The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-07-02

trron u Regular correspondent,


WASHINGTON. June 10. 1879.
Less than a week ago j. was the
opinion of everybody that the extra
session would not continue longer
than to-day. Now it is believed that
it will probably be continued until
the first of July, and. that adjourn
ing then, a second extra session will
probably be called. There seems 10
be q very general desire, ! might say,
longing for adjournment. Everybody,
but the hotels and boarding houses,
is tired of Congress, and Congress is
very weary of itself. This monoto-
nous session Of C and vetoes,
OF personal explanation and party
vindicatioD, hi nauseated practical
people OF both parties aud without
presuming to fl the blame, it takes
two to make a quarrel. they feel that
they have been treated TO politics
thickened with too little statesman
ship.
While il is certain that the Presi-
dent will sign the legislative and
Army appropriation bills, it is a Ger
tainty that be will veto the Judicial
bill. The situation, therefore, seems
to be about this: If the Senate agrees
to a resolution, which will probably
be reported on Wednesday by its ap-
preparation committee, for adjourn
ment on Friday next, the House will
agree to il, and III the present temper
of members will not reconsider It's
action if the Senate proposes to lag
on the army bill. OF course if the
exigency arose that the Senate could
not get through, it might extend the
time several hours; but it would not
extend it to en- indefinite period or c
period of much length.
The chances are that the Senate
can get the Army bill passed by
Friday if it wants to. Should the
President veto the judicial bill, which
action is considered certain by both
Republicans and Democrats, the
question is, will he call Congress
back to provide for the judicial ex-
penses of the Government? A week
ago leading Republicans said that he
would not; that the money for the
United States courts was not needed
until next October, and between that
date and the date OF the regular SEES
sion could be tideG.over in some way,
and a deficiency appropriation bill
might be passed early in December
to meet whatever expenses might
have been incurred. 1t is said though,
that upon more careful reflection the
President has changed his mind. 1t
is stated that Attorney General
Devens has said that the money for
the Federal judiciary would be re-
quired after July lst next, and that
unless Congress made some suitable
provision the United States would
have 20 20 without %juries in its
courts; that it could not issue a writ,
could not even libel q stesmeT, if nee
essary, and tina. there would be a
deadlock in the entire judicial sys'
TEN.
The week opens with this outlook;
The judicial bill, rs it passed the
House will probably be passed in the
Senate to-day, without amendment.
1t will reach the President on Wed.
nesday. The veto will probably be
sent in on Thursday, but meanwhile
both houses may have agreed to adj
ljourn on Friday at noon. The Sen.
ate will work up TO that point to dis.
pose of the army bill, and if the
House refuses to extend the time for
adjournment on account of the veto
of the judicial bill, it will rest with
the President whether be will consid'
err it necessary to convene the two
houses again In session or not.
Probably the last caucus of the
session will meet this forenoon; its
object will be to consider the dead
lock between Senator Bayard, Chair
man of the Senate Finance Commit
tee, and the majority of his party il
the Senate. AT a receut caucus
Senators Thurman, Garland, ant
Mcdonald were appointed to confer'
with Senator Bayard, aud endeavoI
TO devise some mean by which thu
silver bill should be reported with
out his resigning the GhairmanshiI
Of the Committee. The Senators
met and had a long conference will
Senator Bayard but be refused tc
assent to any compromise. He said
the silver bill had been voted upon IN
the Committee and be could not con
sent to anything that would changt
the status of the bill and contribute
to its Announcements. The threi
Senators will report the result o.
their talk with Senator Bayard il
caucus to-day, and then the question
of accepting bis resignation viii
come up. 1t is thought thai his res
ignation will be accepted and tina
another Senator who favors the sill
yer bill be appointed in bis stead
The advocates of the bill insist tina
Mr.. Bayard has o~bstinately opposed
mis- individual opinion against thu
judgement of his party, that he hat
no right to bury the bill in committee
and that he should have contentet
his conscience with an adverse re-
port upon it.
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