, 1881-11-16
Both Houses, Particularly The Lower
One, Almost Denunciasory Of
The Star Service.
Argument Begun Yesterday in tile
South Park Case Before the
Supreme Court.
Recommendations Of Secretary Ktrkrood
Regarding the Indian Itescrva-
tfous OF tho West.
The Cotton, Wheat, md Corn uropa-How
Hatton rixed the Virginia
Bourbons.

TIE NEXT HOUSE.
a CHEAT tt:A1 OF r1uuts1S0.
WASHINGTON, u. t., Nov. 16.-'l'lie canvass
for tho Speukerslp OF the llonsc Is becoming
lively md Interesting. or tic cnnl'dntes,
Ko1fpr, lItscuck, Drnnell. burrows, aitd
knssoiI nre here. Ortiz, Rertf, nnd Robinson
of Massachusetts will be Ilero IN q few days.
Kcifcr has established headquarters ut tho
Ebbitt House, 1ltscoCk ut tho Arlington,
Dunnell ut the National, and the others l,aye
not yut opencl their headquarters 0ell.
ketfer's frIr,,tls aro very hopeful. They sny
Kcifer has Il unltgll nnd curtlIul support Of
tito Ohio delegation, mid tint, while tho light
will ba Of II sectional nature. tic WcstagAtIst
tho East, kelfGr will get voles from, Fenn-
sylsatla, Now Jersey, altl snveral from
New England, rs we'll ns several from tho
South.
KE1FEll's rRtENns
believe lis llls n0w n,ora positive support
than any other candidate. nn1 tllat fle Is the
real clioiGe Of Il number or members WlD,
for Stale REASONS, hive IL promise their
ydcs to other candidates. It Is the general
opinion thilt sone Of thu Western cutuiiates
will have To drop OIL If the raco before thu
cat Ut the light begins, md, naturally, tlluse
having tho smallest support are expected to
be tho o1lcs. 1t Is believed by the Ohio nleil1-
bers that Keller lsls certanly 1lsUre strength
titan my otlcr Candidate, mid Tint, therefore,
llo will finally l,cen,nc tho cnndtdata or tint
sectlolt. rs one uf tie l,,,mUrssls fcat,tres Ut
this fight It Is rulatcd Tint, last spring III his
letters te members Of the House asking their
support, ltlscack claimed that tho Spt;lker-
| ship ought. by right, to 20 to tlle East, anil
particularly TINT 1t
OUGHT NOT To 90 TO otifD,
because tint Stutg Ind the President, two
members Of t1Ie Supreme Court, sayeraI rroii-
Inent diplomatic positions, and other of-
ilcers. N0w, time md tho changes 1t
h,ls Wrought have turned this yery nrglt-
ment against llfscUck, say the 0hLu ltep-
resentatiycs. New Yo,k, they say, Inns the
President, twD members Of thu Cabinet, te
French mission. and other diplomatic lnls-
stuns, the sceo1lu AsslstaiIt-1 1'ostnnstet-Gusl-
eraI, ailll will lave member of the Supreme
Court, this. urgs tlle Western members,
Is suItictelit lotur anl power for New York
ut presUnf. Nollu Ut tic candidates yet giye
estimates Ut tfolr strength. They say 1t IL
| 100 eagly III the canvass fur THAT kAssUll. it
IL admitted, Is Il strong cantlluate, md n H.
publican member Of the nuxt uouse said to-
night: III
KAssoN
had been member OF lilo lust Congress he
would pllsl, Keller very closely, md perhaps
| win, but lIu Inns beet out Of ConEress sb lo,ig
that he coinca before Tie House rs a stranger
comparatively. hut few or The inen liz
seryelt with III Congress arc now members,
mud ktss0n is, IN fact, q Stranger 10 many
members OF tlIa Fhrty-seyentlt Congress.
Notwithstanding this, hu II strong ciNdt-
tlate. Tits qualifications fur tho plaee are att
mtttGd. liz Is prompt, determined, antl u
good parlIal1Eel.tariah, but II handicapped
by Ills LONG ubsunce froin tts country" THE
lueu,brr WHO thus expressed himself Is Il
friend III tiem. Ketfer, Alld naturally regards
tie iatter NJ the strongest candidate. II Is
reported among Western men llat there Is
anIlo division nlnoI,g ll,s New York delcsu-
tfoll-that 1t Ia not Il unit for lllse0cls, md
that thts difference grows olt uf tile party
feu1 lii that State. a supporter of
1iIsCuCK
said tonight tl,at he kmnw of ITO dIyis.
lon III the delegations lie beiieyed II WIS
United for IIIsc0ck. l.ohesou OF New Jersey
Is hcrc, n,!d. while he Is not nuktng an ope,,
canvass for speaker, II Is believed i,e las
Ills cya oil tint position, nllu Tint ie Is u
prominent dark horse. In sonla quarters II
Is thought tint tile numerous cntl.lnteS now
ln the field Will kill enctl nttar 0F, alld Il llew
lnatt will bo taken llp. III such MI Uvu,tt, 1t
IL qula1 probable tint lt0bcaun will bo cuildl
date, though It IL said he has tho lcalt #,
Nuw Jersey III tilo Senatorial race Iext yeas
asuccccd Atcfherson As tho contest now
stalls. illscnck IL ttle tnUst prominent call.ll
tlale from the East, autl k0ifer and Kassol
from the Vest. II Is represented that
oRrlt
tas the sol1d 1ntliana delegation be
lind HIN, md tl.at. Indiana proposes