The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-01-26
The Veto Still the Bulwark of the
Nations Credit.
STRENGTH OF THE SILVER LEAGUE
Dissatisfaction with the Report Of the
Fisheries Commission.
THE WHISKEY DEBATE IN THE HOUSE.
FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.

WASHINGTON Jan. %, 1878.
ADOPTION OF THE MATTHEWS SILVER REso-
LUTIoN-THE TERMINATION OF THE DE-
BATE-PRospECTs OF THE BLAND BILL.
The Matthews resolution is at last adopted by 4a
to ~, and the Bland bill the regular order for Mon
day. IL will be debated at considerable length. The
resolution took up the entire day In the Senate, Mr.
Edmunds making powerful legal argument against
Its assertions and number of other Senators taking
part IN the desuItory discussion which iollowed-Mr
HILL General Gordon, Mr. Eaton, and others. Senator
Eaton delivered HIS testimony with characteristic
brevty and positveness, saying that II the govern
ment ana It's creditors have dispute they ought to
take tho case to the courts and Congress- Tho
passage OF the resolution encourages the silver men
less than they thought for they have discovered that
the vote for 1t does represent the silver sentiment
and that the majority given day tor Mr.. Mat.
thews 'shot in the ar cannot be held for the Bland
bill.
The vote on the adoption OF the resolution is ono
less than two-thirds Eight Senators were paired.
Counting their votes tho aggregate would be forty
seven TO twentysix three less than two-thrds Sena-
tors Kellogg and ingalls, absent to-day. close
examination Of tho vote does encourage the silver
men The silver and antiresumption movement In tho
House counts las votes sure and nineteen whom tho
movers believe 10 DO probably with them. This would
make In all LOT. full OF the House Is 2o3 and
two-th'rds would DO 1866 While this silver and anti.
resumption league has therefore a safe ma
)ority, II lacks, according tho estimates of
tho managers, 20 votes OF two-ttsrds in the
House, and fails Of two-thirds also in the
Senate. The veto is, therefore, still an insurmount-
able obstacle, and this PROBABLY accounts for tho
rumors which have been circulated to-day by silver
men that the President would veto tho Bland bill
For these rumors thore Is foundation whatever.
Ono Of tho openly amt authoritativey declared OBJ
ects OF this administration Ia to resume specie pay
ments.
THE NEW ORLEANS CoLLEcroRsHIp--ADvERsE
REPORT ON The NOMINATION OF GENERAL
WILLIAMSON.
Tho nomination Of General Williamson to be COL
lecor OF New Orleans Will be reported ersey and
Will DO defeated in the Senate. Both the Louisiana
Senators have worked against hts conn rmaton tho
democrats obJectng that his appointment would
enable him to make split in the conservative organ
ization In Louisiana and the republicans disliking
ha because nc has friendship for either Packard
Kellogg or Warmoth. Against his fitness for tho
place. or his character, nobody appears have any
thing to say. It Is probable that another name will
be sent In US Williamson is rejected and Gen.
cral Bussey, John Phelps, George sheridan and one
or two other republicans named A fresh effort
VIII be mado to induce tho President 10 nominate
Packard, who would suit the extreme democrats about
os well AS the extreme republicans but 1t not believed
that the President will nom nate hiui.
THE FISHERIES QUEsTIoN-aENERAL DrssArIs-
FACTION WITH THE REPORT OF THE COM
MIssIoN-A RATIFICATION NOT ANTICIPATED.
Tho dissatisfaction felt with the report OF the Cana
oian Fisheries Commission IS SO great and general
here that Congress will not confirm II whenever the
President reports IT, II will be attacked In both
Houses MS UNJUST unreasonable based on fac,s
md as kind of Canadian Yankee trick, submission
to which would o5ge us to pay slarge sum OF money,
$4,000 900. and got nothing for 1t. AS the whole mat
ter has to be ratified by Congress before can have
my force, or before the award become DUE it may
be taken for settled that the result OF the Commissions
labors Is as good as thrown away. 1t should be
understood that unlike tho other commissions
established by the Treaty oi Washington, the
decisions Of which expressly declared final and
operative when made, tho Fisheries Com mission
was created simply to ascertain and report whether
any, and II SO what amount OF damage was due from
either government to the other for concessions agreed
upon by The Two, independent OF this Commssi -
Judgment, and 1t was understood that II the Commits
sion should declare that the United States ought to
nay sum to Canada this report must be considered
and ratified by Congress before 1t could havo effect
There is very little probability that tho Canadians
Will ever $4,000 900 OF money as result OF mi,
Commission They have had several good oilers from
the United States which they have rejected and tho
IDEA now prevails among Congressman that this
$5,50oOOo award is an attempt 10 play Yankee trick
on the Yankees
SERVICE IN EURopE-AGITAIIoN OF WASH
lNGToN SOCIETY,".
Washington society suffers from a secret terror
caused by rumors that the Appropriations Com f,tec
means to bring IN bill virtually disbandng dpo-
matte service, and requiring that hereafter the United
States shall have bat one Minister in Europe who
shal reside in London ana receive reports from Sc.
cretarics OF legation IN other capitals. Society herc
would perhaps not gricvo greatly over tho American
dIploma,ists who would thus be recalled 10 private
II c. Us icars arise from the suggestion that # our
own Ambassadors aud Ministers are recalled Euro.
pean governments will also recall thcirs, which would
create great aud unpieasng void here. IL 10 urged
In support OF this measure mat no treaty
or Altar OF any real consequence has ever
been negotiated abroad by an American MN
ister, special ENJOYS having always becn SCOT, ex-
cept ia tie case OF the Johnson trcay which was re.
jeccd by the senate; that II any business moment
nrAcs the President can send special envoy any
Court III Europe in fifteen days, and that IL would be
better to vote u lump sum OF say 500 00U Tor the
diplomatic service and lot tho President use Il ns h,
may judge to DO necessary for tho best interests OF tho
country. But the opponents OF this proposition re-
marx that IL Is not needed as a measure OF economy
that the President has, under tue constitution, the
right to send out foreign Ministers at his discretion,
Congress having no power 10 establish these Places
though nay stop their pay aud that II the House
fort hn dt,,In
wee the surplus oil tho consular fund, derived from
Ices, Is almost great enough to pay the OF tho
present establishment There is promise Of lively
debate on tho subject II It should come up in the
House.
PLTIrIoSs FOR RECONCILIATION EXPLAINED.
Senators Conking aud Herman have almost daily
sent to them number Of petitions for the passage OF
The Bland bill aud the repeal Of tho Resumption act
These petitions are sent IN answer to circular which
nas boon sent through New York inciosng printed
petition ingcniousIy wordcd and promlsiuu relie 10