New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-10-26
IN CONGRESS.
ANOTHER DELAY BY ADJOURNMENT - SENATORS
GROWING INPATIENT PETITIONS FROM THE


GROWING NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. FROM THE
LABORING CLASSES.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.l
WASHINGTON, Oct. 25.-Both Houses OF Congress
adjourned to-day until Monday next. There is
movement among representatives from States In
which elections are to occur the first Tuesday of
November, to secure another adjournment from
Tuesday of next week until about Thursday or
Friday of the succeeding week. in order that they
may 90 home to participate in the political cam
pagns and to vote.
Some members Of the Senate are beginning to
grow exceedingly impatient over what seems to
them to be the unnecessary delays of the House in
getting TO work upon the business of the Extra Sos-
sion. One Democratic Senator, who served many
years in the House before being promoted to seat
in the other wing OF the Capitol remarked Tonight
that he does not remember another instance when it
has been so long, after the assembling OF Congress,
before the House has proceeded to the business Of
the session. The Senate, he said, is entirely
powcrless the Extra Session was called
for the purpose of making certain appropri-
atoms, and 10 other subjects are mentioned
in the Presidents message; that document
was referred as whole to the Committee on Finance,
and il cannot be considered TO any extent until the
House passes appropriation bill and sends It to
the Senate He says that should the House OF Rep
rescntatives fritteT away all the time between now
and the LIST Of December without sending to the
Senate either the army bill the deficiency appro-
priation bills that body would be Obliged TO remain
in session, but could accomplish nothing except to
act upon such appointments as the President might
submit for It's approval. The Senator was mistaken
in saying Speaker Randall Is more dilatory
in his organization of the committees than
his predecessors. Speaker Kerr took two weeks in
which to make up the committees at the opening
of the XLIYth Congress. Speaker Blaine in 1871,
appointed only the Election Committee and the
Special Committee on Southern Outraqcs during the
extra session, which took place that Spring. lie
had the whole Summer IN which to complete the or
ganization of the House. The most discouraging
thing about the present outlook in Congress is
general lack Of interest in the prompt dispatch of
business. Every one speaks of his own anxiety TO
make the present session short one, but no one
seems ready 10 do anything to expedite its necessary
business.
The Colorado case was settled in the House to-day
by It's reference to the Committee on Elections. The
vote was almost strictly party affair, 1877 in the
affirmative 10 1870 in the NEGATIVE. Mr. Cutler,
New-JeTsey Democrat, voting No with the Repubh-
cans.
petition signed By 81 cOlOred men, who desire an
appropriation BY Congress 10 aid them to cmgratc
TO Liberia. General Garfield said that there is
extensive movement among the cOlDrcd people in the
direction Of emigration 10 that country. Mr. Cox, Of
New-York, presented his petitions in favor OF the
worlingmen; and Mr. Wright, Of Pennsylvania,
who has put many foolish notions INTO the heads Of
the miners Of the Wyoming Valley, introduced his
petition asking for Government aid fsr the working
men of his district This latter paper was signed by
90. 792 persons
The NeW-YOrk nominations are so long delayed
that they have ceased to be tho subject of dis
cussion in Washington. The Senate was in session
only about fifteen minutes to-day. and about half
an-hour after it adjourned the Presidents Secretary
arrived with a large list of nominations, among
which IT IS supposed were those fer the New-1ork
Custom House positions. They cannot go TO the
Senate now until Monday