The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1878-04-04

From Our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, d. c., April 3, lS7S.-
At the
REPUBLICAN SENATORIAL CAUCUS
on Saturday night no determination as to
party action upon the case of Mr.. Hayes
was reached. Conkling did not attend,
nor did David Davis. 1t is understood a
proposition to send committee t. reason
with Hayes was lost, but that those sena.
tors who have voted with the administra-
tiOn--that Is to sustain nominations
will call at the white house soon and talk
over matters. Those dyed.in.the-wool
Republican senators and representatives
who have been part OF the party from
the first, and who have stuck to it
through evil and good report, without
wavering, have become convinced that,
as things now are, they are steadily losing
ground. A few, like Hamlin, have al
ways been In favor OF open warfare upon
Hayes and the administration, believing
that in that way the next house OF re-
representatives. could be carried, but that
If Hayes continues to be recognized as o
member OF the party and its official
head, there
WOULD BE A STAMPEDE
OF the more radical voters Of the party
and Democrats would have not only the
senate but the whole Of the iorty-sixth
congress. There will certainly be an>
other caucus soon, which will be general
ly attended by Republican members Of
both houses, and at about that time there
will be music in the air.
1t cannot be said that the Democrats
are doing all they should to make
SURE or THEIR FUTURE.
Excellent work has been mapped out,
however. and there is again prospect,
as there was two months ago, that the
majority OF the house will push through
many reforms. and many reductions of
expense.
Investigations now on foot promise to
show how over vast extent of the
country, the matter OF contracting for
transporting the mails, has been q Mono
poly in the hands of
FEW RINGS
which have been able by their familiarity
with the business, by chivalry and by
downright dishonest practices, doubt.
less, when resort to them seemed me-
cessary to virtually silence all competi>
ticn and secure to themselves all the big
fat jobs. Subordinate officials have
often heretofore been detected in collus
sion with the shapcrs supplying the
neSded data for hundreds OF straw bids
and without whose aid their acceptance
would have been very improbable.
These have, Of course, been punished by
dismissal and, when the evidence justl-
fled, made to feel the weight Of more pc.
sitlye penalties. But it seems quite i'm.
possible under the system in vogue, to
guard the department from the constant
impositIons which 1t suggests; and
many moderately paid under officials
find II difficult no doubt to resist the
CONSTANT APPEALs
made to their cupidity by successful bid.
ders who can Afford to pay handsomely
from the large profits assured by SUBJ
letting. varying from small up q 80
per cent or even more, for the assistance
they are able to render in their official
capacity. A radical change In the sys-
tenn seems indicated by our experience
30 as to avoid these and other sources Of
loss to the government and corruption Of
its employees. McGarrahan and the New
idira Mining Company have renewed the
old fight 10 dead earnest before the sen.
ate commlite on public lands, Of course