The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1879-04-17
CAUCUSsiNG.
The Democratic Members Meet tn
Discuss Certain Financial Meas

ures.
| WASHINGTON, April "a brief Derlo
cratic caucus vas held after the adjourn
msnt to-dsy, for the purpose of taking SOM
action which would permit the in,roduc
ton and consideration Of certain fnancia
measures during the present session. Rep
resentstive House presided, and Messrs
Mills and Conest acted as secretaries.
| Representative Kenna submitted the fol
lowing resolution, which was adopted unan.
| imously:
Resided, That it is the Judgment OF this
| caucus that the House shall no. adjourn
over to Monday next, but that there should
be session on that day 10 allow the intro
duction OF bills in the usual manner and
the placing OF important legislation in the
line OF progress without unnecessary DELAY.
representative Stephens then offered the
following resolution, with the request that
II be read and laid on the table for the &c
ton OF a future caucus:
Ess0Ired, That the aims snd o. iects Of the
Democracy Of the United S'1.es, as far az
We, chosen BY them men bsrs Of the present
House Of Representatives, are entitled TO be
considered as the rue opponents Of those
aims and Objects, are directed with
singleness Of purpose to the restoration of
constitutional liberty, and with it the resto-
ration of peace and harmony and prosperi-
~ throughoutthe length and breadth OF the
lard. They ALLURE 4 renewal OF sectional
strife; they accept all legitimate results OF
the late lamented war; they are utterly OPP
posed to the revival in this country. or suy
part thereof. Of African slavery, CT any
other kind OF slavery or involuntary servi-
tude, except az the puni-hment for
crime; they stand pledged TO maintain the
union of the States, under the constitution,
with all their existing amendments, a.
they shall be explained by the Supreme
Court Of the United States: they are
against sll unconstitutional or revolution
sry modes: they are for law and order:
Tor prote elton of life and liberty and prop
erty, without regard TO persons or social
conliti ns; for the redress Of all Criev-
anees; they look about 20 the reacsful IN
-trumentaiity Cf the corstiiu'ion-frsf, the
law making power: sscD0d, the law ex-
pounding power; third, the law executing
power AID finally the ultimate
sovereign power oil the ballot
box; they are for a free ballot. ga well as
Tor & fair and Just count, while they are
opposed 10 a large st nding army, "a were
the trainers Of the constitution, yet they are
for keeping the army sufficiently large TO
repel invasion. defending our extensive
frontiers, az well "a all necessary interior
ports and sarrisOns, and 10 enable ,the
President TO put down domestic violence or
instruction in any OF the States and in aid
OF civil officers as posse COMMITTEES in the |
execution OF legal processes, in pursuance
Of he cOnstitu ion and "a IE Ividsd in the |
sets OF Congress of 1875 and 1909, but they
are utterly OpPoed 10 the USE OF
military forces Of the United States
in controlling or in any way interfering
with the freedom Of elections, they are for
1 he maintenance Of the public credit inyio-
late but are utterly opposed to the increase
of the bonded debt, unless the exigencies Of
war shall render 1t necessary; they are for
tie retrenchmert Of expenditures, lesseDiGg
he burdens Of taxation, and thorough IT.
form in the present unequal and urjus;
method OF raising revenue; they are for
placing the coinage Of gold and silver on
the same footing, without restriction or
limitation upOu the amount OF eithSr; they
are for the revival OF the langUi-hing and
peri,hin2 industries OF our country By an in
crease Of the value Of the currency, found
ed on a sound b sis, sufficient 10 meet the
urgent demaud- Of trade, in every depart
ment OF labor aud business.
Without transacting any further bust
ness, the caucus adjourned.