The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-12-13

THEwS'S SILVER RESOLUTIONS IL, THE SEN
ATE-THE WAR UPON THE PsEsIDEST-DE.
FEAT OF HIS NEW YORK NoMINATIoNS--THE
TryAs-PACIFIC - TEMPERANCE MATTERS -
Personal, &C., &C..
rYrom Orr Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, December l2.-The October
weather we had today drew large crowd
10 the Capitol, and rs there was debate in
both houses the galleries were we'll filled.
In the House, Mr.. Harris, OF Virginia, chair
man OF the Committee on Elections, opened
the discussion OF the Colorado case in
speech OF an hour. in which he favored the
seating OF Patterson, Democrat. His speech
was not only one OF marked ability, but it
showed careful preparation. He was fol-
lowed by Messrs. Wait, Of Connecticut,
and Joyce, OF Vermont, who also read their
spceches. and favored the claims OF Belford,
Republican. The debate was further con-
tinued by Mcssrs. Williams, Of Alabama,
and others, but vote will not be reached
until tomorrow at o'clock.
In the Senate. the consideration of Stanley
Ma,thcws's silver resolutions was continued
until the Senate went into executive session.
Mr.. Morgan, OF Alabama, advocated them
strongly, and took the position that bonds
and interest under the law are payable in
the coin OF any nation SO rs it is OF the
standard value of the United States.
He also contended that there is no COM
morcial value OF either gold or silver men,
toned in the law, and declared that il Eng
land and Germany were to remonetlze Sill
yer that the very people who now oppose
the silver bill would be clamorous for the
reconciliation OF silver by Congress. Mr..
Christiancy, OF Michigan, opposed the reso-
lu,ions. and Mr.. Bayard, who is also against
them, will have the floor tomorrow when
they come up. 1t looks as If the opponents
OF the silver bill were resolved to make
their main fight on the Matthews resolu-
tons, rs Governor Randolph says he knows
OF at least six speeches which are ready for
delivery, and there are doubtless others
already written or in course OF prepare
ton.
TIE WAR on THE PRESIDENT.
Conkling means bitter, relentless, and pro-
,racted war on the Administration and one
or the other will go under. His Mexican
resolutions yesterday are regarded as an at
tack on Evarts and the Administration, be-
cause they propose to take from the Execu-
tive branch of the Government what rightly
belongs TO it and turn it over to a commit
tee of senators. Then when Dorsey offered
4 resolution requesting Secretary Schurz to
furnish information to the Senate, Conkiing
at once amended it by striking out requested
and inserting directed, These are given to
show the animus OF the New York senator
but his great battle is over the New York
nominations. and in and out OF Congress
this morning politicians talked OF little else.
1t was agreed that il he succeeded in having
the Presidents nominations defeated, then
Mr.. Hayes would be rs powerless as Andy
johnson, and have no party to support him
in either house except Stanley Matthews.
While ConkinS was moving about'th Sen
ate, and even cornering Democrats in the
lobby, until it was declared, and with q
show OF probability, that he had secured
Eaton and enough other Democrats to en-.
sure his triumph, the Administration seemed
doing nothing. The Virginia senators were,
however, outspoken in their determination
to stand by the President as against Conk
ling, and both expressed surprise thai
Democratic senators from any quarter could
think OF doing otherwise. Conkling an6
his friends We're confident Of winning in
the end; and, to show that he knew some
thing OF his strength, he predicted in the
lobby only few minutes before the Senate
went into executive session that it would do
so. On the other hand, just about then o
Democratic senator predicted that the de-
bate on the Matthews resolutions would
continue until vote could be reached, and
that there would be no executive session.
The fight on the New York nominations
has brought about full discussion OF the
tenure-of-office act, which Conkling and
company say has been violated by the Pre-
sident in these appointments. On the Other
hand, it is urged that the act was passed
simply to trammel Andy johnson, and thai
during Grants administration it was dead
letter. When the Senate went into execu'
tive session Conkling and his friends were
confident that he could reach vote and
beat the nominations. The other side pre-.
dicted q lengthy debate. The Senate, after
lengthy session, adjourned at s o'clock,
after beating the New York nominations
Messrs. Eaton, Dennis, Whyte, and Maxey
were the Democrats who were with Conk'
ling, and Messrs. Burnside, Christiancy,
Dawes, Hoar, Matthews, and Conoyer the
Republicans against him. 1t is regarded as
fatal blow to the Administration, and Re-
publicans say Hayes ought not to have
made the fight out .-; :: go
THE TExAs-pAeIFIc.
There were rumors last night and thi:
morning that Mr.. Hewitt, anti-subsidy, wa.
TO be chairman of the committee having il
charge the Texas-Puciiic bills, and its friends
were very uneasy. When the committed
met, however, to- day, it elected Mr.. Throck
morton, OF Texas, chairman-Mr. Hewitt
taking position at the foot. The chairman
was authorized to divide the work among
subcommittee Of his appointment, so tina
they may be able to report soon after til,
recess. Senator Johpston's Texas-p acif
bill agrees with that of Mr. Stephens as Il
the trunk line from Fort Worth to So.
Diego; but it further empowers the com
pany to construct the road chartered b!
Texas and Arkansas FROM Shreveport u
Memphis, and requires it to build q roat