Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-11-08

:. St'"to'o NOHklll.S, lldul-
I'm and others who wished FOR
an opportunity TO precipitaie a
fight with Hayes, The Cameron
blunder was !, God-senol. In
brief, the Administration au-
iihorized the Pennsylvania dele
CATION 10 select a man to be APP
pointed Minister TO England,
expecting the delegation to
llame Wayne McNeigh, son-in-
law of Simon. Cameron. The
idelegation, however, astonishetl
the Administration and the
whole world by naming Came
ron himself. Such an appoints
ment-a that, of course, the Adj
ministtation could not make,
and therefore quietly ignored
the recommendation and appoin-
ted a Pennsylvania who was
not actively engaged il politics.
1t was bad faith on the part Of
the Administration. 1t was
treating the Pennsylvania dele
CATION somewhat as we deal
withthe Indians making prom
Uses 10 them that we would
keep if we found it convenient,
or break it if we wished 10. 1t
remains to be seen whether the
Pennsylvania Chiefs will sink
to the place Of those other saw
ages, who perpetually submit to
wrong, or will manfully take
the field as Chief Joseph did.
But it is most likely they will
fight. They have al the provo
cation that men ever had, and
in Conkling's coming contest
against the confirmation Of the
New York Custom House APP
pointments they have an OPP
portunity such as will not re-
turn.
In all the combinations so far
made there has been no contest
in the Senate. Whenever OBJ
lection is made the nomination
goes over for investigation. The
subject Of the New York APP
pointments being mentioned
yesterday, Senator Conkling is
reported to have said that the
present officers in that State
were performing their duty sat-
isfactoriIy, and he did not sec
the need Of haste in confirming
their successors. Under exist
ing law, the new appointments
having been made while the
the Senate was in session, the
old officers hold over until the
new ones arc confirmed. it
would have been different if
Hayes had made the appoint
ments before Congress met.
In the Senate Yesterday the
Committee 10 examine the laws
as to the counting and dccla-
ration of votes for President,
was appointed as follows: Ed
munds, Conkling, Howe, Nc
MILAN, Teller, Republicans;
BayarJ, Thurman, Morgan,
Democrats, and David Davis.
1t is an excellent Committee.
In the House, Mr.. Ewing,
Ohio, presented a bill repeating
the third section-thc vital sec
tion-of the resumption act.
There was a vote in the House,
on a motion connected with the /
resumption act, but it was not
clearly a test vote. As it was
so understood by some, howcv-
er, it created some excitement.
The vote was 1873 TO 116, re-
peal having 1873. a fairer and
fuller test will be reached in a
few days.
Neither side seems disposed
to force business pending the
important elections in New
York, Pennsylvania, New Jer-
sey, &C., next Tuesday, 9th.
The Military Committee has
about concluded TO report an
appropriation covering the time
from june last to June next, /
for the army at its
present legal strength. The
question of reduction will come
up at the regular session and
will receive thorough discus
sion. Gems. Hayes and Sher-
man and all the heads of the
Bureaus here are IA
vorable to an increase in the
force, but the sentiment of the
as shown by the press,
is decidedly the other way. I
Speaker Randall, contrary toll
expectation, placed Hon.
N. Potter at the head
IF the Committee on Pacific
Railroads. 1t was the belief of