The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-05-08
WASHINGTON.
The Adjournment Political
TOpIcs-Etc.

a member OF the cabinet said, to-
day, in reference to Postmssler-Gen-
eral Keys successor, that both Post-
master james, of New York, and |
First Assistant Postmaster General
Iyner would be seriously considered
IN connection With the prospective |
vacancy. He understood that Post
master James would accept the DO.
sition if rendered, and that the Presi-
dent had his appointment under very
favorable consideration.
The mineral land bill agreed upon
at the meeting of the Pacific Coast
delegation last night, was introduced
IN the House to-day by Beliord, and
referred to the committee on mines
and mining. There is not much
prospect OF its obtaining final action
at the hands of either house or Con-
gress this session, but there is good
reason to believe that no other propo-
sition affecting mining interests can
be passed IN preference to this meas
ure.
Representative Horace Davis will,
next Monday, introduce bill author
iZing portion of some Island in San
Francisco Bay to be used by the city
authorities for quarantine purpo IS,
He has written to the secretary q
war on the subject, and it is probable
that Angel Island will be 0,signated
as the most suitable location for the
quarantine atRtion.
The conference committee on the
diplomatic appropriation bill, to-day,
increased the item for the salaries
and expenses of the Chinese commas
sion to $4,000. This allows $50, 900
tor salaries OF Commissioners Swift
and Trescott and the balance fC1
secretary, interpreter and incidental
expenses.
The desire of the leaders of both
political parties to bring about the
final adjournment of Congress by the
close of the present month appears to
be increasing daily, and there Is
uoW an undoubted possibility that
the session may terminate at the
time indicated. OF course, if this
programme is carried out, all bust
ness except the appropriation bills
will 60 to the board. There Is now
hardly any probability that the lie.
funding bill can be passed. Ii may
be that the House will get q little
tariff bill through, but there is
small chance that it will pass the
Senate. There remains yet to be dis
posed of by the House three sppro.
priation bills, Wis : The legislative,
executive and judicial, the sundry and
civil, and the general deficiency bills.
The legislative bill will be reported
early next week; the river and harbor
| bill has already been reported and will
doubtless be passed, SO usual, without
debate under a suspension of the
rules. On the other band, there are
a number Of prominent members oil
both houses who held that an ad-
journment as early 40 the 1st OF June
is practically out OF the question, and
it Ia evident that almost any obstacle
that may be interposed in the present
IaWift running current OF legislation,
would be sufficient to delay the al.
ljournmen! till after the assemblage
of the republican national convention,
IN which event, the session is likely to
extend at least TO the middle of June,
and quite probably until the 1st OF
July. ~
The results OF the eev5rals8ate coz
lventions held yesterday are the sub
liects of much comment among
Washington politicians to-day. The
Blaine men, generally, feel elated
over them and claim that their favor
tie was forced ahead considerably.
They now claim that, with the aid
the New Hampshire delegation,
headed By VIM. E. Chandler, Blaine
will have forty of New England's
eighty solid yCtRs, or more than
double what he had in 1876. Tney
claim also that be will have Mary
land, Delaware and New Jersey solid,
and that when the tug of war cJmes
Ia the convention, they will have
nearly all OF the Wisconsin votes.
Grant men, however, claim con-
siderable portion of the Maryland and
Wisconsin votes, but being chagrined
at their failure to secure solid vet
in Tennessee, and uumisiakably u
easy at the formidable revolt of the unit
rule in Pennsylvania and New YORK,
they still predict that Grant will be
nominated on the first ballet TIE
friends of Sherman also profess great
confidence IN the ultimate success OF
their candidate. They argue that
neither Grant nor Blaine can be
nominated on the first baillt, and
count on a combination being then
effected against Blaine, of which
Sherman is, according 10 their ca!
lculations. to be the bene6ciare. Dis
passionate observers generally coz
tinue TO believe that Illinois il the
key 10 the situation, and tina! until
the 18Th inst. the final resul. will be
wholly problemstical.
Diametsrically opposite opinions
are expressed by democratic congress
men as to the probable future action
of the Ohio delegation in the case it
shall become apparent that Thurman
has no chance for the Cincinnati
nomination. Thurman and his init
mate friends are earnestly opposed to
TildeD, but it is pre1icted by some
congressman we'll acquainted With the
personnel of the Ohio delegation, that
the majority, when Thurman is cut
Of the question, will vote for Tilden.