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WASHINGTON. The Struggle Over Contested Seats in Senate and House. PROSPECTS OF THE RESPECTIVE CONTESTANTS The President’s Policy a Prominent Element in the Fight, ANTICIPATED ACTION ON APPOINTMENTS. The Business and Probable Duration of the Session. ROLL OF THE FORTY-FIFTH GONGRESS, FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT. Waaurseton, Oct, 14, 1877. THE CONTESTED SEATS IN THE SENATE AND HOUSE—BESPECTIVE STRENGTH OF THE TWO PARTIES—THE SOUTHERN QUESTION LIKELY [0 COME UP. ‘The first question to come up in the meeting to-mor- row willbe the admission of Senators, Two Louisi- ana democrate—Messra, Eustis and Spofford—eiaim seats, Eustis as against Pinchback, and Spofford fagainet Kellogg. From South Carolina, Mr. Butler claims bis seat, being opposed vy Mr, Corbin. The ’ Senate will be very nearly tied im meeting. It stands, when full, thirty-nine republicans to thirty-three democrats, with Senator Davis, of Illinois, regarded as ‘an independent, But the seats of Senators Morton, Jones, of Novada; Sharon and Spencer will be empty. This will leave the vote thirty-five repub- jicans, thirty-three democrats and Judge Davie. It ts believed that the latter will vote to admit Measrs. Spofford, Eustis and Butler. If he does, and if all the republicans vote solia, the vote will stand thirty-four for the admission of the three democratic Benators and thirty-five against, But there is some Teason to believe that as to te two Iouisiana democrats at least several republicans will vote for admission. Some persons pretend tha: Senator Conover, of Flor- ida, will vote with the democrats on all three of these contested cages, 1f ho does tho Senate will be a tie, and the Vice President would bave to make the de- cision, He would probably vote with bis party, so far, at least, as to keep out the democrats, It would not be surprising, however, if the great bat- te botween administration and anti-administration ree publicans should begin ovor these contested seats, Not that the administration is supposed to desire the admissivn of either democrats or republicans, but be- cause the ghost of the Southern question stalks forth into broad daylight when these casés come up, and because some of the anti-administration leaders may beliove that they can affect the November elections in New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey by a lively discussion 10 the Se! in which case thev will na- turally be in haste to begin. The leading republican Senators are very close mouthed as to their plans, and keep themselves as much as possible odt of the public sight, and, whatever their projects may be, nothing is certainly known so far, Senator Spencer arrived this evening, which gives the republicans thirty-six. A meeting of domocratic Senators was held yester- day forthe purpose of hearicg Mr. Spofford’s state- ments of bis claim to immediate recognition as Seua- tor from Louisiana. There were present Senators * Bayard, Barnum, Randolph, McPherson, (Wallace, Ransom, Davis, of West Virginia; McDonald, Hil and several othors. Mr. Spoflord brought his credentials, sbowing « primi facie clatm to the seat, both upon tho certificate of Gov- ernor Nicholls, the Governor recognized by the President, and upon the strength of the revurns made to the Socretary of State as tothe eligibility of of the members of the Legislaturo which chose Mr. Bpofford. The Senators present agreed that Mr. Spot- ford was entitled to be sworn in regardless of Mr, Kel- logg’s credentials now beforo the Committee on Priv- Noges and Elections, It was held that the seating of Mr. Spofford would not interfero with the consid. eration of Mr. Kellogg’s claims, for it it should be found hereafter that Mr. Keilogg was the properly qualified Senator, then he would be seated, but if Mr. Spofford’s credentials were now referred it was held that they might remain burned in the committee so long as Senator Morton, the chairman, might choose. For the further consid- eration of the subject this caucus adjourned until to- morrow mornivg at ten o'clock, when ali the democratic Senators are expected to de in atttendance avd it will be defi- nitely decided what plan of return shall be followed. The question is not so simple as it seoms, for the Southern democrats are very anxious that the whole Southern question shall not again be Teopoued by the anti-administration republicans, If the republican Senators friendly to the President should profer to have Mr. Spofford’s case referred it 18 probable that the democrats woula as- vent, with an understanding that a speedy the committee. If, however, President’s friends should not insist on a ce, tis likely that the democrats will oppose it and press the question of bis admission to a vote, and in that case there will be a prolonged debate, It 1s reported that Senators Conover und Patterson will vote tor the admission of all three of the democratic Senators, It is believed that Senators Mathews, Booth and Christiancy may also vote as sup- porters of the Southern policy to admitthem. If this | shall turn out to be the cust thore will be no roler- ence. In the House there 1s alsoa prospect of a dispute, either before or immediately after the election of t Speaker. Tho Clerk of the House has pat on tho roll | two democrats trom the Fourth and Sixth Louisiana districts, Messrs, Elam and Robertson, whose seats are contested by Messrs, Smith and Nash, republicans, The latter have certificates from Governor Kellogg, which, however, are said to be informal, inasmuch as they do’ not purport to be copies of certificates in the office of she Secrotary of State. The democrats tome with certificates from Governor McKnery and from Governor Nichols, The republicans will object to the swearing :n of the semocrats, They will also domand the seating of Mr, Pachecho, of Caifornia, whose nae is not on the Cierk’s |i ud there is a promise of trouble about a Florida member, Mr, Pur- man claiming a seat and pretending that he does so as & democrat. THE CONFIRMATION OF THE PLESIDENT’S AP- POINTEES—ATTITUDE OF DEMOCKATIC AND BEPUBLICAN SENATOKS, The President’s civil service policy will come up in B.vory practical suape before the Senate as soon as Hominations are cent in for confirmation. ‘There has been « conference of leading democratic Sonators ou the subject of their attivude on this matter, and their conclusion 1s wositive that they will vote to confiria gocd men regardless of the existing and vicious custom of leaving the confirmation or rojo! tion of the President’s appointments to the party ma- jority, It is believed that the republican Senators will be called to a caucus, in which «n effort will be made to induce all to agree to confirm or reject on the re- ports of committees, continuing also the old custom of aliowing the republican Senator trom each State to control tho patronago of his State aud to proture at his own will the confirmation] or rejection of per. sons nominated within his State, If the republicans should agree to act upon this old practice, which is called the courtesy of tho Senate, the democrats will naturally not interfere; but there is reason to believe that some republican Senators, triendly to the Presi. dent, will refuse to be bound by this mischievous rule, and itis certain thatif any stand out they will tind tho democrats ready ina body to help them confirm men on their merits. Under the circumstances the interesting question arises, How many friends of the civil service policy | report should be made by the | vo the caucus as a cundidate for Speaker, and, with bis | Taised, causing debate, thus further delaying organiza- can the President muster in the Senate? Among there. | . NEW publicans Senators Booth, Matthews, Christiancy, Hoar, Dawes, Edmunds, Wadleigh, and Cameron, of Wis- consin, are thought likely to stand out against caucus agreements, and there is at leust a probability that half a dozen will be found to confirm or reject on the merits, and without regard to the “courtesy of the Sovate.” Thus Senatorial patronage may get a fatal blow early in the session, which will be a most im- portant step in the reform of tho civil service. APPROPRIATIONS TO BE ASKED BY THE NAVY DEPARTMENT—QUESTIONS LIKELY TO BE ASKED. Tho Secretary of the Navy will ask Congress for $2,000,600 to cover deficiencies, and it is probable that the House will ask him to tell them what bas become of the appropriations made last yoar, to explain the mystery of the missing navy pay, and to give a par- ticular account of the direction in which navy appro- Printions have been spept it is not, of course, pre- tended that Secretary Thompson has done wrong; but At 18 said that Congress appropriated money which ap- pears to have turned up missing, and there is a good deal of curiosity to know what was done with it, PROBABLE PURATION OF THE SESSION—VIEWS or MEMBERS, The question of a jong or short session is to be de- cided for the House by 4 caucus of democrats to- morrow evening, who will consider whether the Speaker shall appoint all the committees, or none, or only a few. A number of democrats desire to lot the necessary military appropriation bill come at once before the Committee of the Whole, which, after perfecting it, would then report it to the House for an immediate vote, which done they would adjourn, But there is a strong party in favor of a somewhat longer scssion tor general busi- ness, Mavy Southern and Western members wish for an immediate announcement of all the standing com- mittees, so that business may proceed as in regular session, A Kentucky member stated to- night that the vory first call ef States for fils would develop the fact that not less than twenty mombers were ready with Ui!)s pro- viding for the repeal of the date of resumption of specie paymonts and for the remonetization of silver, The principal effort will come from Obio, under the lead of Mr. Tnomas Ewing. On the other hand many Northern and Eastern members wish for the appotnt- ment of only the Appropriation, Naval, Military, Judi- ciary and Foreign Affairs committces, comprehending the immediate business before the House, eo FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT. Wasaincton, Oct, 14, 1877, POSITION OF THE SPEAKER ON THE COMMIT- TEE QUESTION--NOTHING PROMISED, It is stated by a warm personal friend of Mr. Ran- dall and a member of the Sepate that he knows, all other reports to the contrary notwithstanding, that Mr. Randall bas pot given asingle pledge to any mem- ber, nor promised the chairmanship of any committee to any delegation whatever. Heis free to make up the committoes as his judgment shall dictate is for the best interest of the country and the transaction of business In the House. FLORIDA SEAT TO BE CONTESTED. Mr. Purman, of Florida, who was declared elected to Congress on the first count of the Returning Board of that Stato, and on the recanvass of the vote denied confirmation, the certificate being given to Mr. David- son, has given notice to the Clerk of the House that ho will contest the latter’s claim tothe seat. Mr. Davidson is tho recognized democratic momber, but Mr. Purman also claims to be a democrat and protests against the distinction made for apparently political reasons, MAJOR POLK, THE NEW DOORKEEPER, AND THE ARDUOUS DUTIES BEFORE HIM. Mojor John W. Polk, tho doorkeepor elect of the Forty-tifth Congress, is a scion of one of our republi- can royal families, being a cousin of President Polk and also of Bishop and General Leonidas Polk, His rooms were besieged to-day by Senators and members imploring him to appoint this one and that one to pusitions undor him, For so small an appointment that of page the weight of Senators and Congresamen is required, in addition to the arduous duty of giving the same place to turee and four persons at the same timo this scion of the great Tennessee family will havo to keep a strict watch over the doorkeepers to prevent tho horde of lobbyists from invading the ball during the session of the House, for which task he appoars to have the noces- sary physical and moral courage. * —$—+ GENERAL WASHINGTON DESPATCHES, Wasutxcrox, Oct. 14, 1877, THE WITHDRAWAL OF 8 8. COX AS A CANDI- DATE FOR THE SPEAKERSHIP—SPEECH OF CLARESON N. POTTER. The following is the speech of Representative Potter, of Now York, mado last night in the democratic cau- cus, withdrawing the name of Representative Cox a candidate for Speaker :— Mr. Cuainman—When it was known that tho demo- cratic purty was to have a majority in the House of Representatives of the Forty-fifth Congress public at- tention at once turned to my distinguished colleague, the Hon, ‘Samuel Sullivan Cox, one of tho persons most iikely to as a ai be prominent candidate for the distinguished office of Sposker of the House, His long and eminent public service, his lurgo acquirements, bis rare cultivation, his knowledge of public and especially of parliamentary law, his dis- tinguished success as a debater, the ability with which ne bad filled the chair while acting Speaker, bis Ifelong devotion to the democratic party, all united in justifying his trends in ding him emivently fitted for a suc- cessful discharge of the duties of this exalted position, And as ho came from that great State whose fidelity and devotion to democratic principles have principally contributed to the success of the purty, al this Lime his treads thougbt it was not too much to ask that the choice of New York should be heeded, But while Mr. Cx has been geveraily mentioned as a candidate, and has received cordial proffers of support from all parts of the country, be found when his | colleagues came together here that some differ- | | existed among them as to the course eresis of the party at this time demanded; und unwilling to do anything which anall m the slightest degree huzard the harmony of the party, aud anxious for its success before any personal advantage, be has | directed me to say that his name will not be presented thanks to the gentlemen from different States who have 80 heartily and generously expressed their pre- ferences for him, to siate that they aro now freo to transfer the support they have offered bim im any di Spee they may think the interests of the party de- mand, THE ORGANIZATION OF CONGRESS—THE PRESI- DENT'S MERSAGE, The House of Representatives will not be organized for business before two or hall-past two o'clock to- morrow, The time from noon, at which hour the members assemble, until then will ve occupied with calling tho roll, as previously prepared by the Clerk, | the swearing in of members by delogations and tho election of Spenker, Clerk and the other oflicers, It | 18 possible that questions concerning the roll may be | tion. The Senate being alresdy organized, will merely meet and await the action of the House, following on tho organization of which a joint committee will call | on the President and inform him thatethe two houses having assembled are ready to receive any communi- cation he may be pleased to mako, The President's Message, which will be brief, is now in the hands of the public printer and will be printed in advance of delivery, OPPOSITION TO SUBSIDIES, Karly aftet the organization of the House a resoia- tion will be introduced, aud pressed to an immediate vote, pledging the House against granting subsidies, ne YTH CONGRESS, LIST OF SENATORS AND MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE, THE SENATE, THE FORTY-FL Alabama. Georgo B. Spencer, rep. Jobn T, Morgan, dem. Arkansas, Stephon W. Dorsey, rop. A. H. Garland, dew. + California. A, H, Sargent, rep. Newton Booth, ind. Colorado, Jerome B, Chaffee, rep. Henry M, Toller, rep. Connecticut W. W. Eatom, dem. W. H. Barnum, dem Delaware, Thomas F, Bayard, dem, Kl Saulsbury, dem. Flovida, 8. B. Conover, rep. Charlos W. Jones, dom, Mississippi, B. K. Bruce, rep. L. QC, Lamar, dem, ae Missouri, . M. Armstrong, dem, FM. Gockereth, deme Nebraska, A. 8, Paddock, rep. Alvin Saunders, rep, Nevada, J. P, Jones, rop. William Sharon, rep. New Hampthire. Bainbridge Wadleigh, rep, FE. H. Rollins, rep, New Jersey. . Randotph, dem, MePberson, dom, New York, Roseoe Conkling, rop, Francis Kernan, dem, YORK HERALD, MONDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1877.-TRIPLE SHEET. Georgia, Jobn B. Gordon, dem, Benjamin H. Hill, dem, Linots. R. J. Og David Di Ys Feps , ind, Indiana, O, P. Morton, rep. J. E, McDonald, dem, lowa. W. B. Allison, rep. 8.'T, Kirkwood, rep. Kansas. J, J. Ingalls, rep, P, ) Plumb, rep. Kentucky. T. C, McCreery, dem, J.B. . Beck, dem. Louisiana. (Two acts of applicants; no sitting Senator.) laine. Hannibal Hamlin, rep. James G. Blaine, rep. Maryland, George RK. Dennis, dem. WwW. He Piukney Whyte, dem, Massachusetts, mry L. Dawos, rep. George F. Hoar, ‘rep. Michigan, 1, P. Ohristiancy, rep. 1, W. Ferry, rep, Minnesota. 8S. J. R. MeMillao, rep, William Windom, rep. . RECAPITULATION. Dist. L 2 13. James B. Reilly, dem SREEE SENPOREDE Soeepe ° e eSeee r eens es PSSSEr SSPSEP enspeeE 6 John H. Starin, rep. . Solomon Bundy, rep. . Joseph H. Rainey, rep , Richard H, Cain, rep, . DB, Wyatt Atk . Joun A. MeMahan, Ju . He L, Dicko; . J. Ware . Jobn 8, Jones, rep, . Henry 8. ‘Thomas B, Reed, rep. William P. Frye, rep. Frank Joves, James F. Brogas, re} henry W. Blur, rep, Charlos H. Joyce, rop. . North Carolina, Aug. § Merrimon, dem, Matt, W. Ransom, dem, 0, G, Thurman, dom, ley Matthews, rep. Ore, J.D. Pinon ey rep. W. A. Wallace, dem, Rhode Island. HL. B. Anthony, rep. A. E. Burnside, rep, South Carolina, J. J. Pattersom®, rep. (vacancy). Tennessee, J. E. Bailey, dem, Isham G, Harris, dem, Texas. 8. B. Maxey, aem. Richard Coke, dem, Vermont, Goorge F. Edmunds, rep. Justin 8, Morrill, rep, Virginia. J. W, Johnaon, dem, RE. Withers, . West Virginia, H. G. Davis, dem, F, Herefora, dem, Wisconsin, Timothy 0. Howe, rep. Augustus Cumeron, rep, Maine. Ellsworth, re. . Portamouth, Plymouth, Vermont. -Rutiand, Dudley 0, Denison, rep -Royuiton, George W. Hendee, rep -Morrisvillo, Massachusetts, William W. Crapo, rej Beajamin W. Hi Walbridge A. Fi Leopold Mors dom. ; Nathaniel P, Banks, rep. George B. Loring, rep. . Benjamin F. Butler, rep . William Clafiia, rep: . Wilham W. Rice, rep Fi, rep New Beatord, East Bridgowater, . Boston, -Boston. o Benjamm T. Eames, rep......Providence. Laumer W. Ballou, rep. «Woonsocket, Connecticut, George M. Landers, dem James Phelps, dem... Johu Tt, Wait, rep. Levi Warner, dem. New ¥ James W, Covert, dew William T, Veeder, dom, Simeon B, Chittenden, rep, Archibald St. Bliss, dem. Nicholas Muller, dem Samuel 8. Cox, dom... Anthony Kickhof, dem, ‘Anson G. McCook, rep. Fernando Wood, dem Abram 5. Hewitt, det Benjamin A. Willis, dei Clurkson N. Potter, dem John H. Ketcham, rep. George M. Beebo, dem. Stephen £. Mayham, dem, ‘Yerouce J. Quinn, dem.. Martin I, ‘Townsend, rep ‘Andrew Willams, rep. Afnazia B, James, rep. George A. Bagtoy, Fe William J. Bacon, rey William H. Baker, rep Frank Hiscock, rep. John H. Camp, rep. . Elbridge G. Lapbam, rep. Jeremiah W. Dwight, rep.- . Joun N. Hungertord, rep. E, Kirke Hart, rep. Charies B. Benedict, dem Daniel N. Lockwood, dem George W. Patterson, re; New J Clement H. Sinpickson, Joun Howard Pugh, rop. Miles Ross, a Alvah A. Ulark, dem Augustus W. Catle: Thomas B. Peddie, rep. Augustos A.Hardenberg! ‘Pennsylvania. an Freeman, rep. Chay Charles O'Nett Samuel J, Randall, dom. Wilnam D. Kelley, rep. Altrea C, Harmer, rep William Ward, rop 1, Newton Evans, rep Heister Clymer, dem... A. Here Smita, rep. Samuel A. Bridges, dem. Francis D. Coliivs,’ di Hendrick B, Wright, de John W. Killinger, rep, Euward Overton, Jr., rep. John i, Mitchell, rep. Jacob M. Campbell, rep. William S. Stenger, dem Levi Maish, dem, Levi A. Mackey, dem... Jacob Turney, dem. Russell Errett, rep Thomas M. Bayne, rep Witham 8. Shallenberge Harry White, rep.....6 Johu M. Thompson, rep. Lewis F, Watson, rep... ‘ork, New Rochello, Dover Piains, Monticetto, Schoharie, Pp... Westfield, jersey. rop..Salem, , de City, - Philadelphia, :Philadoiphia, {Philadelpbia, +-Philadeipbia, <++ Philadelphia, Norristown, ‘Reading. « Lancastor, ++--Allentown, «Lebanon, Towanda, reonsburg. itisburg, + Pittsburg, rep, Beaver, Delaware, Williams, dem James By Stas Daniel M. Henry, dem. Charles 3, Roberts, dem Wiiham Kimmel), don Thomas Swabn, aem. EliJ. Henkle, dem William Waish, den Kenton. Cambridge. ++ Westiniaster. Baltimore, + Baltimore, Brooklyn. Cumberland, Virginia, B, B. Douglas, dem John Goode, Jr., dem. uilvert ©. Waiker, dem Joseph Jorgensen, rep George C, Cabell, dem, Joon KR. Tuoker, dem Jobn T, Harris, dem. Eppa Huaton, dem, Auburn L. Pridemore, dem, etersburgs - Danville, - Lexington. +++ Harrisonburg, .Warrovion, - Lee Court House. North Carolina. Jesse J, Yeutes, dem.. Curtis H. Brogden, rep. . Alfred M. Waaael, dem Joseph J, Davis, dem urfreesborough. -Goldsborough, » Wiluin Alired M. Seales, dem... .Greonsborough, Walter L. Steele, dem, ........ Rockingham. William M. Robbios, dem, ....Statesville, Robert B, Vance, dem... . Asheville, South Carolina, , dem. Jobu H. Bvabs, dem Robert Smalls, rep corgetown, Charlestoa. wherry. partauburg, Beaufort, Georgia. Sullan Hertridge, dem.. William Philip Coo! Henry R. Milton A. G James H. Blount, William H. Felt Alexander H. Stephens, Hiram P, Bell, dem... Wiliams, di pelley, dem Ligou, W. Howitt, Jeretm iat loa M. Robert F. Golusmith Wiliam A, Forney, dem, William W. Garth, dem, tereville, dem, .Crawlordsville, ‘ Alabama. Jaros Taylor Jones, dem. liilary A. Herbert, dem... «Demopolis, -Moutgomory. em. Huntsville, ‘Missiseippe. H. L. Muldrow, dvr Van fl. Manving, dem,,. HD, Me OK S Charles J. Chaimer, ai 26. ngleton, det . Hooker, dea dem Randell l. Gibson, dem. KE. Jobn Bis, deta ©. iB. Darrall,’ rep. J.B. Blam, de J Leonard, rep. Milton Saylor, dem.. Henry B. Banning, dow, Mis Gardner, rep. Amorious V. B D. © Charles Foster, rep. eal, rep. Tuomas Ewing, dem, Milton f. Southard, dem zo Dantord, rep m MeKinley, Jr., Jotn W, Caldwell, dem J. Proctor Kaott, aem Albert 3. Wi lis, dem, Jonn G Carlisle, dem. Joseph ©, 8. Blackburn, Mi J. Durham, dem, Thomas Turner, dem,. John B, Clarke, dem,, epezer B, Finley, dem. .. ‘on H. Van Vorhes, rep , Lore! Will ; Jaines Monroe, rep.. ; James A. Garfield, rep. . Amos Townsend, rep.... Pr Kentucky, . Andrew R, Boone, aem.. James A. McKenzie, dem, Starkville, Holly Springs, Winona sees New Orleans, «++ Brashear, yeinnatt, +++ Washington ©, A. Delaware, Fostoria, Ironton, -Cannonsburg, Oberlin, -Mayfold, Looy View. ‘Lebanon, Louisville, ++. Mount Sterling, . Brooksville, * 2 Dudley C. Hask Dist. Tennessee, 1, Jamos H. Randolph, rep.. 2 J. M. hornburgh, rep... 3. Geor Dibvrell, dem. 4. H. Y. Riddie, dem. .. 6, John M. Bright, dem. 6, Jon F. House, dem 7, W. C, Whithorn: & J. 9, W.P, Caldwell, aen: 10, H. Casey Young, dem Indiana, 1, Benoni! S. Fuller, dem... 2 Thomas R. Cobb, dem. 3, George A. Bicknell, dem. 4. Leonidas Sexton, r 5. Thomas M. Browne, rep 6 Milton 8, Robinson, rep. . 7. John Hanna, ri 8. Morton C, Hun’ Sparta, + Lebanon, : Fayetteville, + Clarksville, Columbia, ans, rep La 11, James L. Evans, rep.. Noblesville. 12, Andrew A. tramiiton, dem... Fort Wayne, 13, Jobn H. Baker, ‘Goshen, 1, William Aldrich, rop 2 varter H. Harrison, 3. Lorenzo Brentano, rep. 4 William Lathrop, rep. 5. Horatio C, Burchard, re 6. Thomas J. Henderson, rep. 1, Phillip C. Hayes, rep 8 Greenbury L. Fort, rep. 9 Thomas A. boyd, rep, 10. B, F. Marsh, rep... 11, Robert M. Kuupp, dew, 12, William M. Springer, derma 13, Thomas F. Tipton, r 14. Joseph G, Cannon, re 15, Jobn R. Eden, dem 16, Wuham A. J. Sparks, 17, Wilham R. Morrison, dem... Waterloo, 18. Wham Hartzell, dem - Chester, 19 Richard W, Townshend, dem, Shawneetown, Chicugo, ‘Chicago. ‘Rocktord. Missouri, 1. Anthony Ittner, rep..... St. Louts, 2 Nuthan Cole, rep... St. Lows, 3 No certificate received—coutest still in the State courts (Frost vs. Metcalfe). 4. Robert A. Hatcher, ‘dem. 6 Kichard P. Bland, dem, 6 Charles H. Morgav, dem, 7 Thomas, Crittenden, dem, & Benjamin J, Frauklin, dem 9 David Kea, dem,, 10. Henry M. Pollard, rep. U1, John B. Clark, Jn, dem, 12. John M, Glover, dem... 13, Ayiett H. Buckner, dem. Arkansas, L Lucien C. Gause, dem... Jacksonport, 2. Wiliam F, Slemons, dom....Mouticello, 3. Jordan E. Cravens, dom Clarksville. 4. Thomas M, Gunter, den Fayetteville. Michigan, 1. Alpheus 8. Williams, dew 2, Edwin Willits, rep. 8 Jonas H, McGowan, rep. 4. Edwin W. Keightley, rep. 6, Jonn W. ne, FOP. 6 7. Omar D. Conger, :Port Haron, 8. Charles C. Eliswortb, rep -Greevville, 9. Jay A. Hubbell, Ae . Houghton, 1, Robert H. M. Davidson, dem.. Quincy, 2 Horauio Bisbee, Jn, rep.....+Jucksonvillo, Teras. L John H. Reagan, dem Palestine. 2. D, B. Culberson, dem, -Jofferson, 8. J. W. Throckmorton, +McKinney, 4 BR. Q Mins, dem. ‘Corsicana, 6. D.C. Giddings, rep..... renhain, 6 Gustave Schleicher, dem aero, Jowa, 1. Joseph G, Stone, rep. 2° Hiram Price, rep...... & 'Thov. W. Burdick, rep... 4..N. CG. Deoring, re 5. Rush Clark, rep - Burlington, - Davenport. 6. B.S. Sampson, 7. H. J.P. Curnmings, 8 Wiliain F. Supp, rep 9, Addison Oliver, rep ‘Onawa, Wisconsin, 1, C.G, Williams, rep. sTaniwaetlle, 2. Lucien B. Caswell, rep . Hazelton, re 4 Win. Pits Lynde, 6. Edwards, Bray 6, Gubriel Bouck, dem... 7. H. L. Humphrey, rop... 8 Thad. C. Pound, rep. California, 1. Horace Davis, rep. 2 H. ¥. Page, rep. = Placervilic. 3. Jobn K. Lattrell, dem ‘santa Rosa, 4. (Contest—ueither candidate ad- mitted.) Fort Atkinson, - Boscobel. ++ Mulwaukee, «+. Fond du Lac, -Ushkosh, +++Hudson. "Chippewa Falls, San Francisco, Minnesota. 1. Mark H. Dunnell, re 2 Horace B, Strait, rep. 3. J. H. Stewart, rep... ++ -Bhakope «St Paul. Oregi 1. Riebard Williams, rep. 1. William A. Philly 3. Thomus Ryan, see West Virginia 1. Benjamin Wilson, dem... 2 Bovjamin ¥. Martin, dem 3. John «sees Kanawha CU, H, la. 1. Thomas Wren, rep. .Eurcka, Nebrasia. 1 Frank Welch, rep -Norfolx. Colorado, Certificates not recognized; House. contest referred to DELEGATES FROM THE TERRITORIES, New Mexico, 1, Trin‘daa Romero... Ulan, 1, George Q Cannon...... Salt Lake Cliy, Washington, ++ Seattle, L Orange Jacobs ‘old, 1. Jefforson P. Kidder...........Vermiliion. Arizona, 1 Hiram 8, Stevens,..,.........Tucson, Idaho, I, Stephen S. Fenn......... «Mount Idaho, Montana, yoming. Repubiteans .. Contosted seats, TOUR. oesseee Territorial delogates ANTI-DEATH CONVENTION, MEETING OF A BODY OF LUNATICS IN TON—RESOLUTIONS EM{ODYING SP BAVINGS, (BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD. ] Boston, Oct 14, 1877. That peculiar sot of lunatics whose periodical delib- erations aro so corrupting to morals are again in ses- sion in tuis city, This time they mect as an anti- deati convention and are to coutinue their proceed- ings tor a couple of days, The body 18 mage up maiuly of Spiritnatists, athvists, a few Christians, fewer | saints aud « score of sinners of various ages, sexes and descriptions, and their proceedings—or such as were had this afternoon and evening—were of ihe moxt disgraceful and Githy character imaginable. In the call an invitation was extended to all people wishing to loarn whether the supposed dead “still | live;”’ also those opposed to judicial killing, war and other forms of polifical murder, and those who | seek sulvation {rom immoral customs which do- | stroy both soul and body iv the hells of estab- | lished sin, EK. H. Heywood, of Princeton, Maxs., the | weil known free lover, together with bis wile, were | BOs. ECIMEN | Jeaders of the Couvention, and early in the session the | following incoherent resolutions were submitted by the masculme branch of the managemont:— through | he earth itself @ hatched imveliigence called thinkers who say Spiritualism is ® delusion are | us irrations:ly devoid of sense ws religious bisots who say | it ts of the devit; that the tacts and pi na tendinu to | show that souls survive the bodies anu report the fact with | tho irresistible march of this new faith to u eo I the older religions tnrnishes m mass of evi« denes which scientists and philosophers ean no lou er al. ford co dexpixe, Fhat whether spirits commuant 6 to whother the essential in rexpected in ; of belief oF to is ot m ui which slong isthe bas i in ® prevailing idiocy whieh intects not only Chris tinhdels, free religionists, spiritualists and other ols of presuming doxgmatiym, thats reh is far from God" so all os finwlities ure forms those who suppose th ustons, indicate Inek of faith in life to utgiow this tragic reprosstom calied sociaty, Fith—That, sharing the inextingnishable faith ina future spiritual life’ which illumi nd Ages, WO would have heaven here + that yeople think liberty ansaie and wgnorance and 1 ‘onsury,”” busi= pens is pirsey. governmeut coercion and chureles brother. hoods ot t because xth—That, “never born to die,” it 1s the privilege of human beings, of Individual examples of trath, gtving lite and immortality to millions sitting in darkness, to teach death , with its futile majorities and hat victory against right ix always detent, resolves were discussed tn a rambling way during the b alanco of the day ana evening and were at length adopted, Among the speakers were'Sinart, the labor reformer; J. 8. Virity, George A. Baron and H. R, Stover, DECENCY OUTRAGED, The most disgusting speech of the whole was by Mrs.. | Heywood, a fare abstract of which it would be im- possivie vo give Without offending public deceney. It Was Well relished by the Convention, however, and loudly appiauden. | where the ship is owned and built. | and nearly as AMERICANTARRYING TRADE Some Reasons Why Our Ship- ping Has Declined. CONVERSATION WITH A SHIPBUILDER, How to Develop Our Commerce and Make Good Times, A SOLUTION OF THE LABOR PROBLEM. An Example to This Country in England’s New Policy. PmLaveceuta, Oct, 12, 1877. The Delaware River Iron Ship Building Works, ot which Mr, Jobn Roach is the head anu front, is said to bo the largest establishment of the kind in the world, including, as it does, the ‘shipyards at Chester, tho tron rolling mills near Wilmington and the Morgan Iron Works in Now York, altogether employing 2,200 mon and requiring $22,000 per week in wages. Upon the occasion of areeent launch at Chester I had the opportunity of a talk with Mr. Roach upon tron ships and the geveral condition of American ship building. To see him now one would scarcely think that about forty-five years ago Joun Roach was a plucky little Irish lad, only thirteen years of age, who found him- self dumped ashore in New York without a Gollar in his pocket or a frend witha two thovsand = miles. Between then and the Present tho story of Mr. Roach’s life 1s a romance. Now he ig one of the representative business mon of the country, enormously rich, but dressing like one of his workmen, ana so oblivious to tho small affuirs of life that uniess he js watched he will scarcely ent, and hia clerks say that if some one did’nt stop bim he wou'd go down to Washington to seo the Secretary of the Treasury in a threadbare and venerable alpaca coat that bas stuck to him like a friend for many yeurs In this old coat the great shipbuilder was pottering about the shipyard when I accosted him, IRON SULYBUILDING IN AMERICA. “Str. Roach,’? I asked, “what is tho condition of iron shipbuilaing in this country +” “Well, sir, it hus mado moro progress than either the press or the public seem to know. For instanc: Seven years ago there was not.a shipyard m this coun- try that could build a large-sized tron steamship with- out unreasonable delays; but there are now several yards where they can be constructed as oxpeditiously, of better material aud as good workmanship anywhere in the world, Sut iron shipbuilding ts only beginning with us, we have go tew vessels, Why, to carry our share trom New York, Boston, Philadel- phta, Baltimore and New Orleans, taking our maritime condition relatively as it was betore tho war, | have found by calculation that it would require the con- struction of about $25,000,000 worth of now steamers,” “The building of 80 many ships would relieve the duiness of the labor market somewhat,” I said inter- rogatively, to which Mr, Roach rejomed:— “It would give employment to an army of workinon, About forty different “trades are represepted in the building of a ship at our yards. ‘Take the City of Washington that you saw launched the day the Gover- nors were here. Eight montus ago the iron of which she 1s composed lay 1n the bowels of tho earth and was worth probably $500, To-day thay materai is worth $375,000, aud the vast difference botween these two sums represents the cost of the labor that has been be- stowed upon the iron ore, I think of the $35,000,000 1 mentioned about $34,500,000 would bo spent ia labor. n ghips bo built much cheaper abroad ?’’ “Not much; perhaps fivo or ten per cent, Bust though labor and material are somewhat higher nore our matertal 1s better, and our workmen perform more work ina day, Taking into consideration the supe- rior intelligence of American workmen we can build as cheaply as tho English, I have talked with the loading merchant shipowners of this country and 1 havo neyer yet found one who objected to building here because it might cost a I1tle more than on the other side,’” PREB SIPS, “Why is there a demand for tree ships?” “Let mo tell you that this demand does not come from American merchants or shipowners. 1 know many of them who, wanting stips for the foreign trade, went abroad to purchase, but found thatthe ships now for sale there are old und of inferior quality, while it would cost very nearly as much to build a rst class ship there as here. Our merchants know as woll as 1 do that the hundreds of old vessels at the glish docks were originully butlt for speculators, thrown together ina flimsy way like the “vonus’? houses put up by real estate speculators, Some of tho nants who went abroad to buy came back d their ships in this country, 1 am batlding for some of them now. I know the present demand for free ships does not come from that sourco,’’ “Whence does it come, Mr Roach¥’” “There are two parties making this outery for the repeal of the navigation laws. One is composed ot theorists, would-be political economists who imagine that if these laws are repeaicd our merchants will im- mediately buy English ships, hoist the American flag and at once regain for us our former position on the ocean, These mon have no koowiledse of tho dis- astrous effects of the repeal of these protective laws under which our commerce flourished uotil it was destroyed by tho rebellion, They are tascinated with the idea of having everything ‘free’~oven the freedom to cut our own throats, The other and stronger class advocating this ro- peal is made up of sharp speculators who know that A good commission can be made on the sale of these old ships. If they suceced in repealing these laws these old Enghsh ships will be pat on record in tho name of Awericans who would have only a nominal interest in them, with English mortgages for uine- tenths of their value. This would give them an Amer. loau registry, but they would be no more American ships than they are now, while they would be ran here in opposition to American ships, built with American capital and American Jabor, aud paying heavy duties on many of the articles entering into their construction. No business that I know of re- turps more to the laborer than does the building and | running of sinps, and this m uey is always spent strange, whon we lave rich coal and iron mines that only need wise legislation to enable the laverer and the capitalist to profit by developing them, that notwithstanding the groat’ sufteriog. all over the country from want of employment tor our workingmen, that there are visionary men and theorists who will not themselves invest a dollar in ships or shipyards, advocating the repeal of the navigation jaws? Those men would allow ships to be purchased abroad and brought hero duty tree, while everything that goes into the construction of a ship is heavily taxed. They would deprive our own workingmen of (he labor that naturally belongs to them and turn them ou the street to starve, They woald absolutely kill a growing and important American in- dustry.” STRONG REASONS. “Ope further question on this subject, Mr. Roach. If youcan build iron ships in this country as good as they can be built on the ye, why do you object to tue free ship proposition #? | Weil, you Know this government has gone through anexpensive and bloody war, and has incurred an enormous debt, the principal and interest of whieh has to be paid iu gold. Now, 1 order to support the gov- erument aud pay the debt, every tool in my shipyar ry Workman in my employ, indeed, every dollar I hove Invested in shipbaiding, is taxed. The English market now 18 overstocked with cheaply conetracted ships aud their owners are roady to Iead th this market uty free, Of course t Jour manufacturers because they weare. Take off my heavy taxes and then I shall stand where the Clyde butiders stand, Until that is dove please let our navigation laws alone. When the country Is ready for this policy the shipbuilding interest can Ktand froe trade as well as any other inier- est, But while ali the materials that enter into the construction of @ ship and tho laborer who builds it are beavily taxed to nilow the foreign burider, a man who has Ho Interest in our country except to make money out of to send bis ships here tree ot duty, ive them the right toa regnury anger our flag and rob the American mechanic of the labar to which he is entitied, this surcly is tree trade ran mod! Lt cannot be possible that American tree traders will it Now, is it not | | Such a deadly blow at the American workings ‘u the interest of foreten sbipbuilders and foreign workmen. 1 say nothing of tue monstrous lojustice of silowing Enghsh shipbuilaors and ship- owners to bring their ships duty free and run them in Opposition to the real American ow: and the enterprising men who have tueir capital invested in shipyards and workshops aud who would be rained thereby. ” “Thea you think the effect on the shipbuildin, terest of the Fopealof these inva w ua be disastrous “It would break ibup. ‘This growing industry that gives employment to any thousands of men, that 18 developing the resources of the country and keepingsa large amount of capital and circulation at home, would be ruined, and so far irom recovering any of our car- rying trade it would result in tronsierring tue whole of Mt to forergu bottoms and foreign capital Then, ot course, those so-called Anierican shipa would have to be manned, aud asour intelligent workmon will pod work ag cheaply os the downtrodaen laborer of Europe there would be employed italinns, Malays, and What pot. Then, with foreiga built ships, owned probably, by foreign capital and mauned by tor crews, Wo should have a nice surt of American carry« ing trade! Now, I contend, 1 we can’t build our own suips and find sallorsto man them, let us not give the whole thing into the hands of foreign ship builders nd owners for nothing; let us wt Jeast soil out for nongh to build poorbouses for our workmen when r bread und butter by such a miseravle policy Is ken away from them, THE WORKINGMEN'S INTEREST. “1 bave already suid that oinety-tive per cent of the cost of an iron ship in this country is in the labor upon her. Now you can seo that this means jusi so much protection to the workingman, und if this work. ingman gets eight or ten per cent botter pay here thaw ip Europe, What does thut mean? Supply that he iw verter Jed, better clothed, better housed; it moans better education, vetter morals; the ian hus a highor appreciation of life and takes a laudable pride in his citizenship. Op the contrary, low wages 1 the opposite of this, Surely, the farmers of ov try can appreciate such an argument, It means @ beter market for their produce and much quicker reiurn; for instead of sending 1 3,000 miles away to feed the laborer on the Thames, the Mersey or the Clyde, he furnishes it at good prices to the working. men on the Penobscot, the Schuy!kill and the Dela. ware,” WHAT THE NAVIGATION LAWS HAVE DONE, “Mr, Roach, please toll meu hvtle more explicitly what speciy) good our navigation laws doue tor us tbat they should not be repealed y” Well, P've been trying to meot that qu along, but allow me to bay here in general ju du the early history of our country, when we from a tong and bloody war, with Cho right to go ourselves, ot as colonies but as a nation, we were it an impoverished condition, with a bankrupt treasury, 4 puper currency almost worthless, wad with a greal need of skilled labor, Among the many wise laws then enacted by our statesmen were these navigation jaws, The revenue tari! admitted into the country upou payment of duty all articles which we could HOt produce ourselves, but they probibited the rexis- tration in the United States of ships built 1m any other partot the world. ‘his, you will soe, was a healthy stimulus to our young sbipbniluers, It compelied ua to depend upon ourselves, is we had in our forests and in tue ewrih all the materials to construct shi From 1520 to 1535 we bu ps. jt all the ships wo needed, aud, according to the figures of the Treasury Depart. ment, exported over $25,000,000 worth of ships. You can sce How how the navigation jaws drove us to de velop our own resources in the direction of shipbuild- ing. Indeed, as earlygas 1310 we had made such prog- ress upon the gcva that we becume a rival of tho mother country, and this was one cause of the war of 1812, which reully was a war upou our growing com- merciul power. From that time we Cy increasing our strength in this direction until im 1860 we were second only to England in tho carrying trade,” ‘THE DKCLINE OF AMERICAN SIPPING, “What do you think, in a few words, was the cause of our decline from thin position “Well, | presume that every one knows, or should know, that this Hija guve the great blow to our merchant shipping, and in this way ;—At the outbreak of that rebellion we bad a weak navy and auim- mense cust to defend, and to save the nation it was nevessary to purchuse or charter merchant vessels to tho vast amount of 00,000 tons, all taken into tho service of the government, By the withdrawal ot this immense ileet and the large number of men re- quired to man them our merchant marine was coin- pletely crippled, and their places wore immediatel; supplied by the sbrewd capitalists of Bugiand. They sent their ships and their take the place of ours without a on our part, Tho magnificent carryi that we had been building up for forty years wae swept away. ‘Tis was the real cause of our decline. It was not the destruction of a tew American ships by the Alabama or the Shenendoah that thug injured our commerce—it was the foethold obtained by the Enu- diss during that war, At its close our capital had been iurned into other channels, and we have nut, ag yet, regarned our lost ground. Another drawback against which wo bad to contend was ‘his;—During our war a great revolution had been taking piace in the coustruction of inerchaut slips ali over the world, Steam wok the place of sails, iron ships were sub- men to struggio tra sututed for wooden ones, the screw propeller tor © side-wheeler, and the compound engine tor ue simple one. The change, indeed, was as completo upun the ocean as upon ‘the land, when thg locomouve took the place of the stage coac the Taliroad of the turnpike. The English at owee availed themselves of all these im- provements, and while we were saving the nation’s ife they were sapping tive fouudutions of our carrying trade, “The condition of eur shipping iterests at (ne Cluse of the War wax very discouraging. We bad pot a single sbipy ard in tnis country 1 which « Urst class 1rov ship could be constructed. Tne depreciation of Our paper currency and the high prices of laber made our Most energetic capitalists Unable to compete wiih Kuglish shipowners, Wao at that time were, as they are yet, dratping us of $75,000,000 a year. It was then our government made tho mistake, when it was utterly lnpossibie Jur the private citizen to help bine self, of pot aiding him by legislati Our states. men see to think that tbe carrying business ou the ocean was of little importauce to us. The Bapital invested ta our foreign carrying trade on the gcean recelved no consideration oF protection, The cost of building and ranping ships increased co Ubat We vould not compete with Kogland, neither could we buy of her ob uccount of our depreciated cur- rency, Every article of our manufactured goods cost more to make it, Were it not for the wise protection given our manufacturing interests our workshops dnd factories Would be ws few on the laud as our ships aro on the ocean, and a larger amount of our bonas would haye been sent abroad to purchuse our supplies. A LuSHON FROM ENGLISH ILSTORY, “Now, sir, does any man who bas read English history ‘suppose for a moment that her statesmen would, under like circumstances, have committed sucha blunder? [say no, Suppose England should engage in the present Russo-Turkisn war, and tbat she incurred a bonded indebedness ov a gold paying interest. Then suppose her currency reduced in value until it was worth ooly lity cents on the doar io gold, would sho think of closing her shipyards her mines, and gond bor depreciated currency into the markets of the world to buy ehips’ She never would ulivw a foreign nation to draw from her resources $75,000,000 a your tor want wlicy ; and, by tue way, let us look at England's policy in the past for a She has not as muct lerritory a8 Ube Staies of New York, Penosylvanta and Now Jersey. Within this territory she bas nol at much agricultural resources nor as much herd pros duciug so She bas potas great mineral resources iu cowl and iron, nor oLas goud quality. Sho has gob uo better Natural Commercial advaulages, Bue 18 LOb juvorod with a better climate, and her population aver= age far below ours in intelligenceaud education. But even with (hese comparatively linfled rosvurces, 60 harmoniously aba wisely have her agricultural, man- ufucturing #d commercial interests been cared tor b; her statesmen that she Las mude herself the gi banking house of the worid and the grewt carrying uation, tndiog employment jor muiliong OL her subjects: And how has she done all this? By first unuerstandivg thoroughly what wature bad done for her; thes by ber Inws sue provensyd the im- portation of gralu aud bread aut ber owa acres had been thoroughly developed, Nor did sherepeal those Jaws autil bread ur per dense population meaut cheaper ivor ivr tue develupm: Wuere she found that ber tm largely in excess at ber OWH Wants she exteudea wer territory by conquering provinces and planting colo. nies to bud Up her sulpping interests, She passed Jaws proiviting (hem m buying irom any beb Englishmen, aud Whenever private enterprise wloue could not erry tue manulactured products across the ocoun she liberally subsidized steamship lines to carry them, Lf we wish Lo be a» prosperous as Kugiand we Wil bave to Lake @ lesson from ber 1m the wisdom of ger statesmauship.’” THE LAHOR PROBLEM, “yr, Rowch, what do you (hink would contribute to present depression in the labor market?’? first recapituiace what L 6 alluded to as the cause of the trouble. oUF War couLmued large aMoUnIs Of & necded in differcnt manulaciuring interests to supply the demands of the army aud to lake tucir places 1m the workehops of the (udasands who were in the army, Iinmense sutas were also paid for the building of new railroads at high wa llauy of these roads are in yet Uudeveloped territory, aud have not yet opened now tmorkets ior Our manulactured articles, More capital bad cen Invested in OUF manufactures than was required when the War ceased, und we are stil producing more than our own peop need. hut, sir, 18 Ube cause of our trouble to ud the remedy 15 for the govern= ment to assist in Kh our markets, Take South America, lor ius Ying right at our doors, where we can under fayorabie ‘circumstances competes witit the shippers of Burope, Look at Brazil, with a popu. lation of 16,000,000 of people, No two countries 10 the world coula more protlably exchange their pro ducts thau Brazil and the United States. We require ner rubber, her ums, her uyewoods her coffee; while sbe requires our flour, pork, lard, cheese and all our munutactured ar. Ucics. Brazil es direcuy below us, and yet all our commufication with her mast go 3,00 8 tiles vat of their Way, by Way of Southamptou, A letter from Brazi! good first to Southampton, in au English steamer, before it starts for America, and you ust pay On It a postage of seventeen cvnts, jourteen of which goes to Engiand, It the Brazilian merchant wants to buy American goods he must go to England pefore be comes to thts country, Under such circum- ces don't you think be is likely to buy mis gooda yn the Enulish markets, without takine the trouble and expense of traveling 6,000 miles further by coming here and going back t’” A CITIZEN SOLDIER'S FUNERAL Parvapenraia, Pa, Oct, 14, 1877. The funeral of Captain Christopher Kieinz, Com mandor of the Black Hussars, took place this after hoon and was largely attonded, Among the organize Hons present were several bodies of we militia, of tha Grand Army ot the Republic and of Masonic and Red Men’s lodges. It was one of the largest funerals held iu this erty for five Captain Kletog Was wie bis command during the Pittsburg riots,