Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-06-24
The Congressional Situation.
WHAT IS NEXT ON THE PRoGRAMME?-THE DEM.
OCRATS DIyIDED


WHAT IS NEXT ON THE PROGRAMME?-THE DEM
OCRATS DIVIDED.
While the Senate democrats insist that Con-
gress must not adjourn without providing for
the courts las shown by the proceedings pub
lished below, there is a decided disposition
among the democratic members of the House to
re.enact the judiciary bill precisely as it was,
and let such democrats as want to vote with
the republicans to strike out the second section
do S on their own responsibility Last night
an agreement had been reached among
THE DEMOCRATIC MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE
to pass clean judicial BIN with the exception
shals This the President. it is claimed, would
have signed, because he could not veto BIZ
making specific appropriations and without re
appropriations it ought to contain Then it
was the plan to pass supplemental bill appro-
prtating 100000 for, the pay of marshals,
vetoed judicial bill which the President TOOK
exceptions to- By this means the courts would
be provided for and the only officers not pro-
bill would be the marshals. This plan has met
a temporary check, because the House demo-
Gratis will not agree to it. There are about so
further concession to the President; that they
want the appropriations committee to again
report the vetoed bill; and let the democrats
will get clean judicial bill show their hands
and defend their acts as best they can with
their constituents, If they choose to vote with
the republicans to send him such a bill.
IN THE HOUSE TO-DAY
In order to smoke out the democrats, who
think with the Senate caucus resolution was
introduced In the House to-day by Mr. House,
OF Tennessee, the chairman of the caucus COM
mfttee, providing for the final adjournment Of
Congress at o'clock tomorrow evening. The
Senate meanwhile voted to recommit The ad-
Journment resolution previously reported by
the appropriation committee, fixing tomorrow
as the day Of adjournment to the appropria-
ton committee. Notwithstanding this fact,
number of the democrats OF the House publicly
Thurman and others In their temporIzing pol
Icy, and they decided to put the adjournment
resolution On Its passage.
THE RESOLUTION TO ADJOURN TOMORROW
was then lost by yeas so, nays 102. The repub-
licans voted solid against the resolution, and
some thirteen or more democrats voted with the
republicans to defeat it. It is mere idle specu-
lation to now attempt to foreshadow the future
The break between the House and Senate dem
OcratS Is quite formidable, as shown by the vote
on the adjournment resolution. What makes
the OUTLOOK even more muddled was the action
OF conference OF number Of leading demo-
crats thls morning, at which the feeling was
decided that no other bill than the vetoed one
should be reported.
THE JOINT ADVISORY COMMITTEE
OF the Senate and House assembled shortly
after one pm. for the purpose of preparing a
new Dill making provisions for the judicial ex-
1850.
CONCILIAToRY CAUCUS OF DEMOCRATIC sENA-
TORS.
The democratic members OF the Senate as
sembled in caucus Immediately after the ad-
Journment Of that body yesterday afternoon,
and remained In consultation about three hours
The purpose OF the conference was to decide
upon line Of policy concerning yesterdays
veto Of the judicial expenses appropriation bill
inn nj nd
Mr.. Vest was the first speaker. He took the
ground that the issue presented by the last veto
message could properly be met by the demo-
rat n eny OF S Wag Rams Raa Dy
dominant party had done their best to provide
for the needs OF the public service, had offered
the President all necessary appropriations for
uIder no obligation to do anything more Mr..
Wallace subsequently delivered an earnest
speech, taking the same view as Mr.. Vest
opposed this proposition with great emphasis,
and In the course Of their speeches (all of which
were OF considerable lengthy insisted that such
course would be alike unwise and unwarrant-
ed. Several Of the speakers, including sena-
tors Bayard, Thurman. Hill, Butler and Hamp-
ton, took the ground, In the broadest possible
language, that an adjournment of Congress
without providing for the support Of every
branch OF the public service would be utterly
unjustfable and indefensfble. It was how
ever, agreed on all hands that no money should
marshals OF elections. At the close OF the dis
cussion Mr.. Vests resolution In favor of an ad-
JouInmenC OF congress without passing another
appropriation bill was rejected by an over
Whelming majority, having received only three
or TOUR votes. A resolution was then adopted,
Dy vote OF 20 against Z, directing the caucus
adV1sory committee, in conjunction with the
advisory committee Of the House caucus, to
prepare bill for passage through Congress be-
fore adjournment in such terms as viii obvIate
the objections OF the President and secure its
enactment into law. The foregoing is not given
as the exact language OF the resolution, but
embodies its purport and meaning. No specific
instructions were given to the committee but
it Is inferred that the clause OF the second sec
win be entirely stricken out and 1t is probable
also that the items OF appropriation contained
IN the nTSt section Will be made still more sDe-
cifc In detail. The votes against the resolu-
hEn h, Pl9,Vlalng , ior @ tne passage OF an amended
taken, were cast by Senators Cockrell Jonas.
Vance, Vest, Walker, Wallace and Withers.
AT CONFERENCE OF LEADING REPUBLICANS
to-day 1t was decided that republican members
oppose any resolution for adjournment sine die
Young against 1t, and that they should pursue
the same course II an attempt to extend the an
Iropriat1ons TOR judicial expenses should be
made, but In neither case resort to parlia.
iority.
MAJOR EN- PERLsY PooRE has been appointed
Especial agent OF the Treasury department to
inspect the public buildings in New England,
the appointment to take effect on the adjourn,
ment OF Congress.
BILLS APPROvED.-The President to-day an.
proved the joint resolution fixing the date on
which the pay Of the committee clerks, pages
the session only shall begin for this session,
ana Tor other purposes: and also approved the