The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-11-25
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.

WAsgIyGre npply Nov. %, 1871; In
forty wears there W. been no such con-
test in the senate as is now witnessed.
One Republican senator yesterday, on
what was intended TO be a test question,
voted with the Democrats on the contest
ed senatorial seat in the South Carolina
case. It was Conover, OF Florida. Ow-
ing to The absence Of Republicans tins
gave the Democracy one majority,
and Butler, of South Carolina, ii the
question of his admission had then been
put, and if Conoyer had voted on that
question as on the preliminary one, would,
after debate, have been admitted The
subject went over without lina
action and the Republicans may
succeed for some time in pre-
venting a vote on admission. 1t is also
possible, il not likely, that Conoyer will
shift his vote to the other side. He is a
carpct-bagger from New Jersey.
PATTERSON
of Pennsylvania, who bought his right
to speak and vote in the senate in the
name Of South Carolina, was during the
debate OH trial in cur Criminal Court,
and could not, therefore, either vote with
his party or sell himself to the Demo
Gratis. There Is much interest felt in his
final vote, "a. il he votes 10 admit Butler
he will vote also to admit
sTOFFOED AND EUsIIs,
of Louisiana, and with these Senator'S
seated the Democrats wOuld have control
OF the Senate. As said above, it is forty
years or more since the Senate was 80
near a lie as to make such contest pos
sible. II Patterson votes for Butler IL
will unquestionably be because he is pro-
missed or expects immunity from further
criminal prosecution. have already
expressed an opinion that the Democratic
party cannotsfiord to make the purchass.
The Senate will undoubtedly pass the
bill to secure Government representation
at the
PARIS EXPOSITION
substantially as it passed the House.
This, with the army appropriation bill,
the navy deficiency bill and miscel!an-
eous deficiency BILL will probably be the
only results Of this Improbable extra
session.
| THR ADJOURNMENT.
Members this morning belieTe an ad-
journment will be reached By Saturday
or Monday, unless bad blood is aroused
in discussing the resumption question.
Present reliable reports make the value
OF
REAL E.TATE ~ THIS DISTRICT
about eighty million Of dollars, and the
debt about thirty millions. Most Of tbs
debt accumulated between 1871 and ls,j
while the district was in the hands Of
Grants Board OF Public Works. There
was Legislature, one House Of it elect
ed by the people, but it gave legal sane
ton to only about one.ffth OF the debt.
9 MoRTCAgY STATISTICS.
| Forty one negroes die in this distric'
every year out of each one thousand o
the negro population, but only nineteen
whites out Of each one thousand o
whites. viii papers in Southern citiei
give the Ike details, so that 1t may b
known if the cOlored race is dying gu
everywhere at the same terrible rate
The figures tor the district arc reliable
being from the reports Of very efficieE
Board OF Health. II the race is dyln.
out in the cities and not in the couDtr,
districts, means should be used TO seattle
the city populations II In both city an
e country, then the scheme for Liberia
T emigration, which IL attracting much al
s tenuon In the South, ought 10 be encoui
: aged In every way. MCKAY.