The daily gazette., 1879-05-02
WHAT DExoCRATs WILL do
OdloWs Lawn % be Repealed In Sep.
arate Bills---Ir veleed,t to be Attach
ed ApprOprtat1om Hills--The Latter
ElectlNl Lawn arc WlRell Osll.


WASHINGTON, May IA meeting Of
the Joint Democratic Caucus Commit
tee was held this afternoon. This Com
mittee Is composed of Senators Thur
man, Salisbury, Herman, Bailey, Hamp-
ton, Lamar, Voorhees,, Eaton and Vance,
Representatives Chalmers, Carlisle, Cox,
Springer, Bicknell, Goode, Clymer, Rea-
gan, and Bragg. AT the request of
Senator Whyte and Jones, of Florida
they were relieved from serving on the
Senate Committee, and Messrs. Hamp-
ton and Eaton were appointed In their
places. Mr.. Goode and Mr.. Bragg were
appointed in the places of Mr.. Tucker
and Mr.. Phelps. The changes were
| made for the personal convenience Of
the members relieved.
The Committee was In session for o
short time. 1t was the unanimous opin-
ion of the members that all laws which
permit the use of troops at the polls
must be repealed before supplies are
granted to the army. 1t was decided to
Introduce immediate ely in the Senate and
In the House bill TO provide that SO
much OF sections 2,0O2 and b,52S of the
Revised Statutes, and all laws or parts
OF laws which permit the presence of
troops at the place where any general or
special election is held shall be repealed.
A subcommittee consisting of Messrs.
Chalmers, Carlisle, and Eaton was ap-
pointed TO draft the bill. This sub COM
mttee will meet tomorrow morning,
and prepare the draft of a bill to be sub
mitted to a caucus Of the Democratic
members Of the House called for noon
tomorrow. The bill will also be pre-
sented by caucus Of Democratic Sena-
tors TO be held tomorrow afternoon.
The recommendations of the caucus
committee will undoubtedly be adopted
by both caucuses. The bills will be in-
troduced Immediately, and reported
from the committees to which they will
be referred early next week. Each
: House will proceed TO the consideration
> of the bills as speedily as possible, anC
after full discuss on they will be passed
If the Sena'e passes the bill before the
1 House, the latter will take the Senate
: bill from the Speakers table and adop
= it, and vice versa.
Hayes will then have the naked issu,
of military or no military interference
with elections before him. He can vet,
s the bill if he chooses. He will not b.
s given an opportunity to hide behind TIN
q assumption that the proposed repeal Of
, fects the power of the civil officers of tn
Government, nor can he pretend that tn
# prerogatiyes of the Executive are a,sailed
+ The Republicans, who know that th
existence Of the rarty depends upon q
: intimidated election, will counsel Haye
+ to veto the bill. The liberal element i
n the party will advise him to approve /
= There will likely be dissensions in th
\ Fraudulent Cabinet. McCreary, Deven
Sherman and Thompson want authorit
y to use troops at the polls. Evarts, Schui
le and Key have pTofessed TO be opposed
,e military interference with elections.
The Democratic leaders assert that
Hayes 'vetoes this bill 1t will be place
III upon the Army Appropriation bill an
passed. II the Appropriation bill is v
tOed, no supplies for the army will
40 granted. 1t has been learned that all Il
- members who favor backing down {
FE the Army bill are those whose names We
u" published in the Sun to-day. 1t is IL
K. believed, however, that any Democrat
'i called upon to dec de by his ball
Is whether elections shall be Tree or guar
Is, ed by bayonets.
nd The meeting Of the caucus commit
to-day was entirely harmonious. The
ne was no division of sentiment. The su
to ject of the repeal of the election la
lid was not considered, beyond the expr,
-, sion of opinion that the Legslati'
~ Executive, and Judicial Appropriate
nd bill should be passed as speedily as p
IN sible, in order that Hayes may once mt
to have an opportunity to write veto m
sage. It is probable that when this
is vetoed the political legislation ct
tanned therein will be passed in separ
sed bills, which Hayes can veto If he choos
ay- 1t was said by member If the caut
be committee to-day that as the Democr
vas ic party had said that the laws perm
ran ting Federal interference with electit
~ In the States were unconstitutional, 8
as that party had a majority IN b.
mo branches Of Congress until the 4th
March, 1881, no electoral Votes cast
or der unconstitutional laws will be cou
We ed for the Presidential candidates.
uld
The The Democratic organs Of Penus
vania are printing Senator Wallat
n As l.