, 1881-02-20
WASHINGTON.
Unequivocal Statements by
the President Touching
the Funding Bill.
He Will Not Veto It, Though
He Thinks It a Very
Unjust Law.
No Loop Hole Of Escape Left for
the Bankers by Car
Isle.
Short Sessions Of Both Houses, On
Account Of the Funeral Of Fer =
nando Wood.
The Pleuro-Pneumonia Bill
Goes into a Decline in
the Senate. !
| Apportonment Compelled to Await the
Action Of a Republican
| Caucus.
Congressional Measures Of Re- ::
pEisal Against lie Duc-No
Extra Session.
Senator Edmunds Will Fight the
River and Harbor Grab
Tooth and Nail.
Fifteen Millions Of Taxation to Be Taken
OE-Gen. Sherman-Harrington-
Record.
Congressional Measures Of Re~
pEisal Against lie Duc-No
Extra Session.
Senator Edmunds Will Fight the
River and Harb0r Grab
Tooth and Nail.
Fifteen Millions Of Taxation to Be Taken
0f-Gen. sherman-Harrington-
Record.
FUNDING.

GREAT EXCITEMENT IN ALL QuA1sTERS
Special Dispatch to The Chicago 1f'o"ne-
WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. l9-The drlft OF
opinion IN NasninSton aecloeuts ae ''.;,,
the probability that President nases W.
veto the Funding BILL II goes WITHOUT SAY
ing that no Democrat III either branch OF
Congress believes it even remotely p1ooao!o
that the bill will be vetoed. III thls pei1eA III
most all Republicans concur, Ill CONVERSE
ton with n TRIBUNE correspondent t"'9
evening, Secretary sherman sa'u' n1so
no expectation that the: tresideht VIII WV
the bill, although have latt no conversation
with him On that subject" =! uo no1 eee ~.
ground upon which lie could base 'eto" ~
Is merely matter Of opinion rs to whether
the bill is q practicable one or not' anu
.',> - NOBODY cAS' 31<i'
| until 1t has been trtetl-' VI course INV '.A
opinion lpQn that su hleet NY ! aM " hoe :W1t-
I ing to express it. because It might eihoat1as9
my. .successor-Wllo Will donotaess H''1he
strong and deter1nlheu e11ott W ct1is o"t tno
law. I remember, too, that our per ceH'
| bonds sold rapidly, althotleii WHEN u4e ~ ~
engagements. were made to put mem upon tno
market nearly esetsvouS 's"'1 1NN0
would END in failure"
do you anticipate s1eat allu u4,,n,t suuus
contraction Of the currency oy me re1!1e1nen'
of circulation by the Natona1 D"nhs Ill p4o
| portion to tue amount OF ana pet ee1.'
bonds deposited Dy thela ashe" u'e e'''1
spondeut.
mo doubt there Will oe
| a coSs1DEEAbLE i:EFiHt'AESr
Of circulation by the ->atloi'''t o"i,As W a.
count Of the passage "l t''s 'a"' out w.
not apprehend disastrous cohsetl"e.G ,';,.',l
it, was the SecEe&afss repis' nne, W
course, Secretary Sherman aio HUI eAp4ea'
such all intention IN "oroS, uH .9:ar.",,
ent received all Impression t1tt H. ,7''c
VIII ho'' u n's ~ ,,,.,se, - hir, ~ ypto tha
bill III conversation Oh tne same snp!esS
with a TRIBUNE correspondent l"'s e'eAms'
Rppresentatiye Clatlin, Of Massachusetts
said.
II 10 NOT BELIEVE :
President Hayes will veto the measure.' ana
| cannot think If any reason that would JUS
,;fy him in so doing. OF course. we want t"
borruw money as cheap!y as we can, anu ne-
ho,i,- ran tell until it has been tried that =
v~,.ar.cant hontI will not sell at par"
s.,vhot do von think is the prospect:' ~
oe,.o1 tte correspondent.
1T +,,;nk The Secretary of the Treasury
,;,l bo ,hlp to mt out, somehow, $50. 600 900
- +ha ,.ortt;cates. The banks can manage
t,aca f,,r l. of ner cent, which will p:acti-
oaIiv ,n,kr the interest 81 per cent Oh. the
ccrtiicates for the first year. because the
VI -, ot,o,yad H. ~ ! nor rent fol
Secretary Will ne a1loweu y ~ p.t ,te ~ han.ts
expenses OIL them, the same as on tAe ponu9'
| Then, think, the National banks Will take
ohout s1(o. QUO 030 to replace that amount o1
!; and /; per cents, now deposited to secure
",rnM,ation ,rhe Secretary will be author
circuiatlou. AIe oee.e's.' 49, rra.errv !,
| lied To uSe Wouey III tno =.