Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-05-30
THE REPUBLICANS WILL VOTE
S0LIDLY TO ADJOURN
JUNE 10th.
Potter's Letter Increases Appre.
hension.
GEN. KEY WILL PROBABLY RE-
MAIN IN THE CABINET.
Congressional Proceedings.
WASHINGTON, May %.

The Republicans Will vote soiidiy
to. day. 10 adjourn on June l0th, and it
is believed thai several Democrats Will
Join them. Some think they will carry
1t, this is doubtful, for the Democrats,
although divided in caucus, will prob
ably adhere in the House. Ii The adj
jourtinTns occurs, either an extra ses
sion or unusually expeditions work
will be necessary. The senate will OPP
pose the reduction OF the army, II
the transfer of the Indians to the War
Department. and will try to defeat the
clause preventing the use of the army
as a posse comitatus.
NEW YORK, MAY 20.
The Trfbune's Washington CORE
spondent says Potter's letter, instead
of allaying apprehension, seems
rather to have increased it. The ad-
missions he makes in that letter
prove beyond question that it is the
Intention, even of some of the more
conservative Democrats, to attack the
Presidents title under color of legal
proceedings.
CHICAGO. May %.
The Times Washington correspond
emf says Postmaster General Key
was to day asked 1t he had a knowl-
edge of any movement looking To
his exit from The Cabinet and the
P~ostoffics Department., and he re.
piled: mo, l rave not; | do not
think n such movement Is in o
temptation even. / certainly feel 10
apprehension about the matter" The
friends of Mr.. Key say that such a
report is improbable.
NEW YORK, May %.
The WorId'S Washington corre-
spondent says of the amendment TO
the Army bill, prohibiting the use of
the army as a posse cOmitdtuS: The
idea of the amendment is to pro-
hibit the army from doing police
duty for United States Marshals, in
ferreling out illicit distilleries aud other
petty v~iolators of the law, or for pc.
litical purposes. The bill goes TO the
Senate, aud there will probably be a
struggle between the two Houses be
fore it is disposed If.
WASHINGTON, May %.
The Army Appropriation bill passed
the House yesterday; the main fea
lures of the bill as passed. are, fixing
the strength of the army At 20 o o
men; fixing the number of cavalry
regiments at eight, with companies OF
not exceeding Us %privates, and of in
fantry regiments Is, with companies
of not less that 90 privates; reducing
the force of the various staff depart
ments, and providing tor a board to
reorganiZe these departments; pro
viding for a board to recommend the
retiring or mastering out of officers;
fixing the number of major generals
at one and of brigadier generals atthree;
after these figures shall have been
,c.olx4a <nAnn the nrtthar aud
rank of aids-de camp, aud reducing
the pay II emoluments of officers;
transferring the Indian bureau to the
War Department, and prohibiting the
employment of troops for civil pur-
poses, unless specially authorized by
act of Congress.
Some Democratic Journals are Dis
satisfied with MT. Barnum. Chair
man of the National Democratic
Committee.
NEW YORK, May 20.
The Worlds Washington CORE
spondent says: Some dissatisfied
| Democratic journals having attacked
Mr.. Barnum, Chairman of the Ma
tional Democratic Committee, and ad
| vised him to resign, the latter said in
VII illlOA . L III NV ~ - "eD IN
| resigning to make a personal explana-
ton until something is said about me
that is true. / know the source of the
malicious insinuations, and am sur
! ptised that Democratic ~pors
should have published them. If had
been present at the meeting Of the Ma
tiOnal Committee which selected me
for its chairman, 1 should have de
clined the honor, but having been
chosen for the position, unknown to
myself, I felt bound to accept, and
shall discharge my duty to the best of
my ability until my successor Is
chosen.
The following Is one of the ob,ec-
tons raised against Mr.. Barnum AS
chairman, which we take from the
New York San of the 22d inst: Mr..
Barnum is a man of considerable bill
ity as a machine politician, but he is
not suited to y post so elevated; more-
over, his connection with certain lobby
scandals renders him unsuitable. We
advise the National Committee to take
a new man. against whom no such
objections can be urged.
The National Turner's Convention.
CLEVELAND. Ohio. May 20.
The National Turner's Convention
to day adopted a resolution recon
mending the abolition Of the Vice
President and the United States Senate.
the form of Government to consist ola
House OF Representatives, whose duty
1t shall be to elect a Commissioner, to
act as Executive; recommending the
protection Of labor against depreda-
tons, and that the Government super
visa tho aanifar enn,fifiou of factory