Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1879-06-14

The bill will neither mention nor make provis-
ions for any such offices. Attached to this section
will be provisO liking the pay of jurors ut two
dollars per day, to which will be added suD5tan-
italy, on the same terms those sections of the
vetoed appropriation bill which provides for the
amendment of the respective method OF draw
Ing JurIes and for the total abolition OF jurors
test OATH
The second section ofthis bill provides that no
portion of money therein appropriated shall he
used for fees. salaries, compensation, or ex-
penses Of any person employed under and by
virtue of title 26 Of the revised statutes. This
title comprises the federal election laws, which
which authorize the appointment Of supervisors
and deputy nIarshals Of elections and provides
for their compensation.
The third section will read as follows: ''The
Gums appropriated by this act IN full tor
persons and public service embraced in its pro
Visions for the fiscal year ending June 30. 1880,
ana no ofhcer OF the government shall, during
any fiscal year, make any contract or incur any
liability until u sum sufficient to meet such con-
tract or to pay such liability shall have hrst been
appropriated by congress.
The prohibition embOdies the language of the
existing laws. with the additions OF IN explicit
committee on appropriations will meet tO-mor-
row, to prepare measures in accordance with
the determination of the CAUCUS above described
The proceedings to-day were une Apectedly har-
mOnlous, there being no material difference OF
opinion except in regard to the army bill and
the advising committees Recommendation on
this subject being opposed by only lew mem-
bers OF the house, while the senators present
were unanimous In sustaining the entire reports
~
tee, submitted the report and explained its iea-
lures and the grounds upon which the committee
had based their conclusions. In the course OF
@ S es5aa ha AID as
tion OF the course proposed by the committee
could be considered a backing down on the
part of the democratic. He declared 1t to be a
fact known to every gentleman present that nc
democratic caucus and no democratic commit
tee Of caucus has ever taken the position that sup
plies should be refused until the president should
acquiesce in their demand for the repeal oil GER
tain obnoxious statutes. These repeal measures
were proposed because they were believed to be
right. and they were placed on appropriation bills
simply as the most convenient method OF passage
| in point OF economy oftme and as method Of
giving greater prospect at presidential approx
al. The president had taken the responsibility
of opposing the will of the people and had there
by given democracy the benefit Sl issues thus
raised. Congress could not exercise its cOnst,-
| tutional right 10 designate the purposes fol
which the money it Appropriated shall be used
| Referring to proposed omission of any appropri
| alton tor Supervisors and deputy marshals
| Thurman SAID, ''DOes any one believe that thu
president will attempt to coerce US, yet thu
would be the attitude he would assume were n
to refuse to approve bill appropriating none,
| for various specified objects, ON the ground tina
1t does net contain an appropriation for oth-
PURPOSES -
| Representatives Blackburn and Ciymer il
| brief speeches argued that the army bill shoul'
| be made more stringent, SO as to absolutel,
prohibit the use of troops at the polls. Gen
Johnston also expressed his opinion tat tn
language of the sixth section should be NOR
| ulTtCt 6uQ positive. SendLOT bbyuIu huppOTte'
the Recommendations Of the .visory commit
tee. and In reply to advocates ofa more defer
mined stand insisted that it would be mere foli
to send the measure to the president in sue
terms as are certain to elicit presidential vetees
He also deprecated IN language of strong com
mendatlon, the idea of adjourning without pro
vlding all necessary supplies for the support Z
the government. In conclusion he reiteraie
his we'll known views in iatOr of abstinenc
from general legislation ut this session, un
moved the adjournment of congress immetiatel
after the enactment OF the appropriation bill.
Representative Stephens hoped the commit
tees report would be adopted. He said i mt
his views entirely. Morrison, Reagan. Case
; and Young also advocated its adoption. Repre-
sentative Atkins replied to various question
concerning some of the features OF the propos,
bills. In response to the inquiry oil the Speakt
Randall whether 1t would not be better TO max
PROVISION in ordinary Tor the objects covered
last years legislative. executive and judici
bill, instead OF merely continuing that me ASSURE
: Mr.. Atkins said the design OF the committee
advising the latter course to econoInii
time, as last years bill comprised some ninei
pages of printed matter. and. Ill considered itc
by item in the committee of the whole, wOul
probably occupy n week or ten days.
The caucus adjOurned shortly after six o. 'clocl
having been in session nearly three hours.