The Republican journal., 1877-12-13
Washington Matters.
TIE CLERK AND DooRKEEpER

nt the cNpedicncy of recognizing those
Offices. Appointments have been made
~ the Doorkcepcr without warrant of
law, while the Clerk has removed within
a day or two Il most efficient officer of the
House, an original appointment of his
own, whose experience, older members
say, Is necessary to the proper transaction
Of the business of the House. There was
no reason for the removal except that one
"t the Georgia members named Hartridgc,
WhoSc only record in Congress consists in
his having named Clerk Adams in eau
Gus, demanded the place for friend.
The House is so close that none but an
experienced Clerk can take the roll-call,
and BE- has been removed for one who is
inexperienced and said to be otherwise
incompetent. The charge against the
Doorkeeper is more serious. He has ap-
pointed men to offices unknown to the
law, IN expectation that the House would
authorize them and pay the incumbents
afterwards. Finding that this eXpecta-
tlon would not be realized, he has dis
charged the men who are now clamoring
ior their pay. Mr.. Potter Of New York
has prepared a resolution directing the
Committee on Accounts to investigate
This transaction. At meeting of the
New York delegation this afternoon the
noorkeeper appeared and admitted the
appointment of these men. and gave his
reason for it, as stated. Mr.. Morse. the
only Democrat from Massachusetts, had
high words with Clerk Adams to-day over
his removal Of the Roll Clerk, and de-
rlares that he will introduce a resolution
on Monday for the election of new Clerk
1n II it,
The DoOrkeeper to say that he welded IN
making his extra appointments to the in
iluence OF the new members, and under
promise that the officers would be author
iIrd by the House
rINCHRACK'S GRIEF.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9. Pinchback has
urcumbed and has sent an open letter to
hol. Nichols Of Louisiana resigning his
place as Senator from that State. He
-,lys lie IS amazed at the action of some
senators. [ p TO the report Of the Com
uittre III favor Of Mr.. Eustis he felt very
confident only the day before that re-
port was made, he says, Wadleigh told
hln that if he (Wadleigh) had seen the
second set Of credentials on which Pinch
back based his claim this session, before
ihc vote on the case was taken last SEES
SION. he should certainly have voted for
him and should now support him, land,
added Pinchback, mOurnfully, ''thC very
next day he made a report in Eustis's
favor. had believed that those who
have stood 10y me heretofore would stand
by me now, and | had hoped that now,
circumstances being so altered and party
necessities 50 great, should get my seat.
mt
not understand it, but suppose it is a part
Of the trade"
PLANS FOR PASSING THE BLAND SILVER
BILL.
The silver men are preparing for a rush
in the Senate this week. 1t is their in
tentlon, If they can, to press the Bland
blli to passage, to defeat al! amend
ments and, if they can get a majority OF
Senators to agree to sit the bill out and
thus force 1t to a vote. They are very
confident of their ability to do this, and
boast that before the week is over they
VIII pass the bill as it came from the
House, and without the amendment re-
ported by the Senate Committee. Some
at the Senators opposed to the bill express
tears that this plan may succeed. The
strength OF the bill in the Senate is not
accurately known. 1t is probably over
estimated by its friends, but these are
very determined, and will devote the
whole week, if necessary, to efforts to Sc
cure its passage. The eject of thorough
debate on the Anti Resumption bill in
the House has shown them that their
measure Will lose by prolonged discussion
in the Senate, and would probably be
tan chnnlI no off + ,o
recess for four or five weeks, as has been
the general understanding; hence their
determination to force it to a vote at
once, even if they have night sessions.
They fear also that if it should be amend
ed by the Senate, this would give occasion
tor debate in the House, where it will be
much weaker on its temperance than it
seemed when Mr.. Bland rushed it through.
IN case OF failure now. they talk of tuck
in4 1t on to an appropriation bill later in
The session, and Mr.. Buckner, Chairman
Of the Banking and Currency Committee,
has expressed himself favorable to that
rYpedlent.
VOORHEES, MAIDEN SPEECH.
senator Voorhees, maiden speech in ex-
rcuti}e session Of the Senate is highly
poken OF. He sustained the position
taken by Nh. Thurman, and in reply to
Mr. Conkling made an excellent presenta-
non OF the Democratic attitude toward
ting administration. He said that the
President belonged to the Republican
party, and the Democracy had no desire
10 relieve it Of the prize it had won by
ich questionable methods. While the
Democrats would make no factious oppo-
L., al ,i,,. =; j
NOT III self respect or party fealty have
amy lot or part with 1t. Senators could
not escape their constitutional duty, and
must vote to contirrl or reject appoint
ncntS: but in SO doing they exercised
their best Judgment us TO the fitness of
ile appOlntee, and not with reference to
any quarrel that might exist between the
President and the President makers. For
his part. he could have nothing to ask of
ING administration. Self respect would
torbd that. He could not vote to con-
frln ANY appolntee because he was the
friend nr enemy OF any particular Senator
an the other side. In reply to Conklng's
defence of Grants administration and the
public service under him. Voorhees, said
that ii was a late day to criticise what
Democrats had said about the prevalence
of corruption under that regime The
proper time was when the name of Mr..
Schurz was before the Senate for mem
Der OF the Cabinet. Nothing that any
Democrat had ever said was worse than
the public declarations made by Schurz
respecting the civil service under Grant
Mr. Voorhees, quoted from speech made
by Schuw at the Cincinnati Convention
in ls72, when he said that the civil ser
vice was fountain of corruption over
lowing and communicating public morals
Yet the Senator from New York had not
said one word against the confirmation Of
Schurz. Then was the time, when Mr.
Schurzs name was before the Senate, to
rebulle these so-called stale ISLANDERS.
THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST PATTERSON.
NEW YORK, Dec. IL. A special from