The daily gazette., 1878-06-19
FOURTH EDITION
From w ashington.
Important Measures Disposed
Ofby Congress-.
A DEATH BLOW TO THE LOBBY
ISTG
HOW ECONOMY AND LIBERALITY HAVE
BEEy MANIFEsTED

HOW ECONOMY AND LIBERALITY HAVE
BEEN MANIFESTED.
| WASHINGTON, June Is, 1S7S.-The
Brazilian subsidy job has completely bro
ken down.
The Senate bill to allow greenbacks to
be received for four per cents, and to
make them receivable for duties in Octo-
Der, failed, less than two-thirds voting to
take it up in the House. The hard
money men and the infationists both
voted against taking it up, and, as it re-
quired two-thirds, it was lost.
The Howgate Arctic bill is lost.
The new classification of mail matter
fails with the Post Route bill, which was
sunk by the Brazilian Subsidy bill.
MIR. Potter's bill to refer all private
claims to the Court of Claims has pass
ed in the House.
The fishery award has been tackled on
to the Sundry Civil Appropriation bill in
the Senate as an amendment. 1t will be
passed in some shape.
The Wallabout Navy Yard Exchange
bill failed.
| Mr.. Potter's bill referring all private
claims to the Court of Claims, one of the
most important and necessary measures
of the session, passed the House by a
sweeping majority, 161 to IA. The dem
ocrats voted for it almost solidly and a
good many republicans also. 1t is hoped
that the Senate will pass it at once. 1t
will relieve Congress of great multitude
of special and private business which it
has not time to attend to, will be bene-
fit to people who have just claims and
will almost destroy the lobby.
The House adjourned e.rly In the
evening after having voted to disagree to
the Sundry Civil bill as it passed the
Senate and demanding conference. The
conferees of the two houses will spend
the greater part of the night over the
bill, aud there is hope that they will
be able TO report to the houses early to-
morrow. The bill is very long. 1t gave,
as it came from the House appropriations
Committee, 100000 more than the bill
contained (which became a law two
years ago.
The House added to this in varlou:
ways, aud the Senate increased il by
over "a, 100000, exclusive of the fishery
award, which has been tackled on as au
amendment. The republicans in the
Senate have all along shown a strong
disposition towards liberal appropriation,
for various objects. The House, Oh the
contrary, is i'll really economical humul
and has so far, under Speaker Randall.
lead, defeated almost all the Jobs which
appeared. Mr.. Randall deserves great
credit for his watchfulness and his inaex
+, lble opposition to subsidy schemes anc
jobs OF every kind. The lobby are fur
> lous with him and complain that b.
= does not recognize their friends, ant
+, +, that he does not give them any chance
!, on conference committees. And this i,
is very true.
This evening the House deteated tn,
Northern Pacific extension, and wheI
;, that venerable stager, the Choctaw bill
- came up, it Was not only beatin, but th
House refused to set any time in th
;, next session for its consideration.
II The navy claims were passed, whicl
was probably blunder. 1t was don
= under misapprehension of the question
= A good many little jobs have perished
but good many have crept into tn
: Sundry Civil bill, and the attempt t,
= eliminate them will be beset with diff
u culties.
= 1t is thought possible tonight that th
a final adjournment will come, accordin
j. 10 agreement, tomorrow afternoon
. Nothing remains but the Sundry Ciyi
= = bill and everybody is anxious to -e
= away.