The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-06-28
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our regular COrrcspondentO

WASHINGTON, June "a, 1879
| Few thought, one week ago, that Congress
would, to-day, be further from adjournment
than it seemed to be then but there has been
another veto and political weather prophets
even the wlsest, are all at sea, and in fog at
that as to the time Of adjournment 1t may
be that want Of Il quorum will be the final
solution of the veXed deadlock between the
respective ends of the avenue Some senators
and members have tied - on political ques-
tons and HE'D across the Atlantic Ocean,
others have seeded to their respective states,
where they have engagements to deliver ad-
dresses at college and seminary commence
ments, and il Is not improbable that states
men, even without formal adjournment will
soon be as rare at the Capitol as craftsmanship
has ever been. The delightful, cool days of
the past week were sufficient to reconcile the
most indolent politicians to the parallel Of
Washington, but for the last two days the sun
has gared with glistening heat and the acres
of black absorbing surface which compose the
artificial boulevards of the Capitol City make
the night, by radiation, as hot as tropical
MONDAY. All who can get away from Wash
lngton have gone, or Will be gone by the 1st
of July, and none will be left except govern
ment clerks, shopkeepers, clearinghouse
keepers, oucrters, soda.tountain benefactors,
and, perhaps the respective eXtremities of the
avenue.
A conference of leading Republicans was
held during the session of the House, yester-
day, for the purpose of discussing, with a
view to harmonizing the action Of the minor
ity, IN case resolution providing for an ad-
iournment sine die should be introduced be-
fore the judicial appropriation bill is finally
disposed Of. The conference was very brief,
and it was decided that the Republican men,
bers should oppose any such resolution by
voting against it, and that they should pursue
the same course if an attempt to extend the
appropriations for judicial expenses should
be made, but in neither case resort to parlla-
mentary tactics to defeat the plans of the ma
jority
A canvass of the House of Representatives
Yesterday, Immediately after the reading of the
Presidents message vetoing the bill making
appropriations for the judicial expenses OF the
government, developed that there were three
distinct propositions entertained by the major
ity as the most practicable to be pursued. The
one having apparently the largast number OF
supporters contemplated a resolution fixing a
time for adjournment sine die, and that anoth.
er bill identical in its provisions with the We.
toed measure, be passed and sent to the Presi.
dent and if he should again return it without
his approval adjourn and permit the bill to
fail. A second proposition was to pass joint
resolution extending until next January appro-
priations on the basis of the present act pro
yiding for judicial expenses, with a provlso
that no portion of the money thus appropriat
ed shall be used for the payment of deputy
marshals or supervisors of elections, and IN
the event of the non-approval of the President
10 adjourn sine die, and if he should issue q
proclamation re-convening Congress, to repeat
This action. The third proposition favors an
adjournment without further attempt 10
meet the views of the Executive. This line OF
action was not iavorably entertained but by a
few. The Democratic party of the House
however, appear to stand as unit against sup
portlng any bill which will permit the contin
uance of deputy marshals and supervisors Of
elections. A cabinet officer, in discussing the
situation with member OF the House yester
day, said if the majority should again pass
bill similar to the one just vetoed the Presi
dent would return 1t without his signature
and if Congress should adjourn he would call
them together the next day. But if they
should third time send him the bill and al
iourn he would not re-convene them, and thus
throw the responsibility of closing the courts
on the Democratic party.