The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-05-07
WASHINGTON.
Special to the Repubi.ca.

NEW PHASES OF THE POLITICAL wRASGLE.
WASHINGTON, May j.-The Republicans
in congress were demoralizcd to-day when
the bill came in to keep the loops from the
polls. It so wordcd as to deprive many
Of them Of an excuse for voting against it
unless they repudiate the record of the late
debatc,when Garfield and Kelley led III the
statement that they would vote for an in.
dependent bill which was merely to keep
the troops from the polls. Tie stalwarts
who believe in troops at the polls are to-
day denouncing such as these Hand angry
conversations were the order Of the day on
the Republican side Of the house Chitten.
den and Kelley and Others who have gone
on record as above were busy working up
sentiment for united support of the bill,
asserting that by so doing the Republicans
could capture the glory for which all Of the
Democrats have been conteniiug in this
question by simply claiming that they were
opposed to the civil clause and the fact
that it was rider in the repeal OF the
army bill. Garfield Is not here but he is
clearly committed TO the bill, which has,
also. as the Republicans admit, left Hayes
in the light of his message no ground for
opposing it. There is good reason to be-
lieve that Hayes wants the Republicans
to support the bill, His private secretary
and Others emissaries were at the capitol
to-day discussing the question with the
party friends. The National Republican
here it was stated by good authority at one
time to-day, was to favor the passage of
the bill in the issue of tomorrow morning
The stalwarts, seeing the tendency of all
these things, did what Yesterday they said
never would I've donc-thati is, called Joint
caucus 1t was held tonight for the pur.
pose of whipping the party into line. As
might have been expected from the feeling
in the party the caucus was decidedly in.
harmonious as to purposes. It was made
known in the caucus that the president.
being called on to-day, had. expressed a
wish for the passage Of the bill and had in.
tiicated his intention to sign it in the shape
it was offered in the house, So divided
were the views of the Republicans that it
was decided rot TO make the action Of tAc
caucus binding, especially as some mem.
bers had declared they would not be con
trolled by any resolution to vote against
the bill. Therefore il was agreed TO call
the caucus conference and free the dis.
sentiug members from charge Of boiling
the caucus.
Senator Edmunds was very bitter in his
opposition to the bill, saying it was men.
ace to the national authority and more oh.
jectionabe than the original one He de.
voted some Of his sarcasm to Hayes and
those who thought with him. and conclud
ed with the assertion that the party would,
by allowing that bi!lto become law, lose
what prestige it had gained in the fight.
He was frequently opplaudcd by The ma
iority OF those present
Mr.. Conkling also spoke, making tue
point against the bill that il was menace
concocted in caucus He repeated many of
the points of his recent speech regarding
Southern supremacy in congress, arguing
that national authority was Objectionable
to this class OF people. His and Edmunds'
speeches, it is said, changed number Of
votes
Mr., Robson also spoke against the bill,
It was decided to ask for debate on the
bill and the privilege Of offering amend.
ments.
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