The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-12-13
THE NEW YORK APPOINTMENTS.
Merritt Confirmed, Roosevelt
and Prince Rejected.
a FIERCE FIGHT IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.
Revenge Of the Democrats
for Kellogg's Admission.
THE PRESIDENT TO CONTINUE THE FIGHT

THE PRESIDENT TO CONTINUE THE FIGHT
FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.
wAsHIyGroS, Dec. IL, 1871
she YIoHr OVER THE NEW YORK APPOINT
MxNTs AND WHAT IS THOUGHT OF THE Re-
sULT-THE PRESIDENTS FUTURE ACTION.
The rejection Of Msssrs. Roosevelt and Prince and
the victory ofME Conkling the President the
town talk this evening. Senator'S OF course keep the
secrets Of tho executive sessions with great care
but when the session broke up at about twenty min
utes past eight this evening the excitement Of Sem
great TO be controlled, and parties Of
them, ssrolling homeward, discussed various phases
OF tho contest loud tones. 1t is evident that
tho struggle has created great bitterness between
she iactions In both parties, and It was
probably the most exciting executive session
remembered. There s good authority for the state
mens that the President will not let the matter rest
where II is, but will send In place
OF those rejected. II ia said In administration
circles that the fight is BY no means ended; that
the President Will stand his constitutional right to
name his subordinases and that he great patience
1t IL thought tonight that he may send In new
before tho end Of the present week, but this not
probable He will be likely TO wait until the
assembling Of Congress after the holidays
The attitude or tho thirteen democrats who. either
actively or passively. opposed confirmation was q
surprise TO many persons this evening. To
them the President owes his defeat and
sheir course il mainly attributable to . feeling
OF disgust and disappointment at the seating
Of Mr.. Kellogg BY the votes Of tho Administration
Senators This act Of tho administration kesnly
resented. because Il was generally said among the
democrats, the Presidents own theory, the admis-
OF Mr.. kellogg gross and deliberate wrong,
and those who suffered II TO be DONE whom shey could
and ought TO have prevented IT. lost thcr sympathy.
THE BUSINESS BEFORE THE HoUsK-NArrERs
UNDER CONSIDERATIONS ~ THE NOPE 1xpos-
rANT COMMUTERS. atf
the more important committees OF tho House have
got far In their work that business begins fall
form and order and the real work Of the
win commence aflsr the holiday recess The oom-
mittes having Ia charge the consideration OF some
better way Of asccratning and declaring the
President and Vice President authorized ths
afternoon to consider also the manner Of elocting
President and the duration OF the Presidential term
Thus the whole matter is now before this
impsrtans committee, which will make . complete
report with recommendations, probably In January
ana psrAsps In time 70 gss constitutional amend
msnt before the State Legislatures during the winter
For the present. however, the silver and anti-rssump
ion questions and the quarrel between tho President
and his party this vitality important and
sary amendment TO be overlooked.
the Appropriation Committee proposes to more
strictly classify tho appropriations to give tho
House . more easily Ineligible Wow OF them. For
instance will bring in all expenditures for tho
District Of Columbia In . single bill, in order
that whatever is appropriated for tho Dis
trict may be seen at once. There is nlso
disposition In the House call on the District OF
Columbia Committee for report the proper rela-
lions between the federal government and the DIS
trict and bill which shall establish these firm
foundation. This is much needed and II is properly
done will have important effect upon the prosperity
OF tho District and tho comfort Of its inhabitants.
The Levee Committee has before II two plans for
the Improvement or the llssisslpp-one that OF the
government commission under General Humphreys,
the other proposed by Captain Eads who wishes
apply his system OF faggots which now deepening
of the passes to the waters above narrowing tho
bed gradually and causing the river to scour II out.
Tho plan OF Captain Eads is asserted to DO
much the most economical. There IS an
important movemel 1T on foot for bill applying the
product OF the cotton tax to the leveeing OF the
Mississippi About $6o,oooooo wore realized by
this tax 10 the two or three years after the war.
Many efforts have been mado during the last two or
three Congresses 10 nave this tax refunded, on the
ground that It's collection was unconstitutional The
proposition made to apply the sum II yielded to
isvesiDg tho river WILL II Is evident meet with strong
support In the House.
THE BLAND SILVER BILL AND ITS PROSPECTS
IN THE SENATE.
The silver still hope pass tho Bland bill this
week, and they have even hopes OF passing II by
two-tnirds majority. or course they mean TO
strike out all tho amendments and are strong
(n~ hat
an amendment allowing the government to reap
tho benefit OF tho contemplated fraud may secure
majority The friends Of the bill will, tomorrow or
next day, try 10 get night session. and
II they attompt this they will succeed.
Senator Morgan, Of Alabama, made q speech to-
day which was thought to sound very much
like rspudiaton at least general and deliberate DIS
crcditing OF government obligations. On the othor
hand. OF tho leading Senators supporting the bill
rays openly that nothing, and that the mns
cannot coin dollars last enough to affect either the
public credit or the currency, which Is true enough,
but poor argument for the bill.
THE CHAIRMANsHrP OF THE PACIFIC RAILROAD
COMMITTEEMAN. rHRocKMoRroS DEcIISEs-
Mr.. MORRISON Or Mn. HEWITT TIE COMING
MAN.
There Is trouble In tho House Committee on Pa
cinc Railroads Nj Potter, originally named BY the
Speaker as chairman OF that committee, refused TO
ssrve. Whom the Speaker proposed to oil tho va
sancy the members iavoring subsidy schemes Oh.
jccted, that he could not nominate a chairman, but
that either the person whose stood mex, 10 Mr.
Pottcrs should nave tho place or tho commit
tee should olcct a cnarman. Mrs Potter was under.
stood be opposed TO subsidies. Tho Speaker
named Mr.. Hewitt, who Is Of the same
mind, in Mt Pottcr's place, aud thereupon tho com.
mit,ce to-day proceeded TO elect a chairman. Mr.
Morrison anti subsidy, was nominated, but declined.
Mr. Throckmoron, VINO favors subsidies, was also
nominated and no also declined saying tina, he could
no, servo chairman for reasons known and salts.
factory 10 tho speaker, and which, in his opin.
ion, would mako IL improper for him to hold tho placo
that could not accept 1t consistently with his por.
sonal honor Having thus positively refused, ana on
the strongest grounds, Mr. Throckmoton left tho
mittae room and no was thorcupon elected chairman