The Morning herald., 1877-11-26
WARRINGTON LETTER.
From our Special CORRESPONDENCE
WASHINGTON, D. G.. Nov. "a, 1877

Il WASHINGTON, D. c.. Nov. "a, 1877.
i Thursday saw something new in the Sen.
} ate. Instead Of the insolent "two>thirds'
vote which in the past has made all sorts o1
unconstitutional legislation passable, or
even the mere moderate majority of the last
few years, the Republicans found themselves
in an actual minority on a party question.
SkilGnlly shifting the question to one of adj
| Iiournment, they succeeded in getting tie
vote, and then the presiding officer voting
with his party, The Senate adjourned. It
was well understood, however, that if the
plain issue between Butler aml Corbin, of
| South Carolina, had at any time been pre-
scntcl, Butler would have received the ne>
| cessarv votes to secure admission. 1t rc>
quirel all the skin Of Edmunds and Conk-
ling, and the use of tactics rarely rcsorted
to in the Senate, to prevent such a vote
The adjournment is until Monday, Goth,
when the question will be up again.
One Of the complications Of the case is.
that Conover, Republican, who will vote to
admit Butler is pledged to vote for Kellogg,
Republican, Of Louisiana. So If the Re
publican Senators can get KellOgg's case
before the Senate in advance of Buffers, and
if Sharon, absent Republican, gets here so
as 10 vote Monday, as is expected, Kellogg
can be seated, and Butler kept out. The
political complexion of the Senate for the
next fifteen months-tiIl March, 1S19-',e-
pnnds on the result of next weeks vote.
IT. will. Of course. he pratiivin" 10 oct
control Of the Senate. but confess to a re
grct that better material than Conover and
Patterson couM not be employed in securing
the change.
Yesterday the House adjourned till next
Tuesday. It's last act was to pass the bill
repeating the Resumption Act On this the
vote was 1873 to 12o, the majority being less
than was expected. OF those voting for
repeal, 105 were Democrats, and % Repub-
licans. Against repeal there were 80 Dem.
ocrats and 90 Republicans. The bill goes to
the Senate. where almost cert ainly It will
die-either to be smothered in Committee.
or be killed on final vote, after being re-
ported bv the Committee.
The Silver reconciliation bill, passed in
the House and reported with amendments
by the Senate Committee, to which It was
referred, may possibly get through that
body in time for tie House to act on the
amendments, but it is not likely.
at Republican Senatorial caucus, held
on yesterday, (Friday,) It was resolved to
have all the nominations of Mr. Hayes re-
ported by the several Committees to the
Senate for confirmation or rejection during
the special session. IF any exceptions are
made TO this they will be very few.
Your readers will remember that 7 have
given considerable attention to what has
seemed to me an effort Of spectators and
sdventurere to push the country into war
with Mexico. There was never before so
much reason to fear their success as at this
this time. Aiding their unscruDuIous eff |
forts is the silly delusion. on the part Of |
class Of Mexicans, that the people and the
Government of the United States are afraid |
to fight. This inconceivable folly is said TO
have place In the minds Of intelligent and
influential Mexicaus, and is of course taken
advantage of by the designing holders of
'claims" against Mexico, and the equally
people who covet the gold and
silver mines Of Northern Mexico. Both
;hese classes see in a war the success of
heir schemes. Don.