Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-11-24

The Crisis In she senate.
WASHINGTON. Nov. PA calmsr feel
Ing pervaded in Republican circles yester-
day regarding the political situation. and
there 10 to-day considerable confidence
that the party's supremacy in the Senate
can yet. by careful management. DO pre-
served. or. to use . moro correct expires.
sion, regained. The course Of action BY
which IL Is hoped TO attain this result Was
correctly outlined In the dispatch Of last
night. but the following details can now
DO added: A resolution providing for tho
admission Of Kellogg will DO reported
from the Committee on Privileges and
Elections Immediately after the reading Of
the Journal OF Monday. when II will take
It's place on the calendar TO come up
under the rules Of the Senate at the
next days session. unless unfinished
business, equally privileged. shall
then be pending. IA o o this
report Is submitted. or NJ least Of the eI.
p~iration OF the morning hour. debate will
DO resumed on Thurman's motion TO dis.
charge the committee from the consider
alton Of Buffers credentials. and. II pos.
sible. the Republicans will prevent final
action upon Il by continuing tho discus.
sion throughout Mondays session. II
thus thrown over. Thurman's resolution
will not come up again In regular order
until the expiration Of the Tuesday morn.
ing hour, and during that morning hour
the Kellogg resolution will necessarily be
reached under the rules a. the first priv
LEGGED business upon the calendar. One
effect Of these tactics, II successful. will
be to give Conover the opportunity to vote
for Kellogg's admission without having
his vote neutralized by Buffers, a. would
otherwise be tho case, and without asking
his assistance. which would he refused, TO
give tho Kellogg case precedence by q
formal motion. IL il arranged also that In
tho event that the adoption Of Thurman's
resolution cannot be prevented on Monday
A point Of order will DO Immediately raised
that the credentials must lilo over for one
day, under n single objection, TO prevent
consideration, Just like Q report OF . com.
mittec. There are. however. several weak
points in all these arrangements. In the
first place II 10 not absolutely certain that
Conoyer's vote. although In . general way
pledged for Kellogg, will DO cast Tor him;
unless Buffers case D. previously acted
on. Secondly, there IL SUI . possiDil1y
that Matthews, and Perhaps one OF two
other Republicans besides conpyer anu
Patterson may DOL VOC iof neiiosss
admission besides, mAloriIy
OF the Senate can SCI .siue any CUISINES
before that BODY ID Akc up Ano'neI mat
ter that has been 10 the cAienuai ons
s. .csin.t time ma Ilspublicsns
have siili another means Of delaying action
while waiting for recruits. viz TO refrain
rom v'"' hi s" re.o s%S however. cannot
ifrnr he relied mon Tor The Democrats can
muster thirty.iour acknowledged members
OF their party IN me Sen,'S VINO. 'ose'ns,
viii ,a,a nsmocr,iic ouorum Of he
$3.50 a. now orcsnizcd. there being
oniv e,enty.threo senators, and three
se.i. vacant. The foregoing. In connec-
lion with the ordinations, contained
in n%r.,iou. dispatched ON this subject
.hor yery clearly that Senator Shsron's
presence here h. Of urgent Importance. and
IN several respects Of absolute necessity to
his p,rty IN tho present crisis. There 10
coo3 reason 10 believe that his vote, II
sneeJily available. NAV be 30 utilized Is
~ AM ali the three contested seats with
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