New-York tribune., 1880-01-07
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
CONGRESS AGAIN IN SESSION.


several prominent members are absent, lnclu-
s;ns Messrs. Garfield, Frye, Springer and
Ewing. The Army Appropriation bill has not
vet been completed but the Military Acad-
omv and Fortifcations bills are ready
for reporting in the Senate. Fnanciai
tonics. it is thought. will be discussed through
ont the present session.
THE HOUSE SLOW IN ASSEMBLING.
NOTABLE ABSENCES FROM THE SEATS OF MEM
HERs-THE SICKNESS OF Mr.. ATKINS MADE AN
EXCUSE FOR POLITICAL INJUSTICE
ley TELEGRAPH To THE TRIBUNE.l
WASHINGTON. jan 6.-Until close upon the hour
of meeting to-day the floor of the House OF Repre-
sentatives bore a somewhat deserted appearance
Only few of the members had come in. In an OBJ
scure corner in close conference with an obscure
Missouri member of the Greenback persuasion was
Denis Kearney VINO has come to Washington 10
assist at a chimney corner council OF the National
Greenback Labor party next "Wednesday. heainey
was greeted by Hendrick b. Wright and several
other friends of the oppressed and down'trouuen
people" before the Doorkeepcrs assistants cleared
the floor of all except members and House EN-
ploy6s.
When the Speakers gavel fell at ~ o'clock there
was n bare quorum of members in attendance.
MANY who were in the city were unusually tardy III
making their appearance, and even after the pro-
ceed,ncs had run on for some time there were still
many notable absentees.
All of the Maine Republicans were absent. Oen-
eral Garieds seat also vacant, the General not
having returned from Ohio. Mr.. Singleton of Mis-
sssippi was also away, beng in Mississippi looking
after his Senatorial chances. Mr. Springer OF iiil-
nois, who went West about week ago, had not re-
turned. 1t was intmated to-day that ne is LOOKING
after his mining interests i'll the vicinity OF the Ote
Indian Reservation General EwIngs absence has
been conspicuous ever since the session began, ana
fears are expressed that the October food carried
him so far away tha. he Will not return at all MI
Atkins. chairman of the Appropriations Committee,
is still absent on account of illness, but his health is
now improving
In the illness of Mr.. Atkins the Democrats have
found an excuse for not bringing in the Marshals'
Deficiency bill, which has not yet been touched by
the Appropriations Committee. This excuse would
be better one if it not for the fact that the
committee has been able to report four of the regu-
lar appropriation bills in spite of the absence of Mr.
Atkins, and three of them have already passed the
House. The truth of the matter is that the Demo-
Gratis have not yet been able to discover way to
escape from the consequences of their blunders at
the Extra Session. If they bring in the Marshals
bill in tho same form in which it was vetoed last
Sprlng the old discussion will be at once revived,
and the more sensible Democrats want above all
things to avoid that. If they leave the obJec-
tionable provisions out of the BILL there are two or
three score of Democrats the House who viii In
sist on restoring them, and an attempt by them TO
DO so will not only revive the old discussion,
but cause an. open quarrel in the Demo
cratic party in the House. Nothing Will
be done until the Democrats have held
caucus and bound all their members to obey its be-
hssts. Those who remember the events of the Ex-
ira Session are hardly inclined to the opinion that
the decision of Democratic caucus Will be any
wiser or more patriotlc now than il last Spring.
The House remained in session no longer than two
hours to-day
Most of the time was taken up by Indian affairs.
After some trouble two resolutions reported by Mr
Scales were adopted. The first authorizes the Com
nittee on Indian Affairs TO investigate the origin
and causes of the Ute outbreak, and the second
calls for all correspondence between the Interior
Department and Agent Meeker, Governor Pltkin
General Hatch and Others relating to the Ute ln-
dians during the year 1879. 49,,
The House made no progress on the report of the
Committee on Rules there being general indis-
sencc of both General Garfield and Mr.. Frye, who
constitute the minority of that committee.