The New York herald., 1877-12-01
FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30, 1877.
ANOTHER BLOW AT THE ADMrNrsrRArIoN-
BALM FOR SENATOR BLAINE.
The defeat OF Mr.. Spofford lie not the only blow
aimed by the antadm nstration Senators against the
President In his Louisiana policy. The rejection
failure to confirm Jack Wharton as United States
Marshal for Louisiana restores Mr. Pitkin the office
under the Tenure Of Onoe law This in connection
with tho determination OF the republicans to seat Mr..
Kellogg will be balm for Senator Blaine, who is
pscted hero next Tuesday. There arc men living who
expect the long estrangement between Senators
ConkiIng and Blaine obliterated and hear them sing
in chorus. "Anythingto beat Hayes"
GENERAL BUTLER ON THE RESULT IN THE
sPoFFoED-KELLoGa CASE
When the attention OF General Ben Butler was
called the existing condition ofthngs in the Senate
to-day. and he was informed that Governor Kellogg
and spoord would get the seat he remarked that
the President evidently thoughts spring that he
had discovered way OF proving legitimate birth
when he deposed Packard and set up Nichoiis but It
very like son destroying the marriage certi1-
oil his father and mother to prevent the possi-
bili;y OF any one questioning his claims to honest
parentagc. The republican Senate was possessed OF
the fact that II Hayes the lawful President Kel.
logg must be the lawful Senator The President Of
did not question his own title, but policy
which resulted in securing the election Of Spoford
did question it, and now, in the language OF the la
mented Tweed, 'What are you going to do about is?"
THE COLORADO oAsE-v1Ews OF MEMBERS OF
THE COMMITTEE.
Tho House Committee on Elections will be ready on
Tuesday next, tho first working day Of the regular
sion, TO report the Colorado contested cases. Tho
subcommittee in favor Of reporting the admission OF
Patterson and 1t will be supported by nearly all tho
dann IN nbars fhA mi Two
members will report in favor OF Bolford. the ropub-
lican claimant, while Mossrs J. D. Cox and probably
Mr.. Thornburgh, Will report that there election
and favor the rejection OF both Patterson and Belford
On tho democratic side there are number who be-
liove that the law not complied with and that
new election should be ordered.
MEETING OF THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON Pa
cIFIC RAILRoADs-THE QUESTION or THE
CHArRMANsH1P.
The House Committee on Pacific Railroads met for
the first time to-day Tho committee numbers thir-
tecn members, eight Of whom in attendance.
The absentees Messrs. Potter and Landers demo-
Gratis, and Messrz Colo, Rice and Casweli, repubf-
caus. BY common consent Mr.. Potter was recognized
as chairman, his refusal not being officially
known to any but tho Speaker In his absence
Mr.. Tnrockmorton presided. Tho committee for
mally took possession Of their now
mitteo room, passed resolution authorizing
the chairman to confer with the Committee
on Revolutionary Claims as y tho employment
clerk the order Of the House beng that clerk
shall both committees, and after brief inter-
change Of views upon the husiness OF tho committee
the meeting adjourned. The purpose OF the Speaker
to have anti-subsidy member at tho head Of the
committee Is stii adhered To- strong efforts arc
beng made to induce Mr.. Potter TO serve. As has
been stated, there much discussion over tho right
Of tho Speaker 10 appoint somebody else chairman,
and, as the committccls ID composed, there is
OF allowing this TO be done II Mr.. Potter
will not serve, and as Mr.. Hewitt refuses to give up
his place the appropriations Committee or ALLOW hs
to be used IN connection with the committee lis
now proposed by Mr.. Tnrockmorton that ne shall be
dropped from the committee and tho next named
Mr. W. r. Morrison would, according TO custom, be-
come the chairman. he IL opposed 10 the subsidy,
ana then the Speaker could name twomembers 10 I'LL
the vacancies made by Messrs Potter and Throck-
morton. Again Mr. Morrison mas refused TO serve as
chairman OF the Committee on Public Lands, because
two democratic mombers voted with the iourrepub-
iican mombers. and, making majority, elected a
clerk o the committee against the chairman's wishes
The friends OF the Texas Pacific Railroad rcjoic
ing to-day that little progress had been made
toward the organization Of the committee.