Year: 1879

Especial to the N. o. Democrat.I
WASHINGTON, June 30.-But for the
important and absurd malignity of
the Grant Radicals in the Senate,
Congress would have adjourned to-,
day at 4 o'clock. Up to this morn,
ing the extreme Radicals had fully
expected that Hayes would call an
other extra session, and, in that
event, they were willing to adjourn
to-day. Hayes himself had intended
to reconvene Congress Immediately,
Garfield and others having led him
to believe that the result of this re
convention of Congress would be the
defeat of the stalwart Democrats,
either through bargain or in sheer.
despair to pass the marshars bill
without any restrictive clause; but
Garfield foolishly caused the state,
ment to this effect to be published
in the administration organ, as tele>
graphed Saturday night, and the re-
suit was sweeping denials by all the
Democrats whom Garfield claimed.
Hayes began to see how he was be-
ing fooled. It is said that Gen Glib
son, not satisfied with his personal
explanation in the House Saturday
afternoon, privately informed Hayes
that he could not accomplish his de-
signs by calling another session, and
that those who led him to believe
that any Democrats would break
away from their party were deceiv-
ing him; that if he called the extra
session it was Doubtful whether
quorum could be gotten together in
all the summer, and if it could be
that it would inaugurate conflict
between Congress and the Executive
of the bitterest nature. Upon this
Hayes changed his mind, and when
he came to the Capitol this morning
to sign the bills in accordance with
custom, he astonished the Grant
Radicals in the Senate by informing
them that he had decided not to call
another session, but to veto the
marshals' bill and let it go at that;
thereupon Conkling, Chandler, Win
dom and other bloody>shirt Gran
tites held hurried consultation, in
which, after vehemently denouncing
Hayes for vacillation and weakness,
they resolved to fllbuster against
adjournment out of pure cussedness;
consequently, When Eaton reported
the House resolution to adjourn at
A o'clock Window objected, which,
under the Senate rules, carried it
over till Tomorrow


Immediately upon hearing of this
Hayes sent for Window and asked
HIM to withdraw his objection and
let the Democrats carry out their
programme, stating that he would
take no part in further resistance and
that it would be useless to prolong a
session.


Window said he would see about it
and went back to his bloody>shirt
confreres, who declared that if he
withdrew his objection they would
renew it.


This attempt of Hayes to influence
Window was furiously denounced in
the cloak>room by Conkling, who
threatened, in case Window with
drew his objection, to renew it him
self and accompany it with speech
charging Hayes on the floor of the
Senate with having attempted to i'm
properly influence legislation.


Mr.. Window, therefore, to avoid a
disturbance, let his objection stand.
During the progress of the above
described episode there was deep
though quiet excitement in and about
the Senate, and the whole affair was
extraordinary and unprecedented.
The Democrats generally hoped that
Window would withdraw his objec~
ton, in order to see whether Conk>
ling would have the nerve to carry
out his threat. Bets were offered
that if put to the test he would back
down, as he did when the vote was
taken on accepting the decision Of
the Electoral Commission in the case
of Louisiana.


Senator Jonas received by tele-
graph during yesterday and this
morning Sufficient assurances that
the appointment of the Mississippi
river commissioners were fairly salts
factory to his own and other ins
terested continents, and their con-
Grmation is assured. A. @. B.


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