The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-07-02
From tinr Special Correspondent.
OUR wAsHINGr ron LETTER.

WASHINGTON. June 26, 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 wisest, are all at sea, and in
a fog ut that as to the time OF ad-
journment. 1t may be that a want
of a quorum will be the inal sOlu-
ton of the vexed deadlock between
the respective ends of the avenue.
Some Senators and members have
"tied" on political questions and HE'D
across the Atlantic Ocean, others
have seeded to their respective
States, where they have engagements
to deliver addresses at college and
seminary commencements, and, it is
not improbable that statesmen, even
without a 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 glared with b~listering
heat, and the acres of black absorb
ing surface which compose the arti.
fetal boulevards OF the Capital city
make the night by radiation, as hot
as o tropical MONDAY. All who can
get away from Washington have
gone, or will be gone by the LIST OF
July, and none will be left except
government clerks, shop. keepers,
boarding house keepers. o~auriers, So
da-fountain ~benefactors, and perhaps,
the respective extremities of the ave-
nue..
A canvas of the House of Repre-.
sentatives yesterday, Immediately af-
ter the reading of the Presidents
message vetoing the bill making ap-
preparations for the judicial expenses
of the Government, developed that
there were three distinct propositions
entertained by the majority as the
most practicable to be pursued. The
one having apparently the largest
number of supporters contemplated q
resolution fixing . time for adjourn
ment sine die, and that another bill
identical 10 its provisions with the
vetoed measure, be passed and sent
to the President, and if be should
again return if without his approval
adjourn and permit the bill to TAIL. A
second proposition vas to pass q joint
resolution extending until mex. Janu.
airy appropriations on The basis of the
present act providing for judicial ex
penses, with q proviso that DO por-
ton OF the money thus appropriated
snail be used for the payment OF
deputy marshals or supervisors Of
elections, and 10 the event of the non
approval of the President to adjourn
sine die, and if be should issue q
proclamation re~conveDing Congress,
to repeat this action. The third
proposition favors az adjournmen,
Wltn0us o further attempt to meet
the views of the Executive. This
line Of action was not favorably en-.
tertained but by q few. The Demo.
cratic party of the House, however,
appear to stan1 IS q unit agains,
supporting any bill which will permi,
the continuance of deputy marsbals
and supervisors of elections. A Cab.
met cficer, 10 discussing the situation
with q member Of the House yester.
day, said if the majority should again
pass q bill similar to the one Just We.
toed the President would return it
without bis signature. and if Con,
gress should adjourn be would call
them together the next day. But il
they should a third time send him
the bill and adjourn be would not
reconvene them, and thus throw the
responsibility of closing the courts
on the Democratic party.