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Show WASHINGTON INKLINGS. ArroisTMisiria. Washington, 15. There was an extra meeting of the cabinet to-day to consider tlie nominations to bo sent to the senato. REPUBLICAN HOUSE CACCU3. The republican members of the house in caucus this morning nominated nomi-nated Garfield of Ohio for speaker, Rusk, ex member of Wisconsin, for clerk, Ordway of New Hampshire for sergeant-at arms, Harrison of Tennessee Tennes-see lor doorkeeper, Sherwood of Michigan Mich-igan lor postal as tor, and J. H. Butler of the District of Columbia for chap lain. All the candidates were nom inated by acclamation except the clerk, Leonard Myers of Pennsylvania receiving seveuty-Bevon votos for that office, aud his name was then withdrawn. with-drawn. The ca4es of republicans involving in-volving couteata were brought before the caucus and briefly explained. It was agreed that the members of the caucus should hold firmly together iu their behalf, and Gurfield, Hale, Cou-ger, Cou-ger, Butlar, (Mass.) and Williams (Mich.) were appointed to take the lead in the managementof (be various contests. DEMOCRATIC SEKaTOBUX CAUCUS, The democratic senators mot in oaucua this morning regarding the contested South Carolina and Louisi ana Beau, with a view to harmony of action in the efforts to bring these contests to a decision as rapidly as possible. The cauous adjourned till to-morrow without arriving at any conclusion. In the senate handsome floral tributes were placed on the desks o I Blaine, Conkliug, Sargent, Ferry and Dawes. The committees will remain unchanged a few days. blaine's ambition. Chicago, 15. The Times -Washington special says: It was stated in these dispatches some time ago that Senator Blaine had announced to one or two personal friends that he had no idea of being a presidential candidate in 1880, because he saw clearly that the democrats were destined to sweep the country iu that election. He believed tbey would elect a president who would succumb to tbe southern demands and thus came a tremendous tremen-dous reaction in tavur of the republican republi-can party in th north aud west. He looks forward, therefore, for a restoration restora-tion of the republican party to power in 1S84, and intends, if possible, to he the republican candidate at that time. The intentions of Mr. Blaine are confirmed by his friends si uce his return here, and furnish the key to hii political coursu in the immediate future. It is stated that he will, as fax aa possible ignoie the present administration. He will not seek any quarrels with President Hayes, neither will he attempt to ally himself in any way with the administration. He believes it is destined to be a failure in all partisan respects. He intends to devote himself to legislation affecting the interests of the north and eaat, and is expected to be the special representative rep-resentative in the senate of the claimants claim-ants lor the remainder of the Alabama award. |