The daily gazette., 1878-05-03
SECOND EDITION
FROM WASHINGTON.

HUM WAbHlNHION.
Especial to the Baltimore Sun
THE ELECTORAL FRAUD AGITATIoN-RR
MARkABLE STATEMENT BY REPRE-
| TENTATIVE FosTER-vIEws OF
| VIM. X. CHANDLER, &c.
WARRINGTON, Nav 2.-Tbe Nationa
Republican tomorrow will print an i'm.
terview with Representative Foster, OF
Ohlo, Iii which Mr.. Foster positi vely re.
iterates his statement that no bargain
was made at the WormIy Hotel confer
ence., MIR. Foster then makes the asser-
tion That he has the best reason to believe
1 tlat most disreputable mean, were en-
ployed to procure the McLin and DENNIS
concessions; that Tilden's money paid
ior Them and that seven thousand dollars
has already been paid as the first INSTALL
ment. Mr.. Foster failed, however, to
adduce any proofs of this remarkable
| Wm E. Chandler said he did not be-
| neve the democrats were in earnest in
Their threatened Investigation. He CON
siuered McLins confession little added
egg That would never hatch. He did not
tnlhk there would be any investigation,
"Dscause 1T would bring to light the bar
gain made by the Southern democrats
with Hayes, and the needless promise to
oetray the republican party by trampling
down Packard and Chamberlain, and
surrendering himself to the control Of
the Southern democrats. In return for
his treason he is being protected in his
once ny the influence of the same
Southern democrats"
THE PRECEDENT SAID TO BE WEAKENED.
Tonight it is stated, on authority re-
garded as entirely reliable, that Mr..
Hayes has become imbued with the idea
that after all something may grow out of
the movement to try his title and that
ne now regards 1t IS of the greatest per-
sonai Importance to himself that the
next d euse OF Representatives shall be
republican. To this 1t is asserted that no
further opposition will now be made on
the part of the administration to the
extension OF all the material aid that the
campaign committees can extract fom
extract from the officeholders. The
authority for this is of the opinion that
for polite reasons there may be an az
Tempt at denial of this statement, but he
says the sequel will prove its correctness
1ne statement recently made by ex-At-
torney General Barlow, of New York.
who was one of the republicans visiting
florida IN 1876, to the effect that Tilden
was certainly entitled to Florida has.
from the clearness with which it was
made, attracted much attention here.-l
Judge Blair stated to-day that every
representative OF the people who failed
to come up to the Requirements of the
occasion will be guilty of the high est |
form of treason.
Specimens of domestic tea raised in
south Carolina and cured in Baltimore
were exhibited here to-day, and were SO |
fine as to deceive one of the largest tea
dealers of Washington.
THE SENATE AMENDMENTS 10 TuH
BANKRUPT BILL.
The determination of the Senate tn
amend the Bankrupt bill so as to make |
ths repeal take effect on the 1st of next |
anuary has created a good deal of sar- |
prise here. and, to judge from the des- |
patches received to-day by Senators and |
representatives from merchants in the
large cities, has caused alarm there. The
;hange has, 1t Is said, been brought about
bv an organized pressure from country
merchants and small dealers of the inter
or.
The FINANCIAL QUESTION AS VIEWED BY
SENATOR GORDON.
, Senator Gordon to-day obtained the
ioor for Monday next, when he will ad-
fress the Senate on the financial uues-
ion. 1t is understood that the Senator
tates himself to be an earnest advocate
u return to specie payments, and he
NH review the mistakes, in his opinion,
nat have been made in the past, SO that
ney may not be repeated in future. He
nlnks That the contraction which would
iaye necessarily occurred by reason of ,
ne character OF large proportion of the
hrcuiaung medium existing at the end
II the war would have been altogether ,
u1ncient without legislative interfer-
nee, and that the mistake was to UNDER
axe to control by Congressional legisla-
ION what the laws of trade and indus ,
rlai progress would have secured to us !
n time, thus avoiding in his opinion the
orced contraction OF the currency.
VAR IN EUROPE DEEMED INEyITABLE-
dhoWlNG SENTIMENT IN FAVOR OF
CHANGING THE REGISTRY LAWS.
Io-day, among Senators and Repre-
ehtatlves, the general opinion was ex-
ressed that war between England and :
'nssla Is inevitable. The threatened L
onnict attracts attention to the question 4
taking advantage of the probable dis b
osai OF British bottoms aud the certain y
'Iuge which the mercantile marine of /
+reat Britain would find in our waters.
he present is deemed good time to
ropose amendments to our registry
Iws, and a joint resolution has been
rawn which will be offered in the House b
'-morrow. If consent can be Obtained. II
ld which will be referred to the Com. 2
ittee on Ways and Means. The re- 81
'lution recites that I'll
Whereas, there exists an imminent me- =
ity and cogent public reasons, grow
g out of the disturbed relations be-
Teen two of the principal commercial :
atoms of the world, demanding change 7
the registry laws governing vessels be- i
nglng to citizens of the United States.
1t enacted that on and after the pas.
ge of this act that so much of section A,
log OF the Revised Statutes be amended 81
snail allow vessels owned by citizens al
the United s ates all the rights and b,
iyileges of vessels built within the | ol
nited States.