, 1877-11-23
10 rotc upon bis return. II tn- Republicans
conclude ~ delay final votes till the arrival Of
Sharon, the DEMOCRATS will nttenut to DELAY
further Til urDycr tat reach Was!,lngtun.

conclude t., delay Una, votes till the arrival Of
Hharon, the Democrats Will nttenut to delay
further Till UrnsEr tat reach NaslIlngtun.
TIE FIRST CONTEST
VIII come upon an effort or' the part Of the Flc-
pnhltcanst by parliamentary play. 10 bring
sntc tirss IN The case Ut Kellogg and Suntlor'l.
t."hovcr and Patterson, they will no. oI,t,osc
ti''A order, hut: as things sto'xl los1ay, the
l>csno; rats only felt sure VI Cnnoyrr for vute
tn seat Butler and Eslatis. After that the ar
~ t,c that they should then vote Tor Kellogg,
AMI c!altn that they we're still Republicans.
a meeting VI Republican, will BE- he'll To-
niele, and' 10 fact. consuIsatlons will cnf'-
nnas ,tnae ,! t'!l Monday, n width every proper
oi the situation. The Democrats. Of course,
Will NOT NE IDLE.
The last VOTE u Cunovcr, l,y which tho 1scpul,-
llranh carried adjournment TIL Slunday, has
greatly disturbed ticr, but they ctam to feel
absolutely certain IT inll tu TESS. Must OF the
Republicans consider that thu Democrats have
Won tlloug'l every resource oi parliamentary
tactics will lie brought fnto play by the most
skil!c.l leaders of t'e party to retain control Ut
the situation. and brlnR vute on Kellogg frs,.
Il they tail In this theJ will lose In everything
The gcnyra1 npinEon IT. tho Senate ia that Con.
over nud Patterson will both
REMAIN WITH THE DEMOCRATS.
Their conduct to day WIS suct ~ cannot and
slh'u'd not tail to bring severe denominations
ftotn a1l Republican quarters. Theirs h ease
M political trcachesv ct time when by their
ptctv euntrol Of the wtulc machinery Of tue
legislative tranrll Ut the GovcrnMept. There
aFc lew WHO believe them capable, alter ttrle
co1rsc to~Iav, 70 return to auy middle ground,
where they will vote with the Kepuh1sp-
Eanlzat'ufI OF tt,c Sctate. Leading Democrats
have announced with great atfcctation Of
virtue since adjournment tl,at they do not H.
tend to take slngle step tuwarll reurHalIfzing
ttreon. They will hever stoon to ttl.s, Tut will
walt patiently III they have straight Dctno-
CRITIC maturity; but tile Republicans g.ve little
!'ecd to tlIis. os tElcy Af1 unabu 10 my dtf-
rutes VI tilcse two descrters, or BY the votes Ut
tnuse straight democrats whom tllu dcsertcrs'
yutts brought In.
THE hEtunLtcAHs REMAIN IN POSSESSION
nf the battlefield, un1 Whatever uay have been
tile ricsstlntrs u the skirnIlsh or may be ttas
anxlcties concerning the futufe, by tnr laws Of
war tllc Republicans titus far are vigtuEous.
but It Ia victory which 10 only not defeat. II
bus been, ueveEthecss, . sud day ior Republican
Scnaturs.
.TlIcy have been deserted in their hour
Of nced BY those who owe tle!r political exist
eHcc to tie Republican party. Sumo o! the
vcerasl Democrats arc equally dissatisfied, be-
cause Their cause l'as achieved its first triumph
tor thUrc than sixteen yours IN tile 2enate by
THE AID or TIE oARrET-nAGGERs,
acainst wtlom tnay uavs much inveiyhrl. 1t Is
ajso intt'nated that had second vote been
tal;cn upon the admission Ut butler some oi the
Democratic Senators would hare fnuu.l It lIlil.
cult to vote aye, 30 imperfect IL Ills legni title
to tue p'arc.
/. ii hut seldom that Vice President eau
Evc casting vote, and wien the opportunity
docs occur It Is of such importance That tho
yotc has iii unusual p,llticu value. Huc!, wls
the case In l6lU, when Vfce-tresllent Uaiins
Eare the casting vote which cnactcd the ltlk
Tariff Another memorable c.lstbng yute was
given By Vige.pTesdcnt filInorc In
December, 1919, when Henry Clay brought fur
ward the ltsy. alr. Butler NJ q candidate Tor
Chaplain Vt the Senate against the veteran lar-
Sun sllecr, who hal regarded the uiifse as l,e-
longing tn ltinl. THE vote stoUtl 10 against 80,
wl!un air. Fillmore voted for butler aid elcctcd
hIH, although snnc Ut the HuurponB doubted
1!s right to thus interfere iu the choI.e Ut tlle
Sruate. To-dny
DOUBTS HAVE DEEM KxrREssEp
bY Democrats as to Mr.. ,sEleetcr'b right to girc
y Casttng vote un d quest oil not rotlne>tcl with
legislation, but simply po(,ttval, Thu Coustltu-
ton declares, huweyts, that tho Vice -iresttleht
oithc United Statcs sllasl tc President u the
ecnntc, but stall have no Totc unless they be
eaua!ty divided. THIS tnAkcs it rlaiu that whun
Tho Senators present urc equally dlvlued the
flce-Prcsidcnt las u rote.
tn ths ttfsftsn assottdssI pH1s.
WASHINGTON. u. c.. SoY. .s-s.-An Impression
exists that sllould the question bo forced early
next week tllc Egsult will tu tho suuttnE Of
kellogg. from Louisiana and Dutlcr from South
EarolItIa. II ID known thai svtsatur Gunuyuf
will vote throughout for 4catine Uutlrr, ual "
at flErsent adyisc,i will also vote Tor seltit,g
keIlurv.