Year: 1877

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Correspondence Of TIE HERALD. z


WASHINGTON. March II, 1877


TIE DnfoCRArIc CAUCUS. B
As several versions of alleged difference.
in the recent Senate caucus have been put II
circulation, it map be proper to give The
facts. The question was as to what should
be the status of the democratic Senators
toward Gov. Hayes as the occupant of the
White House. Some advocated that there
should be systematic resolve to abstain
from all personal intercourse with Hayes,
or favor any action which could be construed
to recognize him Is the rightful occupant Of
the White House. This gave rise to lengthy
and excited discussion which indicated q
profitless result. A motion was made to
limit the debate. Judge Thurman, who
had been doing good deal Of talking, took
umbrage at this and denounced 1t as an
attempt to gag. 1he Senator who had made
the motion Withdrew 1t, but another Senator,
who had just come in, renewed 1t and it was
carried, to the great disgust of Thurman,
who does not like to be cut of In bis remarks.
After this q northern democratic Senator
INDUCED in some remarks to the effect that





captured by the loaves and fishes and sell
out the democracy. This brought to their
feet in indignant contradiction half dOzed
fthe southern Senators, who, In ante.bellum
days, we're classed as old line Wings. They
resented any intimation of want of fidelity
TO the Democratic party by. those with
whom they had been allied, whereupon the
subject dropped. The caucus did not arrive
at any formal decision as to what would be
the relations between democratic Senators
and the occupant of the White House, and
it was thought perhaps more proper and
eXpedient that the determination of such a
question should be left to individual opinion
and judgment. So far, however, with but
single exception, the circumstances of
which are such that 1t can scarcely be so
determined, no democratic Senator has put
his foot inside the portals OF the White
House since the 4.h of March.


DON cAMERoN's DOWNFALL.


Had Gov. Hayes been disposed for personal
reasons to retain Don Cameron In the
Cabinet he would have found such retention
incompatible with the carrying out of his
new Southern policy. Don took the most
decided stand of any member of Grants
Cabinet against the slightest relaxation of





declined to sign the modified order sent by
Grants direction to General Augur. HAYES
was made acquainted with these facts, and
realizing the necessity of his Cabinet being
unit in accord with him. he withstood the
immense pressure brought to bear on him
by the Cameron interest.


CARL sCHURz


has stated that his. administration of the
Interior Department would be that of the
utmost impartiality, and that while be
should aim to carry out the true principles
of civil service reform, he had no grudge
against any Of the appointees of Zach
Chandler, but from the manner and style of
this remark we look for cleaning out of the
many rings in thatdepartment, particularly
so since he was pleased to add that he would
have no conflict with machine politicians,
as he did not propose to run q muck with
them.


THE PATENT OFFICE.


The motion made by the attorney of the
Woodbury. planning machine association to
dissolve the interference between the
Woodbury. patent and that of Alfred Ansop,
has just been decided by the office. This
decision prevents the Woodbury. association
from collecting any more royalty under
their pretended patent, as they cannot now
get their formidable antagonist Anson out
Of the way.


THE KELLOGG CASE


At the caucus of republican Senators
held at the Ebbtt House, disposition was
shown to drop the matter until the next
session.


at the request of Hayes, has concluded to
remain in the House instead of going for the
Senate, thinking that he can be more useful
to the administration of his Fraudulelcy
where he now Is.


THE ODIUM JUDGES


of the so called Supreme Court of the U.
s. will Iaake their call on Returning Board
Hayes to-day, at the White House. Justice
Field will not accompany them, as he went
to New York, and Justice Clifford has not
signifed whether he Will be Of the party or
not.


THE PRESIDENTIAL CHURCH.
Quite an exciting contest is being carried
on between Pastor Newman's Metropolitan
congregation and that of the Foundry M
z. Church, as to which shall have the
society of his Fraudulcncy and family to
attend their particular synagogue. The
thing is becoming so heated that we expect
chromos of the Returning Board will be
offered as an inducement. A delegation
from the metropolitan, where for eight
years Grant said his little pater noster,
waited on his Frauduiency and renewed the
invitation made to him by letter, ,and earnestly
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