Year: 1879

WASHINGTON, June pa canvass of the
House of Representatives to-day, Immediately
after reading the Presidents message vetoing
the bill making appropriations for the judicial
expenses of the government, developed that
there were three distinct propositions enter
tanned by the majority as the most practicable
to be pursued. The one having apparently the
largest number of supporters contemplates a
resolution fixing the time for adjournment
sine die, and that another bill incidental in it's
provisions with the vetoed measure be passed
and sent to the President and if he should
again return it without his approval adjourn
and permit the bill to fall A second propo-
sition was to pass joint resolution extending
of the present act providing for judicial ex-
penses, with proviso that no portion of the
money thus appropriated shall be used for the
payment of deputy marshals or supervisors
of elections; and in the event
of the non-approval of the President to
lamation rcconvening Congress to repeal this
action The third proposition tavors adjourn
ment without further attempts to meet the
views of the executive. This line of action
was not favorably entertained but by few.
The Democratic party of the House, however,
appears TO stand as unit against supporting
any bill which will permit the continuance of





A cabinet officer to-day, in discussing the
situation with member Of the House, said if
a majority should again pass bill similar to
the one just vetoed, the President would return
it without his signature, and if Congress should
adjourn he would call them together again the
next day, but if they should third time send
him the bill and adjourn he would not recon-
vene them, and thus throw the responsibility
of closing the courts on the Democratic party.


THE REPUBLICANS AND ADJOURNMENT.


conference of leading Republicans was
held during the session of the House to-day
for the purpose of discussing, with view to
harmonizing the action of the minority in case
a resolution providing for adjournnent sine
die should be introduced before the judicial
appropriation bill is finally disposed Of. The
conference was very brief and it was decided
that the Republican members should oppose
any such resolution by voting against it, and
that they should pursue the same course if an
attempt to extend the appropriations for ju.
dicial expenses should be made, but in neither
case to resort to parliamentary tactics to defeat
the plans of the ma jority.


THE DEMOCRATIC SENATORS.


The Democratic members of the Senate as
sembled in caucus Immediately after the ad-
journment of that body this afternoon, and
remained in consultation about three hours.
The purpose Of the conference was to decide
upon line of policy concerning to-day's veto
of the judicial expenses appropriation bill,
and the collateral question of adjournment.


Senator Vest was the first speaker. He took
the ground that the issue presented by the last
veto message could properly be met by the
Democratic majority in only one way, namely,
by prompt adjournment of both Houses.
The dominant party had done their best to pro-
vide for the needs of the public service had
offered the President all necessary appropria.
for Srls 1ioI co.-
| and were under no obligation to do anything
more. a..g


Senator Wallace subsequently delivered an
| earnest speech taking the same view as Vest,
| and supporting the resolution offered by the
latter in favor Of an immediate termination of
| the present session without making any further
! attempt to provide for court expenses before
| regular session next winter.


Senators Mcdonald, Bayard, Thurman and
Hill opposed this proposition with great en-
phasis, and, in the course of their speeches
all of which were Of considerable length, in.
sisted that such course would be alike unwise
speakers the other side that the Preaident's
veto of the bill was based upon strained OBJ.
lection of the existing law which prohibit,
contracts in advance of appropriations, being
in substance prohibition against incurripe


Liabilities for purposes not provided for in tht
| bill, but they pointed out that for this very
| reason the Democrats should not strenously
adhere to clause which the President declared
obnoxious to his convictions of duty, while
they, themselves, did not consider it material
bhey bis6v a,sS argued nax.e that it T1us tssa
away the substantial benefits which woulc
inure to the country from the final enactment
of these sections of this bill which provide fo
important amendments of the jury laws anG
for the total abolition of the jurors test oath
To these sections the President had made nc
houses had solidly opposed them. and it wa
also to be borne in mind. said these Senators
that the President, while vetoing the presen
bill on account of only one of its provisions
had at the same time taken position a.
variance with the arguments of an influential
portion of his own party by approving tn
army bill.


Senators Butler, Maxey, Morgan, Pendleton
Eaton, Beck and Hampton all made brief re
marks in opposition to the idea of adjournin]
without further efforts to provide the necea
sary appropriations. Several of the speakers
including Senators Rayard, Thurman, Hill
Butler and Hampton, took. ground in the broad
est possible language that an adjournment o
Congress without providing for the support o
every branch of the public service would b
utterly unjustifab1e and indefensible. It was
however. agreed on all hands that no none,
should be appropriated for the payment o
; deputy marshals of elections.


, No specific instructions were given to tn
, committee but it is inferred that the clause Q


the second section upon which the Presiden


based his veto will be entirely stricken on,
, and it is probable also that the items of az
; preparation contained in the first section wi
be made still more specifically in detail. Th
e two advisory committees will hold joir
; meeting tomorrow. The seven votes agains
the resolution providing for the passage of a
amended bill before any final adjournme1
7 shall be taken, were cast by Cock1eu, iona


Vance, Vest, Walker, Wallace and Withers.
at the close Of the discussion Vests resol,