Year: 1878

Especial to the Democrat
WASHINGTON, Dec 4. - Senator Eustis
opened


THE LEvEF CAMPAIGN


for this session to-day by Introducing a bill to
appropriate S5,00000O to the reconstruction of
the levees, the work to be done by contract
under the authority and responsibility of
the War Department and supervised by the
engineer corps He announced that he would
call the bill up next Thursday and advocate


it at length. He has prepared an elaborate
speech on the subject taking the substantial
ly new ground that the river is the property
Of the goyernmen and as such mllsNs,e re-
strained from committing damage on the ad-
jacent property Of individuals. He told me
to-day thai he intended to devote himself. if
necessary, to the passage Of the ,ill this Sos
sion, and said he was certain Of success SO far
as the Senate Is concerned. | will send par
ticulars " mail


The Senate to-day passed a resolution In
favor of


TIE YELLOW FEVER INQUIRY


after 1t had been amended by Senator Ed
munds SO as to destroy the feature of the CO
operation Of the two houses. AS passed the
resolution provides simply for committee Of
seven Senators, instead Of a Joint commission
OF the two houses, and otherwise reduces or
limits the scope Of the original resolution.


THE POTTER COMMITTEE


met today, and resolved to announce to the
House tha6 as the appropriation of the last
session to pay its expenses was exhausted
a further vote of funds would be required
before the inquiry could be proceeded with
1t it Is decided to move for further appro-
priation an opportunity will be afforded for
debate upon the results thus far achieved.
which, in view OF the cipher dispatches and
other developments, can hardly fail to be in
terestihg. No steps will be taken until after
the matter has been fully considered in the
Democratic caucus. and it is not impossible
that the whole affair may be permitted to die
natural death. Indications multiply that
THE FEDERAL PATRONAGE IN NEW ORLEANS
Will be subjected to Thorough overhauIing
kellogg's influence has been waning ever
since Hayes and John Sherman recovered
from their scare about the Potter investiga-
ton, and the counsels Of the Warmoth faction
now appear to be gaining the upper hand
Geo, Sheridan whose snug sneeure here
enables him to be on the ground all the time.
has lost no opportunity Of getting his work
In, and the success of the Warmoth influence
may prove the signal for general slaughter
Of the officials appointed last spring. when
Kellogg was monarch Of all he surveyed.
Just now, there IS about an even chance for
Leonard, about three-guarters of chance
for Smith, end about half chance for Jack
Wharton t. pull through.


The contest for the


SECE1FARYSHIP OF THE SENATE
has already begun q year In advance. with
about twenty candidates In the field embrac-
ing ex-Senators of from twenty to one years
retirement, eX-members of Congress all the
way from the venerable Harvey Watterson.
retired In 1910, to WaddeIl, defeated in the
last election. The Senators say. however
that no particular attention will be paid TO
the opportunities Of candidates so far ir sd-
vance, but when the time comes the matter
will be settled in caucus without reference to
the urgency Of individuals and solely upon the
Judgment Of Senators regarding the uues-
tions OF fitness and efficiency, present and
future. According TO current appearance
the leading ch"didates at present are Duke
Gwyn, Harvey Watterson, and old Senator
Dennis, Of Maryland BUELL..