The New York herald., 1879-03-03
Disagreements in Conference
Committees.
Radical Change in Prospects
During the Evening.
THE PAYMENT OF ARREARS OF PENSIONS
Senate Amendments to the River and
Harbor Bill.
FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.

FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.
THE BUSINESS DEfORE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
BEING REACHED BETWEEN THE TWO HOUSES
ON APPROPRIATION BILLs-PRosPECTs OF AN
EXTRA SESSION GROWING LEss-THE FEDERAL
!. JURORS AND ELECTION SUPERVISORS.
WASHINGTON. March 2. 1879.
Business late this evening is in sufficiently for
ward condition to get everything through in time If
the two houses can come to agreement on the po-
ltical measures. The Post Office bill, the Sundry
Civil bill and all the Others except three have been
agreed on in conference. and will be enrolled
1t once. On the Army, Deficiency, and Legislative
bills there is disagreement in conference and 1t Is
not probable that there will be an agreement on
either tonight. Both sides willing to give up
questions Of money. but the clause in the Army
bill repeating that part Of section Of the Revised
Statutes which authorizes troops to be kept
at the polls is resisted by the rcpubli-
cans and the repeal Of the Supervisor
and Deputy Marshal laws in the Legislative
bill is insisted by the democrats in conference.
1t may be. howcvA'. tat the House democrats will
not unanimously sustain the insisting democrats Of
the Conference Committee. There is o report this
evening thit on the Legislative bill there may be
compromise. the democrats leaving the supervisors
in tho law and the republicans giving up the deputy
marshals. The composition Of the committee and
the known desire of majority Of the members of it
not to have an extra session makes such a compro-
mise at least possible
There is evidently reaction on the democratic
side Of the House, and those who want to complete
tho necessary business and get through are more
confident and moro numerous than yesterday. Tho
<oyIo vrhi~ haa hot,
been enrolled. satisfies some democrats that enough
will be done by this Congress If. in nd
dition. the test oaths repealed and the
troops prohibited from attending at the polls both
OF which points, 1t is understood the republicans
will give up whenever there is sort of agree
ment tho Legislative biln Three bills seem to be
purposcly kept back to stand full together-the
Army. Deficiency and Legislative. Tho bill below
allows an appeal from tho District to the Circuit
Judge and its effect political trials will be to allow
those condemned in the District Court to bc at large
bail until they have rehearingin the Circuit
Court, that they will not be deprived Of an op-
portunity to pursue their usual avocations Until
hnal trial appeal. The act is to give Circuit
Courts appellate Jurisdiction In certain criminal
cases, and is in theso words-
BE it enacted, Sc The Circuit Court for each
judicial district shall have jurisdiction OF wris or
in all criminal tried before tho District
Imprisonment or where ii fine only. the fine shalI
exceed the of $500. and in respondent
feeling himself aggricved by decision of district
court may except to the opinion Of tho Court and
tender his bill of EXCEPTIONS which shall be settled
and allowed according to the truth, and signed by
the Judge and it shall be part Of the record Of the
case.
SECTION 2-withn one year next after the end Of
the term at which such sentence shall be pro-
nounced. and not after the respondent may petition
for writ of error from the judgment of the Dis
trct Court in the cases named in the preceding sec
jon ~ eha ha nrpg ufpd To ha
cult Judge or Circuit Justice. IN term or vacation
who. on consideration Of the importance and
difficulty of the questions presented in tho record
may allow such writ of error and may order that
such writ shall operate stay of proceedings un.cr
the sentence, but the allowance of such writ shall
not so operate without such order. The judge or
Justice allowing such writ of shall take bond
with sufficient sureties that the same. shall be
prosecuted to effect. and that the respondent shall
abide the judgment of tho Circuit Court thereon.
and If the writ shall DO allowed TO operate stay
of proceedings under the sentence bail may in like
manner be taken for the appearance of the respond
ent at the term of the Circuit Court to which such
writ of errrr shall be returnable and that ho will
not depart without leave OF Court.
SEC 3-Such writ of error allowed shall be
turnablc to the next regular term of the Crcut
Court for the district, aud shall be served the
District Attorney OF the United States for such dis
trict. The Circuit Court may advance all such
justice may be done, and in case of an
afllrn.nce OF the judgment Of the District Court
the Circuit Court shall proceed to pronounce final
sentence and to award execution thereon: but IL
such judgment shall be reversed the Circuit Court
may proceed with the trial said de moro, or
remand tho same to the District Cont for further
proceedings.
The Brazilian subsidy people die hard They modo
last effort in the conference committee the Post
ONCE bill to-day. whore Senator Dorsey is reported
TO have besought tho committee to Alow John Roach
at least $4,000 for year. THIS would be- sup
posed about enough TO pay off John Roach's zoaious
and numerous lobby without counting the cost of
the magnificent excursion and feed ho gave to an un-
grateful Congress last year. From $500 900 n ycrr
for years to $4,000 for single year is about as
great fall that of the well known patriot who
came to Washington to nsk General Jackson to make
him Minister TO China and who was finally willing to
compromise for an old pair OF trousers This last
appeal for John Roach creates laughter all over tho
capital today.
Shortly after eleven Mr.. Atkins. from the Confer
cncc Committee the Legislative bill. announced
that the committee had been unable to agree. Con
eral Garfield asked that Mr. Atkins give tho
House an account Of the ssubjccts Of disa-
grecment. Mr.. Atkins replied that the Senate con-
fcrecs had disagreed about the salaries Of the Senntc
employees. Mr.. McMahon asked IL the chairman of
thc conference had the right TO givc the informa.
tion. The Speaker ruled that ne was In order. and
Mr. Atkins went on 90 say that tho difference
the test oath. the deputy msrshals and the super
visors.
Mr.. Foster. as . member Of tho Conference Com
mit.cc. said that the commit,ccroud probably agrco
oil but tho political question, and the same
true Of the army conference. There are
four questions now pending in conference.
One on keeping troops at tho polls;
another on the deficiency OF s25o0oo arising
out OF the use OF marshas in elections Tho Others
arc the test saths ana the supervisors and marshas
On oil these tho Senate insist. Mr. Foster said ho
was willing. and 80 werc republicans. 10 md
poiut Of agreement somewhere. The demo-
Gratis will not yield. and tho Senate say
ticy will not yield; ono side or tho
other must yield something. and no thought IL dem
ocrats would yield something the republicans would
do their share. Republicans. nc said, had donc all
they could to bring about agreement. Unless
son,o point Of agreement is denoted by the democrats
The republicans will st IL out Till Tuesday Crics of
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