The New York herald., 1877-10-29
Financial Measures Threatened in
Senate and House.
THE ARMY APPROPRIATION BILL.
Kellogg's Effort to Open the Whole
Louisiana Question.
THE POST OFFICE APPROPRIATIONS.
FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT


WASHINGTON, Oct %, 1877.
THE HOUSE coMMrTTEEs--wHAT THEY WILL
INDICATE.
There Is great excitement over tho House commit
tees tho Speaker having kept his secret very closely
and very fcw Of those whom no has chosen knowing
anything about their places. The few older members
Of both parties whom he has consulted havc also re.
unned sionL Here and there hint Is gwen, bat 1t
is likely that some OF Mr.. Randalps appointments viii
cause surprise. He has used uncommon caro- In his
selections but no has had IN unusually large mum.
Dor OF new men to deal with, and this
has Increased hts difficulties. All reports
eent from hero tonight guesswork,
rs changes may be made up TO the latest moment 1t
hs considered certain, however that the committees
viii mean strict economy no subsidies reform oi
yomc bad laws, and probably como simpllfcation in
the customs regulations and duties; no unnecessary
Increase in the army, rigid investigation Of navy and
District OF Columbia matters and on the currency and
silver questions fair show 10 all sides, with leaning
10 sound views This seems to be tho general impres
yon The republicans appear confident that tho
Speaker will deal liberally with them giving them on
the committees all their numerical strength IN the
House would fairly entte them TO and selecting their
best men for positions
KELLoGG's DETERMINATION TO REOPEN OLD
WOUNDS.
Nj. Kellogg Intends, u appears, TO begin nm attack
on President the OF tho LOUISIANA invcs
tigation His demand that tho committee shall inves
hgate he acts rcsorted TO TO tho organization
pi what is known as the Nichols Legislature
and the insislment and continuance In power
OF tho Nichols Executive, is intended 10 at-
tack the Louisiana commission, OF which. Mr..
Wayne Mcvcigh, General Harlan and General Haw-
ley were members. There is report that It
Is intended to charge that in tho settlement which
this commission supcrntcnded bribery used, and
the words which MI kellogg uses show that he at
tacKs the whole Louisiana settlement and the
validity OF the present State government This seems
TO confirm the rumor that Mr. Packard pretcnds still
be the Governor OF louisiana and that peo
pie hope to get Senate TO upset Louisiana in his
favor more
All this however, Is as vain and dcluslve
Mr.. Packard's pretenco OF being Governor in the
State House. Mr. spoGord will in the end be seated,
and tho present course OF Mr. Kellogg only makes
this more certain. The Senate Committee viii decide
what shall be the scope and extent Of their
Inquiry, and then tho investigation viii go ahead.
THE COLORADO CASE.
In tho House it is probable thu, the Elections Com.
lestants, which win cause a new election in lha.
State.
THE SILVER BILL AND THE CURRENCY oUEs-
TroN-FEEIING AND ANTICIPATED ACTION OF
THE Two PARTIES.
The silver people think they have pretty sure
thing Of IL in both houses, and yet they probably
mistaken There are good many silver men, but they
are Of many minds Some Of the most eccentric would
n Sano
tender and have II coined ut tho Mint, like gold.
Others, however, vehcmcntiy opposed 10
this as extremely impolltc and dangerous,
IS well as dishonest, but they would agree
10 q measure such as Secretary Sherman IS
also believed to favor, recalling all legal tender notes
under S. and issuing silver dollars in their ead
making these dollars legal tender up $40 per-
haps sa0 ana receivable for public dues up to that
amount Between these two kinds Of silver there
Is an irreconciiabie difference, Tor tho latter believe
tho former seek Tor which Is In It's nature
frauduept and Injurious TO the country.
Then, again, the friends Of legal tender notes have
. good many votes and ali OF them will not 20 for
shcr OF the silver plans. There promise OF amos,
endless schemes Tor Initiation under some or no dis
guse. But al: these projects in the House viii be re-
lerrcd to the Committee Banking and Currency
Will be there vigorously fought over by hard and
mittee ever brings into the house really bad OF
dangerous bill But whom It docs report the bill II
brings forth rs sure to be debated in Committee O
tho Whole, and the result OF such discussion viii
be, 1t rs now believed, a sensible conclusion,
There is apparently very general opposition 10 tn,
resumption date, but even this weakcns before III,
low price Of gold, and people begin 10 say that per
haps resumption VIII ''wnstlc isclr' alter ail and
may be as well TO leave the resumption date alone fol
the present IL probable that anything will bt
none any Of these currency silver questions be
fore the annual Message and the Treasury re
port are lard before tho houses and these
will add suggestions Of their own TO the
general mass. and neccssiia'e further counsel
Both parties, also, carefully looking to their
future. and neither IS anxious to make hasty blum.
der und thus spoil Its chances In 1850 The democrats
In particular are on their guard There viii be good
deal OF wild talk that sidc but the leaders oro
sound In both houses, and tho leaders or tho demo
cratic party will control II when the momen, Of action
comes