Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-03-06
Correspondents. Of tn. Gold Hill Daily s.v..l
WASHINGTON. Feb. Is. 1879.

wAsurSoroy, Feb. %. 1879.
All day Sunday the American nag
foated ovsr the south wing OF the Cap
itol, leading many to believe that the
House Of Representatives wa in session.
and so ID was by . parliamentary fiction.
bat the hall was empty and no Speaker
was in the chair. The House. instead
Of adjourning on Saturday. simply took
a recess, an action by which they were
able to resume on Monday the unfinished
business before them on Saturday. and
thus avoid the delay Of the regular order
work. which an adjournment would have
involved. 1t IL admitted that the chances
OF an extra session are increasing. and
hotels, clearinghouse, shop-keepsn
and livery stables are In = cheerful and
hopeful state OF mind. The Senate
Appropriation Committee has added a
quarter Of O million dollars to
TIKI DEFICIENCY BILL,
In order to meet the deficit reported by
the Attorney General for the expense Of
enforcing the election law. This sum
was added in committee by a strictly
party vote; IL will doubtless be approved
by the majority in the Senate, and. It Is
said, that In the conference committee.
TO which the amended bill will 90, there
can be- no compromise. The Senate also
added $500, 900 TO the Postofies appro-
priation bill rs q subsidy to the mail
steamship line to Brazil. When the bill
Is returned to tho House . conference
committee will be demanded. and II Is
understood that the committee appointed
from the House will be immovably OPP
posed to the appropriation. These and
irreconcilable differences on the Army
bill will. II Is thought, make an extra
session indispensable. The Senate has
shown
THE ARMY ELL,
As it came from the House, but little
consideration. II began by increasing
the appropriation Of pay for officers and
men S220 900. Then IL struck out a
provision adopted by the House TO the
s.ysc, thai, tb.rs .bould be no allowance
,o,r,,,. and ,h., oe,..,.
shall DO allowed Sill per month for
quarters instead OF so as nov pro-
vided by law. The Senate inserted u
provision allowing officers mileage Tor
other modes OF travel than oy. rail-, anu
also on railroads over when soiaiers
and military supplies are permitted oy
law to go Tree. The nat eiided tnat
part OF the House bill which makes u q
mace Al slactions- II h believed hare
that the House will stoutly resist the
increase OF army appropriations a. well
.n. n n.s ~ oh. u srm ara a. m. noli.'
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ca-.. .u.s .,
ezra Sesaion " Sou NA
DO necessary b President Is requirsu
to give thirty days notice; in other
word. thai, n be d.sire. 10 assemble
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nothing In the onsutuuon OF laws or
even presidents requiring any sPeeine
notice. Should the President desire, he
may issue his proclamation on the 4th
day OF March converting the forty'siith
Congress on the 9th OF March. During
the Administration oil President Pierce
Congress failed to pass the army Dill
~ ,. -,
nh. nroelama,ion and Copar,s recon.
yened on Thursday Of the anne week.
,yp.ovsurxr,
Tbs Committss on publie Builaipo,
III 'ns hiou'o nas o'sn discussing p'"n
for enlarging and ventilating the ball OF
Representatives. which will mako very
,.,;..I chance. In m. .,chi,.c,p,s NJ
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tho room. The plan IL 10 open the
NEnHl IN RnEEInnE haRE nj