Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-03-24
The Political Situation.

THE DEMOCRATIC PLAN OF COMPROMISE.
The programme agreed upon at the Joint dem.
ocratlc conference OF the caucus committees,
which was outlined In Saturdays STAR, and
which appears In detail In our columns to-day,
Will De reported to joint caucus of the two
houses to be held tonight The opinion is
quite general among democratic members that
the caucus will sustain the conference commit
tee, and that the army and legislative appropr-
atlon DlllS will be at once reported In accord
aDce with the agreement reached. 1t is noted
700, as Iact, that the democrats generally in
or the democratic position. and that if the Pres
1dent fails to sign the appropriation bills with
the concessions which the democrats think they
differences, that they are ready and willing to
adjourn, and let these two important money
bills so by default.
AMONG THE REPUBLICANS
there is feeling of distruSt that there is more
in the democratic plan Of concession than ap-
pears on the surface. Universally republicans
desirable, and they are willing to contribute
their influence and votes to make the session
short one. 1t is known though that very much
the same plan OF recOncling the existing differ
ences between the parties concerning political
legislation was offered by the republicans to the
democrats In the closing hours OF the last ses-
sion, and would have been accepted by the
House conference managers on the two disputed
appropriation bills had it not been apparent
tnat there was between thirty and forty demo-
Gratis who would have defeated such an agree
ment by fillibuStering. The leading men in the
republican party say they will wait now until
the democrats officially announce their pro-
gramme before committing themselves to an
endorsement OF it.
THE GREENBACKERs
met In caucus to-day, and proclaimed with due
solemnity like the tailors of Tooley street, that
we, the people, want more money. They say
that If the democrats show no inclination to 90
into general legislation, In order to allow the
greenbackers to pass bills in cOnsonance with
their peculiar financial hobbies that they will
insist upon tacking financial bills on the appro-
priat1on bills and will stand firm in maintain.
Ing that such measures should be Incorporated
In them. They contemplate firing another
paper Wad upon the country in defence Of such
a course.
THE SPIRIT OF COMPROMISE
1t is the general impression among the lead
ers of both political parties that inasmuch as
the spirit Of compromise abounds that all exist
Ing dlnerences can be speedily healed, and that
the session Will be short one.
MEMBER OF THE CABINET SAID
tc-day that no compromise had been effected
between the administration and Congress In
reference to the issues that brought about the
extra session, and he had not the slightest idea
that there would be. He did not believe that
the President could be coerced by the threat
ened loss OF his salary into signing an apprOpri-
alton Dill containing legislation not germane to
II. Even II the legislation were unObiecttOna-
Die, the 1act that 1t was introduced imprOperly
and accompanied with a menace, would he
tnOught, Justify its veto. He had no idea that
the president would yield.