The Portland daily press., 1878-04-11
REPUBLICAN CAUCUS.
The National Congressional Com
mittee Appointed.
The Presidents N on-Interferance
Order Censured.

WASHINGTON, April 10.
A Republican caucus was held tonight in the
hall of the House of Representatives, There
were present about ITO Representatives and
upwards of % Senators. Senators Conkling
and Blaine were not among the number. Rep
resentative Hale of Maine presided and Repre-
sentative Conger OF Michigan acted as secreta-
ry. The caucus appointed the following named
gentlemen as the National Republican Congress
sional Committee, the nomination of each
member being made by the representative state
delegations:
Maine-Representative Hale,
New NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. e. III, Rollins
Massachusetts-Rep. w. w. Crapo.
Rhode Island-Senator Ambrose E. Burn
side
Connecticut-Rep John T. Wait.
New York-Rep. Frank Hiscock,
New Jersey-Rep. Clement 81. Sinnickson.
Pennsylvania-Rep. Jacob M Campbell.
Virginia-Rep. JosepbeJ orgenson
North Carolina-Rep. Curtis H. Brayden.
South Carolina-Rep. Joseph HI. Rainey.
Aabama-Senator George e, Spencer.
Missistippi-Senator B. X. Bruce.
Louisiana-Senator William Pitt Kellogg.
Ohio-Rep. Chas. Foster.
Tennessee-Rep. j. M. Thornburgh.
Indiana-Rep. L. Zaiton.
Illnois-Senator Richard I. Oglesby.
Missouri-Rep. Henry M. Pollard
Arkansas-Senator Stephen w. Dorsey.
Michigan-Rep. j. A. Hubbsll.
Florida-Rep. Horation Bisbee, Jr.
Iowa-Senator VIM. B. Allison.
Observation-Disclosures Cameron.
California-Rep. ii. T. Page.
Minnesota-Rep. Mark H. Dunnell.
Oregon-Senator John I'll. Mitchell
Kansas-Rep VIM. A. Phillips.
Nevada-Ssnator John P. Jones.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Algernon S. Paddock.
Califoruia-Senator Jerome B. Chaffee.
New Mexico-Delegate Trinidan Romero.
Washington Territory-Delegate Orange
Jacobs.
Dakota Territory-Delegate Jefferson P.
Kidder.
Wyoming Territory-Dslegate William r.
COrbett
No members were appointed from the follow.
ing named States and Territories, their being
no Republicans among their members: Della
ware, Maryland, Georgia, Kentucky, Texas,
West Virginia, Utah Territory, Arizona, Idaho
and Montana.
Senator Sargent offered the following pream-
BILE and resolutions:
Whereas, The restoration of the Democratic party
would be great national calamity to avert which all
patriotic citizens should put forth their best efforts
and
Gals throughout the land understand themselves to
be under orders from the President to abstain from
participation in some of the necessary steps in this
great work; therefore,
Be it ResoLued That the President be requested to
rescnde his order forbiddng participation by Off
cals the executive branch Of civil service in meet
ings, caucuSeS, conventions and committees of a
political character.
Resolved, That the Secretary of this meeting trans
NIT copy Of this resolution properly authenticated,
to the President.
Senator Sargent addressed the caucus on the
subject presented by him, aud was followed by
other gentlemen who spoke with much
earnestness against the above order of the
President and of the injury which had re-
suited to the Republican party by it's enforce
ment, the Democrats reaping largely the ad-
| vantage.
| There was a general concurrence in the pro-
| position presented. The debate was mainly
confined to the proposition of Senator Sargent
| and with mainly incidental reference to the
President but not abiding to his Southern
policy.
On motion of Senator Edmunds the resolu,
tions were referred to the Congressional com.
mittee with power to confer with the President
on the subject.
| On motion of Representative Price of Iowa,
| it was resolved that the chairman of the
caucus be authorized to appoint committee oil
II members of the House to COME with such
a committee as may be selected by the Republi.
can Senators with view to a consultation with
reference to the questions that should properly
be considered at the present session the pro.
ceedings Of the caucus were entirely
harmonious, and an adjustment took place
after session of two hours.