The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-04-27
NEWS BY MAIL.
SECRETARY THOMPsON's INTERVIEW
The views of Thompson supposed to be
Those Of Hayes.
[St. Louis Republican,

Those of Hayes.
[St. Louis Republican
WASHINGTON, April 23.-The publica-
tion Of the interview OF Secretary
Thompson, this morning has created
considerable comment. especially
among Republicans. The Radicals say
his views are the merest moonshine.
and the Liberal Republicans are very
cautious about endorsing them. The
Democrats of any prominence In the
city do not believe that the Whig party
can be revived. even though the whole
force of the administration Is used to ac-
eomplish such a result. 1t is generally
believed that Thompson, with the prob
able exception Of his financial opinions,
expressed the doctrines held by the
THE BREAK Ur.
Packard "Busted" In More senses than
One.
IChioago Times.J
New ORLEANS, April ~. The impress
sion that Packard will recede and take
the Collec3rship of the Port is probably
correct. although he said to-day that he
take anything from Hayes hand, but
Packard is poor man, and he will take
the place on the simple issue Of bread
and butter for his family. He retired
from the Marshalship, and went into
the campaign with fortune that would
have kept him handsomely for life. He
spent every dollar he had In making
the fight for the Governorship, and is
literally "busted. financially as we'll as
politically.
THE FRANKlNG ABUSE DEFEATED.
The word ''Free" Omitted from the hill
that was Intended TO Restore 1t.
IN. Y. Sun.
WASHINGTON, April 22.-The last Con-
gress did its best to restore the franking
privilege. A clause In an appropriation
bill gave members Of the last Congress
| the right to send any document published
| by Congress free under frank until next
January. Wagon load after wagon load
has gone in this way. The 7th section
OF the post route bin, smuggled In at the
close OF the session, was intended to do
the same thing for future Congresses.
1t enacted that any member may send
and receive through the mail all docu-
ments published by order of Congress.
It was supposed that this gave free post
| age. The department, however, holds
that any member may send and receive
through the mail, il enough stamps are
put on to pay the postage. So certain
was Clerk Adams that this section con-
ferred a franking privilege in restrict
ed form that the enrolled bill has been
| looked up. 1t has nowhere the word
"free"-a blunder to the bill drawer and
economy to the government.
THE EXTRA SESSION.
Its Possible Length ana Legislation.
IN. Y. World.
WASHINGTON, April 22.-The procla-
nation convening the extra session of
Congress will be issued this week. Ex-
Speaker Randall says the length of the
whether the standing committees are
appointed. II the House desires the
other committees, as well as that on
appropriations. appointed. the ses-
sion will be opened for regular busi-
ness, and will be necessarily more
protracted than IL restricted TO passing
the appropriations which are imme.
diately required. Now that the use of
troops In the South is abandoned, there
is no prospect OF any unusual delay over
the appropriation for the army and the
clause prohibiting the employment of
the army to interfere in civil affairs,
which caused the loss Of the bill at the
last session, will be eliminated from the
new bill. While the administration de-
sires short session, it will ask, in addi-
tion to a new Army bill, for deficiencies
in the navy and Department of Justice,
and possibly recommend legislation for
disposing Of the balance Of the Geneva
DAVID DUDLEY FIELD.
He is Anxious to Enter Congress and
Press His Quo Warranto Bill.
New York Times.
ALBANY, April 22.--Though Nick Mul-
ler has announced that he is not going
T raciUn in fou ~ IA
we'll understood that he is willing to re-
sign. The only ''if" in question Is John
Kelly, for, while Muller is willing to re-
tire, it Is necessary that Kelly should
consent; in other words, while Muller ia
willing to resign, David Dudley Field
will not stand unless Kelly agrees to
nominate him. Fields election must be
considered as device Of Samuel J. Til
den, SO John Kelly hesitates.
David Dudley's aspiration is to press
his quo warranto bill, not that he has
he will thus be able to keep Samuel J. |
Tilden's name before the people, and |
hopes by this means to secure his nomi- |
nation in 1880.
LEGISLATIVE INTER- tHERnHHNt..
How the Legislature Of New York sad
died Eighty-fve Millions oIlars on
the City of New York.
IN. Y. Sun.
ALBANY, April 22.-One Of the best and
most exhaustive speeches ever made in
the Legislature was that delivered by
Mr.. Maurice +. Holahan, Of New York
City, in the Assembly Chamber on
morning. Mr.. Holahan's
object was to show that the
present financial condition of the
city Of New is due more to
the constant meddling with its affairs
by the Legislature than to any action of
its local officials. The speech was full
Of statistics and facts sustaining this
and the speakers manner
OF delivery was SO earnest and distinct,
and his assertions SO positive and his
proofs SO convincing, that he COM
manded the respectful attention of the
members during the hour that he en-
ployed in delivering it. One of the as
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