Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-03-01
An Extra Session Esrnhaf,le

Tie opinion to. day among the old and exn,-
rierCed members Of Congress is decided that an
! extra session OF the 10Th Congress is unayoil-
able. 1t is thought that the legislative. excel
tive ard judicial appropriation bill the army.
the deficiency and Sundry civil appropriation
DIS VIII all fail. The democrats intend to stand
MN IN the amendment to repeal the super
Nlsc1S' law. and also not to vote to piy the ey-
pcnSeS or federal supervisors at the last Con
sIessiohal elections. The republicans viii also
Itulain nrm IN their position. This ieODardS
Ihe legislative and the deficiency bill The sun
ury civil Dill Will fail on account OF the huge IN
btrof items the Senate has inrorpora ted in IT, u
Whlch tie House will not agree. The friends Of
tle scheme to TeOrgantZe the army are PROB
Dly strong enough to defeat it passage, unless
the House amendment providing for reor n nj
Zatlon De allowed to remain in it. The p0SS
comitatus clause is also bone of c0nteation
Ihere IS also danger that the arrearayeso OF pen
an amendment TO it, TO pension the Mexic m
war soldiers This the republicans will resist
unless tie democrats viii vote directly to pen
SION Jeff: Davis as a separate proposition
Representative Foster said to-day, to the repre-
sentative OF THE STAR that the President would
cal the session early-not later than May, and
probably in April. That is, III one is necessary
lie thlnkS too that if the legislative bill Is pre-
sented TO the President with the supervisors
law repealed. he Will promptly veto it
Scne OF the Senators, however. consider that
mere IS scarcely a possibility OF finishing all
the appropriation bills before next Tuesday
nCoD senator Wallace, OF the committee Oh
opinion hat there was no danger of an extra
session has changed his mind, and says that he
Gees not see how the appropriation bills eau be
passed and enrolled by next Tuesday noon. Vt
haif-past one O'Clock this Afternoon the Senate
had reached the eth page OF the sundry cIyIl
appropriation bill. There are 50 pages more Of
the biil to be considered. 1t is not probable
that tie Sundly Civll bill Will bG finished before
evening. The legislative. executive and iudt-
cial appropriation bill next comes Up for con
sldefali0n. and tie items St'rlci, OiIt by the
senate committee Oh appTOpTia ions providing
iCf TIE repeal OI the test OATH and election laws
viii not be considered! until the balance Of the
DIE mss heen passed. Tie river ard harb0r a.
preparation BIZ IS GeNt ii order. The confer
eLCe committee on the army appropriation bin
aGjoniEed al late hour last night with no pos
Sib.ilty CT an agt6efcnt. II is not believed hat
any agT' ement sill be reached on the army b'il
ln.esS the Senate viii agree 10 the House
amendment prohibiting the presence OF trOon5
at tle p0!!S on election day, and there
IS little EkiihOod OF the senate consent
ing 10 tie retention Of this clause. The
programme OF business ii The senate Tor the re-
Inainder OF the time before adjournment
is SAID 10 be as follows: The Senate is to remain
In session IIu'il two O'Clock sunday morning.
recess viii then be taken until eight O'Clock
sunday night, after which the Senate will re-
main in session until tuesday noon.