Year: 1877

A weeks sojoarn At the National Cspi-
tol and careful study OF the political
situation leads us to conclude that IN the
House of Representatives, where the Dem
ocrats have the power, the two subjects
of most importance during the coming
winter will be the Currency and the
Texas Pacific railroad subsidy. In the
Senate where the Republicans predomi-
nate the same subjects will receive care
ful attention, but that which will most
excite that body will be the fight be-
tween the administration and anti-sd-
ministration Republicans, over the nom
nations made by the President. Those
who were most familiar with the temper
of Republican Senators have all along
predicted that u war OF factions
would ensue, notwithstanding the efforts
OF the Presidents friends TO create the
impression that no serious differences ex-
listed between himself and the leaders of
the Republican party. The preliminary
skirmish commenced on Wednesday in
the executive session OF the Senate. l.
was in reference TO the New York NOM
nations. Mr.. CoNKLlNG called the ut.
tention of the Senate to the provisions OF
the tenure OF office act, which provides
that an incumbent shall hole his ONCE
for the full term for which he WAS APP
pointed, and cannot be removed except
bv and with the advice and consent OF
tw thirds of the Senate. SO the instru-
ment which WAS invented to check the
recaltraLt JOHNSON, and which fell into
disuse during the eight years of GRANTS
administration, has been revived by the
Republicans to choke another PresldeEt
of their own choosing The feeling on the
part OF the Radical wing OF the Republican
party has been exceedingly bitter toward
the President and his policy all the time.
Tney have not developed 1t previous to
this because their great chef WAS dying
in his western home. The only other
one to whom they could look, Senator
BLAINE. was stricken done by disease,
and has gone home, probably to die. The



ovation of the Richmond people TO the
President coming SO directly after the
snubbing he gave CAMERON, was too
much to be borne longer, and the timld
CoNKLING has been forced TO take tie
leadership and lnsugurate the war. 1t
has come, and they can fight it OUT as the
Democrats will feel just interest enough
IN the squabble to encourage divisions.


In the House Mr.. EwING Of Ohio
stands Us the leader OF the GreenbscK
party. Although second in the Com.
mittee on Banking and Currency
he WAS put lorEsrd as the leader In
the ight on Wednesday, The test vote
taken on that day shows that he has II
good working majority with him in favor
of remonetizlng SILVER and of pcstponing
the date tor resumption. These two
propositions are sure to pass the Seaate,
and it is possible that EWING will press
nothing further in that direction during
this Congress.


Judge KELLY is the most elated man
in Congress at the prospect of his tnan-
cial views being adopted. He says that
when be first introduced a bill embody-
ing his financial theories, that he had l!
referred to two different committees,
Wavs and Means and Banking and Cur
-ency, each composed of eleven mem
bers. Out of the twenty-five members
ON the two committees only one voted.
tor the bill-that was himselte
Now, he congratllates himself that no
has served long enough III Congress to
see those two committees Wi with
each other AS to the paternity Of his pet
measure.


Next to the currency question the
Texas Pacific subsidy will absorb the at
tention OF Congress. Gov. Brown, the
Vice President of the road, is on hand
with well organized lobby. He Is con-
tident of success. The Governor claims
that his bill is not asking for subsidy
in its literal sense. But the distinction Is
so fine that the public will fail to see 1t,
so for all practical purposes ne had As
well let it ue called subsidy ~