Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-06-03
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oxrasIlrns eft Action by ans Jh"t
Democratic Consrss~innat C"u.
Gus.
WASHINGTON, June 2ni--The
two Advisory Committees of the
House and Senate Democratic eau.
Gus held joint meeting to-day of
four hours duration, and reached
substantially unanimous agree
ment as to the course of action that
should be adopted by the dominant
party in Congress with regard to
the Appropriation bills. There
were present Senators Thurman,
Salisbury, Herman, Eaton, Bailey,
Lamar, Voorhees, and Vance, and
Representatives Chalmers, Car
lisle, Cox, Ewing, Springer, At.
kins, Clymer, Reagan, Phelps and
Bickness. Judge Thurman pre-
sided. Messrs. Hampton and Goode
were absent,
After very full Interchange of
views, and an especially minute
examination of the Presidents veto
message in connection with sundry
existing statutes prohibiting inter-
ference by the army with elections,
twas decided to recommend the i'm.
mediate passage of the bill making
the usual appropriations for sup.
port of the army for the next fiscal
year, but containing proviso that
no portion of the money therein
appropriated shall be used for the
pay, transportation, equipment, or
subsistence of any troops used for
police purposes to keep peace at the
polls.
1t was further decided to recon-
mend the passage of the Legisla-
tive Appropriation bill in substan-
TALLY the same terms as last years
bill, and for the same amounts, eX.
cept that they will be more minute.
ly specified, and except also it shall
not make any provision for the pay
of Supervisors or Deputy Marshals
of elections. The new bill will,
however, contain a clause provid
ing that no officer shall be appoint
ed or obligation incurred for any OBJ
ject for which specific appropria-
ton shall not have been made by
Congress. This clause Is already
on the statute book, with the ex-
ception of the words, COR obliga-
tion incurred;" and there is also an
existing law which prohibits tue
diversion of any appropriation to O
purpose different from that for
which 1t has been specifically
made.
The Committee next agreed to
recommend the passage of separ-
ate measure, embodying those Sec
tions of the vetoed Appropriation
bill which provide for amendments
of the laws concerning the method
of drawing juries, and for the total
abolition of the Jurors test oath.
In view of the fact that the Pres
ident, in his veto message, makes
no comment ON these provisions, it
Is believed lie will promptly ap-
prove them when presented to him
by the independent bill.
Mining stock Excitement in New
| York.
NEW YORK, June 2.-An evening
paper, publishing the quotations of
mining stocks here, says: "The
notable feature of the week is the
still increasing volume of business,
coupled with the throngs of people
who now assist in the calls of the
Exchange, and who continue deal.
ing in the intervals between calls
with undiminished activity. People
here begin to understand the field
for profit in mining enterprises, and
we shall be greatly surprised if as
large business is not developed
here in mining stocks as has ever
characterized San Francisco"
Interview with Foster, Repub,I.
can Nominee for Governor OF
Ohio.
NEW YORK, June 2d.-The Ohio
Republican candidate, Foster, is
here and has been interviewed by
the Tribune, Times and Sitn. Re.
specting the Grant influence in
the Convention, he said to the
Times: ''Frankly, l think the only
thought in the minds of the dele.
gates to the Convention was to put
up men who would get the most
votes. The gentleman who nom
mated Taft is special friend OF
Secretary Sherman's. Persons who
were my friends voted for Taft
friends of Taft voted for me. There
was nothing thought of bpt to Sc.
lect the best man to win with. II
is said my nomination was the
work of Sherman. 1 have no
doubt Sherman preferred / should
be nominated; but IL he did any.
thing to bring 1t about, we are not
aware of 1t; we do not know when
or how or where he did it. Then |
see one of the New York papers
puts it down to the manIpulstions
of the President. If the admins.
tration did anything we do not
know that, either. The action OF
the Convention was neither for nor
against Grant or Sherman. 1t was
entirely with view of securing
Republican success at the next
election" or this being done,
Foster had not The least doubt. He
thought Bishop would be his Dem
ocratic opponent. II Grant is nom-