The New York herald., 1877-11-02
THE ARMY APPROPRIATION BILL.
Senator ConkIing and the New York
Appointments.
THE NAVY DEPARTMENT INVESTIGATION.
Struggle Of the ti-Resumption-
lists in the House.
FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.

rnOM OUH SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.
WASHINGTON, Nov. !, 1871
The QUESTION OF CONFIRMING THE PREsI-
DENTS OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES REPORT OF THE
ACTION OF REPUBLICAN SENATORS IN CAU-
cUs-sENAToR coNKLING AND THE NEW
YORK APPOINTMENTS.
report was circulated here to-day that caucus OF
tho republican Senators had been held at which It
bad been agreed that any objection made to nomDa-
ton should throw over to the regular session, and
tha any objection by Senator should be fatal to any
nominations from his own State. Tho report is false.
No such agreement hos been made; no caucus
OF tho republican Senators has been held at
which this policy agreed on, nor could
tho republican Senators body bc brought to agree
TO such policy. No doubt number OF them would,
and there is report this evening that private
Ing Of a number Of Senators has been held within
twenty hours, at which those present, SAID to
number less than twenty did talk over policy and
agreed upon it. but II certain that at least dozen
Rnd probably OF tho republican Senators will not
bind themselves to any such policy, the contrary,
Ihey will resist It,
Tho anti-Iayes republicans extremely anxious
70 delay many of tho nomination., and doubtless thcy
will do all they In this direction tho commit
tees. Tho Senate Is slow moving body and Sena
movements for delay will have n certain degree OF
success, but no Senator will bo permitted pocket
nominations, and when they onco reported to the
Senate, unless good grounds shown for their recc
tion, they will bc confirmed Tho democratic Senators
havo resolved TO vote for the confirmation OF every
ut man. and they will not listen Tor moment to the
mischicvous aud corrupting fraud called "thc
tcsy Of the Senate, by which, under the late admin
stration, the objection, without reason, of a single
Senator was allowed by the republican majority to
outweigh the authority and responsibility OF the
Presidents nomination, and the most Insignificant
republican Senator able to exercise, single
handed, greater power than that which the consu-
ton confers on tho President 1t Is certain that
evil practice will be broken down the first time II
shows itself in the Senate, and this Is we'll UNDER
stood that II is doubtful whether any Senator will be
10 absurd as TO try II on. AS TO Senator's objection
TO nomination carrying 1t over to tho regular
sion, lhis II attempted, will also fail.
Mr. Conklng has gone to New York. He called
= meeting of the Committee on Commerce. OF
which he is chairman, and which Is TO re-
port the New York Custom House nom.
nations, for next Wednesday, There will be q
full meeting of the committee. An absurd story is
told that Senator Matthews had had some words with
Senator Conkling about the delay in reporting the
New York appointments. Mr. Matthews says he has
not made any inquiry, special general, in
any session, special otherwise, OF tho Senate OF
any Senator relative to the confirmation OF the New
York appointments, and TINT the report Is entirely
falso
THE ARMY observation-disclosures MEM
BERs OF THE COMMITTEE STICKING FOR AN
INCREASE OF THE ARMY.
Tho Appropriations Committee yesterday agreed
upon a bill maintaining the army at its prcsont num-
bars for the current fiscal year and without any pro-
viso against Its IN the Southern States which the
democrats were willing to forcgo. During tho night,
however, 1t occurred to two democrats on the
committee that the army too big and to
the republicans that it small and this morn
ing the committee could not agree. Later, however,
the objccting democrats persuaded to givc up
their point, but the republicans understood stick
to theirs They insist that tho army shall be at once
enlarged by several thousand mon. Tho democrats
reply that any enlargement ought to DO left to the
regular session, when such be fully dis
cussed that now the question is to appropriate
money which has been already TO large extent
expcnded TINT to bring up tho question
Of enlargement would only delay tho necessary appro-
priations and they are ready TO mako liberal appro-
priations on the present basis. Unoss the republican
members agrec by tomorrow morning the majority
of tho committee will bring their bill before The
House at once and ask for its adoption. The impress
sion Is tonight that the republican members of th
committee who at FIRST quite ready to agrce 10
tho proposal sticking at trnc, and that unc IS
they mean to bring at onco long debate they will
agree tomorrow morning, In which tho army bill
will pass Immediately.
MR.. EwING's STRUGGLE IN THE MORNING
HoUR-UNKIND NNUENDoEs FROM HIS
FRIENDS.
MIR. Ewing remains tied mp in tho morning hour,
and losing OF his friends, who begin to think
that his extremc desire to report tho bill himself
which led him 10 ask this privilege from tho
chairman Of the committee, and tho tremendous
urgency with which he attempted to rush It
through the House, are altogether unconncctod
with tho chances OF the Ohio Senatorial
election In short, thcro arc antiresumptionis,s to-
day ungencrous enough TO hint that Nj. Ewing is
making stalking horse Of tho imitation policy, and
that 1t would be much better II he would 90 slow and
give somebody else chance Thus envy corrodes
tho minds Of statesmen. Mr.. Ewing will be carried
ovcr until next Wednesday In tho morning hour, and
hc will not got out OF his dilemma until he consents 10
let his bill como into Committee OF the Whole for gen.
era dobatc. This will DO fatal to tho bill, as Is now
generally acknowledged.