, 1879-06-04

| a.
TO PROPOSE AHAsgREs
| IN accordance with tho determination Of the
cal,cus above dcscribct.
The pEto:eei!ngs today were una1pectsd1y
OF opinfon. except In regard to tho Army bIij4
Al ana ~ tae Advisory Comntttce's recommendation
On tns subject being opposed by only = lew
members Of the House, while tho Senators
report. y
Senator Thurman, in behalf Of The Joint con.
m1Iteet submitted the report and explained It's
ontares md The grounds upon which tho Uou1.
o! hls speech, Of considerable length mod much
carnestness, he seloted the idea that stiootion
.: hc cot1rso proposed By the Commit
-. r.. conla Pc constdcrcd backing down
70 .t'a oe fnct known to orerY gentleman present
ulat ~ Detnocrattc CAUCUS and no Democratic
ttn. .a. o1 Saucb has over taken tho posi-
prs.d Jon t'a. snpp!3e' should c refused until tho
tae repeal Of certain obnoxious statutes. These
Iepeai ineaslres "ere proposed because they
w meFe , heevea to b r'ght aud they we're p!aced
eonrnn|cns I 3sopsonf,a,lon % bills simply rs the most
economy OF titno, anil as a method
ot,!s. o. g'vnE greater ; prospect of Presidential
approval. , Tie. President had taken tic
1Sjs"naptS IT, o,'n baS o. opposing The Wit Of the peo
Pc, nt'u nau thereby given the Deinuct acy the
could now exercise ita constitutional rfcht to
aes,enato the purposes Tor which tho money It
aphsopr1ates shall be used.
referring 10 the proposed omission Of anv
appropriation for Supervisors and DeputT-Afar-
snals, Mr. Thurman sAid: "Docs any ono bn.
megc va sas IN, the President wtll attempt to cocrce
assufue wcse liz to refuse to approve hIil IN
ptoPf1asl'G money for various specified objects
oo tne ground That It doessnot contain an appro-
pr1ation for sosnc otllcr purpose"
OTHER spERcn1s.
T., representatives blackburn and Ctvmer, in
ss1ould be made more stringent no al to abso-
1utoi5 prohibit the usc Of troops ut tho polls.
ven. johnston n1so expressed Ills opinion TINT
n'e a. !s'nguarc OF the sixth section should be
more direct md poslttvc
A. senator Bayard supported the recommended
toi u Inc Advisory Committee, nntt IN repty
20 tic advo'atcs Of more determined stand
Insisted that It would be mere folly to send
certain to elicit Presidential yetoes. lie also
deprecated ID language OF strong contemplation
tke 'oea OF adjournsng without providing oil
1ne necessary supplies for .lse support Of tho
well-knosn views In favor Of ubstlncnce from
general legislation at t!,is session and or an
adjournment Of Congress Immediately after the
e"ae'theht o' the appropriation bills.
REPRESENTATIVE STEPHENS
a3pcd the ComulIttec's report would be adopt
cd: Hc said 1t met his views entirely,
Acssr'- Morrison, Reagan, anl Casey Young
also advocated Its adoption.
:, Representative Atkins replied to various nues-
tlons concerning some Of the features OF The
proooscd bills; III response to an INJURY Of
Speaker Randall whether It would not b better
TO make provision IN tho ordinary way for the
objects covered by last years Legislative, Ex.
ctutiyc. and Judicial bill, Instead Of merely con-
that measure, Atkins said tie d.
s1en OF Tho Committee In advislnE tic latter
coursc was to economize time, % last years. Bit
comprised some ninety pages of printed mattor.
ana, II considered item by item In Communities
of thc WHOLE would probably occupy d week or
Ihe caucus adjourned shortly after 6 O'CLOCK.
has!ug been fu sesslon ucaslY thero hours.