The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-08-22
MUSIC IN TIE AIR FOR HAYES
UUAT rs TO BE DONE BY CONGRESS IN
ITS EXTRA SESSION.
several Investigation. 10 be Set on Foot with.
out Dciay-Things 60 be Made Decidedly
Warm In both the senate md the House.


ont Dciay-Thines 10 be Made Decidedly
Warm In both the senate md the House.
WASHINGTON, Aug. Alt is evident that
tho Administration docs not expect to have a
very serious time with Congress when it meets
on the 18th Of October. The only matters that
VIII DO laid before that body by the President In
his special message will be tho Army Appro-
priation bill and the deficiency for the last quar-
ter OF the last fiscal year in the pay of the navy
1t Is not intended even to have the Secretary Of
the Navy throw any light upon this mysterious
deficit in the pay account There will be gen.
eral statement Of the condition Of tho pay of tho
navy by the Secretary. with possibly some do
tails from the Pay Department; but the clabo-
rate history Of the demoralizcd state in which
Socor Robeson left the Navy Department will be
reserved for the Socrctary's annual report II is
probable also that the Secretary OF War will SUBJ
init. through the President. general statement
Of the reasons ofthe various cxpedients rcsorted
to for illegally maintaining the army. Particu-
lar stress will. OF course, be laid upon the SER
vice rendered by the regular troops In SUPPRESS
ing the riots and it will be insisted that had tho
Admin istratiOn disbandcd the army because of
the failure Of the Army bill. general anarchy
must hayo ensued IN consequence OF the rail.
road strikes. 1t is the expectation and belief OF
the Administration that Congress will forthwith
pass the Army bill and the Navy Deficiency bill.
From every Indication II is evident that the
President and his Cabinet do not expect Con-
gross TO be in session at the furhcst longer than
fifteen days. and then 1t is believed that law
viii b. passed making the first Monday after
the first day OF January the day for the regular
meeting of Congress. That this is the Admin-
istration programme have no doubt; neitheR
have any doubt as to the signal failure of this
programme In the first place there will be
half a dozen Investigations set on foot Just m
soon rs the House organzes and the regular
coinni ttecs are appointed. There Will be an in
quiry into the methods which were adopted to
maintain the army. There will be another TO
| find out what became of the navy pay. There
will be- others to get Mt the secrets of the Pacific
| Coast Ring. the management OF the San Fran
| cisco Mint, the conduct of the Mare Island Navy
| Yard. the entry Of desert lands and the stealing
| OF timber lands in California by the means OF
soldiers land warrants issued on forged appl-
! cations, These investigations will be started
| by the Demo rats, and the Rndical Republicans
| viii open ny the Louisiana business 10y an in-
| quiry into the condu " the McN iEh cOmmis-
| sion which counted Packard out.
| In the Senate there Will 10 no lack OF liveli-
| moss either. There are several nominations
| which VIII make things warm in executive ses-
| sion. Altogether his Fraudulcncy Will find thai
| the special session Of Congress will run until
! the lst ui December and that there will bc music
! IN the air on more than one account.