Daily globe., 1879-06-01


Washington News.
WASHINGTON, May 31.-The two advisory
committees of the House and Senate Demo-
cratic caucus held joint meeting to-day of
four hours duration, and reached, substan-
TALLY, unanimous agreement as to the
course Of action that should be adopted by
the dominant party in Congress with regard
to appropriation bills. There were present
Senators Thurman, Salisbury, Herman, Ia
ton, Bailey, lamar, Voorhees, and Vance. and
Representatives Chalmers, Early, Cox, Ew
ing, Springer, Atkins, Clymer, Reagan,
Phelps and Bicknell. Judge Thurman pre-
sided. Messrs. Hampton and Goode were
absent. After a very fnll Interchange of
views, especially a minute examination of
the Presidents veto messages in connection
with sundry existing statutes prohibiting in
terference by the army with elections, it was
decided to recommend the immediate pas
sage of bills making the usual approx opriations
for support OF the army throughout the
next fiscal year, and containing
proviso that no portion of
the money therein appropriated shall be used
for the pay of transportation, equipment or
subsistence Of any troops used for police
purposes, to keep peace at the polls. 1t was
further decided to recommend the passage of
the legislative, executive and judicial appro-
priation bill in substantially the same terms
as last years bill, and for the same amounts,
except they shall be more minutely specified,
and except, also, it shall not make any pro-
vision for pay of supervisors Or deputy mar
shals of elections. The new bill will, how
ever, contain a clause providing that no Off
Ger shall be appointed or obligation incurred
for any object for which q specific appropri
alton shall not have been made by Congress.
This clause is already on the statute book,
with the exception Of the words cor obliga-
tion incurrgd,'' and there is also an existing
law which prohibits the diversion of any ap-
preparation to a purpose different from that
for which it has been specifically made.
The committee next agreed to recommend
the passage Of a separate bill embodying
those sections of the vetoed appropriation
bills which provided for amendments of the
law concerning the method of drawing
Jurors, and for the total abolition of the
Jurors test oath.
In view OF the fact that the President, in
his veto message, makes no comment on
these provisions, it is believed he will
promptly approve them when presented to
Linn by an independent bill. It was also
agreed to-day in behalf of the adoption of
the programme abovei outlined, that the
President cannot justifably withheld his
signature from our appropriation bill merely
because 1t onnits to make provision for par
,ticular objects, and that in the anticipated
event of his approving the present bills the
Democrats will have accomplished for next
year exactly what they would have accom-
plished for an indefinite period of time by the
former bills and what they may continue tc
accomplish by similar legislature as long as
they remain in power.
III response toan objection made by few Of
those who participated in the meeting to day
to-day the action of the policy would be con
strued into "back down. on the part O.
the democracy, the advocates made poin
that although there have been indiyidua
utterances in favor of withholding supplies
in the event of failure to secure the enact
ment of the political clauses originally en-
bodied in the appropriation bills, it is no
true that any such stand has ever been take1
by authority of the party. On the contrary
the question whether such stand should b
taken has never been acted upon by demo
cratic caucus OF either branch of con
gress or by the caucus committees until thi
afternoon. .ss5
The joint meeting was adjourned unit
Monday next by which time the recomend
alton agreed upon will have been formulate
by sub committee Of senators Thurman
Eaton, Vance and Bailey, and representa-
tives Springer, Ewing and Reagan, aud sut
mitted for approval preparatory to presents
ton to joint committee of democratic mem
bers of both houses, which will probabl
be held Monday.
COINAGE.
WASHINGTON, May 81. Coinage execute
at the United States mint during May Golt
No. of pieces 39,490; value $500 Si
yer, No. of pieces 10000 0O;value $13, ,OOO.O(
Case, No. of pieces $500; value $47O'
Total No of pieces 17,95o.090; value $2O
945.O8. s5.
ALL ISSUED.
The following was issued this afternoo