New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-06-25
A CONFERENCE on ADJOURNMENT.


.,tr c.rcUs COMMITTEE TALK OF DIVIDING THE
JUDICIAL BILL IN Two-ANoTHER MEETING To-
DAY-oNIY INV DAYS MORE OF THE SESSION.
lBY TELEGRAPH To TIE rIBUNEl
WASHINGTON, June 24-Ihe resolution h&ng
r., ~, Tomorrow as the hour Tor the final adjourn
,,ent Of the present session OF Congress was recon-
mitted by the Senate to-day. subsequently similar
resolution was defeated in the House OF Beprosen-
tatlves This may be interpreted as certain lndl-
cation that the lines are 10 be moved back once
more. and that another attempt is to he made to
Get the only remaining appropriation bill INTO such
shane that the President can consistently sign it,
Immediately after the result of the vote was an
nouuced to-day, a meeting of the Committee of
Safety was held to consider the situation and to dc
wise some plan OF procedure to be recommended by
tle caucus. OF those who gathered in the room of
tbe Senate Committee on the Judiciary several took
mart in the proceedings of the committee for the
first time Senators Lamar and voorhees, were rep
resented respectively by Senators Morgan and Nc
Donald. and Representatives Chalmers and Carlisle
by Messrs Singleton and PhiSter There were, per
hans one or two other substitutes for members OF
the committee who were absent.
Two propositions were submitted to the commit
Tee. The first was by the implacable members, and
was that Congress shall be at adjourned with
ont taking any further action In regard to the Jul
dicial Appropriation bill. The other, known as the
Thurman plan, was to divide the Judicial bill into
two the first part to provide for all expenses OF the
courts except the fees of m2rshals. the repeal
of the test oath for Jurors. and the change
in the manner of drawing jurors and the
second part 10 appropriate $6.000O00 for the fees
Of marshas, forbid the use Of any part of that sum
to pay marshals appointed to execute the election
laws and making it unlawful for the President to
spend any money OF incur any liability in the exc
outon of these laws. This last plan was explained
and advocated by Senator Thurman in long speech,
and was favored by nearly all of the Senators and
b. some of the Representatives.
The proceedings of the committee were fire.
quently interrupted by business which called Sena-
tors and Representatives so that at 3 o'clock no
conclusion had been reached. The whole drift of
the discussion was toward the adoption of Mr..
Humans plan. Another meeting of the COM
mittee will be held at $50 a. tomorrow, and a
vote Will be taken before noon.
Tie policy which will undoubtedly be agreed
upon Will be that recommended by Senator Thur
man. The first of the two proposed bills viii prob
ably be accepted by some of the Republicans of the
House who believe. the President does, that the
Jurors test oath ought to be repealed. and who also
think that the proposed change in the method of
drawing juries is not very dangerous innovation
but Others including perhaps majority OF the Sen
atOrs viii oppose both OF these features OF the bl'
and the Till itself, If II Is put upon It's hnal passage
retaining them. In spite OF this opposition
and that, of the Bourbon Democrats, 1t will unques-
tionably become a law. The second bill will con-
tam the same Objectionable features, and all OF
those TO winch the President called attentOnln lis
last veto message, and nobody supposes that he will
sign it, Congress may then muster up sufficient couT-
age TO adjourn without providing fund out OF
which the fees of United States MarshaIs can be
paid. Ii is doubtful if the President would think
the failure to make this single appropriation suii-
Gent cause tor calling another extra session. ne
courts would be crippled 10 some extent and the
orderly administrator Of justice mtertered with,
and for that the Democrats would have 10 take the
whole responsibility.
No provision would be made for paying marshals
appointed under the election laws, but the Prcs!-
dent has served notice Congress that such fail
ure will not prevent hm from appointing them ii
an occasion arises, and the Government VIII be
bound 10 pay them for their services. Some Of the
foremost Democrats of the House believe that the
whole matter at issue VIII be arranged so th&t Con-
gIesS can reach an adjournment Oh next Friday.