The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-04-23

see il the present condition OF affairs an
opportunity to continue their opera,
tions at the expense OF the army ana
navy. Under the suggested policy OF
individuals to come to the rescue OF the
Administration and tide over an extra
session of Congress, the officers OF the
army and navy will be robbed in the
way of interest at least $lOO, 000.
THE EXTRA SESSION.
schurz opposes 1t in the Cabinet.
New York Times.
WASHINGTON. April 17.-At the Cabi-
net meeting to day. which was pro-
longed nearly three hours, several mat
ters connected with the departments
were discussed. The extra session OF
Congress was considered at length, and
q proposition was made to postpone IL
until October. The proposition was ad-
vocated by Secretary Schurz, ana OPP
posed by Secretaries McCrary and Sher-
man and Attorney General Devens,
who believe that failure to obtain the |
necessary appropriation for the army
| in a reasonable time would lead to It's
ACKNOWLEDGMENT. No conclusion was
reached, but from the tenor OF the dis
cussion it is not probable the time
originally fixed, June A, will be changed.
DIsBAND THE ARMY.
The Presidents Friends Advising this
solution of the Difficulty.
IN. Y. Tribune.1
WASHINGTON, April 17.-As the time
draws near for the meeting OF the extra
session Of Congress, influential mem
bers of both parties manifest an earnest
desire to postpone its meeting as long
as possible. Some new proposltlons
have been made to the President ana 10
Il - Goh H.
iect of which is to avoid summer SEES
sion IL it can be done. Some or the
Presidents political friends think that
it would be better to disband the army,
throwing the entire responsibility for 1t
upon the Democrats. than to call an
extra session for the purpose OF secur-
ing the necessary appropriations for us
Isupport. They say that the Indignation
!, of the country toward the Democratlc
party for its failure to pass the bill last
, session, should such a step be resolved
upon, would be so great as to have
very disastrous effect upon that political
! ORGANIZATION, and that it would in like
measure strengthen the Republican
party. This idea will not probably pc
, entertained by the President, as the
country would undoubtedly hoid MIN
should it be done, when it was In MS
t power to secure the necessary appro..
, priations by calling an extra session OF
, Congress. "
The Division of offices Between the Diff
ferent states.
IN. Y. Tribune.l
WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE appor-
- tionment of appointments In the Treas
; ury Department was briefly considered
to-day by the Cabinet. Under an act
| |, ~ ird
: provided that appointments snail De
q distributed pro rata among the several
States andTerritories according to pop
: 1llation. This law does not apply TO
> those holding Offices in the department
: prior to the passage of the act. Secre-
. tary Sherman proposes to follow
: the law rigidly, both with refer
? ence to reductions and appointments.
= When discharges are made necessary,
u those from States which have an excess
}. Of their quota will be selected, when
u This can be done without detriment to
the service, and appointments will be
made only from those States which are
Is short of their quota. The fact that the
Southern States have no appointments
in the higher offices Of the Treasury
Department was considered, and 1t was
J. proposed that two or three changes
1t Shall be made among the six auditors
f. in order to give appointments to South
a ern Republicans.
Is PAN-HELLENEsM.
Q Greece Not Able to DO Much in the East
II ern war.
ICourier- Journal
Il Greece has pan-Hellenic idea, az
:. Germany nurses her pan-Germanlsm
% The Greek element is much scattered il
"a Europe and Asia. 1t is found in the
q archipelago, in Greece proper, 10 ines IS
At sally, Epirus and Southern Albania
~ along the shores Of the Egean sei
"a of Coburg declined the Greek crown
20 because. he said, the government
e could not be maintained without thu
- annexation of Epirus and Thessal
q. from Turkey. To-day. Greece think
70 he has an opportunity not onl
at to annex Epirus and Thessaly, but ais
the island Of Crete, and she is trying {
keep the people, OF those province
hraced up to revolt against the Sultan
ed King George cannot afford any arme
assistance to Crete. The Greek arm
numbers 1876 men. Of whom 754 ar
officers Last year this force cos
ed Al 3s2 $50, The Greek treasury is abou
OF empty. and it is difficult to see ho'
al the militia can be armed and pu
De IN the field. King Georges salary
ny $26O,OOO is annually PAID with the gIea
= est QlrlCulDy, dlIuOuSu l1uts ohu, Lc1nN
rk and Russia pay between them 100000
70 the amount. It is evident that Greco
'u- cannot do much, except to send emlsss
MS ries to excite revolt, and no doubt
,se good many volunteers will cross. oyf
Is into Turkey to help the Greeks OF ;Ep
lm rus and Thessaly in their proposed vi
'er rising. II that uprising takes plat
III Southern Albania, whose sympathi.
re are Grecian, will no doubt take part
no it.
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:. ported to be unqualifedly successfr
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