The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1877-11-17
WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, d. C.,l
Nov. u. 1877. [


the United States Senate in 1879, and
adding Pennsylvania to the Demo
cratic column, did not bring so full a
share of success as many had hoped
for. But there have been no losses,
and the moderate gains may be bet
ter in the end than more brilliant
and less substantial ones. In the
Forty-third Congress the Republicans
had a large majority, but in the next
one the Democrats had a majority 70
eighty; if that eighty had been TWEEN
ty there is no doubt the party would
have been better off to-day. Slow
gains are sure gains.
Silver men are greatly elated over
the passage in the House of the silver
reconciliation bill. 1t will be well
to remember, however, that the Sen
ate is in the way, and even after the
measure has gone through that CON
servative body, it must still receive
approval at the White House.
Neither will it do to forget that the
men who seem to have made Mr..
Hayes clay in their hands on all 9th
er subjects are bitter enemies of re
monetization. 1t is understood, how
ever, that Senator Jones believes
Hayes has received a revelation en
the subject Of silver and win prompt
ly approve the bill if passed.
The contest now in the House is
on the bill to repeal the resumption
act, or so much of it as fixes 1879 as
the date of resumption. The friends
and enemies of the bill look for a
long contest. 1t may be said with
certainty that the Representatives
who were away when the silver bill
was voted Oh will be in their seats
whenever the question Of resumption
is to be considered. Without express
ing any opinion as to the merits of
the question, your correspondent can
say that he has not the slightest idea
that the bill Of Mr. Ewing, which
simply strikes out the date at which
specie payment shall be resumed, will
become q law. If Mr.. Hayes is com
mitted to anything in such manner
that he cannot help himself, it is to
resumption in 1879. It was easy for
him and members of his Cabinet to
give a thousand colorings to the civil
service reform order, for that loosely
drawn document was apparently
meant to mean everything or nothing
as occasion might require; but his
pledges on the subject Of resumption
as so numerous and so explicit that
he cannot eyade them or explain
them away.
1t is needless to say that the ap-
pointment Of Hon. D. w. VOORHEES, as
Senator from Indiana gives great sat
isfaction here, in and out OF Congress.
No Democrat is more popular in
Washington.
Your correspondent has rarely al
luded to reports of Cabinet changes
as those which have been suggested
heretofore have been in various re,
spects improbable. There seems tic
be more than the usual foundation
for the one which indicates the early
retirement of Secretaries Schurz anC
Key. 1t comes in such shape that il
seems at least worthy of note.
So far, Congress has not even al
luded, officially, to the great fire il
the Patent Office, or to any means o
restoring the building, or to the dem
onstrated insecurity of all the public
documents in various Department
Buildings. 1t was hoped that earl,
action would be taken on so inpor
tant subject.
There seems to be do doubt but al
appropriation will be made to ensur
our representation at the Paris Expo
sition next year. AS usual, some viii
suggest an extravagant sum, ant
others will oppose an expenditure
but there is an excellent chance 70
common sense to come in and hav
its own way for once AS we manu-
! facture the most perfect agriculture
machinery in the world, and man,
other things for which there will b
; an enlarged foreign demand wheneve
: their excellence and cheapness ar
generally known, it would seem tina
any reasonable sum spent in securin
T American representation at the grea
international fair would be well spent
t From the fact that less than tn
r usual number of applications for pat
3 ents have been made of late, it woul
seem that inventors were fearful tina
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