The Morning herald., 1877-11-08
wAsHINGrON LETTEs.


WARRINGTON LETTEe.
From our Special Correspondentl
u WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. 7, 1877.
y There was yesterday . little progress in
legislation-the Silver bill passing the
House, aBd the bill to repeal the clause Of
the Resumption act which fixes date for
resumption, getting formally before the
House for discussion. Over both these
measures the real contest will be in the
Senate. The Silver bill, however, had un-
expected strength in the House, and that
fact will help It both in the Senate and
with Mr.. Hayes. ..
As you are already informed the Military
Committee of the House propose to ask for
money enough to support twenty thousand
men only, as regular army. 1t is not
likely any larger number will be sanctioned.
1t is enough. With largo standing army
We should be forever trying to find warlike
work for It.
There is an unexpected willingness among
members of both Houses to make a reason
able appropriation In aid of an American
representation at the Paris Exposition next
year. Probably $500, 900 will be voted.
Mr.. Hayes has apparently made up his
mind to publish new revelation on the
subject of civil service rsform. He has the
fecuDdity in respect to revelations that dis
tinguished Mahomet and Brigham Young.
He produces one whenever he needs one.
The new ona, ia relation to which feeler
has been put out. is in the shape Of COM
mand to slaughter the Bureau officers and
Department clerks who are not administers
tion men-who, 20 wrote you In April
last, are disloyal to the prophet occupying
the White House. If remember Alright,
the original reform command was to des,
troy only those who failed to do their off,
cial duty. The change Is not really sud
den one, but only one of series of changes,
each making its successor q necessity.
There are two results possible from this
triaing: One is, that Mr.. Hayes will sink
into q nero party slave, OF sll the less
account in the party for what he has done.
The ether. is that he will take himself
entirely out Of the Republican organization.
and rely for support on Democrats, inde-
pendents, and those Republicans who will
follow him. To stand still is impossible.
Whichever course he may take, recons
struction of bis Cabinet will be necessary Z.
Schurz has been damage to hin from the
first. Unpopular with Republican leaders
disliked by Democrats, and not enjoying the
confidence of anybody, his appointment
was mistake-not practical. not sincere,
net stable, but sloquent and plausible, he
was of value in the campaign of 1876 {;
but he was worse than useless the mo-
ment he entered the Cabinet and had the
work of civil service reform assigned to
him. It was said of Chas. Sumner that he
hsd forty-nine names for grindstone, but
not political ability enough to sharpen q
broad-axe. But Sumner was prodigy Of
business talent compared with Schurz. SO
whether Hayes continues in his own party,
and becomes It's servant, after failing to be-
come its master, or leaves 1t to attempt
without its support what 1t will not sup-
port him In doing, It would seem that Mr..
Schurz would have to be dropped. It would
not be hard to show that other members of
the Cabinet will have to be displaced in the
near future, but I will content myself for
this time BY asking your readers to stick
pin in this present chapter of prophecy, so
that they may turn to It soon after. the elec-
lions of to-day.
One bill presented yesterday deserves at
teutisn, and will doubtless receive it. 1t
provides for Q perpetual" loan of $780,.
DOC, 900 to bear per cent. interest. The
des of the author of the bill is that the
AMOUNT would be rapidly absorbed in this
country for permanent investment, and
would, enable the government to call in an
,qual amount of bonds bearing larger
rate of interest. The permanent fea-
lure is what he supposss would make this
loan more acceptable than any other Is a.
Investment.
The friends Of Gsnsfal Don Carlos Baell.
W. B. Franklin and scores of other officers
dismissed during the late war, arc moving
through Mr.. Hayes to have their trials and
sentences reconsidered. Many Of them
refer to the case of General Runkle as
precedent for executive action, but 1t should
bo ron, nm hared that In General RnnklA'a