The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-06-10
WASnINSION.
Difficulties i'm the Way of Congress
sional Final Adjournment.
The Threat Of an Extra
Session.
The Government and the Eight
Hour Law. ~
COMMISERATING COLFAX.
COMMUNICATING CoLFAx.
Why He RecOnsidered His Retire.
ment Resolution.
The Liberal Republicans Of Con-
gress Organizing.


Bill. ta
Congress has passed during the present session
400 bills. Three OF the General Appropriation bills
have not yet become laws. Two of them are en-
rolled and await the Presidents signature
namely, making appropriations for Notifications
and for rivers and harbors The Sundry Civil APP
preparation bill is in conference. The COM
mittee on the disagreeng votes Immediately
after their disappointment last night, held brief
meeting In the room OF the Senate Committee
on Appropriations, and resumed their business to-
day at the same place. Toward evening they had
acted on eighty eight Of the eighty-nine amend
ments and thus far everything in the committee
was harmonious They then returned to the
seventh amendment, supplementary to the Elec-
ton law which had been reserved for
distinctive consideration. The question was
then presented OF making this the subject
Of separate report-in short, any
recommendation, so that the Senate might, If they
bill, while concurring in a unanimous report en-
bOdying all the other amendments. Or, II the Sen
ate should not recede from the said amendments
the House might have an opportunity OF voting
on 1t as an Independent measure. Members
were earnest in the expression OF their
views. But the Acknowledgement Stevenson, OF
the Senate, and Niblack OF the House
The only two democrats were unable to accomplish
their purpose Of obtaining q separate report as
Messrs. Edmunds and Cole, Of the Senate, and
Messrs. Garfield and Palmer, OF the House, in
cined to embodying the Election Laws amend
ment in the report with the other amendments.
Messrs. Stevenson and Niblack withdrew from the
committee, leaving the other members to frame
report In accordance with the wishes OF the ma
jority, which they have done with several modinca-
IN nj fha nrfO ytno T1,aro
be presented to the Senate as soon as they shall
meet tomorrow morning, at nine O'clock and hav-
ing been agreed to will be sent to the House. Some
Of the democrats tonight say they will endeavor to
prevent its adoption in that body by flibustering,
as they were assured on Saturday that they would
lose none Of their rights by consenting that
the disagreeing amendments to the bill
should go to committee OF conference.
Other democrats, however, are inclined to let the
report be adopted, saying that II the bill should
fall and an extra session called the majority would
not only pass bill containing the Objectionable
Election law features but other measures to them
equally distasteful. Should the democrats con-
tlnue dilatory motions until noon, in order to de-
feat the Sundry Civil Expenses bill, an extra ses-
sion will be called, and 1t is even said by some OF
them that they understand a message convoking
the two houses has already been prepared by the
President. There is much comment and specula-
ton everywhere concerning the events of to-
morrow.
The President Busy.
President Grant was ut the Capitol for some time
last night, engaged In consultation with Senators
and signing the bills passed during the day. He
win also visit the Capitol tomorrow, in company
with the Cabinet officers, on public business.
Condoling with Colfax-Ho Tells the
story OF the Retirement Lettcr-Wnl
Support Grant and Wilson.
number OF Indiana delegates to the National
Republican Convention, with the Indiana republi
can congressman, called at the Vice Presidents
room at the Capitol yesterday, and Judge Denny Of
Evansville addressed Mr.. Colfax in their behalf as
foliows:-
Mr.. VICE PRRsIDENT-Those of the Indiana dele
gates now in this city on their way home, with
others OF your personal and political friends, are
unwilling to leave without making this call and ex-
pressing their high appreciation OF the invaluable
service rendered by you to the republican party
regret your defeat at the late republican
convention, where we earnestly labored for your
nomination rs candidate for the Office OF Vice
President OF the United states, we. at the same
time, feel proud of your patriotic conduct in join
ing with MS In hearty and cordial endorse
ment OF the ticket then nominated; and we
heartily approve the sentiments contained
In your telegram to Colonel Foster, namely
That principles are everything, and men are
nothing, and that you cordially endorse the nOmi-
nation and promise it your earnest support. We
feel well assured that we have a strong ticket:
a ticket which bears the name OF men whose
respective private and public characters are so
pure and high that the country must approve them
at the ballot box In November. Before closing this
Interview we cannot refrain from expressing also
our high appreciation OF the honorable manner in
which you saw fit to conduct yourself during the
earnest canvass made by the Indiana delegation at
the Convention to assure your denomination
while we cannot resist the Impression that If you
had consented to make personal efforts In your
own behalf such as all candidates are permitted to
make, without loss OF character or manhood, sue
cess might have crowned our efforts. We are, at
nined course which you chose to adopt deserves
greater honor than could be conferred by any Office
within the gift of the American people. We beg
leave to reassure you OF our gratitude for the patr
otto services yOn have rendered the country, aud
OF our personal esteem and confidence.
Mr. Colfax replied that he was proud to be the
recipient Of such warm and earnest friendship as
tnat exhibited by the delegations from Indiana and
other States, and so kindly expressed in Judge
Denny's cordial remarks He bowed to the decision
OF the Convention without murmur or regret, and
should prove hereafter faithful to the republican
creed in private life as when he had been standard
bearer OF the cause. He rcjoiccd that after eIgh-
teen years OF public life, with all his acts like the
open pages OF book, before the people, the worst
that was said OF him at Philadelphia was that he
had written letter stating his willingness and de-
sire to retire from Official position and had after
wards consented to accept q denomination
II the party deemed 1t best. This
charge he could not deny but he
had never written said anything broader than is
found In the expressions Of that much quoted let
ter. so much has been said about II that now the
is over, he felt he had right to tell his
home friends what his lips had been sealed on
namely, that 1t was not written In
tended for publication. He had expected to submit
The desire he felt, and which was expressed In n,
% leading republicans from his own State and else
where when Congress reassembled, Tor their adj
nee. But, he SAID he MUST add, In justice to the
Valued friend TO whom he wrote, that the
letter was not marked CONFIDENTIAL, and being
rom public man, on public ques ton, that
rend mad the unqucstionable right to infer that It
was not private, and therefore he justincl him
uiiy 10 printing 1t. When he decided last Novesn-
per- ~ the appeal Of many active republicans from
indiana and other sections Of the Union. that his