New-York tribune., 1876-06-20

rrv STATE OF AFFAIRS sERIoUs--rHE YEAR NhA"Li
-, ,xp PASSAGE OF THE FINANCIAL BILLS
s,prRHuMAN TASK.
IpY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.l
u,suvGToN. June 19.-The complications arising
ort Of the question of adjournment oecoiho nioio
.er;ous and threatening every day. Less tlan TWO
weeks remain of the present hscal year. anu nan oi
Che appropriation bills are yet III CONGRESS in0
IN his snecial message has called the aten-
ton of the House to the law, ana nolheu " '""V
no. rass the bills for the several branches OF the
- Cn+ ,,'''' sbou mass and become laws before the
2otb Of June the service for the various
IN ,ooso Nobody familiar with legsia'loh VIII
80. tlot the various bills can be passed III inc snort
- 1oft For example the Legislative, Executive
.aa Judicial Appropriation bill, although IL mas
,ossad both Houses is in very crltcal 0onui'ioI.
III House cut down the appropriations rlSht ana
1,ft sometimes Justly and sometimes unreaSohaoly;
ar Senate amended the bill so that the next year
annronyotons would be about the same as this; the
I'm ia now in Conference Committee OF the two
uouses with $50 amendments. The amount OF work
ON that bill is easily to be seen. There is posslb-
nv almost certain probability that the Conference
Commttee will not agree, each branch standlng out
tbe House it represents. Each will aim to sus-
tain its own Conference Committee. The deadlock
,hns helms If the bill is not through by the 1st of
"a
salaries of the Judges All expenses of the legiSla-
tive branch will STOP including salaries of Congress
man and emp,ov6s at the Capitol, and all expenses
of the Fxecntive Departments, including salary of
tbo President and salaries of the Cabinet officers,
beeds of bureaus and clerks. Thus business in
these branches will be entirely suspended as thelaw
EXPRESSLY prohibits the continuance OF any service or
the expenditure of money under 1T until sanctioned
by the regular bills.
Z The Consular and Diplomatic bill is also in con-
ference with between 80 and 30 amendments. This
NAV be easily gotten through; but should it fail all
the Ministers and COnsus of the United States will
be recalled. The Pension bill.Is already law, so
that the pensioners will not be deprived of their
money. The Military Academy bill is also in con-
ference. but this will probably go through although
It is not imperative. The Fertilization bill is law.
The River and Harbor bill has passed the House but
it has not yet been reported from the Senate Com
mttee. The Deficiency bill is law. The Army
bill passed the House to-day and should that fail in
the next ten days the whole military establishment
would stop. The Navy bill has passed the House,
but has not yet been reported from the Senate Com
mittee.
The Pos-Offce bin has passed both Houses, but is
In conference on amendments. Should 1t fail, the
whole postal service would be discontinued and not
letter would go through the mails The Indian
bill has passed the House, and has just been reported
to the Senate. 1t Is easy to what would happen
should this fal-the stoppage of Indian supplies the
withdrawal of agents, superntendents and the
discontnuance of the whole Indian service and the
probability of bloody Indian war. Following these
is one remaining bill, the Sundry Civil, the most
laborious of the whole twelve and the one which re-
quires more time than any two of them. This has
not even yet been reported from the House Commit
"a firra Hic apE hnr IS
hardly to be expected that it can be pushed through
before the end of the month.
The condition of business is therefore apparent,
and yet the Importance Of the crisis does not seem to
b. apparent to the two Houses. The action of the
Senate on the Impeachment case of Gen. Belknap
to-day is abundant evidence OF tins, ana seems 10
show clearly that adjournment of Congress is yet
far in the future 1t decided to-day TO go on with
the impeachment trial the 9th of july and that
it would be Illegal to proceed during the recess OF
Congress. In other words, 1T decides that II
cannot proceed except in the presence OF
the House. The Senate voted down, by a
very large majority the proposition to
postpone the trial until next Fall. The House of
,ourse canyot adjourn without the consent Of the
Senate. TIE Senate, however, should the House
pass resolution may consent to it, thus putting the
responsibility on the House. 1t would seem, how
ever that 10Th will be willing to stay, in anticipa-
tion of any contingency Of the political future, In
any event. if the impeachment tnal is continued, 1t
can hardly be disposed of in less than month OF six
weeks
With the view of preventing useless delay, the
Senate took important action to-day. 1t had been
stated that Gen. Beknap had already asked that 1870
witnesses might be summoned from all parts OF the
country; the object was apparently to delay and con-
fuse the case. The Senate to-day had committee
appointed of Messrs. Frelinghuysen, Thurman, and
Christancy to inquire into the witnesses necessary
TO Mr. Belknap and to summon only such as they
thought necessary, requiring Mr.. Belknap to sum
mon such others as be might desire. stlpuating to
pay their expenses himself Take it all IN all, the
condition of the business of Congress is very serious
and the prospect for an early adjournment very un-
certain.
CALDWELES FAMOUS TELEGRAM.