The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-10-15
THE EXTRA SESSIONS WORK.
POSSIBLE DELAY Nv THE ORGANIzA-
TfON or TIE HOUSE.
Contested scnts In the Sennte-Thc House
Against subsidies-An Early Att"ck upon
Mr.. IIaye-'s PoIicy-The Rush tor once.


WASHINGTON, Oct 1.-THE House Of Rep
reseniativcs will not be organized lor business
before or . 80 f. N. tomorrow. Thctime from
noon-nt which hour the members assemble
until then will be occupied with calling the roll
IA previously prepared by the Clerk. the swear.
ine In Of members 10y delegations. and the cleo
ton Of Speaker Clerk and the other officers. tits
possible that questions concerning the roll may
be- raised, causing debate. thus further delaying
organization. The Senate. being already organ
ized. will merely meet and await the action OF
tho House. following on the organization OF
which Joint committee will call on the Preet-
dent and in form him that the two Houses hav.
ing assembled are ready 10 receive any COM
munication he may be pleased to make. Tho
President g message which W. be brirf. IL now
in the hHude oi the public printer. and Will bo
printed ~ advance oi delivery,
Col. Polk. who nns received tho Democratic
nominate ION ior Dporkeeper. was to-day over.
run with applicants. some Of whom worked
axainst him. hut declared for him ns soon
as il WIS known that he WAS successful. and
hre now among the most lers stent eeekers
alter plncee. Members oi Congress have been
ys.ted today 10y these applicants to secure in
nurncc IN tleir hnhalf. The SALARY OF the
Docrkeeper is only 1000 u year. and that oi the
Assistant DOorkc per and the Suprrintrnte tent
of Tue Document Room and the Super ntendent
of the .oldIns Room s2000 .ncI There aro
over 100 appointments undor the Doorkeeper.
including clerhs. messengers. ana pages:
the House leaving the DOorkeeper but lule
discretion in the prom s"s As the appoint
ments of the present sUnurGlnates in Office were
made under tic former Demo ratio House. II ia
not expected there wIll hs many changes under
any ol IN OH 'eis oi the present House. -,
Early after the org InizHtion n resolution will
So,' T pSdsns The House against ms granting
Ouiy one ~ the contested Senatorial cascs
VII come 40 tomorrow. The credentals of n.
NJ Sppuprd. "luctcd by the present Legislature
Lon ISlun.l. the IYEi-latilrp EOt together by
the commission. will be presented Mt the OPEN
ing OF the scss ION and tie Demorrnts will push
vote upon swearing him in. This opens tho
entire LOUISIANA question. and " III ufer nm M
melRtr Opportunity to discuss Hayes South
ern policy. The papers Of Kellogg. elected By
the Packard Lpgi-!atur" and certified by Pack
ari. are before tn Committee on Elections,
| whirh mas Wrt,cn oIt not presented vote 10
ole ted iu 1873 by the Wheeler Compromise
L".- stature ar" boiur. thr same committee, as
ar" the crod"n'inl> oi u. c. Butler 81 South Car
olinH. and COY. Grover oi Oregon. The latter
VIII PROBABLY be sworn upon u favorable report
~ the committee winch has been investigating
Tyerc Is much MIN ton in the hotels and
els whore in u" cliy tonight, the crowds gen.
orally d. W>sing the results oi the caucus last
nlchl. aud ~. nts that Will probably occur in
the extra session. u is II quesl ton whether the
Speaker viii Nppo.nt the stand ng conlmiitees
durinS the spe 'ia s. iou. and the length OF the
cniei session IS also u fruitful topic OF conver-
Reports arc in circulation that two or three
! Republican senators have minated 10 friends
| thai tney isc It 10 ts therduiy to make immedi-
| nt- otne Tons 10 the < neral policy ot the de
! facto President and that this in .liuation will
| lind carly pri tlcu assertion. The presence iu
| Washington of several prominent Republicans
who do not hes tate to annonn g their differ
cnce Of views " th the Admin STRAIT on is regard.
| ed as ten l.nrfD NV. suL.tnnea to $50 daca-
! tons, hu, positive authority from those mem
/ toned as nvaitng the orean1ation o. Congress
to make war upon the Administration is not
Tue y" n 10 President has returned to Wash.
/ intlon from th' 70 oii-rs' Home. and was Wis ted