The Portland daily press., 1877-04-13
WASHINGTON.
The Presidents Southern Policy.

The Presidents Southern Policy.
WASHINGTON, April Ex-Governor Hartranft
of Pennsylvania has assured President Hayes
that, in his opinion, the policy of the admins
tration is for the best interest of the Republi-
can party and of the country.
Mr.. Hayes replied that he believed his policy
was right, and intended to carry it out.
IA Conference with Senator Patterson.
Senator Patterson of South Carolina, in an
interview with the President yesterday, said
he thought mistake had been made in the
course adopted toward that state.
The President replied thatit was experiment,
but from the representations received and
pledges made to him by Governor Hampton,
and from the subsequent developments there
was reason to believe that it would be success
full.
The Senator said he would as soon have
Hampton as Chamberlain for Governor, pro.
vided his accession to that Office should bring
prosperity to the state, and if Hampton should
treat all citizens alike land provide means for
fair elections, as he promised to do.
The Venezuelan Complication.
The government for several days past has
under consideration the course of the Venezue-
Ian government in giving Minister Russell his
passport. That gentleman is now in WASH
ington. He is still minister. There is no
warrant whatever for the report that he will be
appointed to another South American mission.
War Vessels Ordered to Consiantinople.
Rear-Admiral Wordep, commanding the
American squadron in European waters, has
at Nice. whence to sail for Constantinople and
other Eastern ports to look after American
interests.
The Vandalia and Marion are at Nice. The
Trenton and Alliance sailed from Lisbon yes
terday.kThe Dispatch, now fitting at the Wash
ington navy yard, will soon sail for Constantl-
nople. The Gettysburg, on special surveying
duty in the Mediterranean, has been temporarily
added to the fleet.
The New York Custom House.
The commission appointed by the Secretary
OF the Treasury to inquire into the alleged
Irregularities in the New York custom house
and the alleged preparation of frauds in the
importation of goods will consist of one special
treasury agent, one New York merchant and
one or more gentlemen whose private character
and business qualities tit them for the position.
Civil Service Reform.
Secretary Schurz to-day appointed members
of the civil service board of inquiry for the
Interior Department for the current quarter.
All the members were taken from the depart
ment.
Some Of Brisfow's Friends Reinstated.
The Secretary of the Treasury has INSTRUCTED
Assistant Secretary French to make out a list
OF twenty special custom agents, that number
being designated in the organization of that
branch of public service. From this it would
seem that the Secretary has abandoned the
idea of consolidating the agents land detectives
The number Of agents originally was So
M. H. Hale of Massachusetts. G. G. Adams
of Kentucky, and E. f. Jennings of Alabama,
formerly special agents of the Treasury De-
partment, have been reinstated, the record of
their services fbeing of character to assure
the Secretary that there was no just reason for
their removal. Capt. Adams was formerly
chief Of bureau, but was reduced to a lower
position and subsequently removed by the in
fuence of Supervising Agent Moore, because
of his Adams friendship for Secretary Bris-
tow. Secretary Sherman considers that this
was not good reason and directed his restora-
ton.
The employees of the Treasury Department
are daily anticipating official action with the
view to great reduction of force.
The Washington Monument.
The board of engineers to investigate the
matter, condemning the foundation of the
Washington monument, report it as insufficient
to warrant completion of the monument on the
present site. The question of what is to be
done with the unfinished structure will be sub
mitted to Congress.
Various.
The Louisiana commissioners to-day sent
the President long despatch in cipher, the
first of any consequence from them. 1t is not
decided whether he will make the contents
known.