The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-03-16
From Washington.
GALL FOR BONDS.

The secretary OF the treasury to-day is-
sued the forty-third call for the redemp-
ton Of $40 bonds of 1865, May and No
vember. The call is for $4,000, 900, of
which half million are registered and nine
and half millions coupon bonds. The
principal and interest will be paid at the
treasury on and after the 10th of June, and
interest will cease that day. The follow
Ing are the descriptions of the bonds
Registered bonds-$100, Nos. 03S7 to
1894; $500. Nos 1914 to 3976. Coupon
bonds-s5OO, Nos. 4O4o1 to 428OO; $1,000,
Nos. 10s101 to $4,000.
FRED DOUGLASS APPOINTMENT.
The Graphic Washington special Gays
the appointment of Fred Douglass to be
United States Marshal for the district of
Columbia gives universal satisfaction as a
recognition of the colored race, by admit
ting them to the immediate circle of the
presidents intimates. The United States
marshal always acts as chamberlain and
manager-in-chief at the white house on
state occasions.
NO POLITICAL APPOINTMENTS.
Secretary Schurz has notified all heads
Of bureaus of the interior departments that
during his administration of its affairs
there will be no removals of clerks or other
employees except "for cause" and no pro-
motion except "for merit" 1t will there
fore be useless for the department to re-
ceive or for persons to file papers soliciting
clerical appointments or promotions on
merely personal or political ground, and in
addition to this general notification it can
be stated that there are OF present absolute
ly no vacancies to be filled.
SPECIAL CABINET MEETING.
A special cabinet meeting of compare
lively short duration was. held this after
noon. # was entirely devoted to the con-
sideration of appointments to office In
cases where commissions have expired or
are about to expire. No diplomatic or other
appointments of general interest were un-
der consideration and there was no refer
ence whatever to southern matters.
NOMINATIONS BY THE PRESIDENT.
The president has nominated Fred Doug
lass for district marshal, and George A.
Boutwell,! Of Massachusetts as commissioner
to prepare new edition OF revised stat
utes.
OWL SERVICE REFORM BEGUN.
The president commences civil service
reform in his own household. All the
clerical force, ushers, doorkeepers and po-
licemen employed by President Grant, are
to be retained.
AN OBSTACLE TO sCHURz
Schurz is already troubled that the SAL
aries of the assistants and bureau officers
OF the interior department are not large
enough to attract the great talent of the
country which he had expected to call
about him.
HURRYING UP THE NOMINATIONS.
The president has decided to make all the
nominations this week for places where
vacancies have occurred, in order not to
detsin the senate longer than Tuesday.
THE PRESIDENTS SOUTHERN POLICY.
The subject of new election in Louisi-
ana and South Carolina was not mentioned
at the midnight cabinet meeting. 1t is
generally understood that the project will
not meet with cabinet favor. Pinchback
says that the president told him yesterday
that he thought he saw the way clear to
harmony between the races, and that if he
is wrong he will retiace his steps. Senator
Morton has decided not to report the Kel-
logg case at this session. To report 1t as
the senate now stands would insure the
certain defeat of Kellogg. The southern
democratic senators have agreed to abstain
from any direct suggestions to Hayes in
order to avoid entsngling alliances, and
will allow events to shape themselves as f.
nally determined by the administration.
A GOOD THING.
MIR. Tyner accepts the first assistant post
master generalship. with the understand
ing that the appointments north Of the
Ohio river are to DO made by him, while
those south of it will be arranged by Post
master General Key. This was Keys per-
sonal desire. He understands that he is
called TO the cabinet to attempt to concili-
ate the south, and he seeks the retention of
ex-Postmaster General Tyner In tho de-
partment In order that his own attention
may not be too much occupied with the
routine work.
CABINET MEETING.
At the cabinet meeting last night the
southern situation was informally dis
cussed. While no formal conclusion was
reached. the general understanding Is that
the troops shall be withdrawn from the
state houses, but not the barracks, in both
Louisiana and South Carolina, and instruct
ed not TO interfere In civil affairs. 1t Is
said there 10 not a dissenting voice in the
cabinet TO this policy. Democratic leaders
here from both states have given the most
positive assurances that the withdrawal OF
the troops will not be followed by any
bloodshed or disturbance. 1t seems certain,
however, that the immediate consequence
must be that The Nichols and the Hampton
governments will assert and maintain them
selves, while the followers OF Packard and
Chamberlain will surrender or abandon
them.
SOUTHERN oPINIoNs.