The Morning herald., 1877-11-24
wAsMINGgON LET TER.
-rrom our special correspondent

la forty years there has been no snch co'
test In he Senate ~ ts now witnessed. on
Republican Senator yesterday, on what wa
Intended to be \ test question: voted VIII
the d mocrats on the contested Senatoris
| seat ia the South Carolina case. II was
Copover, of Florida. Owing to the apsenc
! of Republicans, this gave the Democrac
one majority, and Butler, of South carolms
If the question of his admission hao 'ne
becn put. and If Conover had voted on ina a
question rs on the preliminary one, woul'
after debate, have been admitted. Inc SUI
iect went over without hual action, ana In
Republicans may succeed for some 'lms y
preye ating vote on his admission. u is AIS
possible, If not likely, that Conove.' ""
shift his vote to the other side. He Is
c,rpet-bsgger from New Jersey. Patterso.
of pennsylyanla, who bought his right t.
speak and vote N the Senate in the name OF
South Carolina, was during the debate on
trial In our Criminal Court, and could not,
therefore, either vote with his party or sell
himself to the Democrats. There is much
interest fcls in his final vote, as, II he votes
to admit Butler, he will also vote to admi
Spotfort7, aud Eustis, of Louisiana, and with
these Senate seated the Democrats would
have control Of the Senate. As said above,
it is forty years or more since the Senate
was so near tie as to make such contest
possible. If Patterson vo es for Butler, 1t
will unquestiopably be because he is prom
jSed or expects immunity from further Grim
iual prosecution. | have already expressed
M opinion that the Democratic party can-
not afford to make the purchase.
To-day Mr. Ewing gets the floor, and will
call the previous question on his bill re-
pealing the resumption act. Less interest
In this question is felt siuce 1t was announced
last night, that Mr.. Hayes would veto the
Silver remnuetization bill if it came to him.
II would not, of course. approve the anti
resumption bill after veotiug the Silver bill
While it is doubted if any one is specially
authorized to speak for Hayes on the sub
ect, many who saw him yesterday are posi-.
tive that the Silver bill, unless amended so
rs TO destroy its principal features, will be
vetoed.
The Ssrate will undoubtedly pass the bill
70 secure government representation at the
Paris Exposition substantially as it passed
he Hous,. This. with the Army appro.
priation bill, the Navy deficiency bill, and
4 miscellaneous deficiency bill, will prob
sbly be the only result Of this Improbable
extra session.
Members this moruing selisve su adjourn
ment will be reached by Saturday or Mon
day, unless bad blood is aroused in discuss
ing the resumption question.
Recent reliable reports make the value of
real tstste in this District about eighty mil
lion of dollars, ard the debt about thirty
Most Of this debt accumulated
between 1871 snd 1875, while the Dist let
WAS III the haads Of Grants Board of Public
Works. There was Legislature, one
House of it elected by the people, but it
gave legal sanction only 10 about one Il b
Of the deb.
Forty one negroes die in this District
every wear ou OF each one thousand of the
pesro population, but ouly nineteen whites
out OF ach one thousand whites. Will
papers ID the 5 utheru cities give the like
te;all-, s. hat it my b. known II the
{ 'lored race is dying our .v"rywh here at the
same rrrri Z rate The figures for the
D,>'fi ar reliable. ht ing from the reports
Of ,hr vrry ,ucicut Board of Health. If
he 1a,e is dN ne oAt in he cities aud not in
the colu.ry lis ticlS, mrAtS should be us, d
% scatter tUr rity populations. II in both
ely ana country, tn,n the scheme OF Libe-
RAN en- m,gra.ion, Witch is sttrsc ing much
Ar,cnr'on in The Suuh, ought 10 be encour-
= gtl IN every way. MCKAY.
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