The daily gazette., 1879-03-01
SECOND EDITION
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an Extra Session Deemed IneritaJle.-
The Sundry Cipn Bill Before the
| Standardization Of an AL Night
| Session.
| WAsHINGToN, Feb. %, 1S79.-Late
this evening the Senate is discussing the
Sundiy Civil bill, and on the clause au-
thorizing the Treasury to audit and settle
claims Of States for the War of 1912.
Mr.. Edmunds denied that there was any
law recognizing such CLAIMS, and said
that claims which a law allowed had
long ago been settled, and that MARYLAND
which had set up claim some time ago,
had to get special law to have it allow
ed.
Mr.. Wallace, of Pennsylvania, defend
ed the clause, and Mr.. Edmunds raised
| point Of order that 1t has no business
in the bill. The point of order was sus-
tanned on yea and nay vote, and the
enterprise Of collecting claims of States
against the federal government for a war
which happened sixty-six years ago will
have to wait. Mr.. Edmunds dryly re-
marked that he had two more points of
order in reserve, and the Senate gave up
before his tireless pertinacity.
AT midnight the Senate has settled
down for an all night session, and there
Is talk of an attempt to complete action
on the Sundry Civil bill by eight o'clock
Tomorrow. But the Senate has got only
to the twenty-sixth page, and the bill
has 127 pages.
PROSPECTS FOR AN EXTRA sEssBON-HOw
THE PUBLIC BUSINESS IS DELAYED
~ q
EILL.yiEws OF REPUBLICANS AND DEM
OCRAT5.
To-day, for the first time, Senators and
Representatives who do not wish for an
extra session began to believe that it is
inevitable. In the opinion of some ofthe
most experienced Senators of both par
ties it is impossible for the houses to get
through with the necessary business In
time, and 30 certain did this seem that
early in the afternoon the President was
Informed OF the situation, and later in the
day he had sent to consult some of the re-
publican Senators as to the time when it
was best to summon the new Congress to
meet. The general opinion seems TO be
that he should, if it becomes necessary,
issue his proclamation on the 4th of
March and give ten days notice, and this
advice has been given him by some of
the Senators. In that case the new Con-
grsss would meet on the 14th or 18th of |
March.
OPINIONS IN THE HOUSE.
In the House the opinion of expert
enced and prominent men is that it is
possible but,ditticult to get through with
the public business in time; that even
slight delays are dangerous and that un-
less the Senate promptly passes on the
bills vet on hand and its conferees prove
ready to give up some jobs which have
been put in the Sundry Civil bill, which
was reported this morning, and which
the House will not consent TO, an extra
session will be inevitable.
THE sUNDRY CIVIL BILL.
The Sundry Civil bill, which is a sort
of omni bus, holding no regular number
or prescribed character of passengers,
was passed by the House without deba,e
on the recommendation of the Appro- |
priations Committee and a guarantee |
that it contained only necessary and |
proper grants. The evident disappoint- |
ment of the lobby in this summary dis |
posal of the bill in the House showed the |
wisdom of tho trust the body of Repre-
placed on the committee. But |
the Senate Appropriations Committee
has been at work some days on the bill
and reported it this morning with the ad-
dItion of several sections which 1t is not
tnougn IL may De dlSagreeaOle
to Sena ors, to call jobs, and which the |
House will not consent to. The first and |
least Of these is clause giving $4,000 |
to Corbin, the person who has made a |
feeble claim to a seat in the Seuate from |
South Carolina, and whose claim had SO |
little ground that when, after resting in |
the committee for many months, it was |
at last exhumed, it was quietly voted |
down and disappeared. Corbin has about |
as much right to $4,000 as Mr.. Chamber
lain has to be Governor of S ,uth Caro-
lima. And Mr.. Chamberlain has not |
thought of suing for Governor Hamp-
tons salary.
THE CoNKLING- BURNSIDE DIFFICULTY |
There Is the best authority for saying
that the published statements of a re-
between Senators Burnside |
and Conkling are without foundation
and upon the same authority it can be
stated that General Burnside has made !
no retraction OF anything said by him in
executive session.
Nut coal, $3.50 per ton, Ponder &
Townsend.
RnsAT UARnGS.