The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-12-05
c O M G r. Z S S
THE WORK BEFORE TT.
Unfinished and New Business to be
Attended TO.
The Land Grabs aad Jobs-5. Domingo and
Sumner Ben Butler and the Prince
Edward Island Scheme-Tae
Appropriation Biils
WASHINGTON. Der. 5. 1870.


iycd on The an OF March or not, the approaching
session viii be an exciting and an interesting
The new Senators ana members Will necessarily I'M
press themselves moro less on those now IN place,
IA The oyecuttya departments well as In Congress-
rhey are the coming men, and In view or the
Gael tnat they VIII re III power during the
remainder Of the administration they win
nave nearly as ,ouen innuenco as II
iGey had al eady taken taelr seats. II Is very EVIL
deui nat the new party" movement. which has
ptca CcresladOwed by Ben Butler and the Chicago
g,fhaae and practically .naugurated by Carl Schurz
ara thG revenue rciormers' viii make Itself felt
ID lie action oi the approaching session. Men who
III Candidates .or Speaker OG tue next House, or
vac wish obtain prorinens places upon commit
tees vii shape their course 30 IS not to run couu-
ter . whatever NAV seem 10 DC the WIN
u!pg side ID II extremely doubtful whether
the straight. IN republicans viii be able 10 con-
no lbc organization OF The next House. Nsr viii
tais doubt be removed until the states holu,ng cleo
iops ID the spring can be heard from. As matters
stauG now tie democrats nope, with the aid Of their
upasi alsS tue revenue reformers to be able 70
dtrtatc Who shall be Speaker and how the new COM
uttiecs shall be formed. lii this connection the
question whether tho revenue reormers'i VIII
stand the democrats a against the protsctionist
republicans Is one OF considerable importance. II
4 already beng discussed by the members
~ NE pres at Congress, without any salts
factory solution. The democrats themselves Will
he strong enough IN the new House 10 hold the
Ou,yncp or power, IN any event, and they
can form such combinations as Will give them
some oicc a, least il me result. or course the
efforts ol the friends Of the administration win De
iuectea towards the prevention Of any coalition
selweeu the democrats aud the revenue reform re-
EuoiiC5n,. The President himself VIII concede
mdch, AID even utra-proteohonists VIII yield some
thing. defeat this result ana 10 preserve the
Eanizst.on Of The republican party intact. They
realize that anything Ike breach III the ranks any
deiecuon upon the part OF the members o. the House
win prove disastrous to the republicans IN the next
Prcaideit al contest
ONE or THE FIRST QUESTIONS
60 be settled after Congress meets VIII be whether
the fortysecond Congress shall be organized on the
On Of March, as now provided by law. TINS viii
probably be engrossing subject at the caucus of
tne republicans, winch viii likely be hold ON Monday
or Tuesday evening u next week. The
present lidications are shat the decision win
hinge upon the question whether the regular
republicans can control The Organization of the
House The 4th u March, without the aid OF the
mcmOers from the States holding elections In the
spring. Some OF these States, Tor instance New
Hampshire ana Connecticut, are held 10 he doubt
ia. The marginal majority ia The House
81 90 small that there is little 20 20
upon and II viii take nice calculation and
good discretion Gpon me part Of the
republican managers 10 secure Success II il is founo
that the House can be organized In favor OF tie
puolcans, without waiting for tie spring elections
there VIII hardly be any repeal OF The law which
compels the new Congress to meet and organize on
tne an OF Marcn. y, On the other hand. il Is
deemed advisable 10 wait until al the states are
heard from, the law wu be repealed. In this mat
ter, IL be remembered the regular republicans
having twO-th!ras OF the present House, VIII have Il
oil their own way. Tney VIII naturally act In the inter
eat OF the party regards It's future aud especially
with a view to having the next Congress III entire
harmony with the administration. This VIII be
the csntrolng consideration in deciding the ques
SION whether the new Congress shall De- organized
on The 4Jh oT March. There are others. however,
which, though Of g subordinate ana Incidental char.
acter wli be likely 10 have their weight and in.
duence. Chief among these VIII DO the election OF
speaker oil the next ksuse. Mr Blame, the present
speaker, Is of course candidate FOR reelection II
MS friends discover that they nave strength enough
20 elect him he Attn OF Marcn TO certainty they
Will not be likely 10 postpone IL until December,
1871. Then, again, there NAY be legislation Of an
At noon on the 4th OF March. IL Ii
within the possibilities that something may turn
the Immediate assembling OF the new Congress.
These are contingencies; but, 10 | uave already
stated, The controlling issue VIII De whether the
replDiicans can do better by organizing Oh the attn
OF March or waiting uElll the following December.
THE BUSINESS BEFORE CONGRESS-.
There is little doubt but that each member. as
usual comes with mis- pockets full OF bills emDrac
lng schemes, public and priyare, which ne considers
are essential to the safety and success OF the coall,
out of II. Very few OF them Gene 20 legisate for
tns whole county to the ignoring Of then different
sections aud States. When tie States are called on
Monday fer bills and joint resolutions on leave,
and for Joint resolutions Oh Legislatures tor
reference only you neea not be surprised If enough
are presented and referred 10 occupy me attention
Vt me House and the committees for SIX month III
stead OF three. Very much OF the business or the
sessiOn, however, viii lie shaped BY the tenor AMI
recommendations Of the Presidents Message and
Vi the reports Of the several heads OF deps tmeuts.
THIS is always the case, more especially, however
when The admnistr alton happens. as az present. To-
o. IN harmony with The majority IN Congress So
iar a. we know, there are very lev questions Vi
national IMPORTANCE likely 10 be considered at the
coming session. except indeed, they should be sus-
gested 10y the President IN his Message. Recon
sErGcti0D. which Tor che past five years was one
Of the leading questsns before Congress. is new
practically settled ana out Of the way. The Recon.
strrction Committee, Win the Delcose Ben Butler
head, viii probably be disoaaded because It's
occupation IL gonen
At the last session Of Congress q large number
OF bills failed In both houses FOR want OF tine
The Senate. Judging from the list on its c2len-
dar for Monday, had It's full snare--lar more than
tae House The unfinished huslness In the Senate
h the bill to encourage the building 81 ships Tor
fOreigl trade and lsr other purposes ii passed the
throat of the Senate Among the special orders IN the
senate Is the bill 70 abolish the franang privilege.
ehls passed the House last Eesstsn but was made
sort OF football AMI standing Joke 10 the senate. 1t
Il In charge OF Senator Ramsey or Minnesota.
whether Re viii bring IL up agan for the purpose OF
pressing IL - matter OF csubt. IL viii be observed
that the Postmaster General In his annual report,
again nlludes 10 the question, ana urges It's con-
alteration. IL Is well known that It's passage by the
House last session was matter Of political capital
add guncombe. Many OF those who voted for II in
ihn/uouse actually went over 10 the Senate and
p1 daft
,le elections are over we have probably heard
The last OF II, a. least for the present.
Rue other special orders are bill 70 amend an act
entitled IAN act granting LANDS to aid IN the con-
struction OF railroad and telegraph line from the
s. ates OF Missouri and Arkansas to the Pacific coast
ov the Southern routsu approved July 81 1866, and
Dill TO provide for the sale OF certain lots and lands
III tho Sea Islands OF Beaufort county South Caro-
ina and for other purposes OF them huge Jobs,
Oh course got up for the express business Of giving
some farori.e huge slice OF public property. The
general orders IN the senate calendar embrace an