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and Precautions taken by
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and the German N fisSfOn-The
Latest Claimant-The UnfOr.
tunate Louisiana Congress.
man-3ampene Gaities.
From our Own Correspondent.
! WASHINGTON, Dec. 80, 1878.
The first day of the approaching
year, being legal holiday. all the
public offices, including that of the
Assistant treasurer, at New York,
will, according to custom be closed.
Hence the formal resumption of
specie payment will not occurr at
the exact period provided by the re-
sumption act, January 1st. Treas
urer Gilfillan, referring to this point
to-day, observed that one day would
make but very little difference, es-
pecially as gold and paper had been
on a par with each other for nearly q
fortnight, during which time the
banks were receiving gold from the
treasury and paying it out. Mr..
Gitillan also remarked that adequate
reasons had been adopted to meet the
increased demand upon the clerical
force of the sub-treasury, of New
York, and additional tellers had been
appointed, SO that the work of re-
sumption would proceed smoothly
and promptly. He does not antici-
pate q very brisk run on the treasury,
and treats with derision the rumors
that have been current for some time
past to the effect that a combination
of spectators had been formed for
the purpose of enhancing the price of
gold after JANUARY lst, and making
resumption a failure. Mr.. Giifillan
regards it as an utter impossibility
for any set of spectators TO collect
enough legal tenders to exhaust the
coin resumption fund of the govern
ment.
The outlook now is that there will
not be any special session of the 46th
congress, nor will the necessity exist
for the convening of the senate in ex-
FtraOrdinarV session. No serious con-
fllct between the two houses is appre-
hended on any of the appropriation
bills, and the only other contingency
for special session of congress, or
even an extraordinary session of the
senate, would be the failure to con-
firm some important nominations.
| Thus far the President has met with
no serious antoganism in the confir-
nation of his appointments, and out
side of the New York appointments,
none is expected, and even should
these be rejected, it is not believed
it would constrain the President
to call special session ter the pur-
pose Of confirming whatever nomina-
tins he might subsequently send to
the senate.
The President stated this morning
! in private conversation that there
SCENE. to be no special urgency in
! filling the German mission, and he
mentioned that there are candidates
in Observation-Disclosures, Grow
and Baker, and three in New York,
without naming them, together with
as many more scattered in other
States. Further than this he was ST.
lent, but the belief prevails in other
quarters that Secretary Evarts will
designate the appointee, subject to
the approval OF the President, and
Secretary Evarts is reported to have
said to-day that no person has been
selected to fill the Berlin mission, and
that all gossip about the chances of
the respective candidates was pure
speculation. The, appointment will
not be finally decided upon until con-
gress meets.
Hon. Reuben E. Fenton's friends
here are very, .anguine that the
! Presidens will nominate him Minis
ter to Germany. Some even init
mate that the President has substan-
TALLY gi' en- assurance to that effect.
! This is hardly correct, as the Presi-
dent has been very careful not to say
anything that might be construed as
indicating that he has preference
for any one Of the several thousand
fnames urged upon him. The indica-
tions at present are that the selection
will be made outside of New York
| and Pennsy lvania, both of these states
having already their proporCionate
shares of offices in the diL Llomatic SER
vice. Gov. Mccormick is the latest
candidate.
he published testimony taken by
the Democratic committee at New
| Orleans in Congressman Acklen's
case, has caused Il genuine sensation
in the sociil aud political circles of
the capital. The general opinion is
that the scandal has now assumed
such "a shape that the house, in JUS
tice to itself will be compelled to take
cognizance OF it, and If Acklen is
guilty of one half that is charged
against him he should he expelled at
once. Each house is made by the
constitution the sole judge of the,
qualifications of its members, and
even the most extreme Democrats in-
sist that if Acklen is so black as the
New Orleans Democratic ,co,an nlstee-
have painted him, the House of Re-
presentatives cannot afford to permit
such conduct to go unpunished.
Those members who signed Acklen's
latest Certificate of character few
days since are naturally placed in an
exceedingly embarrassing position by
the last publication. They will, of
course, be heard from at the proper
time. Their action, however, is ac-
counted for by their friends upon the
hypothesis that Acklen imposed bogus
evidence upon them. that not sus-
pecting Acklen casable of such a
thing. they accepted the documents
he submitted as authentic, and treat
Ell them as such in arriving at their
conclusion
After the 1st of January, what is
known as the gay season beeins, but
so many leading houses are closed
this winter because of the absence Of
the owner or because of family grief
that the season will probably be less
brilliant than usual. Mrs. Ross Ray
is in Europe. Her house was the
center from which radiated deliai
fuI enjoyment, and her annprstin~
haa for txrantv years bapn 4. Tie