, 1881-03-08

cnsscd yet III Administration circles. A Een-
day snys TINT the President Is
STRONGLY UTrdsEn
Ia calling. MI cxtrA scssinn II 1t can he
avoided: Tho Democrats certainly Will i'se
every rtTGrt Il, prevent uiir. The question nf
lm!rnlln.sH nollr aud the enlltrtIl nj t putty
ttl'crs pf tho Houses Of Congress wnutu d.
,trrmlnc their nctlon IN, this NATTER, S9lho
rr1narks Fcccntly niat!u by Secretary. Wtntinln
III tltG Senate however, Nse referee! to ~ H.
tt!cast,g. tllat he favors gu extra srsainM to
secure the p;lssa.ra Of IL Funding. biEI. There
las. however, been Sttrli Grtlstl 1T Dl!lc9-
seeker sss;ers at t,s Wh!. li"!1s" fhat n", ncHit .'a
matter. Probably during The week. con-
clustnh will br rcaclicd.
rnocEEbtSGs OF THE SENATE.
WASHINGTON. ID. G., March 1.-[lnmctli.
Rteiy nfter reatitlg thu journal, Senator-pIpct
Mnl,onG, nf Ntrglni,. way swGrtl IN, stub
seat npolt the Republican, side.
Oh tl,ntiun Of Mr.. 1'ci,tlleton, tho SeNnto
adjourned It'll Tomorrow.
THE REPUBLICAN CAUCUS,
II Tho Wfstsrn 4tssottatel Ftsts.
NAAsliISGroS. y. C., MARCH,, Tile Ke'
!lay for tho r,!rimse Ut interchatgtng views
TN rcEnrd IL the Democratic movement fur
tnuctltate. organization t!t the Seintc Cnf;i-
lMitteey. Thu opinion VI tsluse present WIS
in1 to oTitnnixe the Committees while tour
Republican, scns are sgealli, tho effort SHOULD
b. strcnnaNsy RESISTED aA q, ,entrayor to
take all unfair ntlyA,ltugnnf TN. Republicans,
hl1 nlsn ~ MI injnYttcn In tic i1lGUiulnE Sct-
ators. wlsosu wishes IN rGgar.t to Committee
assignments should b. consulted. 1t WIS,
therefore. determined TINT The Invitation Of
tll1 Democratic CAUCUS Tor Tic Republican,
Committee sl,alI be tlGeln'at. md that II the
IlcnocrHIs I'LL mt lists and present them 10
tho Senate fur r,IDpt1un tho Republicans will
abstain FROM yutlslE.
THE QUESTION VIII. THEN A1tIsl:
whether quorum of tho Hernto cullststs OF
nla]nsity when all u!e SEATS are 'llled. There
nre lluw tll,rty-sevcl Democrats, tlslrty-tllree
Republicans, Nnl two INDEPENDENTS .-nanse-
y, JHAg9 Davis 3!lt t;cI,. Mahone. II. there.
tore It. ge dssl:le.l that 4nor''l, consists i
Of II hoth InlepGnaclts yete III tlle uues1!nll
Of adopting n list, md thus fi;ku MI llltlis-
pttubla Hllurlt1A. tIln Republicans will llnrc
~ ncccpt tile. Committee rrpresentAtfal!
ass1Kned them, but. IN this event. tlley w!ll
e,.tIeayor ,o rcor9anlza tho Senate II it bc III
session nfter tho fur yncancps nre filled.
provided the p0sit[0ns WHICH n,ay be 2iell
by tho independents shall, BY thnt &ale.
afford them n reasonable cf1ntlcc OF success
| III rGopenlng. contest Tor cnntrol. Ihc
UclnOcruts tAlte the Erull1,tt that ta business
| Ut the spertn1 session ought tu be disposed
of ns rapidly MS possible;
| THAT IT CANNOT lie TRANSACTED PROPERLY
| without tho formation Of regular Commit
fces; nnnl TINT It Is. therefore, their duty tu
proceed will! t'lo work OF organization
| forthwith. 1t WIS suggested 1T tho Ru-
| publican caucns to-day that the President
should be advised to hold buck Ills t,utn:l-
! t|ons until the Republican vncnuctes shut
| hive bccn filed. mid thus prevent NJ, nd
| inurnment to December, which might other.
WISE he Us1ltrGtl By the majority alter sccnr.
ing the control Of tic organization a,u trans.
| actlnE the necessary business. And 1t wns
argued that the nominations might properly
be thus Delayed, III view Of thu fact that the
Seliatn lray meanwhile devote Its tl1ne to Il
consideration If vnrluus pentfng treaties.
McNtinn was also ,nudc of tile power Of thu
| President to rceonvenG tic Seiiute ii, Tho
| event Of adjournment US often as liu may
| aepM proper.
THE DEMOCRATIC Caucus COMMITTEE.
| appointed Saturday to arrange the majority
representation ail tic Scnn.e Committees
lnyc held seyrrnl meetings, nl,A expect tG
complete thetr labors IN time to repnrt to tic
enlicns Tomorrow. Senator MAl!one re-
ccivcu Invitations both FROM tho Democrats
md Republicans II, participate III their
respective caucus, but lie has hot attended
| either.