The Morning herald., 1877-11-19
THE HERALD.
xyAnIgXWGTON LET rIR.

WARRINGTON LET TER.
t,.or our special Correspondent
WASHINGTON, y. G.. Nov. II, 1877.
THE ARMY ELL,
,,oe nv last, has passed the House, with
r. scbleick.r'. ameAlaent compelling Mr..
Haves to keep four iul' regiments of cavalry
l the border OF Texas for protection against
t4xjcan raids. The House limited the nu-
borical strength Of the army to 10000 men
the maximum, with reduction in the
ppropriation of about a million dollars or
aore. Tbs ssaase Com mIttee haye al.o
,1e amendments TO the effect that the
ruy shall be recruited up to $4,000 men,
Is allowed by the present existing law,
nb o reductIsa IN the present expense of
be Staff of the Armh and Hny hcadqnar-
prs. and Conference committee Of the two
Houses will be necessary TO reconcile the
,f,rences between them, although from
he present temper Of the House, they will
OF recede from the Bill as passed by them,
} that II the Senate stubbornly refuse: TO
ASS the bill as sent to them by the House,
ou need not be surprised II the Army APP
ropnatior Bill fails altogether at this extra
vesion. t
mn
iii passed the House last Tuesday, not
oyever, without very heated discussion
herein Ex-Secretary Robson was pretty
eushly handled Tor malfeance in appTnpri-
hing the funds Of his department. to Ills.
,ltimate purposes, IN account Of which has
zen heretofore ventilated through investi-
rating committees Of the last session.
THE SILVER BILL
Fill have eliminated from It by the Senate
Finance Com mittee, the free coinage clause
ks passed by the House, as Mr.. Bayard and
pr. Herman, both Democrats, insist tina: if
kherc is TO be any profit in the coinage Of
khe Silver dollar, 1t should inure to the pro
6s Of The Government, and not to silver
= bpeculators. Mr.. Bland, father of the bill
)n the House, was before the Senate Finance
Committee, advocating his bill and replying
70 arguments there made by the Commlttee
bf Bankers and Brokers of New York anl
Philadelphia, who are hotly opposing Nc.
HBland's Silver Bill" The discussion bo.
,ame quite animated and somewhat pers1-
bal, in which Mr.. Bland shook his fist at the |
Bankers delegation, addressing them as
you men of Wall street." and saying to
,lem "you do not pay the debt; 1t is the
Iarmers Of the West who pay the debt, Ard
hey intend to pay It with the cheapest cur
ency they can get, and if you press them
90 much, they will not pay 1t at all, but
viii wipe it out as as with spoage." Con-
hiding his remarks with "the money'd ar
':o2racy Of the country we're responsible TOR
be labor riots of last summer, and their
on q larger and grauder scale in
be future, should capital crowd labor
gain"
TIE ANTIREsUMpTIoN BILL,
'hich was referred back to the COMMITTEES
y the House, is in charge Of Mr.. Ewing, of
no, who informs Us that he fully expects
defeat all attempted amendments, and
uSn the bill through, with the first amend.
en1 Gaining free banking, by rousipg
lajority.
THE SENATE DEMOCRATS,
their late caucus, determined TO make au
fort to defeat the purposes of the Repub'
cans In delaying action on the Senatorial
infested vacancies until the last moment,
ID thereby put themselves right before the
ope. S
JUDGE sPoFFORD AND KELLoGG |,
we been before the Committee on Elec.
ms, in the Senate, and delivered short ar
'Ineu in their own behalf. It Is fore. :
me conclusion that the Senate will scat
eliogg. Ii
TIE TEXAS PACIFIC BILL
IL not be presented to Congress until the
!u!ar session, next month. The bill Is
'eahy il proper shape, and desperst'l
ut will take place over this measure by
opponents and friends of the bill, the
ter Of whom are very sanguin, of sue :,
IS.
SUNSET COX, - Ia
0 intimales that his opposition is Of no f
an strength, intends to oppose the item c
$4,000 for expenses of obtaining ma "
lal and reports, salary of editors and cx a
'ses of editing reports" that appear IN
estimates made by the Secretary of State, C
the Paris Exhibition, now In the han Is q