The daily gazette., 1880-06-17
Washington Letter.

orosINo WORK OF CAREFUL
CONFORMATION OF APPROPRIATION
nILLs,-TALK ABOUT THE CANDIDATE.
THE LITTLE CHURCH HE ATrENDs.
From our Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., June IA, 1850.
Legislative business Is being pusheu
with considerable energy, as the day of
sdiourumeut approaches, but the appro-
pri ation bills are receiving much more
deliberate consideration that IL has been
customary to give them In the leVeriSn
final aavs and nights of a congressional
session. The important work OF Con-
aress has not been postponed until the
last foity-eight hours Of the session, TO
be rushed through with wasteful haste,
as has too frequently been the case with
past Congresses.
The House will meet at half. past nine
O'Clock to-day, for the purpose OF con-
sideriug the joint rule In relation to the
counting of the electoral vote. Mr..
Bicknell, who has charge Of the subjeel,
hopes to be able to pass II, but the Re-
publicans ex press determination to re-
slst it To the end. Tie Demo Gratis have
no, enough members here to make a
quorum, AID all the Republicans have to
DO is to withhold heir Votes, aud the
Joint rule cannot be adopted. The fail
ure TO pass this int rule will not in It.
self prolong the session. There are MEM
bers, however, who do not believe that
the necessary business will be completed
In time to enable them to get away on
Wednesday. they think the time for
adjournment will be- extended uuui FRI
day or Saturday. or the three appro-
priation bills yet to be- disp sed of, ,he
Sundry Civil bill and the Agricultural
bill are in committees of conference,
and the Deficiency bill will be sent to a
committee tomorrow. There is good
dealt of trouble with the items in both
the Suudry Civil aud Agricu tural bill.
Motions may be made at any time in
the House now to suspend the rules, and
1t is probable, therefore, that several
important measures will be acted upon.
There are maLy bills which would re-
ceive the approval of a majority of the
House il they could he brought to a
vote, but under the rules simple Objec-
ton prevents it. The single objection,
however IS of no avail on motion to
suspend tue rules, aud any measure that
two thirds will agree to eau have a
chance OF being voted on.
The expression with reference to the
Chicago nomination among the ten
tfousand residents of the District In the
Government employ, who will vote in
their respective States next Novem ber,
are almost identical With those lpon the
nOmlnatlon Vi OoVornoI hayes, lour
years ago. A large majority would
have preferred Blaine or Graut, just as
they hoped Morton, Conkling or Blaine
would . nominated then. But it can
not be SAID that there Is real ssatistac.
ZION with the ticket; ON the contrary,
there is a very general belief that Gen.
eral Garfield will make a strong saudi.
date, and polI-ihe full str myth OF the
party. The Chicago nominee Is, Il
course, very well known IN Washing
ton. He is, believe, The first candidate
for the chief magistracy VINO has Oe
longed 10 the religious denomination of
which the late Thomas Campbell is sup
posed TO have Oe-a the founder. The
church he attends in this city is very
small wooden editice on Vermont ave
nue., the only one Of that denomination
IN Washington, and 1t is under til,
charge Of Rev. ID Power.