| Show TilE CAPITA I j > 1rJiJ Gorerameat r Fiaaacea S Scramble for Places 5 lsceleaa VasbiBKten Hews Chicago Tribunes Washington The extra interest tu be t > aid on a > count of the failmeto PUgII funding bill before be-fore next widter will be about 10000 000 on a 3J2 per ceDtbi i orl30OO 000 on a S per cent basis of refunding There remsinsHnsold k4652200 of the 4 per cents whfch the secretary ofth treasury may sell and with the proceeds purchase redeemable 5 percents or 6 percents per-cents Whetherlo will think it wise to do this may bo regarded as very doubt fill l InterOceans Washington An int mate friend of the resident said today that he would probably tender Free Douglass a mission in place of the mar shsuhip of the District The colored question ques-tion has been a serious one during the administration of Mr Douglass under Hayes and it is said At times to have made the situation unpleasant far all concerned con-cerned Tbe marshal here is in a mea ure part 01 the executive household and the capacity of an qual which many who bad been used to meet persona Jf Mr Douglass raze only in the capacity ofscrvaiita have not been pleased In Wa hmgton moro than almot any other place the prejudice of race lingers aDd it is thought a more congenial place can i bo found for the present marshal The mission to Brazil where numer us col ured men hold high official positions and places is one of the most desirable in the gift ot government As far as the other places on this continent are concerned as great t man at Hurlburt of Illinois is said to be working for a minion Congressman Pacheco ot California will bo strongly recommended for the position of Mexican minister He i of Mexican extraction While thoroughly thor-oughly American also by birth and education and an orthodox republican his blood and the fact that ho speaks ho Spinish language as well as tho Eng iib will ho urged in his behalf as tend lug to give him a higher place in the con idenou of Mexicans than almost any other man who could be selected Thi it is said will have special weight at this lime when tho attention of business mon or the country is being turned upon Mex Ico and there is an inclination to atone for tbe past indifference upon points of international courtesy alleged to have been > suffered by the sister republic al our lands One of the first aspirants to the leading diplomatic places on the continent it is aid will DO the successor of Minister 2hrigtiancy It is alo said that HilKard will not bo retained in the Chilian mission Mr E V Smalloy is said to bo anticipating ipating a foreign mission and Col John flay it is Enid will bo tendered ono Washington 9Tho President has recognized Anglo Cappelar as consular agent of Italy at Denver The democratic caucus u hearing the report of the committee 01 revision of the Senate committees Davis of Illi noii is given the judiciary committee and Pendleton and McPherson succeed Cprnan and Walace on the finance committee com-mittee Republican are also in caucus Tbe President Blaine and Windom now favor an extra cession Unless the present status changes on > extra session will be called about the middle of May when republicans can control the House anti probably the Senate also Mabone again entered neither caucus today If he continues his silence it is not improbable that republicans and demo rt will agree on some basis for rganization |
