The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-06-18
ova WARRINGTON LETTER.
tFssm eur Regular corrsrponacatl

WASHINGTON, June IA, 1879
Ssme surprise is expressed e, the
very large mr. .iiiy vote by which
the Legislative appropriation bill was
passed in The House on Yesterday,
Il had been urged agailst the BIZ
that lis provisions we're not clearly
defined and that it would be difficult
of construction. Some members
Democrats ss well s. Republicans
ware in favor of the vetoed bill, witt
the repeating section and s%ppropria.
lions for court expenses omitted, snc
there was an endeavor 10 bave this
substituted for tie committee bill
General Hawley was of opinion that
8 sufficient number of Democratic
votes could be secured to carry 3 bill
10 this effect through the House. IN
the late Democratic caucas the speak
er Of the House proposed and advo-
Gated a new bill, but he was voted
down, tie u c voting 10 favor of q
continuation of the present law with
certain additions. General Hawley
finally voted ia favor Of the commit
tee bill, as did all the Republicans.
The u" enty-two opposing votes were
cast by Democrats, ONE of whom
were not willing to favor the bill de-
nuded of the repeating legislation
originally proposed, and by others
who objected to the form Of the bill
NJ. Cox refused to vote for the bill,
giving as his reason that his constitu-
ents insisted upon the first stand
taken by the party and were unwiil-
ing 10 abate their demands. The
Army bill will be brought before the
House by tie committee on appro-
priations to-day and will be passed
Immediately. Yesterday Mr.. Ryan,
Republican, of Kansas, moved to pass
the Army bill, as reported by the
committee, containing the clause for
bidding the sending of troops tc the
polls. The Democrats moved and
and carried en- adjournment because
they were unwilling to allow the Re
publicans to have the eclat Of passing
their bill. The supplemental suudry
civil bill containing appropriations
for Judicial expenses will certainly be
passed as soon as tomorrow and i,
will probably get through by to-
day.
The impression generally express 4
among members now is that Congress
will adjourn by nexi Saturday or
Monday at latest. Congress is very
anxious 10 get home, aud, since both
Houses are practically unanimous on
the appropriation bills, in their pres
ent shape, there will be little or 10
debate, and the only work expected
will be the routine Of passing the
bills. The Senate will take up the
legislative bill to-day, ard il is expect
ed, will get through with The other
appropriations by Saturday.
Yesterday Immediately after ad-
,journment there vas another caucus
Of Democratic Senator's. Il remained
ia session nearly three hours. The
Warner silver bill! was exhaustiveiy
discussed. It YVES not proposed to
make the bill a caucus measure"
except 10 the extent Of insuriGg
prompt action upon it, but the dis
cussion yesterday developed such i'm
movable opposition to the bill on the
part of some Senators, and such ire
eoncilable difference of opinion as to
the question of e~xpediency that no.
proposition whatever was pushed to
a vote and consequently the caucus
adjourned without taking any action
and without its members being any
nearer an agreement than whea they
assembled. The speakers 10 favor Of
the bill were Senators Thurman,
Beck, Voorhees,, Garland. Msxey,
Hereford, Coke, and Pendleton. Sem
ators Bayard, Eaton, and Herman
made the principal speeches in oppo-
sition to the bill. The merits of the
bill were debated only Incidentally,
there being evidently no hope Of
changing opinions concerning them.
Bot the question of the probable ef-
feet of it's passage by the Senate, in
connection with its anticipated veto
by the President, was the subject of
very animated discussion.
Ga the one Land IL was argued
that the effect would be to give in
creased strength to the Democracy in
the West, and especially in the COM
ing Ohio contest. On the other hand
il was insisted that, aside from the
doubt whether the bill would obtain
a majority vote in the Senate, its pas
sage by the dominant party in that
body would tend 10 ALLEVIATE Demo-
cratic votes in Eastern States, and
notably in the States of New York
aud Connecticut.
1t was also earnestly argued 10 OPP
position to the demands for immediate
action upon the bill thas the friends
of the bimetallic system would most
effectually promote the permanent
establishment of q double standard in
this country by deferring the present
measure until the next session, and
thus avoid an alleged threatened en-
barrassment to the efforts already in
progress to establish On international
common ratio of values between the
two precious metals. The indications
in the aueus were that at least eight
or nine Democratic Senators will vote
against Mr.. Coke's pending resoln-
ton, and that it will therefore be de-
feaieG.
c.. A. S.
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