The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1877-12-08
WASHINGTON LETTER.
WAsHINGToN, d. C.,l
Dec. l, 1877. {

The political complexion of the
Senate is, if anything political is GER
tain, certainly changed. To-day the
question of Buffers admission must
come up. He has a clear majority
and will probably be admitted in an
hour after his case is reached. The
war of Edmunds, acting for the Re
publicans, upon Patterson and Con
over, has been so indecent, so bitter
that these men will probably never
again act regularly with the party to
which they lately belonged. They
are pledged to vote for Kellogg's adj
mission as Senator from Louisiana,
but it is understood that several Re
publican Senators who oppose Butler
will vote for Spofford as against Kel-
logg. As above stated it seems GER
tain that the Senate from this time
onward will be Democratic. Whether
the party has acted judiciously in re-
ceiving at the hands of such creatures
as Patterson and Conover what it
would have secured by March Sd,
1879, in a strictly legitimate way, is
a question that need not be discussed
at present. We shall soon know.
But however that may be, it does
not lie with the Republican party to
find fault. That party has controlled
the Senate by the unconstitutional
wrenching asunder of States; by ere
ating new States wherever a mining
camp and a restaurant could be fonnd
in the mountains or cattle rancho
on the plains, and by the forcible
election of Senators against the will
of the people. The Senator they most
complain of for absence at this time
-Sharon-represents or was elected
TO represent a State which, when ere
ated, was no more entitled to exist
ence as a State in the Union than was
an undiscovered island in the Pacific
Ocean. There may be Democrats
who regret that their party has gain.
ed control of the Senate by means OF
men who have heretofore helped to
maintain Republican supremacy in
that body, but they are not called up.
on to apologize to Republicans for the
present condition of things.
The National Republican of this
morning processes to believe that the
House and Senate made securely
Democratic, bill will be introduced
and passed looking to a trial in the
Courts the validity of Hayes title to
the Presidency. 1t ought not to- neeG
that either House to be Democratic tt
to secure passage of such an act
Nothing would add more to the
strength of the Government at home
and respect for it abroad than the
passage of such an act by ali The
votes Of both Houses, and its approx
al by the acting President, and full
consideration of the whole question
by our highest Court. Intelligent
doubt exists as to Mr.. Hayes's title
and the subject ought to be as open
to judicial decision as any other sub
ject.
A ide from the great Senatorial
/ SOuoCot tiiCiC 10 liOW III luttIcSL ltIG IL
anything political.
The House met yesterday, but its
proceedings were Of no Importance
whatever.
There is, however, wide spread
feeling in regard to the loss of thu
Huron, a Government vessel, with &
hundred lives. Secretary Thompson
will make searching inquiry into the
causes of the disaster. The vessel
for some reason yet unexplained, sail
ed from the secure harbor of Norfolk
while the great storm of the. oath wa.
at its height and Government danger
signals, exhibited expressly for the
protection of navigation, were flying
in full view of her. Most of the Off
GERS lost had relations or numerous
friends in this city.
We are to have, they say, bright
and lively Democratic daily paper
here. Heaviness has been the deatf
of several Democratic papers at the
Capital, and it may be worth while t.
try one Of another kind. This is {
favorable time to make the venture
The House is Democratic, the Senate
substantially so. and Mr, Hayes
well, Mr.. Hayes is Mr.. Hayes.