, 1877-12-15
Cur WaSlii.,gi0 on Letter.
WASHINGTON. N0y. ~. lol

ED:T0E STATESMAN = The political com
pl>lion Of the senate Is, if anything political
Is certain. certainly changed. To-day the
question Of Buffers admission must come up.
He has clear majority, aEd viii probably
he admitted in an boar after his case is reach
cd. The war Ci E,imunds, acting Tor the
republicans. upon Patterson and torover,
las been SO Indecent, 50 bitter, that these
men viii probably never again act regularly
with tie rarty to which they lately belonged.
/ They are pledged 10 vote Tor hclioggs ad-
nifi>sion a senator from Louisiana, but II
is;:n,icrstood tha: severa! republican senator's
Who oppose Butler VIII vote t"r Np"ilofd -
a.a;ust kellagr. IS above stated II seems
( certain that thescEat@ from tins tlnre onward
/ viii be democratic Whether the party has
acted iudiciuuslv in receiving AZ ;hc ilan'.S of
such creatures Is Patterson an,! tonover
. wlat 1t would have secured by March 3rd,
/ lS.9 in a strictly legitimate way, Is a
question that need mot be discussed at pres
cut. We shall sooa hno".
/ Bat however that may lie, 1t Goes net lie
with the republican party to find tanit
( That uarty las controlled the senate by the
Unconstitutional wrenchirg asundercf states;
! By creating ncw states wherever minE.
I camp and restaurant could be found III the
mountains, or cattle ranch on the plans,
and by the forcible election OF senators
against the viii of the people. The senator
they most complain Of for absence az this
{ ti,,,e-s,hron- represents, or WAS elected TO
represent STATE which, when created, vas
Iv more entitled To existence as state n
the tn!on t!,an WAS al undiscovered island III
The Pacific ocean There may be democrats
who regret t!at their party has gained con
trcl Of the senate by means of men who
have heretofore Helped TO maintain rcpubii-
can supremacy II: that body, but they are
not called upon 10 apologize 20 republicans
for tke present condition Of things.
Tie National E,t,gJi;c,m Of this morning
profcs5cs "a believe that the house and senate
made securely Democratic, :. bill viii lie III
tro.luccd and passed looking to 4 trial IN the
courts Of TIE validity Of Hayes title to the
presidency. 1t ought not to need that either
house bc democratic 20 secure the PAS sage of
such an act. Nothing would add more to
the strength OF the government at home and
IT icct fgr it abroad than the passage of
such an act hy al the votes OF both houses,
and its approval by the acting president, and
= fall consideration OF the whole question by
cur hi.hest court Intelligent doubt exists
rs to Mr Hayes titie and the subject ought
to b. IS oren to ig,iicial decision as any otker
subject
Aside FROM tlre great senatorial contest
there IS row Lo interest felt in anything
political
The House met yesterday but its proceed
ms were of Ii" Importance whatever.
There is, however, wide spread feeling
III regard 10 lie loss If ire NDroa, a govern
h,cnt ysacl. vitha 4 hundred lives. Secretary
Thomrson VIII make searching inquiry into
tie cau5cs Of the disaster The vessel, for
some reason yci unexplained, sailed from the
secure harhor oi Norfolk v!sie the grea.
stcrm cf Friday was at It's height ard govern
Iacnt danger signals, exhibited expressly for
the projection Of navigation, We're flying III
fall view uf hc:. Most ii the officers lost had
relations OF numerous friends III this city.
We are 10 have, they say, = bright and
lively daily democratic paper here. Hcavi-
Ness las bctnthe death Of several democratic
Papers at TIE capitol, AID it may Ire worth
while to Try one "i another kind. This is 4
favorable tiGle TO make the venture. The
house Is democratic, tie senate substantially
81, and IL. H&yes-Wc!l, Zlr. Hayes is Ny,
Hayes. REX.