Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-05-03
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.

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OUR WASHiNGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, d. c., April %, 1877.
The settlement" in South Carolins
and Louisiana has resulted in seating
the Democratic State officers beyond
lany chance of 5ousiing them until the
lexpiration of their several terms, rs
fixed by law; but it is likely that the.
istruggle OF the various sspiranis for
seats in the United States Senate viii
be inaugurated as soon ass shailssbave
been fairly organiz zed in extra session,
next June. The States OF the different
candidates is stated here substantially
az follows: David t. Corbin and NJ.
G. Butler, who WAS suddenly elevated
from obscurity to the topnost wave Of
popularity by his exploits at Hamburg,
July 4, 1876, are the Republican. and
Democratic cand dates from South Car
olina. The former was elected Dec. II
by the Chamberlain Leg stature, hav-
ing majority OF all members declared
elected by the State Canvassing Board
in both branches. Butler was Sdeciared
telected December 10, by the so1called
Wallace Hampton Leg islafure, which
had at the time but 79 members, lin
cluding both Representative and .Sena-
tors) many OF them deserters from the
Chamberlain body, who had previously
voted for Corbin. 1tsois everywhere
contested that even if it had a. legal
House there was no pretense tOa legal
Senate. The Louisiana p, Legislature
organized on the first Monday in Janu-
ary with full quorum in both Houses
kellogg was elected on "Wednesday, ;, OF
the following week, by the Legis slature
in Joint Assembly, having more than
a majority of all Representatives and
Senators declared, elected by the Re-
turning Board; and it is admitted on
all hands that If that Board was a con-
stitutional body, the title of kellogg is
perfect. This legislature maintained
its legal quorum during the sixty days
session to which ii was constitutionally
limited. Only within the, past two
v eeks has the Nichols Legislature had
quorum of Reforming Board mem
bers, and only securedsit at last, when
lit became apparent that Pack kard would
not be sustained by the Federal author
|ities..s The decisions of the Supreme
Court have been uniformity, to sustain
the legality OF the Returning Board,
and The Democratic. Leaders virtually
recognized the, binding force of its ac-
,ltion BY their persistent efforts to secure
from, the Packard Legislature q .suffi-
Icient number of members to give the
Nichols Leg islature quorum. By a
Legislature made, as above indicated,
many of its members having voted for
kellogg and helped elect him on the
day designated by the Constitution;
ISpOffOrd has been "electedo several
i months subsequent to that date.
Eustis claims to have been elected in
1874, by majority of the House in
conjunetion with twelve Senators Gust
one third of their whole number) who
seeded and went over to the House
long enough tn participate in the farce
and then returned to their seats. His
i credentials as presented here area copy
of the Journal of the House, and, per
haps, certificate from Me Emery whom
no one recoenized.I 1t il pretty gener
ally believed that, should the Demo
Gratis succeed in. seating theirmen from
fthese two States. a desperate effort will
be made to secure the control of The
Senate through the dissatisfaction. OF
Southern Republican Senators brought
about through the "conciiiatory" pof-
| Icy. Very few are now 50 saueuine as
to expect to- see the Housa organized
on an administration basis, and not a
/ few are neard to express the opinion
that Gen. Garfield Was very badly sold
when he gave up the bird in his hand
fer the uncertain number in the bush.
Randall is confident of his re election.
althOugh it is contaded that MorrisOn's
disaffeetion has rendered his chances
lsomewhat doubtful. The impression
gains strength, that the Departments
will witness a good many changes
within few months among all grades
OF officials. The latest rurnors retire
the lat, 3rd and 5th Auditors, and the
End Comptroller The appointment OF
Hon. Edward Mcpherson, late Clerk
of the House. is Superintendent of En-
craving and Printing is. well received
by all Republicans in Washington, APP
parently, and the designation of Mr..
Irish, as his assistant, is quite as pOpH-
lar with those acquainted with him.
The significant, utterances of Gen.
Won Moltke in the German Parliament
tend to strengthen the general belief
that before the close of the present
struggle in Europe, every prominent
power there will have been drawn into
the terrible vortex. Late utterances of
Gen. Sherman indicate his belief that
it is to be the most terribly destructive
of any in history. LOGAN.
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