Omaha daily bee., 1883-04-04

been for some time engageu In inc
work of familisrizlng himself with the
duties Of the position, in which he was
instructed by Assistant Chief Sullivan,
who will be retained In this capacity.
THE s~PEAKERsHlP.
WASHINGTON, April St is re-
ported that while Messre. Carlisle and
Randall have been undecided as to
which should have the speakership Of
the next house, Nh. s. g.. Cox, of
New York, has been quietly at work,
and to the surprise OF the politicians,
enters the ring With the balance of
power already at his com
mand. 1t appears that no less than
seventeen votes are pledged from New
York to their favorite statesman, and
al but three in Ohio are pronounced
''sli right" To swell this force 1t l,
understood that Mr.. Holmsn's friend,
are counted upon, the objsctor from
Indiana himself having retired from
the contest various accretions to the
Cox phalanx are promised from
the south, notably Texas and
Missouri, aud, with the excep.
ton of Rosecrans, the Pacific
slope Is said to be solid In his favor.
The Illinois delegation Is claimed by
Cox's friends otter q vote for Springer,
except Mi. Morrison, who Is reported
to be for Carlisle first and last. The
Irish-American members R johnson,
Finerty, and one or two others-are
counted as safe for Cox by the logic of
events, he having We'd with them
In pulling the caudal extremity
Of the British lion for the
past ten years. M. Cox's friends
maintain that the speakership should
go to New York this time by rights,
because the state has not had the office
for sixty.thres years, when by q coin
cidsnce 1t was held by an uncle Of
their candidate. In addition to other
claims the Insist that the democratic
party should lose 10 opportunity to
fasten itself in the affections of the
people of that state, for upon 1t will
probably hinge the next presidential
election. Every effort should be made
to tempt the democratic hosts to
valiant deeds by preliminary taste OF
federal spoils at the hands OF their
own party. They fully expect to fall
heir to the administration of the gov.
eminent In 1884, and they think that
with Mr.. Cox in the chair much could
be done to bring about the desired re.
suit. In short, MI. Cox Is alleged TO
have quite a "boom," which has been
quietly nursed to dignii Cd proper
tons. -
OUR PoRK IN FRANCE.
Consul Wilson, of Nantes, in q com
m%unioation to the state department,
asserts that 'slnterested influences
were broughtto bear to secure the pro
hibition of American pork In France,
He says he finds extending through
the business community general ant
widespread dislike for and opposition Il
the American tariff, SO far as 1t MAJ
affsot any articles exported from
France, and also a DISPOSE
ton to retaliate, and that thiI
feeling of dislike and opposition Is In
tenrifed by the situation in regard t.
American pork, where, he addS i
shown willingness to retaliste. 81
gave q resume of history reports mad
by Interested persons to secure legis
lative interpolation between the fail,
ing French pork trade and America
competition from 1877 to date, an
strongly intimates that representation
made to the minister of sgricultur
and commerce by French pork dealers
rather than any objection to the qual
ity of American pork, caused the issu
auce of the decree of prohibition.