative. The call will be made
about May To-
PROF. LANesroN.
1t is now said that Prof. Langston (col-
oreD will be appointed comm ssioner of
agriculture. Some Of the democrats say
that THE will destroy the agricultural de-
partment, as the house will decline to
make appropriations for department the
haad IF tybich Ia ooloroJ man
THE SENATE ADJOURNED.
The senate adjourned to-day without
electing q president pro tempore, az usual,
10 be prepared for the contingency OF the
vice-p presidents dying during recess. Sen
ator Ferry, who was last chosen for the
position, has vacated Thy his absence from
Washington, and even IL he had returned
before the final adjournment new election
would have baen necessary to fill it. Con-
sequently if President Hayes and Vice
President Wheeler should both die before
congress il sgain convened there would be
neither president pro tempore of the senate
nor speaker of the house to succeed to the
presidency and the office of president
would remain for time absolutely vacant.
CONTEMPLATED DEMOCRATIC FRArD.
The republicans of the house are endeav-
oring to come TO some arrangement by
which the democratic clerk of the house
will be prevented from refusing to place
upon the list of members of the next house
the name of any repub ican whose certif-
cate of election ia forwarded to him.
AN ABsuRDITY.
The latest suggestion which emotional
lists have made is that the Hayes admins
tration should not only undertake to
achieve the independence OF Cuba, but
should establish an American protecto-
rate for Mexico.
THE GOVERNMENT PRINTER.
1t is stated with great positivesess that
Jobd D. Defrees will succeed A. NJ
Clspp as government printer, and that the
appointment will be made within a week.
COMBINATIONS.
The senate in executive session confirm
ed large number of appointments Satur-
day. When the name of
FRED DOUGLASS
to DO marshall of the district was reached,
several democrats objected, and had read
a long protect in opposition to his corfr-
nation from members of the Washington
bar and other citizens.
THE ooLORED PEOPLE SUPPORT THE PRKsI-
DENT.
Judge M. W. Gibbs, colored, of AIkan-
sas, who was an elector at large on the re-
publican ticket had on interview with the
president this afternoon. In the course OF
conversation the former remarked that the
nomination OF Key as postmaster general
had excited some alarm among the colored
people of the country but il was fully off.
set by the nomination of Douglass, aud he
assured the president that the colored PEG.
pie intend TO support him in his measures
of reconciliation between sections and IA.
ces. Judge Gibbs says the president re-
marked in reply that be was sincere in hi
policy aud should adhere TO it unless
it should prove to be impracticable
For eight years the policy of force and the
musket had been tried in the south but haG
filled and public sentiment now demands {
change.
| THE INTERIOR pRPARTEMNT.
Secretary Schurz stated to-day that a
present no detailed rules for appointment
to office in the interior department woulC
be laid down, and only general principle
of fitness will be enforced, but in the cours
of the next fortnight regulations and test