New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-05-28

now rup Er-K1rrx BuL Is TO KEEP CONGRESS
TOGETHER-SuARP PRACTICE III AhE ~
MINISTRATI0N MEN,
Try TELEGRAPH TO THB TRIBUSBl
w,su,vcroN. NAV 27.-Gen. Butler has been
IN consultation with Messrs. Morton and Conking anu
&c. Senators who compose the Administration Rlng
DE pur,ose being to devise means for securing e pas
rage Of the Senate bill giving the President power W
usnend the writ OF habeas corpus during the Presluen
hal car vass. The report current among
members Of the House. to-day that THESE geh'ienen VA"
consulted with the President and had determined 10 10
an IN thcir mower 10 make an extra session
~ Congress necessary with view OF forcing the oDhoA
ous measure through by bringing to bear all the powers
Of party discipline The programme agreeu upon ..
believed to he TO prevent the extension OF inc seSso
until next Monday and thus make an adjournment ne
rcssary on Wednesday, which would leave the 4al'n
and ono or two Appropriation bills undisposed or ana
inns make It necessary for the President to call Congress
together Immediately in extra session Gen hoi"V0
Porter the Presidents private secretary was On tno
Eoor Of the House to-day, and eonvefsea "th hu'e
Of members urging the passage OF the huAluN pIii
az n Marty necessity. The Republican opponents
~ tho hin numbering it is believed Is 20 me mDers
have not relaxed in the least their opposition 10 IT, ana
assert positively that It cannot he got through TUG
House and that under circumstances VIII they VOC
Tor H. The bill, although generally spoken oi ~ CO
tending the Ku Kux act, In reality eXtehus ony NV
power OF the President TO suspend the habeas corpus
10 IL
the reseuf session Of Congress An the other provisions
nh are continuous The sole purpose OF the senate
bill now the Speakers table Is TO put INTO .Io 9
Of the President the power 10 suspend the Wt not
The south alone but IN the Whole country uuIInS tuo
time intervening between the end OF the present Session
II was to block the game for an extra session that Mt
Dawes offered the resolution prolOnng the session tl
the 81 juno, which the House adopted today: Win
This resolution upon their table. Senators cannon excuse
themselves for conducting their business so as 10 MAKE
an session necessary There is plenty OF time 10
finish all necessary legislation in the week remain t
forth his part Of this plot in the Senate senate
this moruing An hour spent in decldin
whether the senate would with the Tdru Dli, or
as ign some the remaining time or the session lot
IOrs from the various committees MI COle hau gwen
he should press the remaining Appropriation DIS when
Nj Conkling made little speech III which ne enlarged
on the necessity Of passing not only the IaIlu DILL Dut
numerous other bills from the Claims ana Judlclaiy
10 allow the Senate to driven into corner and he
should allow tie Appropriation bills 10 stand IN the
Of measures TO be reported from INC III i
forYed In other words, his plan seems 70 De- hYing
passed tie Tariff bill, 20 take up private bls anu DS
from the Judiciary Committee leaving the Sundry CNl
ApurOpT alton bill Enacted upCn As the appropriations
IN that h are absolutely necessary carry on the Gov
erLlncnt during The next year, the President VIII nave
call Congress together, unless Is passed. ana Whe
the extra session once begins the senate VIII hltept
10 prevent adjournment before the passage OF lhe
KU-Eux bin. The President would hardly DO tlls ior
the purpose OF getting action on the kukuX ana private
bills alone. - =, ~ - =,
Representatives allowed the session TO expire without
passing Appropriation bill The Senate desired
10 amend it, TO give the President power to enforce
the Kansas but the House refused 10 agree
to this amendment ana the bill consequently laled
President called extra session TO meet two days
later and il lasted six weeks IL can hardly be believed
tactics at this time though the indications point unnns-
takably in that direction.