, 1879-05-03
PRICE FIVE CENTS.

p1oye to leave, including even the Librarian,
and closed the doors, and with snrfIa Of sa1ts-
faction descended to the hall with the det3akA-
tion thut this caucus ct least Tas to be seGreES:
This burlesque having been perfo1med1tAeS
caucus entered upon the serious part otsn9
work, which was to listen to the: report
OF its Thinking Committee, and very set1qoa
work it proved to be. The report was madepy
the Sui Committee, which consisted OF; E;karE~.
sentatiyes Chalmers, OF Mississippi, andifEak---
lsle, Ut Kentucky. The report in suhstanea
made
THE FOLLOWING EECoANESDA11oas:
Fsrst-Th4t the political sections OF the Army
bill, with some notifications to bo hereafter
named, should be separated from the Army. 40
preparation bill, presented to the house IS
separate measure, aud passed through both
Houses without debate, amt sent to the Pres
ident.
Second-That the bill should be reported
Monday, Immediately acted upon, aud that
until it had been approved or vetoed
by the President no steps should
| be taken in the House to report
IN Army Appropriation bill, and that the Ap-
| propriations Committee should be instructed by
! caucus not to allow any Army bill 70 be report
| ed to the House, 10 that Democrats
DISPOSED TO BE wEAk-KNEED
| and to rebel may not hare an opportunity to
| unite With the Republicans and secure the ap-
| preparations.
Th:nl-That the separate measure to be pre-
senteu should consist OF the sixth section Of the
| bill that WIS vetoed, with the omission OF the
words "ciyil officers, and with an additional
section defining in detail who those civil officers
are, and what their functions may be. That
| sect;on os it would read without detailed spect-
catio,. as to the civil officers, would 1e Is fol-
| lows: ~"
s.c- Q. oo2. No military or nava1 officer or other
person engaged In the military " naval sersce o.
Inc unltea sna ~ controi nv United states
troops at place where any general or special cleo
ton ~ hed IN any state nn.ess ted II ue s;,fes
seRe! 1ae 3eT ESerx ncer Of ,Ee amy or navy o.
other person in the military or naval 3ece o. @ tne
United states who osae.s: 9t1nss' ne trodcs a. a. NV
niace where General OF special election il held in
s.atc unless snch force he Necessary, 10 .ePs'
atnea IT. d 9 ,nT. ,n1 than s. t0 and suffer in
ursonment at hard laoor less than three months
nor more than i've years.
Mz. Carlisle made the principal speech IN sup
port Of the Committees prooosiuon anu ou''
He is a very able lawyer, and made an elaooEa1o
argument to sustain the work OF MS COMMITTEE
31r. Chalmers also madea speech OF some ieuE'n
IN Inc same unecuon' w. w.: 49, a., ~ et,,,,~
soon 1ouno snae tnele a[e sooa tua, a,,s a.,,
! uona1 lawyers ~ IL .nc Aeu.o'.@..c ''A'''
lonS siege ol qo1ppinls H1oae o'e.
. THE NEsiHAeiish 1As'noNoh s"aoN IT,,
BY "h'cn II was p'oposco ~ s'-.., osAne .s'- sAo
aud tneif lunct1ons' As4e4t ~@u3 -Nn", as.~
we're suggested OF . technical anu Vctoal ehas-
/ acter- 4nc1e "t4o '..a~, +t-o. 1ia., gu, ~
but Tie notspo.e -",1ez +hoaa ,~ho fovoraf7
measures ~. a,.t.a 49, t,,a ,,rtv <,ou},1
1t cowafos' ia., a:taL .u =, nsad ha
die IN the ts] ut.a = u ~" ~, ,t+a. consisted
Much OF :1ne "ofa ~ 1As S 49, .,.n.~a N
OF fcongersa LOU a1a .no .4s;n,+ ~ +hs;- se.ts
many lnstaneeo ~ 49, s.;,,o. ~ 'rn,7s5
and no regular olueI o:'os aes = ss.s,on oom.
After tue CAUCUS na.1 49, se .a,, co,n,,rrr.,
two noo's !. "ass o.,nfsr u1
to tue senate 70 eou n~.r,
r. AS To sonA a.. 1,ss-.e,...o - .ho n,-+ =,
OF this lat1er VIII Ane ~.A.:..,n e.,a..a. n,n
the Senate: caucus: ~. MEL. s ..s.o aa-,,
call, MF. ca3ns1s. ~ -; ,so.a:;aad IN so1sm,
i Cafll81e anu SiA1AIueA9 Pto~~~~~~S. 100