The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-06-30

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manner In which Congress has been act.
one ot tho Presidents confidential ad.
visers, but from other equally reliable
sources It Is learned that the President has
not made up his mind what TO do, but Is
seeking advice on all sides. But II may
also be said, assuming that Congress will
adjourn on Monday, that the President Is
yet 10 be convinced that It Is not his duty
to call Congress together again, and unless
he Is so convinced before Monday, he will
do what Is stated at the commencement OF
this paragraph.
Sherman and Devens are decidedly in
favor OF another session. Evarts and Nc.
Crary are not. The rest Of the Cabinet
are still undecided in opinion. a.
Among the Senate Republicans there
was an informal conference to-day, and
while no vote was taken, It was stated the
President wanted advice, and views were
freely expressed. Senators Conkling,
Chandler, Logan, and others OF particular.
ly stalwart prOclivities, consider that the
President should keep Congress here until
the Democrats will desist from their at
tempts to restrict his powers. Other Sen.
ators take the opposite ground, and think
that 1t would not only be useless, but
harmful 10 keep Congress in session.
General Garfield called dozen or so OF
Republicans oil prominence in the House
TO conference to-day, and said that the
President wanted their views on this
question. Conger and one or two others
saw q necessity for another session, but
the majority thought it would do more
harm than good. II was argued that at
the time Congress will adjourn there will
otbe quorum ofmembersi In the city and |
it will be difficult, il inot impossible, to OBJ.
tain one. There was not a quorum In The
House to-day, and there will not be on
Monday. Members have business at home
suffering from long absence and they will
notCome here. No business can be done
without quorum, and 1t might take
month to get one here, and 1t |
might require a month or more
longer to secure the passage OF
the Marshal's Appropriation bill. In that
time the expense OF the session and the |
public injury that any agitation might
cause would not be compensated for by an |
appropriation which Is not absolutely es-
sential, although principle OF great i'm.
portance is involved. II was agreed, too,
that this principle might be defended BY
message to Congress, in which the Presi-
dent might give general scolding. AL
ways before Congress adiourns commit
tee is sent to wait upon the President, as
matter OF form, to tell him that Congress
had decided to adjourn, aud to ask him il |
he has any further business for them to |
perform. 1t is suggested that when such |
acommittee waits upon him he might give |
them lecture which would be worth
more than an extra session.
The House has passed resolution to
adjourn on Monday at5 o'clock r. NJ. Iii
in the power Of any one Republican Sen.
ator to prevent this adjournment, for the |
resolution is now in the hands OF the Sem
ate Committee on Appropriations, and il |
it is reported on Monday one objection |
will carry it over until Tuesday for con.
sideration, when its consideration will, OF |
course, be useless. Conkling will make
this objection. Then, even II a future
date is fixed by the Senate for adjourn.
ment, concurrence OF the House is neCes-
sary, which 1t will require a quorum OF
the House TO accomplish. There is no quo
rum in town, hence it may not be neces-
sary for the President to call an extra ses.
sion; but this session may yet be prolong-
ed several days and perhaps weeks.
There is story aloat that certain
Southern and Mississippi Valley Con-
gressmen made a bargain with the Repub-
licans that il the Mississippi levee bill was
passed they would stand by and see that
the appropriations were made. This Is
denied on all hands, but there is some cir
cumstantial evidence on which such a
story can be based. Certain Northern
Democrats are very mad, particularly the
Ohio men, who claim to believe this story,
and they are threatening dreadful things
in the event OF division OF the Demo-
cratic ranks. Therefore no predictions as
to the adjournment OF Congress are safe at
present.