The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-06-26
DOMESTIC NEWS.
The Defeated Democrats Dis
-E " cuss
The Judicial Expenses Appro-
g.gi.g priation Bill.
Wonderful Precautions For Secrecy
s." Taken by the Caucus.
The Bill IL be Divided and Passed as
Soon as Possible.
The Obnoxious Features In a Sspa-
rate Bill
viii Probably be vetOedby tho Pres
Ident.
Serious Accident on the Lake Shore
Railway.
The Massachusetts Cotton Splnners
Strike.
WASHINGTON.
WANTS TO QUIT.


Humphreys, Chief Of Engineers, has re.
quested that he be placed on the retired
list, The request will be granted.
NATURALIZATION OF spANIARDs.
Mr.. Potestado, arbitrator on the part OF
Spain, and member OF the Spanish Ameri.
can Commission, having In accordance
with his protest in the Dominique s. CtltSe,
refused to refer to the umpire questions
affecting American citizenship by natural.
izatiOn, and the business in that class oi
cases having thus been interrupted, the
Department Of State will, after the facts
shall have been reported to 1t by the
American arbitrator, open correspond
ence with Spain on the subject, with u
view to an adjustment OF the difficulties.
CAUCUS CoSCLUstONs, ...
The Democratic members Of the Senate
and House OF Representatives held u joint
caucus in the hall OF the House to receive
the joint report Of their advisory commit
tees on the subject of making a further
provision for next years judicial expenses
Prior to the caucus extraordinary precau-
tions were taken to guard against the
possibility of eavesdropping, 1t apparently
being supposed by some Of the officers of
the caucus that representatives Of the
press had obtained their accurate reports
Of the proceedings of the previous caucus
through key.holes, transoms, ventilation
pipes or similar avenues Of communica.
ton with the outer world. Watchmen
were therefore placed in all tho corridors
surrounding the hall, both on the main
floor and in the galleries, and were also
perchcd above the glass roof the Chamber.
These precautions, together with the
closing Of the double DOORS were consider
ed sufficient safeguards for secrecy, and
the caucus was called to order at $3.50 =
NJ, by Representative House, Chairman
OF tho House caucus. Senator Thurman,
being confined to his residence by sick
ness, Senator, Herman presided, and en-
planned the committees report as FORE
shadowcd yesterday. The Advisory Com
mittCes this morning decided to recon-
mend the passage by Congress OF two bills
lin lieu Of the Judicial Appropriation bill
that has just been vetoed, but distributing
its provisions in such away as TO ConcGn-
trate in one measure all OF those to which
the President has madeobjection.
Mr.. Herman stated thrt the Committee
recommended the passage OF the bill pre-
cisely identical with the vetoed bill, less
its item OF SjOO, 900 for fees Of U. s. Mar
shals and their deputies, and its second
section and lust sentence Of its first section.
This sentence declares that "No part OF
the money hereby appropriated is appro-
priated 10 pay any salaries, compensation,
fees or expenses under or in virtue Of the
10Th Revised Statutes" The second Sec
ton OF the vetoed bill provided that no
department or officer OF the Government
should during the next fiscal year make
any contract or incur any liability under
any OF the provisions Oftitle %, author.
izing the appointment or payment OF gen
eral or special Deputy Marshals for SER
vices on election days, in advance OF an
appropriation sufficient to meet such con.
tract or pay such liability. ~
He also explained tue second or supple
mentary bill, framed by the committee.
It consists simply OF 100000 ilem and
the second section above summarized, to-
eether with a clause prescribing the penI
atty fine not to exceed five thousand dol
lars or imprisonment at tho discretion Of
the court Tor every violation Of this section
or Of any one Of the several similar pro.
hibitions now contained in the Revised
Statutes, which prohibit the making OF
contracts in advance Of appropriations;
the diversion OF any appropriation 10 a
purpose different from that for which 1t
was specifically made by Congress, or the
payment OF money or assumption OF un.
authorized responsibilities by the disburs.
ing officers Of all kinds, Of course, includ.
inS United Etstes MarShals. " Y!
Mr.. Herman called special attention to
the fact that the larger bill embodied
without alteration important sections by
which the vetoed bill had provided for
essential amendments OF the present
method OF drawing jurles and for the total
abolition OF the jurors test oath, In the
course of an earnest speech, advocating
the adoption Of the report, Mr.. Herman
said: Although there had been serious
diversity Of counsel IN joint committee as
to the line Of action that shonld be pur.
sued, the majority, were firmly OF the
opinion ths plan reported was the best
wisest and most exp6diUnt In every point
OF view.
Representative Clardy then offered 6
resolution in the nature OF o substitute toI
4 tt6e report OF the committee, declaring that
Tia the sanss Of ths caucus the recently We
toed bill should be again passedby botf
houses and sent TO the President forth
with.
iRepresentatiye Stephens, in a speeGh, q
considerable length, opposed this resolu
ton and advocated the adoption Of the re
port OF the committee.
Representatives Herbert anil Goodealsc
advocated its adoption, and were followed
by Sparks aud Glymer, who very empha
ticalIy opposed It. The latter (who is {
member Of the Advisory C0anittee) stat
ing that the ereportdid not meet bis Ep
4 proval In any particular.
! Atthis point In the proceedings Rep
resentative Finley Offered a resolution
providing that in evcntof the President
, refusing to ARRsove either of the bill
above Indicated, the aopinRgt psrty il
\ Congress should adjourn Congress at 6nG
81 thereafter, without making further Jap
], preparations and II reconVened botl
IHolses should again adjourn T!thou
4 making any appropriations and coptinH
, to pursue this CoufSO indefinitely,
The presiding officer ruled that this res
lolulion was notin order at this time, bu
that II would be taken up 10
action after the report OF the advisor
committee was disposed OF. .
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