, 1876-06-20
Dispatches and Letter Of
Caldwell Concerning the
$4,000 Matter.
The House Currency Committee
Suddenly Takes q Turn
Specieward.

STATE OF BUSINESS.
Tns APPROPRIATION BILLS.
Special Dispateh 10 TIE Tribune.
WASHINGTON, D, c. June 19.-Thc compItca-
tions arising out Of the question OF adjourn
ment becomes moro serious and threatening
every day. Less than two weeks rcman Of the
present fiscal year, and yet half Of lhe uppro-
pFiatton bills are yet in Congress. The Prcsl-
dent In his special message Inns called the attcn-
tim Of the House 10 the provisions of the Inv,
and uotifcd that body that unless the bills fur
tho several branches Of tho Government should
pass md become laws before the 90th Of June
the service for tho vnrIous departments
would cease. Nobody familiar with tcgisla-
tion will say that the various bills eau
be passed In the short time left. For example,
the Legislative, Executive, anti Judicial Appro-
prfation bill, although It has passed both
Houses, is III very critical condition. Thc
HOune
GET DOWN THE APPROPRIATIONS HIGHT AND
LEFT,
sometimes Justly and sometimes unrcasonably.
The Senate amended the bill so that tho next
years. appropriations would be about the saluo
as ttlIs. The bill iB now IN tho Conference
Committee Of tho two Houses, with
no amendments. The amount Of work III
tA%t nA@ N %AS1|1 w NS cGEA+ 4ACAG III
q possibility, almost certain probable
ity that the Conference Committee
will not agree each brancl, standing out for the
House it represents. They will aim to sustain
its own Conference Committee. Tho tead-luck
thus begins. II the bill is not through, by tho
LIST Of July nil expenses Of tho courta will stop,
even the snlarics Of the Judges. ALI expenses
Of the Legislative branch will atop,
fNc{ HrfNn 4 ~ rnNaDrenNpM
and employees at the Capitol, and all expenses
Of the Executive Departments, including salary
Of tho President and salaries Of tho Cab.
met officers, heads OF Bureaus aud
clerks. Tie business in these branches
will br entirely suspended, as
tho law expressly prohibits the continuance Of
any service or tho expenditure OF money under
1t until sanctioned by the regular bills. The
Consular and Diplomatic hlll Is also In confer
cncc, with between forty md fifty amendments.
THIS may he casily gotten through; but, should
It fall, oil tic Af!niatcrs md Consuls Of the
United States will be recalled.
OTHER HILLS.
The Pension bill is already n law, 80 that the
pensioners will not be deprived Of their money.
Tic Military Academy bill Is also In con-
ference, but this will probably go through,
although It Is not imperative. The Fertilization
bill IL law. The River and 1Iarbor bill has
passcd the Ituusc, hut It Inns not yet been re-
ported from the Senate Committee. The De-
tlc!cncy bill is law. The Army nil! passed tic
House to-day, md, should that fall in the next
ten dnys, tho wl.ols mIltnry establishment
will stop. The Navy hill has passed the House,
but has not yet bccu reported from the scnutc
Cotn1nittce. The Post-0nce bill hls passed
the House, but Is In conference on
postal service would be discontinued,
tie tic mails. There Is little doiSt 5wever, Gas t!at
this will fall. The 1nllan It'll bas p,sscd tic
House, and has Just been reported to tho
SENATE. It Is easy 70 SEQ what would happen
should th1s fail: Tho stoppagc Of Indian sup
tcndeuts, and the dlscontinilunce Of the ishotc
Indian service, with tho probability Of bloody
IldIan war following: There is onu remaining
blll-tl1c Sundry Cizl, the most la1or!ous of
more time thnn any Two Of them. Tls llas not
even yet been reported from the llouso Com.
Mtter. 1t Is expected some time this week. 1t
III hastlly to be expected TINT 1t ca,l be pushed
through before thu end ot the month. The
and yet tho Importance OF the erlhls dues not
seem to be upparcnt to the two HOUSES.
OPENING TlKIR HYRs.
Tic message ut the President IN reference to
LIE 3iUIjLOtHlHLtOu uAe AAA LllG uEDl4E III IlE
House l,ase caused alarm among the Demo
trats, aul opened the eyes Of nlaiy of them to
tho disAster which must follow II tho lead OF
Kaudall and Holman ID continued They begIn
now to realize tho terrible condition Of affasrs
present mouth, unless the 1seerssdfy funds arc
voted to curry on thu Government, and to see
that t'lcir party, will b. held rcspon-
6ihlc fnr tlu chaos which must rcsnlt
@ o s sass Eves u sso 'afs 5s
shpultl have been cnuctel before this, antl tn.
utter incumpetelicy of tho House managers Is
atulIc respunstblo for tletr present backward
condition. III tho few days. Iclnn!nlng In the
give tle bills TINT consideration which they
should !laye by the aenatr, particularly In view
Of tile fnct tlat every ono d then. has been
filled with lGgislatl0n which changes some I'M
il the sst'ase WIS disposed to follow tho pull
icy laid down III these bills there Ia
not sufficient time to c1a.niIIe how fur the Ill
nnyntlons Injected lNto tletH may rcacl or Whnt
esal administration Ut Thu Government. The
HeA4sc ran with safety ID nothing but
sThlKE OUT ALL ExTMANEous MATTER,
md tuslst that tho bills shall supply provide the
,Hcans fur carrying on the Government: Thcre
puFpusely held back by the Ilouso in tho belief
that tue Senate would accept them with all their
inrcrfcetons rathrr than risk the disastcr which
must follow II tlluY aru not enacted prior
to Julyl. Judge Kelly boldly charged this til the
House, und, whether 1t b. truc or not, tho cir
cuinstances Justify auch q conclusion. 1t Is this
tact that IL creating alarm among many Dem
ocrats A Democratic member IT TINT Com
misteee 1enarkea tonight, that tho Approprla-
ton bills must bc pahse1 this week ut I'LL hug
ards, anil thHt lle would rather accept tho bills
us thcy may ba uIncnded by tho setlato
than permit them to fall lle sud thut
to pa1a.yze thu administration OF tho
OoYctnmcut for ten daYa by withholding tha