, 1877-01-05
DEkIOCnATIC STRAITS.
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Special Dftpatch to 7as 7}4suna
WAsulXGTos, D. G., Jan. i.-Ueyclormcnts
In tho 0regun case sccn TO tndlcatc that It Will
hualy rcsolro itself, not into aqucstlon Of count
Ing Cron!n'a returns, but Of Furnishing crime
Instead. Tho Cotnnlttcr!s already assured that
large auns Of money from tho East were used
In consummutiug Growers scheme. There is
lIttlc doubt TINT It will bc possible to procure
legal proof of this. One sun named ~ certulr~
.Iy sent to Oregon In connection nth this mat
ter Is III, ,000 The Democrats contlnue to wor-
ry uyer Cronln's frunkncss aud stupidity, and
somc OF them aro about rcaly to nd
nit that they will not be able
to mako that use Of tho Oregon yoto which they
had intended from the first, namely, 10 force
the Republicans In tho Senate to 20 behind tho
face of the rctnrna. Some Of these insist that
II crime has been committed In preparing tho
returns, tho Senate Gnu consider the crin,o In
volyca without establishing tho precedent that
1t can 60 behind tho face of the regular returns.
GOV. GNoykR,
Of Oregon, WIS upon the tloor ot the Senate TO-
day for nearly two hours, aud occupied q sofa
on tho Democratic side during thu whu!c Of tho
debate OIL tic Presidential aucst.un. ecnaior
Kelly had lin h. charge, hut Senator Dogy paid
hl, mort attention.. 1t will be remembered ist
during Tho lo,;g debate on tho Oregon ease b..
fnre tnf '!ol!aay rssess osy was Tug only sen.
ea"a ~ oss ot iSe @ iea. ss1sar: aess1:
*crc introduced to Grover, but they
u, 'pIesatsd I,sac tho 'tie Ssyo4y .hy ot & hlm sx
fs to ,s and To- tak TEN ea
u pleasure il Ais society. Ihu ouy Republicans
who bpnke To- tsrovtr were 6cnatur Mitchell and
sergcant-at-Ar.ns French. Cur!ously enough,
Wright ,lelIycrela portion oi bis speech cou-
tainluy terribly sevcrc arrAlgnmcnt u tfroyer,
and charartcriziog him ~ .'ersoM guilty Of Al,
o'Fe,'se ot such snoF'n!sy that 'e sloul bo
purity. To must Of Wright. SPEECH flat rclatsd
to the performance of himself asld cronln,
GEo,cr listened with nervous and uncon'oEt-
ablo air.
TlLpEA's SCHEMES.
Several Democrats whp wrnt froHs Congress
to luakc Tldens acquaintance during tic recess
| 10 not express very hGttcEfnE opin!,ns about
| HIN. They found him fnll Ut Cunning rlans
for exciting the people, ILLS hope bcin. that By
some u ttc means en,loyedhe he might be able to
shake son.c Republicans from their suppuEt Ut
Hayes telose (lu counting Of the rutes t4lcs
place. They found hl1n with no clear k!saa ot
10 erpscss tho belief that II lnauguratcl he
| would cfTeclual'y destroy Ills party during the
dEst year ot Ills term.
Tho tediols debate in the 1Iuuso upon ths
bill granting pensions to certain soldiers aud
| Sailors VI the Mexican, Florida, aid Black
Hawk wars, was enliysnel by ono Incident
Kusk had csu4ed to b Inserted q tec-
| tion providing that the set should not
amply to peFeons under political disabilities.
| IL strengthen hts position he asked Y 1t ~as
tlesIred to p]sco the isame Of Jefferson Davis on
| the pensIou-rolls. It would aecln that no per
son could have better authority to speak for
Jelfess n Davis than oae Of biz old cabinet
and, Il tda end Of ! euiogy Of Davis, said that
be I'D wish 10 bAvo Jefferson Davis placed upon