The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-04-29


still remain until the States they misrepre-
sent cnn reach them through new Lcgisla-
lures. actually hold the balance Of power in
chat body.
Politically classified the Senate is COM
posed as follows, taking the States alpha
betically;
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sS ss,i,aa..-s,G,h taroiina i louisiana .
The first test of strength will be on the
admission Of KELLOGG and BUTLER, whose
seats will be contested by SPoFFoRD, just
elected without opposition 10y the cOnsol-
dated Legislature of Louisiana. and by COR
BIN, who claims to have been chosen 10y
CHAMBERLAIN's Rump Legislature in South
Carolina. Tho Republican leaders will make
extraordinary efforts To save KELLOGG, In
order to preserve their majority. A dcfec-
tion Of three votes from that side, added To
that Of Judge DAVIS. whose opposition to
KELLooG Is we'll known. would. in n full Son
ate a. now composed. reject his prctcnsions
Can those three votes hc obtained This
question involves, To- some extent, support
Of HAYES so-callcd southern policy and
must draw the line between his friends and
his foes. OF course, whatever influence the
Administration can exert through patron
age or persuasion. will bc used againt kE1-
LoGG. MATTHEWS Is necessarily committed.
BooTH of California recently avOwed HIM
self in favor If the policy 10y which SroF-
FORD has just been elected. JONES and
SHARoS are both inclined to similar
course. CoNKLISG has given no counte-
nance to any part Of the Louisiana fraud.
BRUCE the colored Senator from MISSISSIPPI
pi, has weakened in adhesion to the eX-
hemi-ts. CoNovER Of Florida has SUBJ
stantially lett the Republican party. PAT
rERsoS is cup for Cowos and a market
while DORSEY and SPENCER cannot be held
by party ties where their private interests
are involved
Hence, it may be considered reasonably
certain that spoFFORD will be admitted to
che Senate, and his admission will carry
With it that OF ErsrIs, who has been kept
cut unjusily for four years. These two
votes would increase the Democratic
strength proper to thirty-iive, and reduce
the Republican majority to four. In the
case of BUTLER Of South Carolina, good
aani 81 personal prejudice exists against
him, from the wild Misrepresentation Of
CHAMnrRLAIN and his agents, in regard TO
che Hamburg affair." which created So great
sensation at the time and was worked up
for partisan effect. 1t IS known that PAT
TERsoN and CoNOvER will vote to admit him.
1... "a That NJ
rHEws will do likewise If the present COM
bincd Legislature should 20 through the
form Of clccting him again, IS has been sug-
gestod, hi, title could hardly be disputed.
In any event, Democrat will get the seat,
and thus raise the aggregate vote of that
side To- thrty--ix, leaving the Republicans
with margin of three.
On most questions relating to the South,
Judge DAVIS will act with the Democrats,
and In their general line II reform and eco
nomlcal policy ne may he counted on that
side At the extra session OF the Senate, he
declined tocnter either caucus OF to occupy
any OTHER position than that of an Inde-
pendent on the committees In his recent
spcccho- h..or" the Legislature OF Illinois,
he distinctly declared THAT he would labor
earnestly ior rcri"ct reconciliation between
North and South and the extinction OF all
sectional lines.
Therefore, on the assumption that SroF-
FORD and ErsTIs, OF some other Democrat
An place OF the latter, and BUTLER, or an
other Democrat, De admitted, the SenGt,
would stand as follows:
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Reuaii an nia' fi;s Observation-Disclosures. .....
Deduct pA,. lni,reni,nt .................
RsruhAe 400 majority Observation-Disclosures.
After tho calpet-haggcrs have once scpa
rated ON the tot votes. from the main bod,
OF the party, thry cannot be- relied upon t,
come back in the fold. I'm fact they arr al
--~'"u, to mako tcrnl, with the Democrats
and especially tn~ three who intend to re
side hereafter in the States they noT ~ y. :
reple-rnt ~rrNcrR is seeking new iicl'
OF cntcrpri-" in the Black Hills, but will
doubtful surrces CoNoyER and DoEsE
have long since made up their minds to dc
sert and PATTERSON will be too glad t. re
tain the scat Whichhe purchased with mono.
corruptly procured.
The warfare ON the Administration, whc
will soon begin must Of necessity make
breach i'm the party that cannot be easll
healed. lhungh the organization and In
machinery will mainly bee in the hands &
the nggr"--iy" leaders, the Offices and TN
pubic honor, will drtach small folluwn
for HAYES, which, united with the rcgula
Democratic strength and the carpct-hae
gers, may probably change the compleXio
of the Senate at the regular meeting in d.
cenlbcr, and thus give the Democrats tn
g.. asccndtncy. In that event they woul
have both branches Of Congress, and, wit
such power over legislation, might MAX
the Fraudulent Administration at Washint
ton feel very uncomfortable
IL Morton Dissatisfied with His Work
1t is said that the restless Senator frol
Indiana Intends to invade the lecture pa
form and pcryode the domain Of magazr