Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-05-13

from Massachusetts, to Chicago, saying
that he cannot attend the convention,
and that his alternate will go in his
place. Prof. Seelye is onerof those who
believe in the sacred right of boiling If
his favorite is not nominated. and would
not agree TO support the candidate of
the convention unless he suited his
tastes. His alternate is an Edmunds
man, with Grant as his second choice.
The evident determination of both
political parties TO have Congress ad.
journ at the close of this month seems
to grow in favor, and there is a possibil.
ity of final adjournment at the time
indicated. OF course, IL this programme
is carried out, all business except the
appropriation bills will "go by the
board" There is now hardly any prob.
ability that the Funding bill can be
passed. Ii may be that the House will
get little tariff bill through, but there
is no chance that it will pass the Senate.
There remain yet to be disposed of by
the House three approp' iation bills.
These are the Legislative, Executive and
Judiciary, the Sundry Civil, and Gener.
al Deficiency bill. The postal bill pass.
ed the House on Friday. The Legisla
tive bill will be reported on Monday.
The River and Harbor bill has already
been reported, and the effort is to be
made on some Monday to pass IL under
q suspension of the rules. Speaker
Congress can adjourn by the Lat of June,
and the temper of the members now Is
to do II il it can be done. Senator
Davis, of West Virginia, Chairman of
the Senate Committee on Appropria.
tions, does not believe that an adjourn.
ment can be- effected before the 18th of
June. He thinks it will be impossible
for Congress to get through the neces.
sary business before that time. Should
the adjournment not be effected before
the Republican Convention, June 2, it
is not believed that the Republicans
will allow an adjournment before the
holding Of the Democratic Convention
on the 22d. The general feeling is that,
should Senator Bayard's bill regulating
the appointment and pay of Special Dep.
uty United States Marshals be promptly
passed and be signed by the President,
Congress can, by energetic work, get
through and go home by the Let of
June.
The Democrats OF the special commit.
tee on the electoral vote have agreed
upon plan for new rule. This plan has
been fully determined upon without any
consultation with the Republicans, and
the latter are quite irritated at Ii. The
Republicans of course, will maintain the
old ground that the President of the
Senate has the right TO count the votes,
while the proposed new rule deprives
that official Of this power altogether and
makes the joint action Of the two houses
of Congress necessary either to count
or to reject the electoral vote of State.
Senator Davis, of West Virginia, has
introduced bill into the Senate, which
may be OF great importance to the bus
iness interests OF the country should ii
become law. The bill prescribes "a q
part of the future duties of United States
ministers, consuls and commercial
agents abroad that they shall use dill.
gent efforts TO ascertain the character
and probable quantity Of American pro
ducts used or likely to be used annually
in foreign countries, and to report
monthly to the Department Of Agricul-
ture the result Of their inquiries. One
copy Ot tuPse TepOrth " 70 De sent 70
each postmaster in the United States
every month TO be posted in some con.
spicuous place. Postmasters, collectors
and other employees of the United States
in large towns are also to furnish to the
Bureau Of Agriculture once a week the
prices current Of leading articles of
trade at their respective markets.
These are also to be summarized and
sent TO postmasters once q month.
The people OF Plymouth, Mass, have
sent committee here to ket n congress.
ional appropriation for a statue to be
placed upon Plymouth Rock. Senator
Dawes proposes Senator Edmunds' stat.
ue as the proper one.
Mr.. Wheeler has gone home for his
annual fishing excursion and will prob.
ably not return this session. He is con.
fident that Grant will be nominated at
Chicago, and thinks that all the opposi.
ton to him will fall readily into his
support. Mr.. Wheeler thinks Grant
would poll more votes than any candi.
date mentioned.
In the absence Of Mr.. Wheeler. Sena
tor Thurman was elected President pro
tenn of the Senate, a position he always
fila with bec0ming dignity Est.x