The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-20
List of the More Prominent APP
preparations Made.
3 OF THE POSTAL ROUTE BILL.
Desperate Fight. OF the Brazilian
Subsidy Men.
TIE SENATE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION
Fenton's Nomination Saved from Defeat
by Conk'ing.
FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT

FROM, OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.
WASHINGTON, June 10, 1873.
SKETCH OF THE CLOSING HOURS or THE sEs-
LOBBY TO RETARD LEeIsLATIoN--A BOLSTER
GUS YET GOOD HUNDRED TIME
An immense crowd is roaming through the Capitol
this tvaning. The weather is charmingy cool. Tho
Capitol always lights up beautifully. The grounds
the east front filled with people The Communists
holding meeting the steps tho 'front.'
Tho galleries Of the House crowded. there being
uncommonly large attendance OF ladies' to witness the
closing scenes. The Senate galleries would DO full
also, but the Senate hes been for somo timo
In executive session and the crowd on that side
patiently wait for tho doors be reopened. On tho
House aide all the passages leading to the galleries
arc crowded by people who, If they cannot see any
thine ~ any rate may hear through the open doors
she Speakers loud voice he tho questions and
The vociferous ayes, followed by equally voccrous
noes, which show mat the House is pretty equally
divided most Of the catch questions and buncombe
resolutions which offered spend the time until
The Conference Committee can reach agreement on
the sundry Civil bill. shh8 8-
The President and Cabinet in attendance to look
and sign bills, and the President has had 10
slider suddenly the appointment Of chief Of the
Silver Commission, Mr. Fenton having been rejected
this afternoon.
The House is lively and good humored and various
members are using the present occasion y fattcr
their constitusnts with buncombs resolutions and
even constitutional amendments, ME- Conger, OF
Michigan who is in doubt about his reelection hav-
Ing just introduced constitutional amendment pro-
htbiting the payment Of claims, which has
passed. There IL good deal OF noise and apparent
confusion, and this afternoon there was personal
explanation, s0ficucd down by General Gar1elds
genious suggestion that words were not to
be regarded offensive unless tho speaker
meant thcm to DO But tho main
point Is that jobs are getting through.
This has always been the cause OF the hurry In tho
final hours Of the session, but Speaker Randall with
the help OF few vigant osjectors with what
Speaker Kerr used 10 call Mr. HoIman's COMPOUNDED
disagresabls manners. has kept all jobs out which
have not been stuck into tho sundry Civil bill Tho
Conference Committee has done what It could to
eliminate jobs from that, but the Senators have made
huge additions, most OF which they insist on.
At hali-past O'Clock tho House hilarious even
the Speakers rulings PROVOKE bursts of irrcverent
laughter and applause, and the Sergeant alarms
walking scrny up OF the aislcs order
gbed at by members, who point out some particularly
quiet and orderly Representative as the leader ana
noise tho House subsidies the Speakers remark
that IT'S now time to stop.
After the House quieted down the Brazilian subsidy
men, who are furious their defeat, demanded that
Tho Post Route bill IAN nterminabls AFFAIR." DO read
through from beginning to end, ana tho poor Reading
Clerk and his assistant won't work, House
sionay calling, "Loudsrl" but otherwise remaining
orderly tor some time The Brazilian subsidy lobby
have all they could to obstruct legislation sinco
their defeat Some Of them 70 left high and dry
here, without money to pay their hotel bills, and
their necessities lead Thorn TO the desperate enter
prise OF trying proong the session in tho hope OF
getting another chancc. They have madc themselves
ict opponents Of the fishery award, and II Is SAID
are at The bottom Of the opposition, which has de-
lAyed the passage OF that necessary measure.
CIVIL BILL
The Sundry Civil bill was agreed on in conference
about nine O'Clock, and At quarter TO eleven
ported to the House. Tbercupon ensued one OF the
least sensible proceeding OF tho Houec. When con-
ference committee reports II informs the House that
agreed strike certain sections and TO retain
ssrtain Others giving them only by their numbers and
tho present bill has two hundred sections II
may be imagined that tho rapid reading OF the num-
bers OF ssctions conveys about little information
10 the members who could well be-
PLAN TIE COMMITTEES ACTION
The plan on which the Conference COMMITTEES has
seted Is thisi-The Senate added over 81, 600 00O
some say nearly S. 600 TO the bill from
the House. the Conference Committee, after
sutation agreed to split this big difference to half
the Scnate's increase, that Is to say, and
10 divide something over $2,o00o00. therefore,
among tho most mcrorious cor the least bad
or tho Scnate's favoritc or course this Is
worry crude legislation, but IL saves a couple millions
and puts an end to tho session. and no ono will know
.4.~lw
slipped In. Tho anxiety Of the LOBBY Is very great
Their interest Is always great In the sundry civil
BILL which is omnibus with uncertain number
and Character Of passengers.
The Fishery Award 10 retained as o section Of the
bill The reading OF tho conference report proceeded
tcdiousiy, representatives doing their best with
bill before them to get crude notion OF what had
been changed or surrendered and what retained
Whom the reading concluded, Mr. Atkins, OF Tom
pessec, 10 say that no had not signed tho
conference report, because ne was opposed to tho
ast clause, which contains the Fishery award. Ito
opposed that but h6 lcit Others to speak about
that who arc also opposed TO It, And thoreupon he
gave an Of the bill which, reported by tho
committee to the House originally, amounted TO
$40 100000 The House Increased u 81, 100000 Tho
Senate added 500 600, and the conference reduced
TINS by 81 500 ooo leaving the bill now a; 49, 600
exclusive OF the FISHERY award
THE FISHERY AWARD.
Mr. Hewitt followed In earnest appeal for the
passage Of tho nsnery award, declaring IL false and
mistaken notion OF economy TO refuse 70 appropriate
for q debt honestly due and which the nation Is IN
honor bound 10 pay. Mr. Hewn, said tho people OF
tho country would not counicnance violation OF tho
national faith, and that II not for Us TO consider
whether We would refuse 10 pay the award, but for
Croas Britain 70 consider whether she would accept.