The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-05-05
WASHINGTON

The Extra Session Postponed till October.
WASHINGTON, May 4.-The cabinet has been
in session nearly three hours to-day, and it was
decided to postpone the extra session of Con.
gress until the 18th of October next.
A member of the Cabinet says this evening
that the apprehension on the part of the ad-
ministration as to the consequences of an early
congressional discussion of the Presidents
Southern policy was not taken into consdera-
ton in the deliberations concerning the ques-
ton of change in the date of the meeting of
Congress-
1t was asceltained that without any imme-
date appropriation of money, the army could
be clothed and supplied with all its necessaries,
and that until the 18th of October only one
regular pay dag has to be passed. On the
basis Of last years appropriation for the sup
port of the army about $12,500O00 will be
required to pay the accumulated Indebtedness
which will have been incurred between the
commencement of the next fiscal year, July
LIST, anNthe time that Congress may pass the
necessary appropriation bill
The Department of Justice will suffer much
Inconvenience by the postponement of the
extra session, as there will be a deficiency of
at least 100000 by the first of July, and as no
portion of the appropriation for the fiscal year
commencing at that time can be used to supply
such deficiency, the settlement of the many
accounts of that department has already been
suspended. There is no money to pay the
officers of the navy for the months of April,
May and June. The amount required for this
purpose is about $500, 1000, for which they will
have to wait till the extra session. The army
officers are also considerably embarrassed, as
they cannot receive pay after the LIST of July
until the army appropriation bill is passed.
Reparati0n to be Demanded of Mexico.
The State Department has received from our
minister to Mexico official information of the
release of the American consul at Acapulco,
who was recently imprisoned by the local au-
thoritieS without cause, and Secretary Evarts
has instructed our minister to enter formal
protest and demand from the government of
Mexico an apology and full reparation for the
outrage.
Various Matters.
The Secretary of the Treasury has appointed
committee to investigate the bureau of statis-
tics.
Secretary Sherman thinks that the fact that
our bonds have been less affected than Eng
lish consols presents the strongest evidence of
character and stability of American credit
abroad.
Secretary Sherman has directed Postmaster
James of New York to bury the dead and re-
lieve the wounded by the recent post office
casualty. at the public expense.
Robert G. Blaine, brother of Senator Blaine,
has received the appointment from Sergeant
alarms French of the Senate, of assistant
superintendent of the Senate document room.
Blaine was formerly clerk In the Office of the
Secretary of the Senate, but was removed last
December by Secretary Gorham.
President Hayes has declined the invitation
of the Boston board of trade to visit that city
during the present month, on the ground that
owing to the condition of public business he
cannot protract the time which will be spent by
him in Philadelphia and New York.
The President has commissioned Owen N.
Denny of Portland, Oregon, consul at Tiert.
sein, China, to fill vacancy.