The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-03-07
WASHINGTON.
PROBABLE DURATION OF THE SESSION OF
CONGRESS.

PROBABLE DURATION OF THE SESSION OF
CONGRESS.
New York, March 6.
The probable length of the present
session Of Congress Is the common topic
of conversation. Members Of the House
and Senate, who have canvlssCd the lat
ter body, feel very confident the resOlu
tion passed by the House on Saturday
will, after the amendment fixing the time
Of adjournment on Monday, the 18th
inst, be agreed to. The vote on adjourn
mCnt was very close. Those in favor of n
short session will attempt to have the
matter settled on Tuesday. So many
new bills will be introduced that it will
be n month or so before adjournment can
be obtained
A LtraIFS special says that the
resolution which passed the House Satur-
day, for final adjournment Wednesday,
will probably be stopped in the Senate if
1t Is not reconsidered in the House today,
and defeated. There appears to have
been u fight of sections, the New England.
ers desiring to adjourn, in order to get
rid Of the proposed new appOrtionmcnt,
which will reduce New England repre-.
sentation in tho House, and the Demo.
Gratis iavoring the same idea on gCner-
al Democratic principles OF holding as
short n session rs possible, while there
is Republican majority. The Wos'
tern members nrG anxious TO have
the apportiOnment bill passed before,
Ndjourning so as TO increase their
numerical strength in the House. 'ghe
Republicans also want the Committed ON
Southern Outrages to make report; and
arc anxious TO enact some measure before
adjourning which will punish the ku.
KiuX and nrntnnt life AhIh i,aAil laE1 s-tl-itaa.
tsbitii. ii Is stated by those who have
access to the evidence already taken by
the outrage committee, that the testimony
shows q lrightful condition Ot atlNirs'in
the Southern States, and that q secret
political organization, known as the Nu.
Klux has got the upper hand there, In
many parts Of heSOuth the civil authori.
ties are pOwerless to enforce the laws, and
even Democrats arc becoming alarmed
for tho common safety; In short, It the
present state Of affairs are allowed TO con-
tinue, there will not be Union man left
in the South, and society there will be in
a chaotic condition. In addition to this
condition, the South urges that Congress
should remain in session long enough to
receive and act upon the report OF the
San Domingo Commission, and the con-
Clusions Of the Joint High Commission to
adjust our difficulties with Great Britain,
and the impression is that the movement
for early adjournment will not prevail.
THE INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION.
All tho members Of the JOint-High
Commission met socially for the first
time Saturday night, at the residence OF
the British Commissioners An elegant
dinner had been prepared for the occa-
tsion. On the American side were pres
ent Secretary Fish, Gen. SChenck, eX.
Senator Williams, Justice Nelson and
Judge Hoar, with ]. G. Bancroft, Davis,
Secretary of the American Commission,
Vice President ColhX and Gen. Sherman,
On the side of the British were present
Minister Thornton, Earl dc Grey, Prof
Montague Bernard, Sir Stafford North
cote and Sir John A. Macdonald, with
Lord Tcnterden, the Secretary, Viscounl
Goodrich, Edward Crnmer NorthCote
son Of Sir Stafford, and Col Bernard
: the Secretary accompanying Sir John
Macdonald. The party, eighteen ii
number, remained at the table untilatlel
10 o'clock. The invited guests retired
highly pleased with the entertainment.
The members Of the British Commits
sion attended Divine service yesterday
morning at St. Paul's and Epiphany, bOtl
Episcopal churches, the latter being tht
regular place Of worship Of the British
Minister. This evening Earl Dc Gray
will entertain number OF invited guest
at his residence. The British Commis
sioners OF the Joint High Commission viii
assemble to-day at 10 o'clock at the Statt
Department to resume the consideration
Iof their business. Some Of the member!
expect TO conclude their labOrs within
thirty days. There is no joint orSNniZa
: tion, each side casting but one vote ant
representing in Oll respects the two gov
CrnmeNts in the deliberations Secretary
Fish is the senior member Of the Amerl
can branch and Earl De Gray Of the Brit
: ish branch Of the Commission. Twenty
} four thousand dollars were allowed by tht
sundry civil appropriation bill for the ex
penses Of the American branch OF tn
Commission.
VISITORS AT THE WHITE HOUSE..
There was very large number of visit
ors at the Executive Mansion to-day, in
cluding nearly all the ex.members o
Congress whose terms have Just expired
, and many new members. A majority
the former called to pay their parting re
speCts to the President, and to intrOduc
their successors. The different depart
,,,n,,An II. hnn. Nrnrn nlsn fhrnnrhl will