The daily gazette., 1879-07-02
ADJOURNMENT OF CONGRESS.

THE DEMOCRATS SATISFIED WITH THE
RESULTS OF THE EXTRA sEssIoN--AN
uNEXCITING LAST DAY AND THE
MEMBERS ON BOTH SIDES DELIGHTED
TO GET THROUGH.
WASHINGTON, July 1.-Congress has
at last adjourned and the Democrats are
satisfied that if they have not obtained all
they sought through the extra session
they have at least obtained the passage
OF laws which ought to prevent the use
OF troops and deputy mashals at the
polls during the coming year and which
Will give the people of the Southern
States impal tial jurors. The question as
to whether troops and deputy marshais
will be used depends upon the construc-
ton OF the laws by the Executive. In
the veto Of the first judicial Expenses
bill Mr.. Hayes took the ground that the
main objection to the bill consisted in
the fact that it-prohibited the incurring
OF any liability for the payment of mar
slals and their deputies. He saw no OBJ
lection in the prohibition of the use of
the money appropriated, for he said that
under section 3,732 of the Revised Stat
utes the Government would have
the right to incur liability for their pay
ment, because that section authorizes
contracts in the absence of appropria-
tions, or III case of q deficiency in appro-
priations,, to pay officers for the discharge
Of duties imposed upon them by gem
eral law,
The duties of marshals and their dep
uties Were thus imposed. The right OF
the Government to incur liability for
theirpayment followed. Now, however,
he lakes the ground that he can incur no
liabilities and make no con ract, and
that therefore the courts are to be de-
prived of the marshals. 1t is the opin-
ion Of the Democratic leaders that so far
as special deputies for the enforcement
OF the election laws are concerned tie
existing law prohibits their employment
In the absence of an Appropriation for
their payment.
The opinion of the party in Congress
concerning the effect of the Army Ap-
preparation bill was very decidedly given
to-day by Senator Eaton, who said be
bad been greatly deceived when he vot-
ed for the bill if it permitted the use of
troops at the polls for any purpose what
ever. This statement was brought out
by question put to him by Senator Car
penter, who was sitting in consultation
with Mr.. Conkling. 1t is also the stall
wart Republ can opinion, for Mr.. Car
penler said he fully concurred with Mr..
Eaton, and Mr.. Conkling nodded his
head, as much as to say that that was
indeed the effect of the bill which Mr..
Garfield induced the President to sign.
While the repeals sought, therefore, have
not been obtained, it is the opinlon of
the Democrats that they have made a
very substantial gain, for If the Presi-
ident does not fagrantly violate the law
which he has signed, he cannot use the
troops for any purpose at the polls. Al
though the election to b. held this year
are such that the President would not
probably feel called upon to interfere
| with Them and with the army, he cannot
refuse next year to sign the measure
which he has approved this year, and thu.
the absence of the troops from the polls
at the coming Presidential election is as
sured.
The day has been exceedingly dull. 1t
| w9s the wish of the members of both
| houses to adjourn earlier than o'clock,
but the Senate Appropriation Commit
tee fixed that hour and insisted on it.
The reason for its la.eness was that there
were sundry resolutions pending giving
he employees of the Senate and House
little extra compensation, and the diff
ferences between the two bodies could
be settled in conference committee. In
order to give the conferees opportunity
to attend to the business before them
the time for adjournment was fixed At
what turnei out to be an unnec-
essarily late hour. In the Senate all that
vas interesting was short debate be-
tween M essrs Wiudom and Hereford
as to the result of an adjournment with
out passing an appropriation bill for the
marshals, In which the West Virginia
since he showed that the marshals could
not be said to be left in starving condi-
ton so long as they had their fees in
civil causes. The Quinine bill was taken
up and passed and is now law, SO that
this drug is on the free list and its cost,
it is estimated, will be reduced about
| one-half.
Towards the close of the afternoon q
long executive session was held, but the
outcome of it was SO insignificant, COM
pared with the time that the doors were
closed, that it is suspected the Senators
kept the crowd out while they said theil
fare wells in private. When the doort
were opened the venerable Isaac Bas
sett performed his usual function o
turning back the bands of the clock once
or twice in order to give time for tht
enrolment and signing of the last bills
and then Mr.. Anthony having moved
usual resolution of thanks TO Mr.. Thur
man, that gentleman declared the Sen.
ate adjourned without day. In tn,
House long recess was taken and tn,
only ripple of eXciteme Mt was occasion
ed by an effort to make Captain Fad
Presi dent of the Mississippi Rive
Commission. This failed, however
thi oueh the lack OF quorum and tn,
adjournment followed. In both branche
the inal announcement by Il Q presid
ing officers was received with much ar
plause, the members seeming as happ,
at the conclusion of the session a
school-boys are when term is over. i
the House there was a good-nature
general handshaking. This evening tn
outgoing trains are crowded with Cor
gressmen anxious to get home to thei
families and constituents.
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