Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1880-12-27
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FROM ALL QUARTERS.
WORK or CONNITTEBS.
VERYLITTLENEW BUSINESS
In PREPARATION.
A CABINET POSITION FOR BLAINE.
Names Son Honored By the Presi-
dent-EleCi.
Our Relations With the Chinese.
Larger Commercial Adyanta-
ges in Store for America.
Our Relations With the Chinese
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL

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THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
Committee Work-No Chance for New
BflIs-Our Commercial Relations With
Blaine Offered Cabinet Position by
PresiGent-EIect r6eId-Other Mat
tiers.
WASHINGTON, Dec. ga number of the
House committees were notified just before
the recess that meetings would be held this
week for the purpose of preparing business
to be presented upon the reassembling of
Congress, but with the exception of few of
the committees, which have before them bills
which must be passed, none of them have
done anything. It would seem, in the pres
emit condition of business before the House,
that the preparation of new bills by the ma
jority of the committees would be only
waste of time The members of the Appro-
priation committee realize the Importance
of getting all their bills in at an early day,
and hence they will be in session by sub-com-
mittees good part of the week. The Com
MERGE committee is charged with the prepare
ton of the river and harbor appropriation
bill, and it will labor upon that. The Com
mittee on Agriculture must also be at work,
as it is charged with the preparation of bill
making an appropriation for the Agricultural
department. These, with the reports from
the Committee on Elections, thereports from
the Ways and Means committee and the joint
rules for the count of the electoral vote en-
brace all highly privileged questions, and
any other new business will have to go by
the board. OF course it is the duty of the
committees to report in some way upon all
matters reported to them, but many of them
will expect to have their bills enacted into
laws.
The arrival of Mr. Prescott, one of the
American commissioners sent to China to ne
gotiate new treaty with the Chinese govern
ment, is expected in San Francisco this week.
He will reach Washington probably by the
18th of January. It is said that larger COM
mercial advantages are conceded to the
United States by the new treaty upon the
condition that American ships shall not i'm
port opium into any of the ports of the En-
pire It is possible that these reported con-
cessions may lead to same complications with
Great Britain. She may demand to be placed
on the same commercial footing in every re-
spect as the United States. China will I'M
doubtedly yield this request if Great Britain
will accept the same conditions relative to
the Importation of opium as the United
States In times past, however, Great Brit
ain refused to be bound by the wishes of
China regarding the opium trade and that re-
fusal led to the opium war of forty years
ago.
There is every indication that Mr.. Ramsay,
Secretary of War, will be elected to the Sen
ate by the Minnesota Legislature, which
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didates for the vacancy which will occur by
the expiration of Senator McMillan's term.
He is candidate himself and is said to have
a strong following in the Legislature The
st. Paul Pioneer Press, which is the leading
paper in the State, has come out very strong
~ in favor of Mr.. Ramsay. His qualifca-
tions for the Senatorship are at least equal to
those of any of the other candidates. There
would seem to be sort of fitness, politically
speaking, in Mr.. Ramsay s election. Logan,
Carpenter and the late Senator Chandler,
who were for time retired to private life,
reappeared in the Senate. Mr.. Ramsay
could again enter the Senate without weak
ening the Republican party in Minnesota or
elsewhere.
Ex-Governor Brown, of Tennessee, is stop
ping at Wizards. The Governors name has
been mentioned prominently in connec-
ton with the Senatorial vacancy which will
occur before the expiration of Mr.. Bailey's
to-day. He said 'tMy name has not been
mentioned as candidate for Senator from
Tennessee with my consent. I am not can
didate in any sense" f'Do you think the
Republicans will succeed in electing success
sor to Mr.. Bailey ?' asked the reporter. sT
do not, !" was the reply; 81 do not think
there is the slightest. chance for the election
of a Republican Senator from Tennessee
not the slightest. All this talk about COM
binstion being effected between one wing of
the Democracy and the Republicans is, in my
opinion, utterly without foundation"
There is growing impression that Senator
Blaine will resign his seat in the Senate to
accept Cabinet position under the next adj
ministration. This impression does not
arise from any indication given by the Sena-
tor of an intention to change his sphere of
political service. His term as Senator ex-
pires in March, 1888. In all probability he
could then secure reelection to the Senate
if he so desired If he entered the Cabinet
he would not be out of service until March,
1885. AS a Cabinet officer he could control
with quite as much ease the political wires
which are necessary to be pulled to
retain political prestige at home. IF he
should aspire to the Republican, nomination
for the Presidency in '84 he would be in a
vastly better position as a member of the
Cabinet to further that ambition than if he
renamed in the Senate. There is no doubt
but that General Garfield has placeda Cabinet
position at Mr.. Blaine's disposal. Whether
he has restricted him to any particular posi-
ton is not known. His friends aver that he
can have anything he wants. If their state
ments are true he would in all probability
The work on the four per cent. checks
was completed Wednesday, in ample time
for the holders of bonds to receive the
checks for their quarterly interest due in
January, 1881, before Christmas The
amount of bonds held by foreigners is ST.
fha iI1fa hof1,
terly. The national banks own bonds to the
amount of 1882, 331, > 100, and every three
months receive as interest 81, 1928, 81. The
owners of bonds residing in the United
States and known as domestics are put down
for 1898, 062, $50 as principal, while So, $780,
620.50 is mailed by checks to individuals and
firms four times year, the total being S532,
434, 500 and the interest S., 1874 ,345.
take the Treasury department should he de-
termine to leave the Senate. Senator Conk-
ling, however, demands that New York shall
have the Treasury, and if it should be given
to the Senator from Maine serious trouble
would follow. Blaine is one of General Gar
fields warmest friends. During the trying
times of the Credit Mobilier Investigations
the former, who was Speaker of the House,
stood by the representative from Ohio and
afterward in order to show his confidence in
the integrity and honesty of Garfield Blaine
appointed him to the important position of
chrirman of the Committee on Appropria-
tions. The friends of Mr. Blaine therefore
claim that it was simply just that the Presi-
dent-elect should tender Blaine a Cabinet
position. If the Senator from Maine con-
cludes to accept the place himself there viii
vacancy for both Mr.. Frye and Mr. Hale in
the upper house.
A strong reaction from the recedt rebuff
received by Minister Christiancy in his suit
for a divorce by the testimony of Hotel
Clerk Holdschup is promised in the evidence
of the correspondent Emil Gerid, to be taken
in New York this week. E. G. ngersoI, who
with Hon. Edward Willetts of Michigan ap-
pears for Christiancy in the case, left for
New York tonight. He expects Gerid's
deposition to be taken Monday or Tues
day before Special Commissioner II. G. King
at lis Broadway. If tits as satisfactory as he
has reason to expect he viii exhibit for iden-
tifcation a number of letters written by Mrs.
Christiancy to her alleged paramour, In which
she begs him to protect her In his evidence
and refers to her indiscretion with him as
all her husband knows against her. It