Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-05-05
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Special Telegram to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, May 4.-The Bourbon padlocks
have never been more skillfully made to resist
ordinary attacks than have those used in the
last twenty-four hours to keep secret the pro-
ceedings of the Democratic caucus that has
been breeding over the proper thing to do in
taking their next step in their fight with the
executive. In spite of these precautions and
CRAZY STORIES
that have been circulated as to what was done,
what not done, an account has been OBJ
tanned by the GLOBE correspondent. The joint
caucus committees yesterday presented bill
according to'instructiOn of the caucus Friday,
and it was adopted yesterday afternoon by the
House Democratic caucus without single dis
senting vote. Alexander A. Stephens made
moorats are quite happy at tho fact that they
have been able to prepare measure that has
met such
UNANIMOUS APPROVAL.
The bill is entitled "a bill to prevent military
interference at the polls There were alto
gether twenty-five different plans submitted,
all embodying the substantial feature of pre-
venting the use of troops at the polls. After
considerable wrangling the bills were reduced
to three, and these were presented to the eau
yesterday, one drafted by Thurman, one
by Senator Eaton, and the third by the House
conference committee by Messrs. Carlisle and
Chalmers. Thurman's bill was adopted finally
with the preamble of the Carlisle bill.
THE PREAMBLE
is substantially in the following form: 'Where-
as 1t is inconsistent with the spirit of Jour in
situations and the principles of the country to
use troops at the polls; therefore be it enact
ed" etc. The body of the text of the bill is
believed to be as follows:
Section 2,002-No military or naval officer or
other person engaged in the military or naval
service of the United States shall order, bring,
keep or have under his authority or control any
United States troops at the place where any
general election is held, in any State, unless it
be necessary to repel armed enemies Of the
United States.
Sec. 5,55S-Every officer of the army or navy
other person in the military or naval service of
the United States who orders, brings, keeps or
has under his authority control any troops
at any place where general or special election
is held in any State, unless such force be nee
essary to repel armed enemies of the United
States at the polls. shall be fined not more
than $500, and suffer imprisonment not less
than three months more than five years.
CHANGES PROPOSED.
This is repeal of the words $40 keep peace
at the POLLS" they now occur at the end of
section 2O02, and an omission of the words
Civil or armed men, in section 1928. Here
follows proviso that it is not the intention to
courts. The BILL if approved by the Senate
caucus on Monday morning, as it undoubtedly
will be, will be offered in the House on Monday
for vote under suspension of the rules. The
gentleman who will offer this measure is Mr.
Ladd of Maine. This bill is specially prepared
MEET ALL OF THE PRESIDENTS OBJECTIONS,
and leave the naked issue of troops at the polls
stripped of any clause relating to civil officers.
The Democrats are of opinion that the Presi-
dent will sign the bill, and they have endeavor-
ed to restrict it to the simple proposition of the
use of the army at the polls. The question of
supervisors and marshals is excluded from it,
and it is the purpose of the Democrats, if the
bill shall be signed by the President, to i'm
mediately pass the army appropriation bill
without the political riders, and without any
further consideration. The following, among
others arc said to be the points upon which
caucus committees Of the
TWO HOUSES HAVE AGREED:
First-The sixth section of the army bill is
to 90 to the President as a separate bill.
Second-No matter what the President may
do with the sixth section of the bill the legis
present shape, that is, with the several riders
repeating the test oath, and supervisors and
deputy marshals' clauses of the revised statutes
Third-That if the legislative bill should b.
vetoed, it's riders shall be taken out and they
shall be sent as independent propositions to the
President, the expectation being that he vii
sign the repeal of the test oath law.
Fourth-When the executive pleasure has
been expressed as to all these several independ
ent propositions, the caucus shall be called tx
determine whether in case ono or more OF then
shall have been vetoed Congress will pass tbs
army aud legislative bills pure and simple o.
adopt a Joint resolution continuing for si2
months appropriations for the army and TO
Congress, the executive and Judiciary tn
basis of the appropriations for the current hsca
year.
SILVER COINAGE.
WASHINGTON, May 4.-The debate on Wa1
ners coinage bill began yesterday and is to
continued this week and will become YER
important and cngrossing discussion. 1t
apparent that some of the Ohio members d
not intend that the financial question shall b
lost sight of this year Or buried underneat
the agitation of the election laws. There is
we'll organized initiation movement in tn
House of Representatives which will soon dc
velop it's strength The inhationists seem
have decided to devote their attention for tn
present to the question of silver coinage, DC
lieving that their purpose of arbitrarily IN
creasing the value of currency can be MOI
easily accomplishedsin that way than by pres
ing an increase Of volume of existing papee
money as some of the greenbackers are read
to do. The coinage committee has taken tt
lead in this legislation because it is less col
servative than the banking and currency c. IN
mittee, but the majority of both COMMITTEE
are working with the same purpose, and tt
banking and currency committee will pro
ably bring in some bill relative to current
before the present session ends.