New-York tribune., 1877-03-12

.ho head of an administration faction,
-. ,bot tbe unanimity with which the people
onnroved the policy of the President, as well
as tbe small following he found in Con-
cross. decided him to change his tactics
Ar Hayes will take no hasty steps in
,nforepce TO the conflicting State Governments
IN Louisiana and South Carolina. Gen. Garfield
at the Presidents special request, has with
arowp from the Senatorial contest in Ohio.
THE ADMINISTRATION TRIUMPH.
.,,nnrx cRUMBIING OF THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
r,CTION-THR CABINET CONFIRMED WITH ONLY
TWO OPPOSING VOTES TO THREE OF TIIE MEN,
BERs.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNEi
w.suSGTOy. March 11.-President Hayes's first
,,mpaipn with the small Republican faction in the
Senate which believed that it could force the Pres-
dent TO regard its wishes in the selection Of his
Cabinet came to an abrupt close yesterday by the
ntter rout and unconditional surrender of the
whole array. Only small number of sena-
tors was at any time engaged In the combl-
ro,;on n obstruct the President in carrying
ont the much needed reforms in the Government to
,rhcb he was committed, but these seemed to have
felt certain that they could rally enough to their
sunport. in view of the small Republican majority in
the Senate and the disposition of the Democrats
heretofore TO allow the Republicans to carry on
their contests inside their ranks, to force Pres-
dent HAYES to terms They expected in short that the
RepubEcans would so vote as to cause the greatest
discord in the Republican ranks, and upon this eX-
nectation they founded the whole movement. But,
in spite of the bitter feeling still prevalent among
some portions of the Democracy on account of the
struggle over the Electoral Commission and its re-
port. only two Democrats could be found ready to
ignore the traditions of the Senate under
all parties TO promptly confirm the night OF
President to elect his own Cabinet advisers 1t IS
useless to disguise the fact that the reference OF
President Hayes's nominations TO committees and
the delay attending their confirmation were intended
as studied insult and that few Republican Sena-
TORS who had not been able to dictate to the Pres-
dent in this matter, were alone responsible for
it. The matter went further than this too, and con-
templated the formation of a Republican anti
Administration party This movement had the sup
port and sympathy of the machine politicians aud
many of the ofiice-seekers who their prospects
for advancement melting away before the
policy illustrated by the appointment OF Presl-
dent Hayes's Cabinet; but this continued
ONLY for about three days. Never has the
response from the country astOnished men who
have heretofore considered themselves richly en-
dowed with political sagaciy as in the present case
So overwhelming was their defeat that yesterday,
when single objection would have carried the con-
sideration of the Cabinet nominations over TILL
Monday, not a man was found to object, and only
two TO vote against the three men to whom they
were most opposed-Messrs. Evarts, Schurz and
Rev. The rest were cOnfrmed without Yea and
Nay vote.
A motion was first made to take up the nomination
of David NJ Key as PostmasterGcneral for imme-
date action. A vote upon the question OF confirm
ing it was taken by Yeas and Nays, and
rcsulted-Yeas, 81; Nays, 2, the negative
votes being cast by DemocTates. This vote seemed
TO be REGARDED as a test of the strength of
the opposition to the remaining nominations, and
no further opposition was made against any of them
beyond a demand for rOll-call in the cases of
Messrs. Schurz aud Eyarts The vote on Mr. SchuIzs
nomination was Al for confirmation and against it.
The vote on Mr.. Eyars's nomination was about the
same. quite a number of Senators on both
sides having abstained from voting, and
the few negative votes in each instance
beng cast by Democrats. Senator Cameron
PENN voted for Evarts, Schurz, and Key Mr.
Conkling refrained from voting on this nomination
The nominations of George W. McCrary to be Sccre-
tary Of War; Richard w. Thompson. to be Secretary
OF the Navy, and Charles Deyens, to be Attorney
General were confirmed without rol-call or even
adiyision of the Senate in either case.