The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-06-28
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON. June II.

tFrOm our regular correspondent
WASHINGTON, June H. 1879.
Less than week ago it was the opinion of
everybody that the extra session would not
continue longer than today. Now it is be
ieved that 1t will probably be continued until
the LIST of July, and that adiourning then a
second extra session Will pro1abiy he called.
There seems to be II very general desire, |
might say longing for adjournment. Every
body, but the hotels and boarding houses, is
tired of congress, and congress Is very weary
of itself This monotonous session of caucuses
and vetoes of personal explanation and party
Ivindication, has nauseated practical people of
both parties, and without presuming to fix the
blame it takes two to make a quarrel, they
feel that they have been treated to politics
thickened with too little craftsmanship.
While it is certain that the president will
sign the legislative and army appropriation
bills, it is certainty that he will veto the jul
dicial bill The situation, therefore, seems to
be about this If the senate agrees to a reso-
luton, which will probably be reported on
Wednesday by its appropriation committee,
for adjournment on Friday next, the house
Will agree to it, and in the present temper of
members will not reconsider its action if the
senate proposes to lag on the army bill. Or
course, if the eXigency arose that the senate
could not get through, 1t might extend the
time several hours; but 1t would not extend
1t to an indefinite period, or period of much
length
The chances are that the senate can get the
army bill passe. 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 expenses of the government? A week
ago leading republicans said that he would
not; that the money for United States courts
was not needed until next October, and between
that date and the date of the regular session,
could be tided over in some way, and de-
fciency 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 said that Attor
new General Devens has said that the money
for the federal judiciary would be required al
ter July lst next, and that unless congress
made some suitable provision the United
States would have to go without juries in its
courts; that it could no. issue writ, could
not even libel Il steamer if necessary, and that
there would be deadlock in the entire ju-
dicial system.
The week opens with this outlook; The
judicial bill, rs it passed the house, will prob
ably be passed by the senate today without
amendment 1t will reach the president on
Wednesday. The veto will probably be sent
in on Thursday, but meanwhile both houses
may have agreed to adjourn on Friday at
noon. The senate will work up to that point
to dispose 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 he will con-
slider 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 CON
slder the deadlock between Senator Bayard,
chairman of the senate finance committee, and
the majority of his party in the senate. AT a
recent caucus Senators Thurman, Garland and
Mcdonald were appointed to confer with Sena-
tor Bayar,i and endeavor to devise some means
by which the silver bill should be reported
without his resignlng the Craftsmanship OF the
committee The senators met and had long
conference with Senator Bayard but he refused
to assent to any compromise. He said the
silver bill had been voted upon in committee,
and he could not consent to anything that
would change the status of the bill and con-
tribute to its advancement The three senators
will report the result of their talk with Senator
Bayard in caucus today, and then the ques-
ton of accepting his resignation willcom up.
II is thought that his resignation will be ac-
|cepted, and that another senator who favors
the silver bill will be appointed in his stead.
The advocates of the bill insist that Mr. Bay
ard has obstinately opposed his individual
Opinion against the judgment OF his party
/ that he had no right to bury the bill in the
and that he should have contented
his conscience with an adverse report upon it.
CA. S.