Morning journal and courier., 1881-03-24
News by Telegraph FROM ALL QUARTERS. The National Banks. A Financial Discussion Pending
 in the Senate. PLEAS FOR AN EXTRA SESSION. Its Necessity Urged on Politi-
 cal Grounds. Senators Anxious to Adjourn. A Probable Delay in Select
 ing Officers.
Senators Anxious to Adjourn.
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.

| The Standardization of Senator Voor- l hees' Resolution of Attack-ColIectOr
 Beers Confirmed = Stanley Matthew's ! Chances Looking Better-Republican l Senators Anxious to Adjourn-The Ex- tra Session Problem Arguments 1 BrOached By Its AdvOcates-A Cabinet That Knows How to Keep Mum.
 WASHINGTON, March 23.-In the Senate to-day Mir. Voorhees, again submitted his
 resolution offered yesterday, and subsequent l ly withdrawn, declaring that the hostile atti- tude assumed by the national banks to the refunding of the national debt and their re- l cent attempt to dictate the legislation of Con- gress are contrary to the best interests of the people. Mir. Voorhees, brought up formid- able array of precedents in favor of general legislation at extra sessions of the Senate cor responding to the present one, and made so forcible presentation of his case that the Re- publicans withdrew the point of order raised against his resolution. He will now make his prepared speech on the subject, and this may usher in general debate of the same charac- ter, substantially, if an extra session of both houses were called to consider financial legislation. Nothing of course can be done in the way of legislation by the Senate alone,
 but the questions involved can be debated and put before the people. A resolution of fered by MT. Dawes, of Massachusetts,, for the election of Senate officers selected in the Republican caucus yesterday was laid over after which the Senate went into execu- tive session, where among other nominations confirmed were the following to be collectors of customs Amos J. Beers at New Haven, Conn, and Julius H. Hanover at Bridgeport, Conn.
 Representative Morse telegraphs the Presi- dent that the business men of Boston are very strongly opposed to an extra session. The President has indicated to friends in the Senate that he is specially desirous that Stanley Matthews be confirmed, consequent ly Matthews chances are very much brighter
 The Democratic Senators are determined to resist the election of new officers of the Senate. There are only 34 Republican votes now, five short of quorum, and the Demo- crats propose to antagonize the motion to proceed to the election of officers with mo- tion to go into executive session. The Re- publican Senators appear anxious to secure an adjournment this week, and may possibly determine to postpone the election of officers until December unless an extra session is called.
 The question of an extra session of Con h. nancial necessity as it does upon the political necessity of immediate legislation on the re- funding question, as well as upon several other important matters. It is understood that the Secretary of the Treasury has clearly shown his ability with the present resources in the Treasury, added to the surplus rev. enues, to take care of all financial obligations to accrue between now and December 1st, and for a longer period if necessary, so there re- mains no excuse on financial grounds for call ing an extra session. It is claimed by those who are earnestly advocating an extra ses- sion that it's political necessity therefore is beyond question, if for no other reason than to retrieve the blunder said to have been made by Hayes in vetoing the refunding bill. They claim that the Republican party cannot go before the country and attempt to palliate that blunder. They must remedy it prompt ly, and that can only be done through an ex- tra session and the passage of new bill or by re-enacting the old one. They also point to the fact that the national banks have taken the field in opposition to extra ses- sion and that the President cannot afford to permit them to bulldoze him as they claim that they did Hayes. All this is the talk of politicians and is given for what it is worth The President and his Cabinet keep their own counsel so closely that it is impossible to ob- tain the slightest indication as to what causes the delay in deciding the question. The final consultation on the subject this after
 
 of Secretary Windom that the matter was in shape to be decided very shortly is taken as an indication that 1t may be disposed of to- morrow or Friday. All staunch advocates of an extra session are of the same opinion still
 During March of last year the public debt was reduced $14, 719,396. The reduction during the current month will, it is estima- ed, be less than $5,OOO, 900. The total re- ceipts for March last year were $31 1000, GOO and the payments were SIG, 1000, GOO, includ- ing the interest on the public debt. The re- ceipts for the current month to date are &21, ,OOO. 900, while the expenses are $14, 5OO,- 900 exclusive of interest on the public debt. The expenses include $7, 7,OOO 900 pensions paid on the 3d inst. as authorized in the de- iciency appropriation bill. The total re- ceipts from internal revenue service for the current month to date are $7, ,301 ,225 and the ! total amount for the fiscal year to date is $94, ,932. 957. The amount estimated for the month in the last report of Secretary Sher- man was $130, 100000. It is predicted that the receipts will not exceed $125 COG, ,OOO
 Among the nominations sent to the Senate by the President to-day were the following William H. Robertson, to be collector of GUS toms for the port of New York. William Walter Phelps, of New Jersey, to be Minis ter to Austria. Edwin A. Merritt, of New 1 York, Consul General at London. William E. Chandler, of New Hampshire, to be Solic- itor-General. L. A. Sheldon, of Ohio. to be Governor or New Mexlco. Thomas M. Nich- ol, of Wisconsin, to be Commissioner of In- dian Affairs
 1:45 a. m.-The chief signal officer fur nishes the following: Clear weather now prevails over the entire country, except New England and over Lake Erie and Ontario and southern Texas, where it is cloudy. Mortimer ly gales have prevailed from New Jersey to North Carolina with hourly velocity ranging from 38 to 40 miles, but have now abated The temperature has risen from the central Mississippi valley westward to Indian Terri tory r degrees at Little Rock and at Fort Gibson since yesterday. Temperature below the freezing point is reported from Canada. The conditions are now favorable for warmer and fairer weather from the Mississippi and Alleghany eastward during Thursday and Friday. The Mississippi river has risen eight feet at Yankton since Monday evening. but the ice is yet firm. At Fort Pierre the river is reported to have overfowed it's banks