The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-03-10
The CAPITAL.
The Government Finances
Scramble for Places
slisceIlaneous Washington
News.

Chicago, e.-7IibEae's Washington:
Re extra interest To be paid on &, count
Of the failure 70 pass funding bill be-
fore Bext winter will be about $4,000
600 on 81 per cent basic, or SI3 COO. :
| 600 on 5 per cent. basis OF reiunding.
There remsins uasold Sls4 ,652, 200 of the
per cents, which the secretary Of the
treasury may sell, ard with the proceeds
purchase redeemable per cents or per
cents. Whe.herhe viii think it wise To
do this may be regarded as very doubt
full.
Inter Oeeaa's Washington: An init
mate friend Of the President said, to-day,
that he would probably tender Fred.
Douglass mission In place of the mar
shsiship ofthe District The colored ques-
ton has been q serious ona during the
administration Of Mr.. Douglass under
Hayes, and it is said at times TO have
made the situation unpleasant for ali con-
cerned. The marshal here is in mea--
ure part OF the executive household, and
the capacity of an equal, which many,
who bad been used to meet persons Of
Mr.. Douglass race only IN the capacity
OF servants, have not been pleased. In
Wa hington more than almost any other
place, the prejudice OF race fingers, and
It is thought q more congeniAl place can
be found fer the present marshal. The
mission to Brazil, where Numerous col
ored men hold high official positions and
places, Is one Of the most desirable in the
gift OF government. AS far as the other
places on this continent are concerned,
as great man a. Hurlburt. of Illinois,
Is said to be working for a mission.
Congressman Pacheco, OF California,
hr 81 IL =
position Of Mexican minister. He
is of Mexican extraction. While thor |
Oughiy American, also by birth and |
education, ard An orthodox republican, |
his blood, and the fact that he speaks |
the Spanish language as we'll as the Eng
lish, will be urged in his behalf, as tend |
ing TO give him higher place in the con-
hdenee OF Mexicans than almost any |
other man who could be selected. Thi:,
It Is said, will have special weight at this |
time when the attention Of business men
OF the country Is being turned upon Mex
leo, and there is an inclination TO atone
tor the past Indifference upon points of |
courtesy, alleged to have
been suffered by the sister republic a. our
hands.
One Of the first sspirants to the leading
iaid, will De the successor OF Minister
Christiancy.
1t is also said that HilEa5d will not be
retained in the Gillian mission.
Mr.. K. V. Smsley is said to be anti
,iPatiug a foreign mission, and Col.
John Hay, it is said, will be rendered
me
Washington, 9.-The President has
Anglo Cappelar, as consular
Igent of Italy at Denver.
The democratic caucus is hearing the
eport Of the committee on revision of
he Senate committees. Davis, of Hi
lois, is gwen the judiciary committee,
md Pendleton and Mcpherson succeed
herman and Wallace on the finance COM
nittee.
Republicans are also in caucus.
TIE President, Blaine and Window
low favor an extra session. Unless the
present. status changes, sn extra session
will be called about the middle of May,
Vhen republicans can control the House,
nd probably the senate also
Malone again entered neither caucus
o-dsy. II he continues his silence, it is
Ot improbable that republicans and
emo rats will agree on some basis for
rgsnizstion.