Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-05-05
GENERAL CAPITAL NEWS.
THE PEACE UNION.

WAsuINGroN, May 3.-Thc President received
the universal peace union to-day and in reply
to an address SAID: 1t is hardly to be expect
ed should mako any personal reply to the adj
dress just delivered to me or to the remarks
just made. AS matter Of course any reply
on matter of such Importance should, to be
Of value, be carefully and maturey considered.
AS have not yet given this subject careful
consideration, and not caring to reply on the
spur of the moment will not make any
the general sentiment, which is the foun-
dation of all such movements, l
heartily in favor. That is perhaps all
l should say. I am very glad to have met you.
The delegates wished the President to under
stand his prevention of encroachment on lands
of the Indians in their Territory and obser-
| vance Of the treaty with the Indians met the
strong support and appreciation of all well dis
posed people of the country. The President
said: 1t is certainly qualification to me to
| know you take sides with us in that matter.
The stand we have taken will be made a fact
The question Of how to deal with the indians.
| is always one of difficulty. 1t should be met
| honestly and with integrity in carrying out
our treaties with them. The God given golden
rule should be our guide in dealing with them.
Do unto weaker nations as VIC would have
stronger ones do unto us. The visitors then
| retired.
DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS.
The Democratic members of the House of
| Representatives to-day held another cacus and
| determined upon line of action in regard to
| the army appropriation bill, and agreed upon
| the exact terms of the measures to be separ-
ately passed in lieu of the sixth section, it be-
| ing also agreed that all consideration of the
| remainder of the bills shall be deferred until
the independent political measure shall have
| been acted upon by the President. 1t will
provide in substance that sections 1902 and
1908 revised statutes shall not be construed
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soldiers at the polls except under orders of
| the President to repel armed
enemies of the United States, or
in pursuance of the constitutional
requirement upon application of the legislature
or of the Governor when the Legislature cannot
be convened, to repress domestic violence. The
bill will be accompanied with short preamble.
Among the titles suggested for the bill were
the following: IA bill to protect the ballot
box from military interference "a bill to
prevent the army and navy from interfering
with the freedom of elections;' "a bill to pre-
vent the control of elections in the States by
the army and navy of the United States "a
bill to prevent the use Of the army at the polls
and to promote the freedom Of elections" II
is understood the title finally adopted is: "a
bill to prevent the interference by the army
| with elections" The action taken by the eau
Gus is substantially in accordance with the
amended report presented to-day by the com
mittee to whom the whole subject was recon-
mltted yesterday.
| A COMPROMISE.
The House Democratic caucus committe,
this morning, it is understood agreed upon
measure to be submitted to the caucus if con
CURED in by the Senate committee, which, an
der the title of a bill to prevent military inter
ference at the polls, consists of the sixth sec
ton of the vetoed army appropriation bill
| with the words civil officers stricken out an
this provision added: Nothing in this bill
shall be constructed as preventing the use o
9 the army to enforce the process of Unite
t States courts or to put down resistance agains
! the United States by armed men,