, 1876-08-16
The Formers Retirement from the
Cabinet Wholly Voluntary,
President Grant Takes the Full
Responsibility for All His
Acts.
The Death OF Mr.. Kerr Expected
at Any Moment.
EXIT.
AN Event DKvouTLI ANTICIPATED,

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AN Event DKvouTLI ANTICIPATED.
Spteioi BtspatcA to 7ae Tribune.
WASHINGTON, D. G., Aug. 15.-The session
closed at 1890 this cvong with less excitement
tllnn usually attends sucl, occasions. Members
IN both Houses were generally tired. There
was little TO give 1ife to tho proceedings. The
serious work Of the tlny Was the rcconciling Of
differences between tho House on tho bill pro
vlding additional troops for the stoux campaign.
Tho 8cnate resolved not to fix any hour for
Adjournment till that bill was passed. Tho
majority tn tho House were quito willing to pass
either tho Senate or House proposition, hut
thcre wcrc number or tho Confederate
E[lo who were determined to kill the bill
at nll hazards, not oven yielding at
tho representations Of tho extrctnc need of
troops TO help the columns now opcrntfng
against the Sioux. Leading Democrats saw
plainly tic great political blundcr Of this oppo-
eitfon, but none Of them could control these
hot-hcadcd mon who staggered around, saying
II the President wanted help to get his troops
In tho Sioux country out OF trouble let h!m
take them nut Of the South. They
DID NOT WANT AMI or TnEM THERE.
Finally, these Ilobcl ohjectors to llclplng our
soldiers In the Northwest carried tic matter 50
far us to threaten alibustcrlug, md at
last tho bill BECAME very ncar hay-
Ing to 60 over till tomorrow because
quorum could with difficulty be obtained,
and after two roll-cal1s 1t began to be feared
that go mally had left to take carly trains that
the prolobgatlon Of the session for number Of
days might be necessary to bring them back.
On third trial, however, bare quorum was
COLLECTED, and tho bill was passed.
Till; 1RnEPnEssIBtE.
There has bccn general talk among the cooler
Democrats over tic unscc,niy conduct Of Cox
last night, anu the applause which Ills exhibition
of old-tinc manners secured from the Southern
side. It Is agreed by all thoughtful men
among them that Cox DID great harm. To
make mattcrs worse, Just befofe adjournment,
Page, OF California, revived the wl,ule matter,
by saying tint It had been agreed that Knasun,
OF 1owu, Should DO appointed by the Speaker
as a member q the Commission 10 80 to Call
forna on tic Mongoltan Inquiry, and Page pro-
cecded to soy that nftur Kasson's Tillcn Speech
last night 1T the dietation Of Southern Demo
crata, tic SPcalcr Ind yielded and appointed
i ot out lie ful elect 81 Kasson's scor'rh h.
tug speech among tho Democrats. Members
were on thcir fcct throughout the Democratic
hItlc OF tho House, the aialcs wcrc full, mud the
seergeanttat:Arms was ordered to I'.ako "a .
member sit down. uo took tho great
Inace OF the House, and moved around among
the members with about 40 much effect ne II lu
aau oecA Woouc4oppcf carrying loE. FINAL
II, however, tho De!!locrats got partially over
pagc's exposure Of their petty spite aud their
nndignilcd course towards kasso.l, and tho
Speaker once moro got the House partially
qiitet. 4 stir, however, was kept up TIL lcw
moments before Adjournment. Both Mr., Sayler
and Cox were thanked for their corsu Is speak
ers ald tho uouyo adjourned.
THE ARMY I'LL.
The House yielded to the So.late In the bill
for additional troops far tho Indian service, autl
the method adopted WIS to recruit tho coH.-
pancs OF thu regiments NOW In the teld to 100
men. Tho total Increase will be 2,500, and tllu
ninount appropriated Iii 81, ,G00, 900.
The most prominent bills which failed wcro
Lawrenca's faciau Railroad I'LL, tile 1!lvcr bill,
and the Genuya-Awartl bill,