, 1877-10-31
While the Softy Are q Neck Ahead
In tho Currency COM
mittee,
The Chicago First-Batch Whts-
ky Mon Again Eager for
Compromise.
Tley Offer One Per Cent on the Fines,
Penalties, and Taxes AS
scBset.
THE OFFICES.
F1SNItEroST's sucCEssOn.

sptcfa. Iasu,.eh Ia Iht tAfcuao Tribune.
NAsu1saToN, u. e., Oct. W.-Tho nomlna
tion Ut JOHN Welslt, Of Philadelphia, as Min
lister to Eng1ah1, causes great variety o[ COIN
meat. The Cameron Incu seem to
DE THE LEAST rLEAsEo.
They agree that he Is Il most reputable gcntfo-
,,,a,,, but object tlat he IL negative lscpul,-
lean, as shown ly n letter they Claim ho wrote
to thu President urging thu appointment of
prominent Democrat, In which ile wcnt on 10
sny that lie hailed the tlay when q poliry per-
iniltIng such appointments was tolerated i's IL
Republican President. The general feeling,
huscyer, III regard 10 the appointments, IL that
very fuIr selection f,as brcu 1ilu.le.
1usT As Easy!
1t had been expected tint ll.cro would lie q
contest over some Ut the nominations which
were to-Lay confirmed without difficulty. lutte
q light WIS attempted against Osborn, Of kntl-
sas, Minister to Chill, on thu ground Of certain
alcgct! irregularities IN land trnnsactiuIlsf his
State, hut Ills confirmation was not seriously
10 the cunIlrsIIatIsn Of Daniel Hall a. NnrM
Ufl.ter Vt uusto,, tlIc nIatne faction being ul-
r1stool to bc opposed to him. hut hc was ctts1-
tirn,r,!. Konanxo lhan, Cn,tc.t States District
Jusi.c for tha Western Dtstrtct Ut Wlsconas',Na VAS
confirmed without AFFECTION.
Ju1H1E nAvls, Of tLLlN0is.
Is sald to b. u very strong CHAMPION NJ IohE
laxtgr. Of Knoxville, who !,as been nominated
the Republican baxter flom I'cnhcsseu-. ss,nlu
Ut the Democratic Senators frOn TINT locality
SAY tllat ile Is tEc ablcst lawycs at thclr i!ar.
Baxter Is q very thorough Republican, and was
au earnest Union man.
WILL. sTlCK.
john Brtdgclantt, OF lndtana,. Consul to
1layre. ciuns to llnyo 1cet assure'lhy lhc Frcst.
dcnl that ile will not be disturbed III iis pusi-
ton during the present Administration. llc
sailed for ltayto to-day.
PREDICTION.
h Republican Senator SAYS that If tue Senate
sholll decide to adjourn within week lie
csof tho nominations should falt ut the end
III tho session. Tue work In executive session
to4tay does not confirm this 1cas.
pKFnEgs.
The sGnntc CUmntteo bb Public Printing has
rrtctscsl charges against Sir. ucirecs. waoac
nomination III Public Printer Is now untteE
consideration. The charges arc preferred by
NJ. u. IiclHl. who wns removed by Mr. Dcfrcea
froa tllc position wlivh hu i,ad held under A..
Clapp Is foreman in Charge ot tho co.yrts.
.;o''a. tetord, and WIN II now foreman Ut Alr.
forth purchases Ut presses, type, and printing
sinsc he m became i'ubi,s Printer wi4hout con,.
iiu pt,iic printing. ST, Dctrecs confidently
asserts that 'lo will 10 4ble to show that thcsu
clMs.cs uEc un!oundeu.
| ArYutNTMEKTs.
WAsntS.Tns, y. C., Oh. W--Thu President
las nominated John Walsh, IT Iennsy ylyana,
tlary 10 4israt Hrtan. aud t;curre l.. Sertou, Ut
Lnuisianu, Supervising Inspector Vt steamboats,
/ iur tic Tenth District.
William II. Klnnr!i iRs l,ecn appointed Reg
| istcr OF tue t.at,l Oiairc at Nnw Orleans, LII.
CONTRIBUTIONS.
Tie Senate. III exc. uttyc session, confirmed
tic nominations nf Romance Bum, ulltc'
States District Judge lor Tho Western District
Of Wisconsin,; JAtuh 8. foreman, Associate tus
llco Of tho Supreme Court u Utah; Daniel e.
HoJntuL, pcnelau Agent, kMnxy!lc; sauiue
l'nst, Pension Agent, detroit; kutus CanpIoo
Collector ot lulcrnul Kcyeaus tn tho Tenth Dis
lrirt Of Ohio.
Po4ttnastcra-Elwarsl Il. sAiplcY,. Springfield
O.; Il. HurelI, Jclfrtsun City: Thvudore i. Caae
knissAs Clty; Alden Carttt, Memphis; Mrs
Jrun!e t. rfatcr. Nurth Springfield: Francis u
l'h'lItps. v!attbburg: William Firth, Molcrly
Matthew ". stafford, Joo!lu,-a!! in Missouri.