The Portland daily press., 1877-03-12
WASHINGTON.
KelIOgg's Case.

seat i'm the Senate, and that he should be
allowed to take his seat at once, according to
the presidents established by the long usage OF
the Senate. Any investigation as to which of
the two rival governments in Louisiana is legal |
should be deferred until Mr.. Kellogg has taken
his seat The Democratic members held that |
while the credentials appear to be regular, they |
NAV not be in fact, as the committee have judi |
cial knowledge that Ghere are two rival govern |
ments in Louisiana. Therefore there should be |
an investigation before any person is sworn as |
Senator from that state. The committee ad. |
journed to Monday morning
WASHINGTON, March Ex-senator Morton
will make an effort to have the case of Kel- |
acted on at this session of the Senate, and an
impression prevails that favorable report on
his case will be made by majority of the
committee on privileges and elections on
Tuesday next 1t is not certain however that
the Senate will agree on the case now as a
number of Republican Senators prefer to let
the matter rest for the present rather than
take any action upon the vexed Louisiana
question. which might be embarrassing to the
administration when by. permitting .Kellogg's
be determened with much less discussion than
if the attempt was made to do so now, and
besides the matter may be virtually settled by
the executive department of the government
before the time. There are now u members
of the Senate and 4 vacancies are to be
filled, two from Louisiana, one. from
Ohio and one from South Carolina.
The Louisiana case is the first in order and 1t is
said the Democrats will vote in favor of post
poning the case of Kellogg till the next session.
The Senate is now composed of 3S Republicans,
80 Democrats and one Independent Republl,,
can Judge Davis) The Democrats have all
their senators present, but on the Republican
side Edmunds and Cameron of Wisconsin are
confined to their rooms by sickness and Ferry
has been called home to Michigan by the Sc
rious illness of his brother, consequently if but
two Republicans vote with the Democrats in
favor of pOstponing the case, that motion will
prevail. In the Pinehback case Christiancy.
now members of the Senate, voted
with the Democrats against his admis.
sion, and Booth and Dawes, who would
also have voted against his admission,
the paired Oa With o LAST and che dson
to refer the credentials of Kellogg to the Com
mittee on Privileges and Elections, Messrs.
Booth, Burnside, ChIistiancy, Conkliug, Davis
Of Illinois, Jones of Nevada, and Morrill, voted
In view of all circumstances, it is believed the
Kellogg case will not be disposed of before the
next winter The same may be said of the
South Carolina contest. Should these cases go
over, the special session will probably close
before the end of the present week. as the
executive business can be disposed of in few
days.
Reception at the White House.
Mrs. Hayes held her first reception at the
White House this afternoon. 1t was very
numerously attended, principally by ladies
resident in Washington, and included large
and distinguished representation of the un-
official as well as official society of the capital
Mrs. Hayes this morning received beautiful
bouquet OF rosebuds and vi0lets, accompanied
with card bearing the words. From Mis-
slssippl Republican, who stands by the states
man who has said that He who best serves his
country serves his party best"
Bonds Called In.
The Assistant Secretary of the Treasury to.
day issued the AID call for the redemption Of
$40 bonds of 1865, May and November. The
call is for Sic, 1000, 000 Of which 100000 are
coupon. The principal and interest will be-
June next, and interest will cease on that day.
Distinguished Gamblers.
Last night the police raided a celebrated
club house in this city, and arrested large
number of persons engaged in gambling.
among the number was an ex-Assistant
Secretary OF the Treasury, prominent Judge
of South Carolina, an ex.U United States Senator
and several members of Congress. They were
taken to the station house. The club was one
OF the best known gambling houses in the
city. Its suppression by the police is the
commencement of an active war against the
the parties arrested were discharged. npon
leaving collateral security, the proprietors
being held in $1,000, and the employees in
$4,000 each to appear as Witnesses
e. b. Washburne.
E. B. Washburne, minister to France, is
now in this city to settle business affairs with
the department of the State.
Decision of the Court of Claims
WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE q. s. Court of
Claims has rendered decision announcing as
the unanimous opinion of the Court that for
any and all sums of money paid by the govern
ment officers to any individual under o mis-
taken view of the law, the government has a
and may compel him to pay back the money,
regardless of the we'll settled rule and principle
that, as between individuals under similar cir
cumstances, there can be no such recovery.
Official Changes.
New YORK, March 10-The Worlds Wash.
|. ington despatch says those who are near the
President report that he contemplates no
changes in the personnel Of minor offices of
the government except where he is assured
such changes will insure increased efficiency.
There will be numerous changes in foreign
missions, and a few in the consular service.
In the Department of Justice the United
States marshals in the South are to be thorough
ly overhauled This will form part of the
Presidents Southern policy. He intends to
request Secretary Schurz to enter upon full
investigation of the Interior Department, es-
peciaily of the Indian Bureau and Patent Office
rings.
The Tribune's Washington special says it is a
remarkable fact that with the incoming of the
new Administration having control Of from
10000 to $1,000 public offices, the number of
persons who have come to Washington seeking
government employment is actually less than
that of those who came here in December
1875, to compete for hundred or two appoint
ments to be made by the Democratic House of
Representatives.
WASHINGTON, March 11.-Gentlemen con-
uootod xuit fho hrop oho &c %ba
ment say the number of letters received by it is
not near so large as anticipated, though four or
i've clerks have been constantly engaged since
Tuesday last endorsing and filing them for the
examination of the President and the depart
ments. The matter OF appointments is regard
ed as subordinate to questions of state or
national Importance, which will engage the
attention of the new administration, and of
this policy Office seekers are aware, none of
them having received any assurances whatever
to strengthen their hopes According to private
utterances of immediate friends of the Presi-
dent, he will act with elaboration and caution
on all matters which come before him and with
view to unity between the Cabinet and HIM
sell, members Of the Cabinet having accepted
respective places in perfect accord with the
policy announced in the inaugural address.
The President and Cabinet are in daily receipt
OF letters and kilograms from prominent per-
sons of both political parties in approval of the
mild and rational course indicated as the rule
SUNDAY at the White House.
This was rather quiet day at the Executive
Mansion. The President and family attended
church in the forenoon and were quietly at
home the greater portion of the day. There
were few visitors and these generally, with
very few exceptions, had no reference to BUSH
ness matters. On Tuesday the letters submit.
ted by the representative of South Carolina in
the interest Of the Hampton government will
be referred by the President to the Cabinet.
There are limitations from good sources that
the subject Of the dual state governments in
Louisiana and South Carolina will b. matters
Of an earnest and early attention.
Gen, Garfield to Remain i'm the House.
Gen. Garfield, after consultation with the
President and at the special request of the lat
ter, has decided not to be candidate for the
Senatorship from Ohio. The President has no
candidate and is not making himself party to
the contest in any degree. but his request to
Garfield Is based on desire to have him remain
in the House of Representatives where his ser
vices will be most important to the admins
tration.