The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-03-02

Call Of an Extra session Tor april
Elective Work of Gen. King ana the
Louisiana Deleg alton.
| Especial to the Democrat
WASHINGTON, March IAN extra session
OF the Forty-sixth Congress Is unavoidable.
The legislative, executive and judicial, the
army and sundry civil appropriation bills will
all fail The Democrats stand firm on the
amendment to repeal the supervisors law,
and not to vote to pay the expenses OF Federal
supervisors at congressional elections. The
Republicans will also remain firm In their po-
sition. This will jeopardze the legislative
and the deficiency bill. The sundry civil bill
will fail, on account OF the huge number OF
items the Senate has Incorporated in 1T, to
which the House will not agree. The friends
OF the scheme to reorganize the army are
probably strong enough to defeat 1t, unless
:he House amendment providing for the re-
organization be allowed to remain In 1t. The
posse comitatus clause Is also bone. of con-
| tention.
The arrearages OF pensions bill will fail.
The Senate last evening added an amendment
to it to pension the Mexican war soldiers. This
the Republicans will resist unless the DEM
Gratis will vote directly to pension jeff Davis,
as a separate proposition.
| Charley Foster said to-day that Hayes
would call the session early-not later than
May and probably in April. He thinks, too,
that If the legislative bill is passed with the
supervisors, law repealed, he will probably
| veto It.
| At half-past this afternoon the Senate had
| reached the seventh page Of the sundry civil
| appropriation bill. There are fifty-nne pages
more Of the bill to be considered. It is not
probable that the sundry civil bill will be fin
ished before evening. The Legislative, execu-
tive and judiciary appropriation bill next
comes up for consideration, and the items
struck out by the Senate Committee on APP
preparations, providing for the repeal of the
test oath and election laws, will not be con-
sdered till the balance of the bill has been
passed. The river and harbor appropriation
bill is next In order.
The conference committee on the army ap-
preparation bill adjourned at late hour last
evening, with no possibility OF agreement.
1t Is not believed that any agreement will be
reached on the army bill, unless the Senate
will agree to the House amendment, prohibit
ing the presence OF troops at the polls on
election days, and there Is little likelihood OF
the Senate consenting to the retention OF this
clause. The programme Of business in the
Senate for the remainder of the time before
adjournment is as follows: The Senate Is to
remain In session till o'clock Sunday morn
ing. A recess will then be taken till 8 o'clock
Sunday evening, after which the Senate will
remain In session till Tuesday noon.
The session OF the House will pc continu-
ous from now till Tuesday noon.
The Radicals, both in Congress and out of
it, are so utterly dismayed and respondent
at the unity and courage manifested by the
DemocI ats during the last few days at all
points that they are letting all their cher
ished plots and plans go by the board In every
direction.
Orders have been issued from the Depart
ment OF Justice here to suspend proceedings
in all cases under the election laws till fur
ther notice. Bond adjourned his Star Cham
ber in Baltimore yesterday; Settle shut up
his shop in Florida to-day, and 1t is reported
here that Billings will follow suit next Tues
day. The reason of this is that Devens has
been openly threatened with impeachment,
together with the judges who have been do
Ing his dirty work, and they are thoroughly
!
that Devens, Bond, Settle and Billings will
all be brought to book by the next Congress
as soon as it can get hold of them.
The Democrats In both branches OF Con-
gress are nerved, encouraged and inspired by
the magnificent leadership of Thurman In the
Senate and Blackburn In the House, and dis
play a spirit that astonshes and alarms the
Radicals. and for the first time since the war
the Democratic party is asserting and main
tanning its rights and the rights Of the people.
It is difficult to describe In the limited space
OF q telegram the tremendous change which
these facts have produced In every atmos-
phere OF the national capital. It is like the
break up OF great and desperately contested
battle when the defeated side begins to give
way. right left and centre, and the victors
advance along the line. New Orleans should
fire one hundl ed guns and hold iollification
meeting.
Floyd King has done more work, made more
friends and accomplished more for the relief
Of his suffering people here in the last four
days than any other man could have done in
four weeks. He has literally worked night
and day, arguing with the doubtful. implor-
ing the hesitating and whOoping up the weak
kneed Democrats In both branches OF Con-
gress. But for his presence here and personal
efforts in depicting the situation at home it is
doubtful II the present gratifying attitude OF
the Democratic party could have been pro-
duced.
The members Of the Louisiana delegation
have been equally activeso far as their other
duties would admit, and all deserve equal
praise Ackln got up out of sick bed and WAS
carried to the House to vote for Southard's
amendment and before he left the Capitol
building was seized with congestion Of the
lungs. He will probably recover though not
yet out of danger. Gibson also keeps his
post in defiance OF his physicians. Elam
can not walk without crutches, but he Is on