Morning journal and courier., 1880-05-03
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 FROM ALL QUARTERS. CONGRESSIONAL WORK. The Prospects of an Early Ad-
 jOuFnmant. OBSTA TEAE9 EN TGE WAY. Appropriation Bills and OtheF Necessary Business. Tariff Men Towing Opposition. DeferRaniaed to Force Bills
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Prospects of an Early AdJOurnment- Appropriation Hills That are Still Before COngress-Tariff Men Bound to Carry Their POInt-Ofher Obstacles to SurmOunts
 WASHINGTON, May 2.-Whenaver Congress
 takes spurt in the direction of disposing of
 the appropriation bills it is construed as an in-
 dication that it means an early adjournment
 The fact that the Naval bill was passed by the
 Senate just as it went over from the House,
 that the conference reports on the Special
 Deficiency bill and the Fertilization bill were
 agreed to last week, and that the Postofice
 bill was reported yesterday, has given the
 prophets an opportunity to predict that the
 necessary business will be disposed of and that
 Congress will get away by the first day of June, or at the very farthest by the 16th of June. It is unquestionably true that if there is will to do so all the approp riation bills can be passed by the first named date, but to accomplish that result oth CT interests of both public and private nature will be necessarily sacrificed in both houses. It must be rsmem- bered that only one appropriation bill-the Pensions-has become law. The President has had the Army bill for week. The Ma
 scA anu 0RCSAoA DOhO1CdCy Ul1Lb VIII EeACu uer0 on Monday or Tuesday. They were enrolled on Friday and signed by the Speaker, but too late to receive the signature of the President, as the Senate had adjourned. There will not be any trouble about the Naval bill because it contains nothing other than the appropria- tions authorized by law, but no man has yet been authorized to say what President Hayes will do with the Special Deficiency bill. The Postofice bill cannot in any event be taken up until Tuesday, if then. Tomorrow after the morning hour motions to suspend the rules will be in order. Then on Tuesday the pending Internal Revenue bill will occupy good deal of time unless Speaker Randall shall after examination Of the rules declare it to be in order to MOTION. Previous questions having been seconded on the bill and vote having been taken on the amendment 1t is the unfinished business, but it is 8 question wheth- CT it can interfere with the call of States on Monday, or whether it must necessarily go over until Thursday under the rules. Again the most important bills-the Legislative, Sundry Civil and General Defciency-which gave rise to most exciting contests-havs not yet been formulated by the Committee on Appropria- tions. Leaving all other matters out of the question Congress will have to exhibit more in- dustry with the appropriation than has yet been displayed.
 There are other matters besides the appro- priation bills that stand in the way of adjourn mont. Many of the members believe that they will be held to strict accountability un- less they do something to change the tariff laws. On the 9th of April MT. Townshend, of Illinois, moved to suspend the rules and pass a bill to admit salt, printing type and materials that enter into the manufacture of paper free of duty. The motion was rejected because a two-thirds vote was required, but the vote stood 113 to 80, 8 majority of 33 in favor of the bill. This majority of B cannot force the Ways and Means Com mittee to report the bill, but they can prevent the adoption of resolution to fix the day of adjournment until they shall have had an op- portunity to vote upon the bill or bills rsvis- ing the tariff to some extent at least. Promi- nent advocates of the tariff revision talk in that way, and declare that they will make the tariff an issue against the adjournment question, but it has been stated, and apparently upon very good authority, that the Ways and Means Committee will re- port tariff bill, and if that is done a great deal of time must be taken up of necessity in discussion and in voting upon the different propositions. There are other matters pend ing of the greatest public importance, and the gentlemen particularly interested in them will not be in haste to vote to adjourn and give them the go by. In fact, up to this time the talk of an early adjournment has been con- fined to very few members of both houses.