The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-04-06
From Washingt
slIERMAN CATECHISED.

been the week before by the Senate hnahcc
committee, in regard to his means ana aDlIl'y
to resume specie payment next January lie
reiterated his former statement that he could
resume if not interfercd with by hostile lcgis-
Ilation: he bore down heavily on the New ork
bankers ring. who had tried 50 hard to per
suadc Ewing and Chittcndcn, on their recent
visit to New York, Of the impractlcablllty OF
sherman ideas, and said their opposition to
his resumption scheme was dodge to force inc
issue of government bonds at higher rates
of interest than had been customary OF late,
The Secretary was not frightened by the threat
of these Spectators to buy up all the gold. He
would he said, have forty millions Of SILVER to
meet their raid on the subtrcasury.
REPUBLICAN Caucus.
The failure of Timothy o, Howc'S bitter
scrccd against the President last week TO create
the sensation that was looked for the repuoll
| can senators held caucus on Saturday to dc
eide what to do next in regard to his fradu-
! lcncy." 1t seems to nave been concluded that
there was nothing to be made by fighting the
| President and thus losing the best offices, but
the better way would be to get along with him
somehow, and above all to do the most they
could for the interests of the party, remember
ing that Hayes has still three years to serve.
THURMAN'S BILL.
The debate in the senate on Humans bill
to compel the Pacific railroads to provide a
sinking fund to pay their Indebtedness to the
government has been vigorously kept up all
the week The bill Will unqucstionably pass
the senate, and it was expected the final vote
would be taken last night.
SMALL. CHANGE.
Butler has introduced in the house propo
sition to provide, first tor the reissue of frac-
tonal currency of the denomination of fifty
and twenty five cents and the withdrawal OF
the subsidiary silver com of the same demon
nation, now incirculalion, as fast as it may be
received at the treasury, and preventing the
further issue thereof; and second, for the print
ing and issuing of $20000,000 of legal tender
notes of denominations of 81, 50, So, and S.,
to be paid from the treasury for the expenses
of the government.
RIVERS AND HARBORS.
The appropriation committee Of the house
has agreed upon the river and harbor bill and
reported it to the house. 1t appropriates about
$1000,OO0 and includes $4,000 towards the
improvement of the Illinois river, $4,000 to
Chicago harbor and $4,000 to the mouth of
the Calumet.
TARIFF
The debate on Woods tariff bill was to be
opened by Wood in a two hours speech in the
house on Friday. The general opinion seems to
be that it will pass the house, though there are
doubts Of its getting through the senate.
EvARTs IN A FIN.
Since the fierce assault of Blaine on the
award of the fishing commission and especial
" on the part borne IN it by the Belgian min
lister DelfOsse, who, Blaine asserted, had been
forced on the commission by Eng
land against the strong opposition of our gov
that Secretary Evarts, in sending to the senate
the correspondence between our government
and that of England in regard to the appoint
ment of the commission, had withheld n letter
of Secretary Fish in which he himself had
proposed the appointment of Delfosse. The
strange suppression of this letter by Evar,s
certainly calls for explanation.
\ LYING, HYPOTHETICAL ADMINISTRATION.
A very curious interview is detailed in the
Tribune between Harry White and j. VI.
Thompson, Pa. congressman, and Secretary
Sherman, in regard to the late appointment Of
Glcnni w. Scofield as register of the treasury.
These gentlemen called on the President and
Secretary Sherman to urge the appointment of
Collector Sullivan, of Allegheny, and both
promised to give the application careful con
but next day, in again calling on
Sherman, they found that two or three days be-
fore the President had appointed Scofield, and
that his name was actually on its way to the
senate when Thompson and White had called
on the President. On learning this fact the
report proceeds
Gen White, with considerable vehemence,
said to Secretary Sherman, We'll, sir, this be
ing the fact why were we not told of 1t before y
When we called upon you last night you knew
that this appointment had been made. We
saw the President Why did lie not say frank
" that the matter was ended? Such conduct
Is tritling with those who wish to treat the Adj
with fairness. If this is the char
actcr of your dealing, where do you expect
to come from :"
The Secretary replied: We did not know
that Mr.. Scofeid would accept"
Yes" said Gen. White, but the appoint,
mcnt was already made when we first called
upon you"
Mr.'Thompson here spoke upagain and said
..It looks much as if this were nothing but a
living, hypocritical and tritling Administration.
let's 70" Whcrcupon the two representatives
turned upon their heels and left
THE DOORkEEPER.
Doorzccpcr Polk. whom Carter Harrison
had been pursuing with sharp sticks for a
month or two past finally ON Thursday got the
rr,ud Lnuncc hy the unexpected vote of l3g Ia