, 1877-05-08
Democratic Plans Upset by the Post
ponement Of the Extra
Session.
Connective Examination in the
Interior Department lto-
suits Satisfactorily.
Forty Ponsfon-Agents About TO
Lose Their Occupation.
Which VIII Result In nm Annual Saving
Of $3.50, 1000.
TIE EXTRA SESSION.
WHO 7HK nleAFFOtNTEQ ONES ARE.
Special DiJpafcA to 7hs 1Ff3kAz.

Spetfdl DSpafcA to 7As 7Ff3kAZ
WARRINGTON, d. C.. MAY 7.-Tnc country
hardly escaped having proclamation that
would hare been an Intentional surprise, in place
Of proclamation postpontng tho extra session.
Tho subject was two or three weeks since sesl-
ously disguised In tho Cabinet whether or not
It would hc expedfcnt to deelinc to calf uu cxtra
session altogether, and to permit tho nrmy to
be cut down to few thousand men. The ar
gumcnt Of the members Of tho Cabinet who
favored this plan was substantially this: That
Congress, by its action In refusing an anpro-
priatlon, had expressed fts opinion that tho
army was not wanted, and that 1t would
bc becoming In the Executive to recognize this
opinion and Eve II It's full force; That the cotln-
try Has in aTtato Of profound peace, and nhout
To enter upon now era Of prosperity; that tho
real theory of tho American republic ID that II
IL composed Of able, wel1-condittoned, obclient,
Ioyal citizens really at any moment to protect
tho country At tho tap Of tho drum; that the
Governors Of tho frontier States were quite
willing and able TO
Pnor1cT THEIR owN FRONTIERS
without the army; that there VAS no national
exiHoncy which required thu cristcnee Of an
army; and that, u there wns no money to pay
them, and a. Congress Ind ttut thought thuir
services necessary, tho President wonld Inform
tho army that, under tho laHs, llo had 30
service for them to do: and tha&, 30 far - tue
Executive WIS concerned, tho army Of tho
United States Of America might cease TO be.
When Europe was about to 60 to var, It was
nr0ed that euch an act by this Republic wnu!h
hare been fchuko to European civilization. II
IA said that q yuto eVcn was taken upon this
subject In Cabinet, aud IT leaat tho President.
Secretary Eyatts, md Secretary schurz
FAVORED II,
while 8ecretasy Sherman and Secretary Nc
Cgafy could not consent. It waa urged that ut-
der tle law aud the Constitution, In vlcw ut the
action OF Congress, such proceeding on tic
part Of the Executive would certainly haTo
been 1aw, and would loubsfcsB have received
thB xpplbsal Of tho American people. Tho
proclamation fixing tho time for m e1tra scs-
sion In October doubtless las barred further
confederation Of tue subject, although It Is htnt-
ed ut As
EVEN YET PoBBtBLg.
Meanwhile tho Democrats ar0 eTft1ently At
telnptiDg to create a reaction III tho country
which will fureo tito President to reconsider this
proclamation md to convene Congress In June.
Tho pottponetnent 6ccms to hare disturbed
many political calculations.
Dculocratic politicians hero aFe greatly dis.
tusbcd. Tho secret Of 1t oil Is tliat they Hoped
to gan BY expected divisions among tho Re-
pubIicRns. They now feat that such differences
will pass away before October, and tho South
crn policy become popular: They have bestdea
the greater fear that tho Republicans may Riter
all succeed in organizing thn uuusc. They talk
loudly about impeachment, sayfng that tic
President will vfnlnt1 tic plafncst provisions Of
fnw Il hu alloWs expenses pf my kind 70 be in
eurrcd without an appropriation, even II they
n1c not patl.