Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1879-03-08

| VIII get votes IN nearly all the dele
| cations from those sections. The compro-
| mise candidates talked Of in case Of Black
| burn 8 failure to secure votes enough, are
| NJ 'Mahon Of Ohio. and House of Tennessee.
| Mr.. M Mahon has made a brilliant record in
| the present congress by his skillful manage
ment of the minority report on the Geneva
award case, and his excellent legal capacities,
| developed by his service on the Potter in
vestgating committee. He is next to Ran
| dali, and conceded to be the keenest politi-
| clan In the house. Mr.. House, of Tennessee,
| has many friends.
For the other offices under the house all
the present incumbents are candidates for re-
election For the position of clerk, Colonel
George w. Clark wants to be reelected. His
| rival Is Ex Congressman Caldwell, of Ala
bama, who has been here some days review
ing the field. OF course Colonel John G..
Thompson, of Ohio, Is willing to serve the
party as sergeant at arms, and is antagonlzed
by Colonel Dick Bright, of Indiana. 1t will
be observed, In parenthesIs, that nearly all
the candidates for subordinate places are
colonies.
THE DEMOCRATIC SENATE.
Of course the organization Of the senate
will be smooth enough. There is no presid-
ing officer to elect, and the body can hold its
own and move along, even if it takes time to
choose a secretary and a sergeant alarms.
Senator Thurman will undoubtedly be elected
president pro te,npore. The committees will
be early organized. Even before the extra
session became a fixed fact there had been
quiet caucusing, at which this much was de-
cided-that Senator Thurman should be made
chairman of the judiciary Ecommittee, and
Mr.. Bayard of the finance committee. For
the minor places under the senate there are
scores of candidates. They are as thick as
flies IN midsummer. For the secretary's
place, to be vacated by Gorham, there are
dozen prominent Democratic lights. The
most prominent is Colonel Burke, editor of
the Nashville american, who has the lead in
the race, and will probably be elected, as he
combines the elements of being first class pol
itician aud most estimable gentleman. Then
there are DIR. Dennis, who yesterday retired
as Maryland's senator; A. c. Buel, Journal
lst; Ex- Congressman Franklin. of Missouri;
Prof. MacMahon, of West Virginia; Ex-
Representative Stenger, of Pennsylvania; Ex-
Congressman Waddell, OF North Carolina,
and many who have not yet made any formal
announcement OF their canvass who are max
ing still hunt. For the office of sergeant
ats rms but few candidates have as yet come
to the front. The most prominent is L. Q.
Washington, a well-known Washington cor
respondent; Isaac Eaton, of Kansas, who has
Greenback predictions; Duncan S. Walker,
of this district, and Ex-Congressman Glover,
of Missouri.
AS TO THE ORGANIZATION.
Speaker Randall stated to-day that he was
satisfied that one hundred and forty-eight
members would attend the Democratic eau
Gus. This number would be a majority of
nine over all others, because there will only
be two hundred and eighty-seven members
of the next house at the time of organiza-
ton, if all are present, as there are six va
cancies-four from California, which has not
yet elected, and two vacancies occasioned by
the death of Schleicher, of Texas, and Smith,
of New York. both members elect. To make |
Il L 1 r. I n
ocrat must be present, but the probability is
that four or five will be absent. Acklen is
lying at the point of death, ard Lay and
Bland, of Missouri, are sick In the one
hundred and forty-eight also are counted |
Laid, OF Maine, and Singleton, of Illinois,
who are both pledged to act with the Ma
tionals. The Republican strength is one
hundred and thirty. This, added to Ran
dall's estimate of one hundred and forty |
eight, would make a total of two he ndred |
and seventy-eight, and leave only nine for |
the Greenbackers; but one Of the most con-
servatve of the National members-elect said |
to your correspondent: 1--WE have fifteen
Lurinuers Uirut upon wLv-- .avr,vIri. |
You know" he added, that we claim |
twenty-five, but there are some of these that |
do not think we are certain of. The indica- |
tions are that they will act with US, but it is |
not safe to count them. / believe, however,
firmly and thoroughly, that there are fifteen |
who can neither be bought nor traded for, |
and vino will stand firmly together" II this |
is so, it is evident that somebody else is |
wrong, and that the organization of the next |
house is liable to be a complex and difficult |
problem. If there are fifteen out-and out |
Nationals and one hundred and thirty Repub- |
licans, then there can be only one hundred |
and forty-two Democrats, even if none are
sick or absent. 1t Is quite among the |
probabilities, therefore, that there will be
prolonged contest over the organization. The
longest ever known was when Banks was |
elected speaker. The congress met
until February I'd, following. There
were one hundred and thirty |
three ballots. Banks was finally elected by
plurality, resolution having been adopted
after the one hundred and twenty-eighth
ballot that a plurality should elect if after
majority. 1t is not probable that the pres
ent contest will be as long as that, but it may
be. The prevailing impression is that the
called session will last anyway until next
August. The Democrats first propose to pass
separate bills repeating the supervisor law
and the Jurors test oath: 1t is expected they
will evoke spirit of political debate in both
houses. Both will eventually pass, and then
it is expec'e ed that the President will veto
them, of course; but, not having a two
thirds majority the Democrats cannot over
ride veto in either house. Next, the re-
pealing clauses will be added to the legisla-
tive appropriation bill, and the Republicans
claim that he will veto the appropriation bill
also. Then tae only recourse left is for the
Democrats to yield OR give the President the
alternative of beng cut off from the money
supplies or sign the bill. Senator Jones, of
Florida, said to-day that it would not sur
prise him if the called session ran along
until the regular date of the meeting of con-
gress in December next. Zach Chandler said
to-day that he knew the President would
veto any appropriation bill with political
legislation attached to it. and this, too, fresh
from an audience with Hayes.
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