New-York tribune., 1877-07-03
THE NEXT HOUSE.
THE MAJORITY.
ELEVEN DEMOCRATS on TIE b. sT SHOWING, AND
POSSIBLY EIGHTEEN.

mistake. From the best evidence attaInable the
majority appears to be eighteen. An active Repub
lican, who has had an opportunity of examining the
roll filed in the Office of the Treasurer of the United
States. as evidence upon which members are paid,
says that it shows 152 Democrats TO 81 Republi-
cans with seven vacancies.
Two of the vacancies are from California. In tho
Ist District Horace Davis Republican, and Will
liam Piper, Democrat .are contestants. In the
Iyth District Peter ID. Wigginton. Democrat. and
Paoheco, Republican, are contestants both cases
beng i'll litigation in the California Courts. In Col
orado, Belford, Republican, and Patterson Democrat.
are contestants Beford having the Governors ceriif
caeand being entitled prima Gce to his seat Patter-
son claimed that the election at which he ran against
c-sford was Illegal and the Democrats held another
election at which the Republicans did not vote.
Clerk Adams has put nobody on the roll from Colo
RADIO. One vacancy s in the lid Florida District.
Horatio Bisbee Republican, holds certificate from
Gov. Stcarns and jessie J. Finley, Democrat, GER
tiff ate from Gov Drew Neither is on the roll. But
by curious Inconsistency Davidson Democrat IRON
the Ist Florida District, who Is III exactly the
same position as Finley, his competitor belng
purnan, who hclds Gov. Stearns's certificate, Is
niaced upon the roll. In the IVth Louisiana Dis
trict Geo l.. Smith, Republican, holds Gov. hel-
locgs certificate j. b. Elan is the Democratic con-
t,tant Neither is on the roll. The same is the case
with the contestants from the With District, Charles
f. Nash, colored, Republican, and Edward W.
Roberts, Democrat. IN the Hid Missouri Ds'rl't
Robert G. Frost, Republican, and l." = Me'caiie'
Democrat, are contestants. no certificates nave
been issued by the Governor. and neither claimant
is on the roll.
1t will be seen, according TO the above statement,
that if the Republicans should sucreed in getting
their candidates seated in all of the vacancies
left bv Mr. Adams Ian improbable contingency the
Democrats would still have q majority of eleven.
CONTROL OF THE NEXT HOUSE.
WOULD II HELP rHE ADMINISTRATORS l-ioW IT
WOULD rMBARRASs THE Observation-Disclosures
THAT CAN BE CARRIED WITHOUT IT.
IFRoM 4 REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIDUNEl
W.sHNGToN, July lis it important that the
new House should be organized in the interest of the
Adminsira.ion' RepublIcaa have all along been
taking il for granted that iNwould be OF immense
service TO their party and TO the President if they
could elect a Speaker and control the committees.
Have they not been making mistake Or at least IS
There not something to be SAID the other side! IN
Goubtedy would be adyanta ycous to the Admins
tratlon to have q good working majority of friends
in the House but that ia out of the question. The
propo,ltion which the Republican leai'r have been
cogitating upon ia to get few Democrats to uotach
themselves from their organization long enough to
elect a Republican Speaker According 10 'lefA
Adams's 70 1t would only take FIVE Suppose the
five could be obtained, and Sir. Poster or even the
more radical Con Garfield could be put in the char,
what then? Where would be the ganf President
HAYES is not cOing 10 thrust measures on Congress
to be put Though uAder the party lash. lie VIII
not he like Mr. Pierce with his Nebraska bill or Gen.
Grant with his Force bill. Whatever lesisla-
..,,1 fEaif
TO his party alone, but will appeal to the
judgment of the whole people He does not believe
in using any branch oi the Government TO proions
the power of a party. The measures he will suggest
cannot be attacked by the united force Of the DE
mocracy. and Will therefore have just as good %
chance Of passage with Mr.. Saycr or Mr.. Randall in
tbe chair AZ Mr. Foster or Gen. Garfield. Not an I'M
portaut subject for legislative action can he men
toned rs likely engross the attention OF the new
Congress that promises TO divide members b. party
lines The great controversy That Is coming up VIII
he over economic questions-currency, banking
tariffs and taxation-and here as everybody knows,
there are wide differences of opinion in boh parties
On the other hand, there manifest and serious
disadvantages nscparablc from organizing the
House by capturing a few votes from the Demo
Gratis In the first place, the handful OF Democrats
who should join the Republicans would he at once
SUSPECTED and accused Of having received some sort
of consideration. ana the Administration vould be
CHARGED with having corrupted them with oilers 0i
patronage. There might be no ground for such
charge but ii would be reiterated until 1t ohhd be-
levers. Thus there would be no moral advantage
in wrestling the Speakershp from the Democrats,
but OH the contrary some odun, no matter
how undoserved, would be sure TO attach to
the Administration on account of the trans
action. Besides there would be the serous
disadvantage of responsibility for the action ol
the House in its legislative work, without ans
real power to shape its course. The Democrats
would wash their hands Of all responsibility, ana
would say to the people: he Republicans cap
tnred the House, and having tie Senate already.
they had possession Of both branches OF Congress
and Of the Executive Now If you don't like the
legislation of the session If you object to some meas
urcs that went through, OF think that certain bills
ourht TO have passed which defeated, You have
only them TO blame; yOu muse nor put the fault On
us If We had controlled Congress- things would
have been different" without real ability TO
share :he action Of the House in the current work
of legislation and with only 4 shaky sort of power
in the Senate. the Republican party would thus DC
saddled with be whole responsibility OF the dOings
of Congress.
Let the Democrats organize the House and the
case is widely different. In the estimation of large
portion Of the sensible public they VIII appear az the
maTplots of Government. embarrassing tho Admins
tration to gain low partisan ends and spelling thc
best laid plans for wise legislation. The Republicans
can say to the country: We desired to do 50 and
80; we eudeavored to meet yonr wishes in this and
that respect but the stupid Bourbon Democracy
would rot permit H."
OF course it will be said that this ia cryng sour
grapes'-that knowing the organizaton -. the House
to be out of the reach If the Republicans this try
Ing to mako believe that they don't want it, am
moi s., sIl HAT il is beyOnd their reach II the Ad