Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-01-20
POLITICAL PLANNING.
who Is to Control the United
States Senate.

States Senate.
WASHINGTON. Jan. ia very inter.
esting and important contest will soon
take place in the Senate concerning the
claim Of ID. T. Corbin in the seat now
occupied by Butler Of South Carolina
The latter was seated upon prima Jaeis
evidence Of his credentials. with the aid
OF the votes Of Patterson and Conovsr-
Sharon being absent and Davis Of ILL.,
nois declining To vote. The Republican
members OF the Committee on Privi'
leces and Elections have postponed
pressing consideration Of the merits OF
the controversy until there should sp-
pear to DO some chance Of securing the
adoption Of q report in favor Of Corbin
by the majority Of the Senate. and that
time thsy think has now arrived. They
will accordingly next week present q 70.
port declaring that Butler was not
elected by . constitutional majority Of
the South Carolina Legislature. and
that Corbin was duly elected. The
Senate now consists Of thirty.nins
Republicans. thirty.siI Democrats,
and one Independent davis OF I'LL.
nois). 1t IL conosdsd that Patterson
will again vote with the Democrats
In favor OF Butler, but Butler cannot
vote on his OWE case, 10 the certain
votes for Butler number thirty.six. Con.
overs vote was cast for Butler . year
ago, but the Republican leaders believe
that he was then bidding for Democratic
support in Florida 10 ~rs-elect him 10 the
Senate. and that when hs hnds himself
disappointed next week, % they antici.
pate he will be. they can then secure his
full return to the Republican fold, and
obtain his vote against Butler. Judge
Davis vote 10 the remaining uncertain
quantity. and Il 10 possible be may with
hold Il altogether, ~ he did Q year ago.
Corbin has, therefore, th%irty.sevsn Ger.
tain votes. and unless both Conovsr and
Davis vote against him his admission
apparently cannot DO prevented, for
Vice President Wheeler would decide Q
tie In favor Of the Republicans. In this
case. however. the question would be
raised whether the Vice President has .
right to vote upon the admission Of q
member OF . body OF which be himself
Is only Q member eI.oficio. On the
whole, the solution Of the problem
seems mainly to depend upon the posi-.
ton that will be taken by Conover. The
special Importance Of this matter arisen
from its bearing on the control
Of tho Senate after the 4th Of March,
1881. On the 4th Of next March,
u Corbin then occupies the seat now
held by Butler, the Senate will stand
forty.one Democrats to t~birty.four Re-
publicans and one Independent. The
terms Of Herman OF New York. Eaton Of
Connecticut, Wallace Of Pennsylvania.
Thurman OF Ohio aud Randolph OF New
Jersey will expire on the 4th OF March.
1881, and they will all probably be sue.
csedsd by Republicans. a. their States
went Republican at the last elections
and arc still likely TO remain 20 IN 1880
when Legislatures will be chosen to elect
their successors. The Democrats will
gain one Senator In the place Of Bruce
OF Mississippi. whose term also expires
In 1881. But by this calculation II ap-
pears that. conoeding Judge Davis to the
Democrats. the party vote In the Senate
will thereafter be IS against 50. and In
the event OF the election Of . Republi.
can Vice President, the Republicans will
resume control Of the Senate.