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CONGRESSIONAL MATIERs

| HUM "AShINtIuN.
| CONGRESSIONAL MATTERS.
| WASHINGTON, June 3.-The army bill as
finally agreed upon by the committee will
contain restrictive proviso forbiddiDg the
use of any money appropriated for the trans
portation of troops to places where elections
are to be held, but there will be no politi-
cal legislation as rider The bill if ap-
proved OF in the joint caucus will be present
ed in the House tomorrow.
The legislative, executive and judicial ap-
preparation bill which is to follow will con-
tain appropriations for the legislative and
executive departments and for the salaries Of
| all United States judges and clerks without
any political legislation as a rider. Then a
third bill appropriating money for the pay
of United States marshals and juries will
be reported. The appropriations will be set
forth specifically and there will be no allow
ance for supervisors or election deputy
marshals. A clause repeating the test oath
| and providing new system of drawing juries
will also be inserted. One section will pro-
hibit the use of any money appropriated in
the bill for any purpose other than those
specified. Should the President veto this
third and supplementary bill because it omits
to make any provisions for supervisors and
deputy marshals, the democrats, having pass
ed the regular appropriation bills, will ad
journ until December
LATER - PROCEEDINGS OF THE DEMOCRATIC
JOINT CAUCUS.
The democratic members Of the House
aud Senate held joint caucus this alter
noon, to receive a report Of the joint ad-
vsory committee in regard to the appro-
priation bills. After several hours consid-
Grafton it was adopted with substantial un-
animity. The following is tho programme
agreed upon: The House committee on
appropriations. will forthwith prepare for
introduction three bills as follows: An
army appropriation bill with the following
new section to take the place Of the section
upon which the President based his veto,
section six. shat no money appropriated
by this act is appropriated or shall be paid
for the substance, equipment. transporta-
ton or compensation of any part of the
army Of the United States to be used as a
police force to keep the peace at the polls
at any election held within any state" Sec
ond, a bill extending the legislative, execu-
tive and judicial appropriation act of last
June for one year from tho 30th inst, for
the same sum and purposes therein specified,
except in regard to the spportionment of
the clerical force in some executive depart
ments which is left to the discretion of
the committee on appropriat ions. Provis-
ions are to be made in this bill for salaries
OF certain offices created since the passage
of the act which is to be extended. The
bill will contain no general legislation ez
cept that portion Of the recently vetoed
bill known as the Mcmahon amendment,
which provides for the repeal of certain
laws regulating the payment Of pensions
and directs the secretary of the
treasury to pay out for arrearsges
OF pensions the remainder OF the
ten millions of dollars hitherto held
as special fund for redemption of frac-
tionel currency. Last years bill. which
it is thus proposed to re-ensct. provided for
the salaries of all the United States judges. |
district attorneys and United States mar
shals, but made no appropriation for Judi |
cial expenses, which, however, were sub |
sequently provided Tor in the sundry civil |
bill; hence it was agreed by tbs caucus
that the committee on appropriations shall
report, third, bill making appropria-
tlons Tor the expenses 81 the courts OF the |
United States for the year ending June 30,
losO, and for other purposes" The first |
section oil this bill will appropriate in de |
tail about s., 200 900. for all the estimated |
Judicial expenses. such as fees Of jurors |
and witnesses, the safe keeping of pris-
oners and all ordinary items of expen-
dituro under the department Of Justice,
,xcept for compensation Of supervisors and /
deputy marshal5 Of elections The bill will
n.ither mention nor make provision Tor
any such officers Attached To this section
will be a proyi-o fixing the pay of Jurors
a. 81 DAY to which will be added (sub-
stantially in the same terms) those sections
of the vetoed appropriation bill which
provide for amendments respecting the
method Of drawing juries, and Tor
total abolition OF the Jurors test oath.
The second section Of this bill will provide
that no portion Of the money therein appro-
priated shall be used for the fees, salaries,
or expenses of any person
employed under and BY virtue eff title % of
the revised statutes. This title comprises
the federal election laws, which authorizes
the appointment Of supervisors and deputy
msrshals of elections. and provides
for their compensation. The third see
tion will read As follows 1.-The sums ap-
propriated by this act are IN iull
Tor personal and public service embraoeiln
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