, 1879-05-12
WASHINGTON.
The Message Vetoing the Mil
itary Bill Now In :
Readiness.
Reasons Which Will 1nnpel
President Hayes in
This Action.
Probable Programme Of the BOur"
bon Caucus Touching the
Army BILL.
They May Sit Till Washington
Freezes Over IN
July;
But They Will Feed Fat tho Ancient
Grudge They OWo tho
Army.
Dr.. Rush, Of the Second Whisky Batoh,"
on Hand with Big
Petition.
THE SITUATION.
PROGRAMME or TnR PtttE.EAT1H8.


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IHE 6lIU UAIlON.
PROGRAMME or 1HR PtttE'EAr1nss
dhfefaf 1f'panA 20 ne Tribune.
WARRINGTON, May 11.-Thc Democrats,
II tl,v atatenente Of their leading men
nro to be relied upon, hnyo already
agreed upon programme which, thcy
will endcayor to follow In The event Of 4 veto Of
the M!lttasy-lnteylcyence bill. The plan, as
stated l'y one Of tic members Of the Committee
Of Safety ia the Thtuklng Committee Of the
Democratic party. Ia: III the veto comes,
which VIC now confidently expect, aud will vel
cotne, VIC shall take tllo turors' test.oath sec"
tIon ont Of tho Legislative bill md pass It In
,nedfatety A. 4 separate bill, and saud 1t to the
President. That Law
is TIE ONLY ONE THAT THE BouTu
cures anything about, at any ratc, mid Southern
men, rs matter Of fact rs to these other prop.
os.lous, have only favored then, at the re-
qucat Of the Northern Democrats. I expect
that the President witt sign the jurofs' Test
Oath Repeal bill. Ho should then pass tho
Legislative, Executive, aud Judictal Approprta-
ton bill through both Houses, striking out the
sections which propose q repeal Of the Super
yi.ora law nud tho Deputy Marsla1s law, and
inserting tnstoad Of them a provision t.,at no
money appropriated BY that bill shall DO MP
p!ict], under penalties, to the payment Of Supcr-
YIsoss. OF course, thu Supervisors could be ap-
pointed, but It would be
NECESSARY FOR TIE REPUBLICANS 10 FAT
THEM
1t thcy Tero to bo patd ut nlls out OF their Own
campaiEn fund, and not out ot the federal
Treasury Then no should let inc Army Dill
fall. No nttenpt would ba made 10 report 1t
from Committee. very low people III this
country caro- much nbout tho army anyway.
The bill has already 1allcd three or Jour Times
IN our history Without t2le dettfl1cuon o. inc
Go7crnu1ent or material inconvenience and the
bulk OF the nrmy appropriation goes TO the pay
ot otlscers "lIo arc considered ny largo pof-
t!on OF the pcopto OF tn's country as
LOT or ORNAMENTAL OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
that could 30 as well aboifshcd Is not' ihese
could no inconvenience or danger como from
falnro OF the Army oill."
1his maeA was stated seriously, o9 Aoase
Democratic programme. No such agreement
hns been made by tie Democrats in CAUCUS, and
It ia not certain that tho Committee Of Safety
could force the party to adopt that policy. This
programme Is based on thu assumption that the
rcacttouary Bo.,rhons have absolute control Of
the House Committee on Appropriations,
20 that The Committee would cooperate
In tho programme Of the Committee Of safety,
mud would refuse to report nn Army Approprta-
tlon bill! to the Housc. It Is we'll known that,
II IN army bill, pure uud simple, without poltIc
al sections, cs,uld be reported from the Com
lnittcc, there would be Greenbackers and DEM
ocfats enouE1. who would yote With the Ncpub-
]icaus under existing circumstances to pass 1t.
THE KgY.NorE TO THE slruAT1oN
as to the Army bill, therefore, rests With tho