, 1881-03-01
PROBABLE FATE OF REFuND1Na.

PAVBABLE FATE uE AEEuNQlW9.
II there was rcason yesterday for sus-
plclou that tho Funding bill might fall 10 be-
came law, there IL mich mora renson far
thinking 50 to-tlny. II, thu first ptGce, m.
other day has passed without bringing the
measure before tho 1fo.lsc rs nu.en.te1 by
the Senate. Thu working days in Congress
are reduced practically to three. i,nt 1t Is
INT merely tl,ts new .lrlay that u,alses tho
fata Ut tho bill doubtful. There was be-
trayal yesterday uycn!ng wl'el tho ef-
fort WIS 1,lntlu to rcacl tho bill |
Of nervous disposition vi, the
Republican sl.ie to obstr,,ct lis uassagc.
Every effort ut obstruction TINT has been
t.att0 during tito present sessEun llas s,,c-
cpcscd, and II tho opposition to the Funding
BILL sI1Dil taku That st!apo tito sallc result
may bc anticipated,
Al. affairs In Washington seem tn be ar
rcstcu fur tlio tlMu t'ciMg to awHt some tlu-
termination OF the fnn,ttng problem. TcIc-
gri1ns kerp pouring III UPON Senators ntnl
Representatives frnn ali parts Of the cnlli-
try to ascertain whit tho probable out
ct}lNu will be. The Moro honest of
thu congressman haye adytsea thcir anxious
constituents tn Flip II penny ns quits ns
aGe,lrato 4 gallgo rs any utl,er for reachtng II
conclusion. Financial agents on the s,ot arc
estimating on tile one ,atai tho effect which
tic practical protest of tho banks Inns Ind,
anil OH tl8 other ',nnd the extent of the re-
sentiment which tho Bunk policy has excited.
as II matter Of fact these Influences nrn no
longer tho controlling elements III tho COLI
test. Tlln fatu of thu btu nnw turns ul,t,n
parliamentary advantage nn ono sltlo or tho
other, antl the positlon taken by tho
Republicans yestcrtlAy Oh tho question Ut
consideration. md Oil lilo taking Ut Il rcecss,
which RESTORED tho status quo for today, wis
certainly II strong Indication of Il uurpnss to
kill the bill IN the House by tiilatory tactics.
If anything likD u pr0yocatlUn shall be pre-
scDtel.
TIM readers OF THE TIt1ut1NE linyc nlreatly
been informed Ut tho understanding that WIS
reached betweei, the Republican, md Demo-
crntEe nlcmhcrs Of tho Ways a',d Mnans cau-
nittee to ttie effect tllat ccrtain amendments
sllnl be- offered a'I voted OH lit good
fulfil. There arc already examinations
and rcer'lnInat[ons rs to breach Of
fpttii In this respect. Mr.. Can9ur claims
that tho. amendment which he was
authorized by tho Committee to ofIer was
mittel In yntc nit, tint In l,ns learned flint
liza SNEAKER intends tu rulu # nut. ,'hjn
amendment. in l,rjrf. takes thu yitaIs nil of
tl,o coerrIya ba,,i; saction whlcl, llns ulrently
bneII aggced npon t,y lNlll' HOUSES, axetpt Us
| tn tho tlato after w,tGll onty tile 3ppr cents
/ s!Inil BIZ receivable rs security fur circula-
ti0r. Whllo 1lr. Cungur refuses to u.s.
sent to n,nkLlIg tho way slnuotlI for
r.,r,hnv tho h11 uu.fi he shall huyn
Ind urw ussnro,oc. cn,,car,,fny lila
amendment fwhIch, undur atrlrt ru,,ur
| on,rht mi In In u,l,n.,tu1t tho D,n,nrrnts
contp,ul that tI,oy ,,aya nlrrndy hccn rolrnscd
rrnn ttair ,mrt NJ tho arrrc,,e,'t n ne TIM rvi,
dent nun,fsstu,on If nj, ulstructIyn dlsnn-
sltIon NJ, tl,o n.u,,h,trnn slIle, lIer,ca the
rInn ur fin fprn,ur viii nr,.,ah1v l,n II, vofa
dawn nil n,ucutt,nouts tint uro mt oxulutl,l
by tllo ruling of tho Speaker, and thus sesk
! tn CONCUR in tito Sunuto amendments uni
ayoI,l tho NECESSITY Of sunllug tl.o bill back
| To TINT ho,ly. stuce 1t sc4.u,s to ha conc,Acd
Tint tha httl viii he stra,,ud II II shall n1ntn
cnuo within tha cnntro, Of tho Spuntn.
T)wr, II s,1Il nunttu,r ESSENTIAL mimi II, ,,,a
o,,n,,i,nt.,l nm, rr,,,n,,,,,v oon,lt,, ~ tl,o
hitt 4 n,,n,,,nr nr H.un,,,tcnms nr,, orn,,..I
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liz, iItnl ,assavo Of thu ,ucas,,ra In il
nrrs,u,t sI,am, ,fr rrvo IL n ,,ontl rnpr,,.
srnt,tIye o9 th,s clnss ia wouli mi nrIv1,
mt" alstyuctiv, ,.os,,rcx NJ liz n,, u,o,1'.,
Int In vii juslst ,,,u,, strirt c,m,,,,nnc,, NJ,
tLr nnrt ny Tim l1nmorr.tIc nrmhara ~ fla
1yuys md Means i,o,,,,uif,rn viii, tlIs uurrr.
mani thnt tha various amendments ,ronose,
I hv Inn f,ommlttpr rf,nt1 ho xuhntt,c', nnt
,st,,, M IL ,rona fnt,,, IL ,,,,tf,,,
tn coneur III tba souot,. amendments a,,n,I
h., ,,,,tnr,nI,,e,l !, the axc,m.,nn NJ tt,o ma,
n,na,un,,t ira an,, tl'ns', .~,, tI,t',r ,,t,,
lin ,vill h, ,,li,,vo fro tlotr ,h,iont,on m,
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