The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-21

OF final ADJOURN ent Permit me Senator'S
70 cordially HANK you Tor your favor. your coundsnce
failed TO meet tho delicate and responsible duties OF
tie Char. Commencing you all, In parting, TO tho
care Of the same beDehcent Ruler who has preserved
unbroken our number throughout the proon ged
Iabors now ended, declare the second session OF The
forv-nftn Congress adjourned SINE die Applause on
the n0oE)
In tho House at eight minutes to seven message
from the President announced his approval or the
Sundry Civil bill. Mr.. Ciymcr OF Pcnnsylvania, an
nounced that together with Mr. Willis, OF Kentucky,
and Mr. conger. OF Michigan, no had waited on the
President and that the President had stated that he
had NO further communication to make to Congress
The hour OF seven O'Clock having arrived, the
Speaker said: -
The arcuous iabors OF tho session are closed. Let
us hope under the providencs Goa, that they will
pe Expressing The tsrvsns hope that each ana every
one OF you may have safe Journey 10 ysur rcspac-
tive homes, only remains Tor the Speaker in pursu
anco Of tho resolution OF the two houses Tor tho adj
journment OF the Forty 1tn Congress- to declare that
this House stands adjourned without day. zap
pausc)
Owing to the early hour tho adjournment took
place very quietly, not dozen persons being in
galleries, and not than ATTY members being pres
ont.
THE EXPENSES OF THE LOUISIANA COMMITS
oS-coRREsPoNDENcE BETWEEN JOHN c.
ohOWN AND OtCEEIAhI SHEHMANs
The following correspondence explains ITSELF
WASHINGTON, ID. c., June Is, 1878.
Hon. JOHN SHERMAN, Secretary OF the Treasury
SIR-At u late hour to-day my attention was called
ton to pay the expenses Of the commission sent 10
Louisiana by the President in the spring OF 1871
wSon accepted pace on mat commission be-
doubted authority TO consulate il as well as To
order the payment OF its expenses, which done
BY an ofhcer detailed from your department. charged
with that duty. Since, however tho Senate, by q
majority vote tabng the opposition referred TO- mas
questioned tho legality OF these dsbursemcnls. /
cannot consent that either yourself or the banker
who furnished tho lunds should be chargeable with
such portion OF the amount as was expended on nv
account therefore enclose sight draft on New
York Tor 1927 3d. which embraces the two items OF
travelling expenses for myself ard one-ditn OF tho
general account. II you will have the interest &C.
count made up VIII most cneerlully remit that Also
~ we'll as any additional amount that may appear
proper tor me to account Tor l am, sir, re.
JOHN c. BROWN
Che following is Secretary Sherman's response:-
TREASURY DEPARTMENT, JaEe 20, 1878
Hon. JOHN 9. BROWN. Washington, d. c. -
DEAR SIR-Your letter OF the 18th inst, inclosing
cheek, payable 10 my order, for 1927 90, beng
tue commission sent 10 Louisiana by tho President in
the spring OF 1877. 10 received. desired by The
President to return this draft to you as
he 81 OPINION Congress will Yet make pro-
vision Tor TINS expenditure and at all events that
you ought no. 70 pay sDy part Of T.
April 1877. in The exercise OF high constitutional
duty ana In an emergency when TWO rival gov
crnmeDts were arrayed against other In OPEN
armed hostility, threatening at any moment the
pubic peace, to send TO Louisiana a commission Of
live distinguished ciizcns OF wnom you were one
under written Instructions, not only to aid him by
reliable Information but to prevent, by their pres
once and Influence, actual collision and civil war.
This uuty you ana the other members
OF tDo commission voluntarily and faithfully
performed. ln the absence OF an appropriation OF
public money available for the expenses Of the com
mission the then Assistant OF the Treasury
invited, from the FIRST National Bank OF New ork
a loan OF the sum needed, and It was cheerluiiy
erunted, and the money was expended under your
direction. II was not doubted but that Con gress
would as In innumerable similar cases OF the exercise
OF legal power by an executive officer reimburse tho
money thus expended for an object unforeseen when
Congress was 10 session In this case have
RANGES from Senators that the money would prob
ably have been appropriated but that tho amend
mont proposed was At so late a period Of
the session TO delay aud endanger the passage OF
ono OF The leading appropriation blllr | canuot
doubt shat Congress az iss next session, when this
subject will DO again psosentsd will make tho ncccs.
sary appropriation; but II does mot, the President
will feel II his duty 10 contribute from hrs own means
this important exdendisure Tor the public service
without permitting you 10 reimburse any portion of
JOHN SHERMAN. Secretary.
POLITICAL AssEssMENrs--TExr OF SECRETARY
scHURz TO AN EMpLoYE OF THE INTERIOR
DEPARTMENT AND ADOPTED BY THE pHEsI-
DENT.
The text OF tho letter written by Secretary Schurx
on the political assessment question, and which has
boon adopted by President Hayes tho rule govern
all tho executive departments and government en-
pIoy 6s throughout the entire country, iolows-
DxAR SIRAI have received your letter submitting
to me the following qusstioss con nsctca with the
cuEAS received by yeu iron the Con gressIonal Cam
pagn Csmmittce asking FOE contributions the cam.
pagn fnnd:-whethor you are obliged 10 puy such
contribution, whether you arc permitted TO do SO,
aud whether your doing not dong will Affect
your Official standing and prospects IN this depart
ment
FSrst-You receive your salary as an employee OF
the government Tor certain services rendered In your
Official capsciy-not 40 member OF political party
Tue salary SO earned belongs to you, ana, unless
taxed by law II is In no subject any assess-
ment Tor any object whatever. In return Tor It you
are expected to perform your official dutIcs fully
and eflcienty-n othing more. In this conn ection I
have to call attention to the following statutory
provision ooh STAT, p l60, sec 81
THAT all executive officers or employees OF tho
United states not appointed BY tho President with
advice and consent OF the Senate. are prohibited from
requesting, giving 10 or Receiving from any other
officer or employs OF the government any money or
properly or otnsr thing OF value for political
anu any such officer or employe who shall offend
against the provisions Of this section shall be At once
discharged from the service OF the United States ana
he shall also bc deemed guilty OF a mIsdemoanor and
on conviction thereof shall DO fined . sum not ex-
cceding 5000"
Seoond-You free as any other citizen to
spend your spare money In any legitimate way you
please AMI as your political principles your pubic
spirit may suggest provided you DO not violate tho
above quoted OF law either directly or In
directly
7Aird-Your contributing not contributing, as
ABOVE stnteu, Will nOt hHect IN manner whatever
your Official standing prospects In this department.
q. SCHURZ, Secretary Of the Interior
IMPORTANT MISTAKE IN THE ENROLMENT or
THE CIVIL SERVICE uL-oPERArIoN OF
rMH HOT SPRINGS COMMISSION SUSPENDED.
In the sundry Civil Appropriation pill as reported
from Abe Committee on Conference last night therc
Was section providing for the continuance OF the
Hot Springs Commission, which created Is77to
appraisc and sell the valuable government rcscrva
ton which embraces those springs IN Arkan-
sas The surprising discovery Is nado to-day
that this section was almost omitted In tho
enrolment OF the bill in tho ofnce Of the
Clerk oil the House Of Representatives for
the Presidents signature The only portion OF tins
section enrolled tho last half of It's sentence
which attached 20 assertion concerning an entirely
different subject Its omission wholly defeats tho
object Of the section, and the operation OF the OF
Springs Commission will have TO DO suspended until
Congress can act again upon the subject Meanwhile
the present occupants of the reservation will remain