New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-12-27
AFFAIRS AT WASHINGTON.
TICS AND CURRENT NEWS

A strong effort is beng MADE TO 1orce oen-
otor Thurman to become candidate Tor the
Ohio Governorship, and it'll said he will prob
,blv consent. The Teller Investigating
Committee is without funds, but 1t Is
believed arrangements will be made
in ample time to expose the cleo
lion frauds in the South. Several Generals OF
the Army have expressed favorable opinions on
the new Army bill. Colonel Grant Will prOOabiy
accompany ex-Presdent Grant to INDIA. Gov
prnor Hartranft and ex-Governors Ramsey
and Fenton are named as leading candidates
for the Berlin Mission.
THE TELLER COMMITTEES LACK OF FUNDS
. CrncUMsrANcE THAT PLEAsEs MANY DEMO
CRATs-BELIEF THAT FUNDS WILL BE SECURED
IN TIME TO FULLY EXPOSE SOUTHERN ELEC-
TON FRAUDS.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRIBUNE.1
WASHINGTON, Dec. 26.-The Teller Committee
held a meeting this morning. there being present.
besides the chairman, Senators Kirkwood Cameron
Bayard Bailey and Garland. The opinion, uno1-
ciaIly expressed by Controller Porter OF the
Treasury, that the $4,000 appropriated last ses-
sion for the use of Senate investigating commit
tees is not available for the purpose con-
formulated in the Blaine resolution. was dis
cussed and the members of the committee
very generally held that Mr.. POrters position was
sound IN law. The question, however, not having
been brought before the Treasury Department, the
chairman was instructed to make for
nal requisition for funds, which he will
do tomorrow, and it is yet possible that
the Controllers opinion may be reversed. Ii not'
then INQUIRY will be made with regard to the avail
ability and sufficiency of the Senate contingent
fund for the purpose There now remains ABOUT
$4,000 of this fund in the Treasury.
The chairman has been instructed, In case
both of these funds are found to be
unavailable, to draw up bill, to be presented on
the first day after the recess, so amending the law
of last session as to make the $4,000 appropriated
by the Edmunds amendment to the PotterresOluuon
available for the Teller Committee. Senator Bay
ard said that he entertained doubt that the Dem
ocratlc Senators who voted for the Blaine resolu-
ton will also vote for the proposed resolution
TO enable the committee to 60 to work. The
commtte adjourned, subject to the call OF the
chairman.
There are unmistakable evidences that the
Democratic members of the committee and DEM
ocrato Congressman generally are III nigh
glee over that which they hope may prove
long delay in the work of investigation. 1t is not
supposed that many of them will put them
selves on record in open opposition, yet 1t IS
probable that an attempt will be made to
throw obstacles in the way of immediate
consideration of the proposed amendment when the
matter comes up, in the hope of putting Off the de-
parture of the subcommittee until it is too late in
the session for it to complete its work and
make report before the 4th of
March. Republican members of the
committee believe that one month will be ample
time in which to do all that is necessary and as the
object in view merely get the true facts in re-
gard to the elections before the country and not to
eject any legislation during the present session at
least the Democrats can have month IN which 10
exhibit their unwiingness to have their methoas
examined and still have time enough 10 geI 10 the
bottom of the matter. NJ,
An idea prevails to some extent that Senator Tel
eT Haf nesspe SGH in Congressional nyest
cations. This is erroneous. Mt: leller mas
served on some OF the most sN,od mnP Gr9ng
the present Congress to investigate election alfalrs
HIS met hods are busineSs-like and direct, and good
results may be expected from his management oI
the present investigation.
general press dispatch says: "Senator Teller,
ON his return from New-York yesterday, found
a letter awaiting hun from Senator Blame.
In this letter, which written prior to
his departure for Maine, Mr.. Blaine says
that, although he does not assume to be public
prosecutor in the matter mentioned by bis resolu-
tion. he will be glad to assist the committee
in ITS investigation, and now supplies the names OF
a number of persons in various parts OF south
Carolina and Louisiana, whom he suggests should
be subpenaed, and whose testimony, he believes,
will ustifv the action of the Senate in ordering the
inquiry. No reply has as yet been received from
Mr.. Thurman"
MR.. THURMAN'S UNPLEASANT POSITION.
A STRONG EFFORT To FORCE HIM TO RUN FOR TIE
OHIO ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS THAT HE
WILL YIELD.
IBT TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.l
WAsHINGToN, Dec. 2G-The Democratic party
of Ohio is in bad quandary. The best in
formed politicians have come to the con-
clusion that no one of their public men,
except Senator Thurman, can be elected
to the Govcrnorship next year. To his refusal to
allow his name to be used they reply that if he is
unwilling to risk anything for the party he cannot
expect to have the support of Ohio Democrats in the
next National Convention. One Of the latest compl-
cations in the controversy seems to be that the
soft-money Democrats are joining IN the demand
that Senator Thurman shall run, not because they
like him, but because they think his sudden adOp-
ton of the doctrines of the Greenbackers
lust before the last campaign may enable
him to run better on a moderate Greenback
platform which it is their purpose to insist upon in
the State convention, than men who have been
more radical in their views. On the other hand,
MANY of Mr.. Humans friends declare that he can
not afford to run on soft money platform at all,
and shall not since, to do that III advance
of the National Convention would turn the Eastern
Democracy against him. Taking all things into
consideration, IL now seems probable that Mr..
accept the nomination If the Democratic leaders de-
eide that he is their strongest candidate.
HEARING A PACIFIC RAILROAD CASE.
iUsTICE MILLER AND JUDGE FOSTER TO TRY THE
KANSAS PACIFIC CASE AT WASHINGTON
10y TELEGRAPH THE TRBUNE.I
WAsHINGToN, Dec. 2G-TO.morrow morning As