New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-05-15

- address to the President. 1t Is also
',-orosed to attempt no more political
ia,5slstion, but to pass the Appropriation bills
~ 90 home. The Senate engaged in lively
nolitcol discussion yesterday. Mr.. Herman
,,do a spccch on the Legislative bill. The
-,,sh 70 the Indian Territory is now reported
80 no mich larger than currently supposed.
DEMOCRATS IN DEEP MEDITATION.
now TO GEr OUT OF The woons-THE SEVERAL
PLANS NOW DISCUSS D-MUCH TALK OF AN AID
DRESS.
my TELEGRAPH To THE TBIBUNEI
WASHINGTON. May 14.-The Democratic mana
are III conducting among themselves quiet con-
sritaous with view of virtually deciding on some
general line of action before risking formal caucus
discussion 1t becomes more noticeable each day
trat the men who have hitherto expressed the most
evtreme views are restraining themselves and seem
10 be under some general influence exerted for the
rurpo,e Of preventing far as possible the rash
talk which has contributed so much toward the
difficulties of the Democratic situation.
One of the most prominent Democrats in Congress
expcsscd the opinion to-day that the drift of senti-
meut in the party is toward an absolute refusal TO
mass the Army bill under any circumstances. lie
did not think that the party could afford 10 yeld
particle on that bill In regard to the Legislative
hill he thought IT would be impossible to bring
majority of the party to modify the political sections
of the bill in any degree until the Dill had
first gone to the Executive in It's pres
emf shape the desired object being to place
the President in the position of vetoing this partc
Mar legislation. After veto, this gentleman
thought that the political sections of the bill would
be modified by providing that the deputy mar
shals as well as the supervisors should be taken
6 81, IL, oo1p a q
thought that 1t would be decided TO introduce
finally into the legislative bill an itemized state
ment of the purposes for which the appropriation
which is now used to cover the expenses of super
yisors and marshals should be paid, and excluding
all paw for marshas.
In reference TO the length of the session, the
drift Of opinion among managers appears to be
that il will last at least until the 1st of July. The
friends of the President believe that If an adjourn
nent should take place without pro viding for the
Army, he would not wait until late in the season.
as on occasion of the fist failure of the Army BILL
but that he would Immediately reassemble Con-
rress and continue to hold it here until the
necessities of the Army were provided for
The Democrats are still considering the proprety
Of preparng formal reply to the Presidents yetoes
and two plans of proceeding are under Amusement
The first is to have it emanate from the Judiciary
country. The second is TO have Joint address pre-
pared under rule which provides that when the
Senate and House of Representatives shall judge 1t
proper to make a joint address to the President 10
shall be presented to him in his audience chamber
by the President of the Senate in the presence of
the Speaker of the House. As vet no formal steps
have been taken in tins direction.
There are signs in the House Appropriations Com
nittee which are not without significance as bear
ing upon the question of pure and simple appro-
puation bills being passed before adjournment
Mr.. FELTON,, in a meeting Of that committee stated
to-day that, SO far as he concerned be thought
that this contest had proceeded lar enough
lud that the attempted political Legislation
should not for the rest of the session com
phcate the appropriation bills. Ii is be-
heved that MIR. Wells, of tins committee
will act with Mr. FELTON,. Mr.. FELTON, announces
that Alexander II. Stephens and Mr.. SPeer, OF his
owu State, hold this view with HIM. 1t has also
be-u announced that Sir. 1illman, of south Caro-
ina, occupied the same position; and, III TACT, so
numerous are the indications of yielding IN this
direction that the extreme men in the House are
beginning to admit that If appropriation bills can
beremlary reported from the committee Tree IRON
political legislation they will certainly pass