New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-05-30
THE DEMOCRACY CONFUSED.


5EERING REMARKS MADE IN THE HOUSE, But TIE
PARTY APPARENTLY CAPABLE OF NO OTHER
EXPORT AT PRESENT - TIE SCENE IN THE
HoUsE-CoMMENTs.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUSE.l
WASHINGTON, May 29.-Although 'he Ne'o
message of the President returning the Legislative
kppropriation bill had been expected Tor seVeIai
aavs il received greater attention in the House
while being read to-day than either OF the messages
winch preceded it. More members were in their
,eats this morning than had appeared IN the House
for several days. When the Clerk began TO reau
the message the members suddenly lost the langu'd
air that has lately characterized them. ConYersa-
ton ceased, and with few exceptions all listened
closely to the reading.
The message was not long enough to weary the
House. Toward its conclusion the passages refer
ring 10 the frauds that were committed In New
York CITY in 1868, and the extracts from the re-
,orts of Congressional committees thereon, and on
l,e election of 1876, elected applause among both
Republieans and Democrats. When the clerk con-
,luded the reading of the message there was loud
and continued applause on the Republican slde'
Como of the Democrats INDUCED in jeerng re-
marks: and one Democratic member who had been
,+udving a newspaper while the message was being
,eaduttered vulgar expression, which he afterward
begged the newspaper reporters to suppress lie need
not have feared that any decent newspaper would
have printed the expression he used Mr.. Mcken'
rio of Kentucky. and several other Democrats sar-
.astically asked for second reading of the mes
Iagc.
The House refused to pass the bill by vote OF
10 TO 81 not two-thrds in the affirmative.
Innuiries made among Democratic members OF
the House Immediately after adjournment to-day as
o their future course ELECTED the fact that the party
l. ad md 700 a
hnruished Northern Democratic Representative
beinr asked when a caucus would be held, replied
that he did not know or care, and that he thought
Congress might as well go home.
An eoually distin guished Southern Representa-
tive in reply to the same question, replied we are
not going to hold another caucus at ALL what do
we want Of another caucusT
Mr. Mills. of Texas. said he did not know what
course the Democrats would pursue. He is In
favor of passing the appropriation bills before fix
ing any date for final adjournment. but he said that
he is no longer taken into the councils OF his party
and does know whether 1t Will hold another caucus
OF what 1t Will do. "
Mr.. Clark of Missouri, said he had no idea what
stem would next be taken. These are iar examples
of The replies of about fifteen members gathered
This afternoon and evening, and majority OF the
fifteen are influential members OF the party.
III is almost certain that If vote on the appro-
priation bills without any riders or restrictive
causes whatever, could be taken in the House TO-
morrow they would pass, such is the state OF de-
mOralizatiCn into which the party has been thrown
by recent events.
It is strongly believed that the reason caucus is
not held is because a dangerous family low Is
feared and it is more than suspected that the same
influence prevents even the JOINT Caucus Commit
tee from attempting to agree on any course OF ac-
ton That committee is, however, according TO the
statement of one of it's members this evening,
booked to hold a meeting next Saturday, and an
effort will then be made to reach conclusion:
NJ 5. s. Cox says he thinks two separate bills, one
repeating the jurors test oath and the other repeal
ING tie election laws, will be passed and offered to
the President. This opinion. he says, is based on
the action of the last caucus which required this TO
he done