The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-03-16
Affairs at Washington.
THE SOUTHERN oUEsTIoN-AN OFFICE FoI
FRED. DOUGLASS.

| THE SOUTHERN oUEsTIoN-AN OFFICE FOR
FRED. DOUGLASS.
The Times Washington special says the
cabinet will discuss tie southern question
Friday. An informal conference of south
ern senators and others at the rooms of
Gen. Gordon favored taking no part in any
| active active attempt to influence the
course of the administration, but leaving
events to shape Themselves, thus avoiding
alliances which may prove entangling in
The future. Southern senators will favor
the earliest possible adjournment and go
home, leaving everything in the hands of
the president. Fred Douglass Is to be the
United States marshal for the District of
Columbia, an office worth $4,000 to $10,-
OQO per year. The cabinet decided last
night that each secretary should arrange
what appointments were to be made to fill
vacancies and changes determined on In
offices 30 as to submit them all to the SEN
ate this week.
CUBA TO BE LET ALONE.
The Herald says there is no reason to be-
lieve the administration will make renewed
demands about Cuba. The president
thoroughly believes in the great American
policy of minding your own business.
THE TROOPS AT THE SOUTH.
The 1rt6une's special says the president
has determined to withdraw the troops in
South Carolina and Louisiana after the
senate adjourns. Frederick Douglass and
Prof. Langston are to receive important
appointments. Capitalists have offered to
loan the government without interest the
$4,000, 900 or So, 900, 900 needed to pay the
army from July to December /. The
president is DESTROYS of accepting the offer
in case the propriety of such action is gen.
orally approved by leading men of both
political parties. The roll of the new
house OF representatives, reported AS made
| up by Clerk Adams. will show a democrat
ic majority of about II. Leading repub-
| lican members have held an informal con-
sultation to devise means to prevent any
arbitration or unusual proceeding. In q
| number of contested districts neither party
has certificate, and neither is placed up
on the roll. This gives the democratic
side larger majority than it would other.
| wise have.
IMPORTANT PATENT CASE.
The Times Washington special says the
lock patent case, involving patent worth
$2,OOO,Ooo, has been decided in favor OF
Sergeant & Greenleaf of western New
York, thus affirming the decision of the ex.
aminer-in-chief.
THE sPEAKRRsHIP.
The Times special says Cox has gone
south to canvass for the speakership. Say.
Ter and Morrison are working hard among
the fillbustering element, and Randall il
looking for support among the respectable
element. 1t is not unlikely man not vel
named will get the speakership. 1t Is very
probable the principal foreign missions will
be changed, but indications arc that no ap.
pointments will be made till after the ad.
journment Of the senate. Gen. Kilpatrick
intends to apply for the mission to Chill.
breads AN EXTRA Observation-Disclosures
| TO oFFIoE-ooHKrINe AND HIS
FRIEND.
The Suns Washington special says
Hayes is anxious 10 avoid an extra session
# congress, so as 10 be free from the i'm.
portunitles of congressman, democrats as
well as republicans. lie wants to make
bargains and fix things up generally in the
interest of new party. Then Garfield
and Foster want to gain over enough dem
ocratic members to enable them to Eorgan-
ize the house. Then two or three demo-
Gratis who are contrasting the speakership
with Randall want time to make combine