Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1877-03-24
Cousins Must Take Back Seats.

| Washington special says: Among the un-
successful candidates for the u s. Mar
sha!ship for the Northern District of H.
linois. was Ammcr Stillwel. He was ad-
mil,ed to private audience with the Pres
idcEt and presented his papers. The
| President carefully looked them through
and then looking Stillwell in the face
said, Your papers are uneXceptlonable;
there is nothing in your record which
| does not seem to show that you are fully
| qualified tor the position, but thee Is one
objection to your appointment 10 any Fed
cril Office; that is ynur wife is ii favorlte
cousin oi Mrs. Hayes Stiilweil left the
Pres d.nial Office convinced that the fact
which many thought would insure his ap-
, rointmcnt had rendered his defeat newt
! able
| The Postm aster.GenPrAl.
WASHINGTON, March l9.--The Post
master General, in reply to a letter of
! senator McrIimon asking for information
| rel dive to tho distribution of patronage in
the South says: IL will endeavOr to eX-
| plain the situation as clearly as possible.
! When Il vacancy exists in any Office con-
nuctcd with this department in the South
crn States, preference will he given to q
Republican, all other things being equal;
| but slioui,i it be impossible to find a Re-
publican who will be satisfactory 10 q
large majority of the people whose bust
ness is directly affected by the appoint
mcnt, or in case of a contest, then shall
not hesitate to step aside and select the
person who, in my judgment, will give
satisfaction to the business interests OF the
community While | shall always be
glad TO receive the advice Of Senators and
Representatives in Congress touching mat
tiers of this kind, yet shall not consider
myself in any way bound to act upon it.
Ny desire is to do the greatest good to the
greatest number, and to this end l shall
always be glad TO have your cooperation.
! very much regret very did not see you,
and shall be z lad to do SO al any time.
Southern Affairs being Considered.
WASHINGTON, March 30.-The cabinet is
| again in St ssiun, all the members present,
and the affairs Of South Carolina and
| Louisiana are under consideration. There
is numkcr of papers bearing upon these
| cases being examined but little discussion
is involved, rs there is Il harmony of
views with the President. 1t does not
| seem probable that these cases will he dis
posed of separately, but it is believed that
upon the subject of withdrawing troops
| from their present positions i'll New Or
| leans and Columbia the same directions
will be given. There is an intense inter
est manifested to know the results of the
considerations.
Specie Payment Question.
Chicago, March 20.-Thc Journals
Washington special says the story has
been circulated that the administration is
prcparin.a financial policy to secure early
resumption. Secretery Sherman is reticcnt
| on the sihjcct, but several members of the
Senate financial committee say there will
be no radical departure from the policy
heretofore pursued.
Matthews Elected senator.
COLUMBUS, o., March 20.-Stanlcy Mat
ihcws was today nominated by the Repub-
leans for l.. 5. Senator. The Democrats
made no nomination. The House proceed
ed to ballot, which resulted as follows:
Matthews, "a: Blank, 81; Alfred Gather,
q; Frank IIurd, l. In the Senate 20 Re
publicans for Matthews and l3 Democrats
for Blank Both Houses will meet in
joint convention tomorrow, 10 officially
declare Matthews election.
Control Of the Next House.
The Tribune's special from Washington
says it is understood that the Republicans
will endeavor to control the next House
in the interests of the administration, and
this greatly annoys the Democrats. Fos-
ter of Ohio is expected TO be candidate
for speaker.
New YORK, March 20.-The Suns
Washington special says: The first bust
ness OF the cabinet meeting tomorrow
will be the extra session. The probabili-
ties tonight are toward an early call, by
the middle of May. Devens' report on
the necessity of an extra session will, it is
believed, remove any doubt on the sub
ject. The precise date will doubtless be
determined by Fosters candidacy for the
spcakership Foster is Hayes man. lie
is not pau,ar with the Republican minor
ity; however, il is Foster or Democrat.
To reverse TIE House five votes arc need
ed. A strong, compact, clear-hcaded
force of Southern politicians is at work to
secure them. Randall is in town this
evening, and feels certain of the attend
ancc of one hundred and :ifty-one men in
the Democratic caucus, pledged to vote
for the Democratic candidate. Ia caucus
he feels assured of majority. He sees
no signs of change and expects none.
Southern men are, however, accepting
Federal Offices so freely at Hayes hands,
that it is fair to conclude five men will
vote for Republican Speaker without
committing themselves politically. Much
will depend in this matter on the celebrity
with which Hayes acts.
What tho Cabinet Agreed On.
WASHINGTON, March 21.-The Journals
Washington special says: Many Southern
politicians are here today awaiting the de-
cision of the cabinet regarding the South
ern question. Democrats believe if Mich
oils be rec. gnized number of vacancies
in Federal offices will follow and conserv-
alive Democrats be appointed to fill them.
The capinet agreed to two points: first,
to maintain stdtu quo in South Carolina
and Louisiana so far as the general cOndi-
ton of the government is concerned until
commission can investigate and report
as to the proper course in these States;
and, second, to call an extra session of
Congress Monday, June 4th.
Pardon Refused.
SALT LAKE, March 21.-The friends of
John ID. Lee, who is condemned to be
shot on Friday next, have sent numerous