Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-03-21
Our Washington Letter.
WASHINGTON March 13.

everything as politically quiet-almos
stagpant-on the Potomac. The rup
ture predicted few days since as Ger
tain to occur between the Presiden,
and leading Republican Senators has
not, apparently, taken place; and Dem.
ocrats who had contrived to make their
defeat less bitter and humiliating by
the entertainment of this hope, are
growing terribly anxious for its con-
summation. But aside from the oppo-
sltion manifested to some of the Cabi-
net nominations when first sent to the
Senate and Mr.. Blaine's vehement
protest against the meddlesome efforts
of certain over-officious gentlemen who
seem to have acted upadvisedly and
without The shadow of authority, no
evidence Of the disturbance of friendly
relations which have been so assiduous
ly inculcated b. interested parties al
this point.
So far as can be gathered from the
political gossip about town, whatever
of distrust there may have been was
founded largely upon misapprehensions.
There were undoubtedly both personal
and political reasons for the disinclna-
ton at first shown to vote for the con-
Grmasion of some of the Cabinet selec-
tions; but they were not Of sufficient
weight to induce any very active oppo-
sition; and there was very likely and
very naturally some disappointment
over the radical character of the '!new
departure" policy adopted by the Pres
ident, both as regarded the politics of
the new appointments as we'll as the
method Of their selection. Further
than this there seems to have been no
ground for the thousands of absurd
teleerams sent broadcast over the
country, relative to the quarrel be-
tween the President and Republicans
Of the Senate. 1t is reported that the
case Of South Carolina and Louisiana
will be submitted to the first Cabinet
meeting, and that every means will be
exhausted to arrive at just and equit-
able decision as to the proper persons
to recognize Of those claiming to bave
been elected Governors. These are
likely to prove the most embarrassing
matters that the new administration
will have to deal with, which were left
over as an inheritance of General
Grants administration. It is not
known whether the Senate will make
decision in the case of Mr.. Kellogg
now or allow it to 60 over until the
next session, nor has it been definitely
ascertained whether the President will
call an extra session or decide that he
has authority under existing laws to
provide for the army until next De.
| cember. Removals from Office and
new appointments, except to fill vacan.
cies, will be very gradual, it is an.
nounced, and the swarms of Office
seekers who have besieged the Presi.
dent ever since the first hour of his
arrival, are becoming more and more
attenuated as his firmly expressed pur-
pose to make no removals among sub
ordinates, except for cause, become
better known and are more implicitly
believed.
While Mr.. Murtagh's attack upon
the gamblers and their alleged con.
federates Of the Police Department
provoked an investigation that didn't
hurt either gamblers or police officials
very much, but wrecked him in char.
acter, some of the seed he sowed Eel
upon good ground and has already
borne fruit. Saturday night raid
was made upon one Of the most motor
ious dens of the city. Among the
captured we're the well-to-do respecta
6le men of society, sporting men ano
vagrants. They were all accommo
dated with lodgings at the Station
House, and this morning the case vii
come before the Police Court. It viii
be made test case, and if conviction
is obtained the war will be carried int,
Africa and prosecuted until our cit,
shall be rid of the corrupting presence
of these thieves and robbers. Blu
they are strongly ly intrenched and viii
die hard.
Of course there has haan some rival