Morning journal and courier., 1880-05-10
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.

The Adjournment QuestiOn-HOVy the
 Appropriation Bills stand-PrOspects
 ARainst an Early Wind Up of Rusi-
 ness.
 WAsH1NGToN, May 9.-Althoush the three most important appropriations arc yet to be reported and only eighteen working days of this month remain, there are members who still believe 1t is possible for Congress to ad- journ by the 1st of June. ca the other hand others, and they seem to be in the majority, say it will be impossible to do 90. Two more of the appropriation bills will be ready for presentation to the President on Tuesday next, viz, the Indian and consular and diplo- matic. They will bs signed, thus making six
 of ths regular series of appropria- ton bills which have become laws.
 The legislative bill will not bs reported to the
 House until Tuesday or Wednesday. It must then be printed, and consequently it will be near the close of the week befsrs it can be called for consideration. member from Tennessee purposes to offer an amendment at the very start which will lead to extended dis cussion. That amendment is to fix the salary of the President again at S25, 900. It is pret- ty well understood that the special deficiency bill will not be reported again, but the items contained in it will be incorporated In tho gen. eral deficiency bill and the bill will according ly be swslled to proportions of about fifteen millions. The sundry civil bill will be much larger this year than it has been for some time past if the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds should succeed in getting day for consideration of the numerous bills report ed for the construction of buildings in differ ent parts of the country. A Senator expressed the opinion yesterday that the proviso with regard to the Star service In the post office appropriation bill will kaep that bill in the Senate nearly . week. The determination of the Ways and Means Committee to do something with regard to the tariff may also have the effect to postpone the day of adjournment. It is conceded on all sides that unless Congress can get away before the Chicago convention meets that they may be In session for weeks after that, for the foodgates of political discussion will be opened up.
 The friends of the river and harbor bill are 8 little fearful of the fate of that measure this year. It has been the practice for years to pass the bill under suspension of the rules. Motions to suspend the rules can be made only on the first and third Mondays of each month. The opponents of the bill threaten to pursue the same tactics on the third Monday that were pursued last Monday, viz, demand the reading of all bills in order to keep out motions to suspend the rules. They say they will do all they can to compel eonsidsra- tion of the bill in Committee of the Whole. In that event it will take long time to pass the bill. The river and harbor bill is not, however, like the other appropriation bills essential to the operations of the Government, hence 1t is not necessary to take it into con- sideration as affecting the day of final ad journment. Those who are interested in the items in it, however, will not be very anxious to fix the day of adjournment if they see q disposition to sacrifice their bill.
 The sense of the House will be tested to- morrow on the subject of adjournment. MT. Buckner has resolution providing for ad- journment on the 27th inst. His offer of this will be followed by 8 motion to re- fer it to the Committee of Ways and Means. That committee has now a resolution for an adjournment on the 24th. Doubts are ex- pressed as to the passage of the resolution.
 Tariff BilI Agreed Upon.
 WASHINGTON, May 9.-In the Committee on Ways and Means yesterday the point was raiaed that notwithstanding no objection was made on Thursday to ths making a separate of the sugar tariff 1t had not received the sanction of . formal vote which, being taken, was opposed by Messrs. Tucker, Glib son, Garfield and Conger. Several proposi- lions for an ad valoreN tariff were submitted to the committee, but were voted down, thus disposiRg of that form. Mir. Frye's bill for g uniform tariff of two cents oa all raw refining | sugars failed of adoption by one vote, and 1 then the Tucker bill, amended by striking out | the ninety-two per cent. test, was agreed to | by the committee, not as an expression of | opinion, but for the purpose of settling the l matter before the House, Mir. Carlisle giving | notice that he should then move the Frye bill | as substitute
 The other provisions of the tariff bill | adopted are as follows: Salt is stricken from | the bill entirely; the duty therefore remains, as at present, 12 cents'per 100 pounds in bags, | and cents per 100 pounds in bulk. Upon | screws of all descriptions the duty is placed | at and cents, instead of and cents per | pound. as agreed upon yesterday. The duty | upon wood pulp IS reduced from 20 to 10 per cent. ad valorem; jute butts from $6 to $3 | peraton; manufactured flax and all other l ibres orf brons material for the manufacture 1 of paper, from $20 and $25 to the uniform