The New York herald., 1877-11-22
The Silver Bill as Reported by the
Senate Committee.
PROSPECTS or The ANTI-RESUAPTION BILL.
Annual Report Of the Commissioner OF
internal Revenue.
rom OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.

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CRATIC VICTORY IN THE sENATE-REPUBLI-
CAN TACTICS TO RETAIN fowER-pRospEcrs
OF THE SILVER AND ANTI- RESUMPTION
BILLS.
To-day has been an extremely interesting day In
| Congress- In the Senate the republicans we're do
| feated tor the 6rst time In sixteen years.
and the event has had . singuarly de-
pressing effect on many Of the republican
Senator'S. They have seen power gradually slipping
from their hands during the last six years OF malad-
ministraton and blunderng, but to-day for tho nrst
time in the memory Of most Of them, they actually
| found themselves in q minority.
Tho resolution OF Senator thurman discnarging the
Elections Committee from the further consideration OF
tho South Carolina Scnatorshp p up unAn-
ished business After several Senator's among them
Mr. Hill, had spoken Mr.. Hoar made motion
| usual in the House OF Representatives but
| unusual In the Senate to lay the rcsolu-
ton on the table After skirmishing
Mr. Thurman moved that the Senate 60 into execu-
tive session, and on this motion, what was imme-
diately felt to be called, and The demo.
! Gratis by majority. motion TO adjourn pre-
vailed Immediately afterwards. and thus omorrow
the vote on Mr.. Hoar's motion comes up II IS gen.
| orally acknowledged by the republicane tonight
| that they will be beaten that too and perhaps
by a somewhat larger vote, ana then, OF course Mr..
Thurmans resolution Will pass. Senator Conover TO-
day voted with the democrats. Senator Patterson
not In bis place. The republicans say that he
means TO vote for Mr.. Butler.
The event is general topic OF discussion tonight
in republican circles It 10 said that the democrats
can probablys seat Mr.. Butler; that If they
achieve this Il will be possible for them
also Eustis and then Spoford, and that whom
this s done they may, If they want to- reorganze the
Senate committees. II Is intended therefore TO use
every effort delay the Butler and put It or II
possible until tho regular session. But 1t is safe to
say that the alarm OF the republican Senators about
their comfortable committee rooms and tho control
of the committees is needless The democratic Sena-
tors DO no, intend reorganize the any
event until 1879 They trouble and inconveni
ence under which the republicans labor IN working
with so narrow majority they have had, and they
prefer that these gentlemen shall continue TO be thus
bothered during the whole OF the present Congress.
Immediately after adjour haf-a-doz Oxen promin.
ent republican Senators assembled in Of the
mittee rooms consultation about the event. and il
Is said the determination MADE not to let tho
Butler come TO vote during the
present session. II, therefore, tho result to-
morrow should bring the Butler case before
The Senate, an Interesting debate may bo expected
and it is said .ongnt that Senator Conkling will lead
off, replying to Senator hili's speech OF to-day.
Parliamentary tactics may, however, delay the do
cisive vote needed put the Butler before the
Senate The Paris Exhibition bill may be brought in
tomorrow, and that the republicans may waste
some days in debate. rhs Elections Committee will
report also that Mr. kellogg entitled to seat from
Louisiana and effort will be made to give this
precedence over Butler'A Tho Senate IS not easily
| brought to the point OF voting, and while
! 1t may DO certain that the democrats
carry their point, they may Ue prevented from
i thc for dava nd unli he ms
comes for the regular session. In fact an early ad-
| journmcnt is now very unlikely, and IL is probable
that the present session will continue, with tempo
rary adjournments, until tho I'D Of December. on
| nich day the regular session assemblies
Tho second event OF the day the report of the
silver bill from Finance Committee by Senator
Allison II was believed yesterday that amend
ment would be appended authorizing an International
silver commission, but 1t was Unexpectedly voted
down In the commites this morning As the bin
stands therefore Mr. Allison's amendments alonc
have prevailed. These give the profits OF
coming silver TO the Treasury and not
TO bullion owners authorize the Secretary to coin
not than $40 900 600 less than 100000
any year. The bill is !ocraby harmless when
thus amended, Tor no one DOUBTS that IL silver
dollars are issued in place of the and two
dollar legal tenders to the amount of say
$50. .00o. 900, the country will absorb them, es-
peciay as tho mints cannot coin than about
$24, 600 600 year at the utmost The blu cannot
come up for debate this session. 1t will take up
full month OF the regular session. because a great
many Senators desire TO speak it, and il II cventu-
ally passes It Will be In such a shape as TO
! be no danger TO the country. IL IL abso-
! lutely CERTAIN moreover, that the Trcsi-
! dent will voto II II IL does not specifically
and positively provide that the funding bonds all is
sued 1873. shall be paid In gold Thus the Silver
bill In has ceased 10 be danger
Finally, q close scrutiny OF the House IL not
.possible that the Ao-Rcsunption bill may be de-
| feated after all even with the Fort amendment
The debate has done good Mr. Ewing hopes to
get . vote on tho bill tomorrow. IL Is ACKNOWLEDGED
that Mr.. Ewing's own bill cannot pass at ALL and the
only hope OF the anti-rcsumptionsts now is to tack
on Fort amendment, which secures free banking.
A careful canvass OF the House shows that not as
many repu Dlcans will voto Tor Mr.. Forts amendment
as was at hrst believed The total democrntlc
strength OF the House Is 152 members, and OF the
republicans I40 members. On the vote on tho Army
bill the number OF absentees was nearly the same on
both sides supposing, however, the entire vote OF
the House s polled, the whole number OF democrats
counted upon for. the repeal measure In sny
form s u.s. ana the number Of rfpub-
licans thirty, making total Of l4S The
number Of democrats opposed TO the repeal In any
form is thrythres aud OF republicans I09 total OF
l42 Thus q full the bill would have but six
mijority the opponents Of the repeal bill be
lied upon 10 vote solidy, wnile shere Is
great fear on the part OF the ad-
voca,es OF repeal that enough republicans
democrats will be absent to defeat tho bill or tie
the vote In the latter event the speake would have
the casting vote, and would against the repeal.
| The intcres. therefore, in the vote is now
| most exciting motion will be made 10
| rscommit the bill and all pending amendments
TO the committee. and tha, is most likely 10 carry
should The opponents OF the bill hnd themselves too
closelv pressed Tho HubDell nj .uthor,ztnc