The daily gazette., 1878-06-27
THIRD EDITION..
From Washington.

Special to the Baltimore Sun.
THE CAMPAIGN IN LOUISIANA AND OHIO
REPORT ON THE MCCONNELL MILITAR,
CLAIM-rREAsURY FORCE TO BE REDU.
CED-THB SILVER PURCHASES.
THE LOUISIANA CAMPAIGN.
WASHINGTON, June 26-Late informa
ton from Louisiana indi Gates that the
congressional campaigni in that State will
be exceedingly animated. There are a
host of competitors for the nomination
of both parties in all the districts, includ-
ing many who have been very promi-
nent ia Louisiana politics of late years.
1t is expected that in some of thed istricts
independent candidates may be run.
Among the probable candidates mention
ed on the republican side are Wells and
Anderson of the returning board, Pinch
back, ex-Gov. Hahn, j. Hale Sypher and
Gen. Sheldon. On the democratic side
all the present members are candidates
for renominar ion; also Major +. A. Burke
and many others.
OHIO POLITICS.
Judge Thurman, who left here to be
present at the Ohio democratic covention
to-day, will return TO Washington for
short time, and will then go back to Ohio
to enter actively on the campaign. Be-
fore leaving here he expressed the opin-
lOu lIldb tDt NltlnOCldLN NOull olllO
next fall by an increased majority.
In the last hours of the session the
House committee onmilitary affairs made
a report on the case of John e. McCon-
nell, asking S17 ,260 for recruiting three
hundred men from the State of Massa-
chusetts to serve in Maryland regiment
in the war. The history of this claim is
pretty well known. The claimant made
contract with the War department TO
los, "A -.
$1,000 by the department and 5000 addi-
tlonal by act of Congress of July 4, 1864.
The act in its terms provided that the
said sum of $1,000 should be full payment.
Subsequently the additional demand was
made, and rejected both by the War and
Treasury Department. 1t was then
brought to Congress and rejected by the
committee on war claims. 1t wds again
presented to the present Congress, and
the military committee, IN considering
the circumstances, appear to have lost
patience, and say that the claim has "only
one merit in its !favor-unblushiug per-
Sistence," and add, cit Is time this raid on
the treasury should cease"
MC'LINs FAY.
The sundry civil bill, as approved, con-
tains a provision authorizing the pay
ment 10 McL.n, of Florida returning
board fame, the salary of an associate
Justice for the Territory Of New Mexico
for the period during which he perform.
ed the duties of the said office. 1t will be
remembered that MclIin was appointed
an associate justice of New Mexico by
the President during the recess, and that
his nomination when sent to the Senate
after the meeting of Congress was reject
ed. He is said to be very needy
In short time there will be a further
reduction of the force of the Treasury
Department This is made necessary by
the provisions of the executive and Judi
cal appropriation bill The proper offi-
cials at the department are now engaged
III carefully revising the list of employees,
with view to select those who are TO be
decapitated. This number will be made
Us small as possible. The provisions of
the bill also require partial reorganiza-
uon OF the force, as ii creates a new class
of clerks, who will receive 81 900 per an
Aum.
The Treasury Department has the offer
OF all the silver bullion 1t can use at fiftv-
Two pence per ounce. AT this rate the
Intrinsic value of the silver dollar Is
brought down to eighty-eight conts. The
impression at the department il that sill
yer Will 60 still lower The department
IN the hope OF getting rid of Its acumulat-
ed silver, pays for all the bullion it buys in
that; hut the parties who receive il at
once exchange IL for silver certificates
ana then sell the certificates to import.
ers TO pay duties with. The practical
result is that the department might inst
as well pay gold for its silver bullion.