The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-02-11

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has his day, and that even this defeat may
BE- retrieved But although his seat in the
senate is secure for six years, this first
great reverse may have momcntous m
luence ON his political future, There
is An ebb as well as tide in the
affairs of men, and tins defeat
wrests from him immense patronage and
strips hundreds of his friends Of the
sinews of political warfare. 1t is insisted
by many that Mr.. Conklings defeat came
from his I'M Napoleonic tactics in lettering
the encounter that il might have been
brought on earlier before, as his friends
say. the moral Of his following was cor
ruptcd by the rich promises of the enemy.
There are many ways Of surmising how it
might have been but none of them will
effect the fact that it is, This is q victory
of Secretary Sherman and the other cabinet
officer whom Mr. Conkling once dcNg-
mated as little Evarts,' The president
really cared very little who had control Of
the New York custom house. Is Mr.
Shermans victory, il scores one more to the
remarkable successes of a man no way re
markablc in himself. The old theory that
men are successful in the more conspicuous
spheres OF life, through force of genius,
will find many contradictions IN the study
of those who are eminent in national poll
tics. The man
who make. by force hi, merit known" l. not
The one Who lives to clutch the golden keys,
! To mold mighty states DEGREES
And shape tac whisper Of a throne
It depends among other thing, upon
whether the man was elected from Vermont
or from Ohio
Onlyfour more weeks of congress remains
and as the fourth of March approaches the
probability of an extra session increases
The two parties are numerically so nearly
equal that either party has the power to
thwartorproract pending legislation so as to
make an extra session necessary. 1t is said
that the leaders Of both are opposed to such a
course, but from the time that has been
consumed and will be consumed in debate
on Nh Edmund's resolution, it seems scarcely
probable that the senate will have time for
the consideration Of Appropriation bills and
other indispensable legislation.
On yesterday the much talked Of Ban
ming army bill was introduced as an amend
ment to the appropriation BILL and after
considerable debate i, was ruled IN order.
The discussion that followed was one of the
most exciting of the session. The new bill
removes 331 officers monstly from the staff.
The officers Of tn army are in the proper
ton Of one 70 every ten priyates, and it
costs half million more every year to pay
the officers than it does the soldiers of
the army, A final vote, it is thought will
be reached to-day, and before this reaches
you the fate of the much debated bill will
be known.
Mr.. Sargent presented to the
senate yesterday letter from the
secretary of the navy. in u''-r -
states MS Objection to Mr.. Blaines bill for
the reorganization Of the navy. He points
out the small number of cadets midship.
men that will graduate under the present
six years course with the limitations put
upon the appointments at large under the
recent construction Of the law, andeXprcsses
his belief that the casualties in the higher
grades will continue 10 make vacancies in
the rank Of ensign equal to the number
of cadet midshipmen graduating. Neither
does he deem the number of officers in the
navy disproportioned to the number Of men
that should be employed in the navy. He
points out the necessity for more men when
the addition to the naval vessels now ready
to be made are completed, and urges pro
vision for such increase in the force of sea.
men. He says the modern style of war
ships requires an additional number of men
for the guns, and unless an increase OF force
is authorized the department will he TN.
able to man properly all the vessels intend.
ed Tor the several squadrons.