Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-05-03
4 Complete Surrender.
TIM DEMOCRATS ONLI DrMAND WHAT Is
ALREADY GRANTED.
from Special to Boston Adycriser..l

From Special to Boston Advertiser.
WASHINGTON, May L. 1879.
The joint caucus committee was in session
for several hours after the adjournment of
the House. Senator Thurman presided, and
the discussion was general and prolonged
upon the points AT issue. The proposition
first presented. in which several members OF
the committee earnestly joined, declared that
the democratic party has taken its position
upon the alternative of the repeal of obJec-
. tiOnable laws or the refusal of supplies. and
il ought, now that the President has declined
to sign the repeal of such laws as had been
attached to the army bill. absolutely refuse
TO pass the appropriations for the army. This
proposition had more strength among the
House members of the committee than those
from the Senate, and, in fact. lacked a ma
ioritv in either branch of the committee, and
was defeated. 1t was held by the majority that
no party could afford to go to the country upon
such refusal of supplies rs would seriously
cripple or discontinue any of the great de
partments of public business, and the scnti
ment of the majority of the joint caucus was
that. whatever the action of the President
might be upon separate measures which II
was proposed to present to him, in no event
should this congress adjourn without proyid-
ing adequate appropriations for the service of
the government. 1t was finally agreed that
separate bill should be drafted. TO he reported
10 n caucus of each house during the day to-
morrow. this bill to relate exclusively to the
use of troops nj the polls. and 20 omit that
phraseologv of the sixth section of the We
toed bill which the President treated APP
plving TO civil officers of the law. Messrs.
Eaton, Chalmers and Carlisle were appointed
"A subcommittee to draft such Il bill. 1t will
be recommended to the two caucuses that tho
present action on the army appropriation bill
and on the legislative bill shall be suspended
until an Independent measure prohibiting the
use of troops at the polls can be passed by the
two houses and sent to the President In
case he vetocs it. the sentiment seems to be
that the legislative bill should still be pressed
through the senate in the same form in which
it passed through the house, SO far as
its political features are concerned, and
sent to the President for his action. 1t was
regarded rs certain that it would be vetoed by
the President but il was thought best to send
it to him in its present shape in order to ena-
bic the democrats tc put their record before
their party in the form which they deemed
best for campaign purposes. The position
taken by those who seem to have the most In
| tuence in the caucus committee was that, il
the President should veto political legislation
in regard to the election laws, the record of
tle "ciiiocfaty "o"iu po as ''i""S "Ni''e '"'
country as il can he made under the circum-
stances, especially if it were not weakened by
refusal to vote supplies.
Another subject of great Importance was
preached in the committee and received con
siderable attention. 1t was presented by
senate members, and evidently reflected the
views OF the senatorial caucus OF yesterday.
1t was declaration. IN which most OF those
present seemed heartily 10 JON, that as inns
Congress would count the electoral vote OF
the campaign OF 1851, the democrats ought 10
agree, and cause this agreement to be public
ly known, that in no event would they receive
the electoral vote Of any States IN winch 1t
could De SHOWN ti'at troops had peeh used
ruI ing Wv , ,i,aF.;, ~ ~, f'''' ~ WV
+, i the intention to.nioht that the demo-
crots of o.ch Jouse shall meet in caucus ear-
10 in tho d.v and consider the reuor,s IN he
s,bni,tad from tbo ioipt caucus comm;ttoc
and ,bat in tho evening there shall he a ioipt
caucus of tho two Uonses for consideration of
all mestions now distract;np the Marty. This
programme. it will be seen. is n complete sur
rep1or of ail noints in controversy between
tho democrats and republicans the latter
h.v,, meyer advocated The use of troons at the
nolls and tho pr.s;Jent has shown ,hnt rho
.sagn NJ a law now forbiJd;ny tbcir usn in
nlect;ons il moro L,v,yn, fvIneo sine. Inv an
act nossed last vaor and siyped bv President
Uayes II il now unlawful IN MAKE sucb ns, of
soldiors Tho ronnbl;cans declared that tho
don,ocrats shorld n.ver forh;d tho United
states government nv ;ts ciy; officers armed
win newer IN norform their dutios IA bn
nresont ,t tbn nolIs NJ its avn elcctions and
tho democrats have .grecd or will agree IN
yild the nn;rt The renmblicaps Jononnc.d
~ revolutionary tho democrat;c ottnmn, IN
roercc the President into approyal of n meas
ura which no was onnosad Ia bv threats ia
withhold annronr;.t;ons and tho democrats
have abandoned il The surrender of the
Jnmocra,s i not only inavitabja II h,s al
roadv hoe, made
:,
| a ho'hntNi I" o'Si 'hNAi"" hhlLo""'
Just prior to adjourning for the day the
| Senate committee on elections, which has
meetings to which republicans were moi in
yited, reported resolutions asking leave take
l"i 'nei "s''N'o"s ~ ',,e i'ou'si.'a oo"!,s'eu
with mower IN send for persons and nancrs n
sit during the recess employ clerks, messen-