Morning journal and courier., 1882-07-31
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.

The National Grab-A Veto Expected To-
 day-Etenns En the River and Hnrbor
 Bill tho President Can't Appr0ve-The
 Prospects For Adjournment Matters
 That Remain to Re Acted Upon-Other
 Matters.
 WASHINGTON, July 30.-The result of yes terday's meeting of the Cabinet on the river and harbor bill while not publicly known, has yet become sufficiently noised about to give justification to the following statement That the President will send communica- ton to the House of Representatives on the subject on Monday next. The preparation of this message has been intrusted to the Sec- retary of State. While the course of action decided upon on this bill will not be positive ly known until officially communicated to the House on Monday, the general impression is that the President will approve the bill and exercise his discretionary power in directing the expenditure of the money appropriated. This view is strengthened by the fact that the excess in the total amount appropriated be- yond that of last year is for the improvement of the Mississippi river and the Potomac f1ats both of which measures the President strongly favors. Although the opinion above stated is the one which finds most general acceptance great confidence is expressed by prominent opponents of the bill that the President will veto it outright. They generally expect, however, that the veto will be accompanied with sug- gestion that he will approve a duplicate of this bill on condition that it may be amend ed by the addition of a clause conferring up on him express authority to exercise his own discretion in the matter of expending the various amounts appropriated. It is argued by those who hold this view that the exist ence of the alleged discretionary power which | was asserted by President Grant under simi- lar circumstances in 1876 is at least doubtful, | and that President Arthur is not inclined to l assume it. Several Senators said this after noon that they had received information which they deemed entirely trustworthy Gal | tho"gh they disclaimed having obtained it direct from the President or his Cabinet ad-
 visers) that the decision reached at the Cabi- | net meeting yesterday was in favor of a veto. | The unusual action of the House in taking a two days recess at this stage of the session l indicates disposition to leave five or six l hundred private claimants with bills on the | Speakers table and thousands in the commit 1 tee rooms without present redress Efforts will
 be made to do as little as possible under the plea of avoiding vicious legislation during the
 last hours of the session A resolution to adjourn August 4th will probably be adopted by the House in day or two. If adopted
 the Senate will probably suspend the rules
 in order to make the session last six days. The Senate will probably dispose of the
 navy appropriation bill to morrow. It is not
 certain that it will pass or that satisfactory
 agreement in conference will be reached.
 The sundry civil bill will not be reached be-
 fore Tuesday. hundred and fifty amend
 me nts have been offered. Many will be
 pressed necessitating the expenditure of
 much time and perhaps leading to long per
 sonal wranges which have character
 ized the Senate proceedings for the past two
 weeks. The legislative bill is still in confer
 ence, but will be easily adjusted. There is a
 hi ch on the deficiency bill, the disagreement
 on Senator's mileage becoming more obsti-
 nate. There arc signs of yielding on
 either side. The conference on the navy
 bill if passed by the Senate, will be trouble
 some and protracted. The sundry civil bill
 when reached is likely to cause long debate.
 Much work will probably be forced through l in the final hours of the session.
 The exodus of members yesterday left less
 than quorum of the House in the city and doubts are expressed as to the possibility o1 getting enough tomorrow to do business. MT. Belmont, of New York, is understood , | to have declared to friend that he will moi
 sign Chairman Williams report of the Chilli Peru investigation. He says: ''It is rare } specimen of whitewashing.