New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-26
CAN THE SILVER ELL Pass OVER 4 vETOi

C4N THE SILVER ELL PASS OVER PE1OY
The prosperity and honor of the country may
perhaps depend upon the vote OF single Sen
ator. The votes recently taken in the Senate
and subsequent declarations in regard to the
Silver Bill from men who were then absent,
enable those who are interested to form
very correct estimate OF the strength
of supporters and opponents of the bill in that
body. Those who loosely predict, rs General
Butler does, that The bill will be passed over a
veto, differ from supporters of the measure
like Senator Jones, who does not profess
that he can count upon votes enough
to secure success An analysis of the
Senate recently published by The Chi
caqo Tribune prOfessedly based upon care
full comparison of all information Obtainable
comedies that twenty-five Senators will vote
against the bill, namely, all the Senators
from the Eastern and Middle States except
MesSrs. Wallace and Cameron, of Pennsyi-
wanna. with MeSsrs. Kellogg, Lamar and
Hill. from the South, and MesSrs. Cmlstiancy
and Sargent, from the West. 1t also classes
Mr.. Spencer as doubtful, but observes that
che NAV vote against the bill. 1t is utterly
impossible to pass any bill over veto, If
twenty-six Senators vote against 1t; but, be-
sides those conceded, Mr. Mitchell, Of Oregon,
has already voted on the right side, so that
without Mr.. Spencer there are already twenty
six so recorded by votes or pairs, and with
him there would be twenty-seven.
The same estimate, which is understood to
be substantially that of Senator jones'
classes Senators Cameron and Grover as doubt
full. There ought to be no possibility OF a vote
r Is.,,i ncTylr lgnuhli-
can. Have the business men of that State
nothing to say in defence OF public
honor! Whether Mr.. Grover Will return to
the Senate in time to vote is not certain,
nor is anything said to be known as to his
opinion. Mr. Sharon is also absent, and though
he is classed as a supporter of the bill, 1t is
not certain that he will leave his business to
vote. as he did not leave it during the strug-
gle for control Of the Senate. If either of
these Senators is absent there will be
cast only fOrty-nne of the votes claimed
for the bill, so that twenty-five negative
votes will suffice to sustain veto.
But among the votes thus claimed,
that of Mr.. COnOver is not altogether GER
tain, for he voted only once with friends
of the bill, and once refused. while Mr..
Eustis, of Louisiana, has not yet voted
on the subject, or, so far as we
know, declared his opinion. His antecedents
warrant some hope that he may choose
with Mr.. Gibson of his own State. Mr.. Lamar
Of Mississippi, and Mr.. Hill of Georgia. to rep
resent that part of the Democratic South
which refuses to rcpudiatc. The merchants of
New-Orleans are not repudatOrs Mr.. Eustis
has sense enough, we may hope, to see that
no other thing 50 greatly impars the prosper
ity Of the South, or prevents accession of cap
ital as distrust of regulating tendencies. If
he cares anything for the Democratic party,
he must see that nothing so powerfully with
stands it as the conviction that the South rules
that party, and is almost sOlidly for some form
OF reputation.
The friends of the bill hope that Mr.. Eusiis
will vote with the Democratic majority at the
vote with that party also; that Messrs. Sharon
and Grover will both be present and vote for
the bin, and that MIR. Cameron will
rank himself with Mr. Wallace as IL
repudiatOr In that case, chasing the
Middle States, Maryland and Delaware with
the East, IN all having twenty-five Senators;
CHASING Missouri with the South, in all,
twenty-eight senator's, and CHASING the Pacific
States with the West, in all, twentysix Sena-
tors, the expected vote for and against the
bill will be
REruBucASs. DEMOCRATS. TOTAL.
For. AGAINST. For. Against. For. As'st
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