New-York tribune., 1878-12-04
TWO SENATE CAUCUSES.
TIE BLAINE RESOLUTION TIE REAL THOUGH NOT
THE NOMINAL TOPIC OF DIsCUssIoN-NO OPPO-
sITIoN TO THE BLAINE INVESTIGATION.

TIE BLAINE RESOLUTION TIE REAL THOUGH NOT
THE NOMINAL TOPIC OF DIsCUssIoN-No OPPO-
srTIoN TO THE BLAINE INVESTIGATION.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.
WASHINGTON Dec. 3.-BOth parties in the Senate
held caucuses this morning. They met nominally
for the purpose of considering the question of
reorganizng the Senate Committees for the present
session, but really to decide upon some course of
action with regard to the Blaine resolution and the
election outrages.
The decision as TO the committees was substan-
italy the same in each caucus the Republicans vot
ing to let the committees remain as they were left
at the last session, and the Democrats voting to
make no opposition to the plans of the Republicans
in this respect.
I'm the Republican caucus a spirit was evinced
decidedly favOring a vigorous investigation of the
illegal and violent methods by which the Demo
Gratis were enabled to carry South Car
Olina and Louisiana in spite of un-
doubted Republican maiOrities. move
ment was made looking to an amendment
Of the Blaine resolution so as to provide special
committee for the work No final decision upon
this point was reached but the matter was referred
to the Republican members of the Judiciary Com
mttee and Mr.. Blaine, and it was decided not to
ca up the resolution in the Senate until this COM
mttee shallhave made its report to the caucus,
The Democrats decided not to oppose the Blaine
resolution, but TO move an amendment enlargng
its scope, so as to take in alleged frauds and intmi
dations IN New-YOrk City and other parts
of the North, and TO provide for an inquiry
into the appointment of supervisors of election,
the action aken by them, the collection of moneys
by assessment upon ofice-bOldeTs and the manner
IN which such moneys were expended. Democratic
Senators generally express themselves favorable
TO thorough investigation OF the neihods adopted
by both parties during the recent canyasses and
election.
THE SENATE GOES TO WORK AT ONCE
MR.. BECK SHOWS THAT HIS EAGLE EYE is STILL
FIXED on sHERMAN-A SPEECH BY MR.. NAT
THEWs.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO TEIBUNE.l
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.-Nothing occurred in the
Senate to-day which requires more than a passing
notice.
Senator Beck evidently entertains a suspicion
that Secretary Sherman has gained point over the
opponents of resumption, by means of the remone-
tization of silver and that he is boarding the dol
lars away to be used in a manner in which their
sponsors did not design they should be used. He
offered resolution. to-day calling upon the Seore-
tary 10 report to the Senate the quantity of silver
dollars received through the Custom House since
the beginning of the current fiscal year, and to set
forth whether any portion of them has been re-
issued In payment of the interest the public debt,
and II not, why not. No objection was made to the
resolution.
The greater portion Of the session was occupied
by Senator Matthews in reading a speech advOcat-
ing the extension of Governmental aid 10 the Texas
Pacific Railroad scheme. His speech was an able
and lawyeT-hke grouping together of well.
known facts and familiar arguments, rather
than presentation Of new reasons in advocacy of
the project 1t was listened to by members on both