, 1879-06-26
WASHINGTON.
The Democrats Hold One
More and a Final
joint Caucus.
In Which the Boldcr Ones Say
Much About a Back
Down.
The Scnato Proposition Is, How.
eyer,' Adopted ]'y tho
Meeting.
Two Bills to Bo Immediately
Passed and Sent to the
President.
One Providing for tho Ordi-
nary Expenses Of the
Courts.
The Other Appropristes $500, 900
with Which to Pay the
Marshala,
With a Clause ForDit'ding Them
10 Execute tI1e LnWs as
They Stand.
The Latter Measure Sure to Be
Vetoed by tho Presi"
dent,
And Congress VIII Be Allowed
to Retire Until Decena-
her Next.
Tho Latter Measure Sure to Be
Vetoed by tho Presi"
dent,
to Retire Until Decena-
her Next.


uEHpElkAT3 DEE1DE UPON ONE A0HE TGlAL4
Ge<cfd! Dt4pateh to 13s n7onne
WASHINGTON, u. G., June 25.-The Demo-
cratic Joint CAUCUS this afternoon lasted from 8
Until O'clock. nnd in some particulars was cx.
ccedingiy stormy, while In otllcrs moro uuanim-
tty nnd determination wus displayed than In any
caucus OF tho party yet hcid, in lint the con.
seryatiye element Of tho partY-such as Bayard,
Stephens, Casey Young, and othess-haye
reached place whcrc they will stand more de-
ter,niued thnn ever. Tie 1caucr Of this moye-
incnt Chairman House, called the cnucus to Or
der, ami Senator kcrpaue enId TINT, tn tho ab-
srncu of Senator Thurman by sickness, 1t .le-
Yolved on him to prescut thu report Of the
Jotut Committee, which bed agreed to dtvi1o
the vetoed bill! into TWO sepnrate btl;s,-ono g.
PROVIDING Hon ALI GbuAT EXPENSES,
nnd containing t4lc rcpeal i: the t.st oath and
amendments to tic jury law, to which tue
President had tnade no objection. aud omittfng
thu se:ond scction OF tho last bill, aIll all other
legislation, Tile SECOND bill contained all appso-
prlat!on Of 5000 0o0 lor Marsha!s aud tlcir dcpu-
ties, With tbs restrictions Of tho former bill
against tho Use Of Deputy Y-snrshas in elections,
md IN additional penal clause imposing 11nc Ut
81, ,000 ur Ayo ycurs' imprisonment gu any official
who should violate thu four sectfuna Of tic Re-
YIscd Statutus which now prohibit tho payment
Of my moucY OF tie lncurrlnE of my debt not
provided for by appropriation of Congress. Thu
law as It stands
HAS NO PENAL CLAUSE ATTACHED,
and this blll supplies one. Scnutor kcrnan re-
lated the steps by which this ngrcG,nent WIS
reached. Somc member said tint hcrctoioru
Senator Herman Was always really to yield.
What assuran co would llo give tllat ho would
not agatn d0 30 in case the President vetoed this
MarsslAls' Pay BILL. Senator kcruan said lie
Ind always opposed stopp!ngfappropriatt0n fur
any required Government purpose. THIS was 4
specific purpose, atld, If IL MAS vetoed, liz for
Que would remain to the tad of Its term before
liz would vote one dollar OF Government money
TO 10 used ~ an electioueerng fund.
WalueIl Of Missouri, Offered substitute
proyltlin. iliat Congress re-cnart ulu vetoed bill
and ndjourn sllls de-
ALEXANDER STEPHENS
followed IN the en1r,u stralu ns Kernap. flo
suil .llat nothing could induce lin 10 leave any
appropriation for nuy legitimate object Of the
Government without being passed. Tile most
radical aulong his colleagues would stand no
longer tlaa himself for tlle right Of Cou-
grcsa to vutc the money Of the pooule for such
object, mil such alone Us It tlcenel right at,tl
proper. No legitimate function of tho Govern
nlent should ButltF, but hu would
NEvKlt VOTE ONE DOLLAR
that might be used, Us quarter OF q million had
Inst ycar becn used, for clecttoncrrtnE purposes.
Blackburn, Wallace, md Others favored tic
supstitutc, saying that tho party hal yielded
enough; that tllc President hai made the issue;
that he would stop tho courss. starVs thr pris-
nuers, unl deny Justice to tflose who awaited
trial unless he could carry the United 4tatcs
Treasury Into every town Of 10000 Inhabitants,
utd llso money tn carry 1ie clectlon.
Sparks, ClYnur, and Blackburn cla!med that
It wouil be uumanly to obsain the repeal hE the
Jury test oatAs, which waz all the South dcsircd,
aud to leave their Northern friends unrcltcye,l
Us to the grievance Of which they especially
havo their cities ovcrrun u,,1
polls surrounded by radical electsonecr!ng
ageuta paid out OF tlle peoples money to cor
ruptiy control the electinns. THAT would ba
uxrAlK TO NORTHERN DEMOCRATS,
who alone were demanding tue repeal Of these
Election laws.
Senators Hill, Mcdonald, and otherr thought
,at this sectional idea had no place In tl,e l]en-
oeratic caucus; tllat they would redress all Tie
grievances they could, aud Ggat for tho ra-
inu!nder,
Senator fital said eYbry Democrat would yote
for tilc FIRST bill. Several ucnlbcra responded
that was doubtful 4ucst!on. We'll, he aalI
thcy ought to do 50; 1t contained nothing hut
whAt was siglt,-noueY for tbs courts uud
repeal Of tho test oatl. Ito was answered
,t,at 1t would III opposed not for what it cou-
tatncd. but because II was
/ uAuk-DowN.
lie denied this, and said The isslcs between tho
President and CongrvAs had slnplJ been strip
ped Of all e1traneuous matter, oil surplusaxs,