Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-06-04
The DemOcratic Programme.
COURSE OF ACTION AGREED UPON BIZ THE JOINT
CONGRESSIONAL CAUCUS,

COURSE OF ACTION AGREED UPON BIZ THE JOINT
CONGRESSIONAL CAUCUS.
The democratic members OF the House and
Senate held q joint caucus yesterday after.
visory committee In regard to the sppronri- i
alton bills. After several hours had been de-
voted TO Its consideration it was adopted with
Tne hs Is sne
tee on appropriations viii forthwith prepare
for Introduction three bills, as follows:
rIF Firsf; ~ the army appropriation bin which was
section TO take the place OF the section upon
which the President based hts veto: ssSection 6.
That no money Appropriated by this act Is
ence, equipment, transportation or compensa-
ton OF any part OF the army OF the United
States to be used as police force TO keep the
peace at the polls at any election held within
Second. A bill extending the legislative, ex-
ecut1ye and judicial appropriation act OF June
IL, 1875, for one year from the 30th instant. for
the same sums and purposes therein specified,
except In regard 10 the apportionment OF cleri-
cal force In some OF the executive departments,
on APPROPRIATIONS. @ Proyision " Viii T Siso 6e ms6e
In this bill for the salaries OF certain ofices
created since the passage OF the act which Is to
ne extended: Inc 6ili WIN contain no general
vetoed bill known as the "McMahon amend
ment, " which provides for the repeal OF certain
laws regulating the payment Of pensions. and
for arrearages OF pensions the remainder OF the
ten million OF dollars hitherto held as q special
fund for the redemption OF fractional currency.
Last years bin, which It is thus proposed 70 re-
enact provided for the salaries or all the United
States judges district attorneys and United
States marshals but made no appropriation for
sequehtly provided for In the sundry civil ap-
preparation bill Hence 1t was agreed by the
caucus that the committee on appropriations
Third "a bin making appropr1aftons for the
expenses OF the courts OF the United States for
the fiscal year ending June 80, 1SS0, and for
other purposes The first section or this bill
viii appropriate In detail about s., 100000 for
all estimated judicial expenses, such as fees OF
jurors and witnesses, the safe keeping OF prls-
oners and all & other an ordinary items Of expendi,
for the compensation OF supervisors and deputy
marshals OF elections. The bill VIII neither
mention men nor make provision for orr any U such . ON,
fixing the pay OF Jurors at 81 per day, TO which
Will be added substantially In the same terms)
those sections OF the vetoed APPROPRIATION bill
method OF drawing jureS, and for the total aoo-
l1tion OF the jurors test OATH The second section
OF this nill % VIII provide that no portion Of the
fees, salaries compensation or expenses OF any
person appointed under and by virtue OF title
% OF the Revised Statutes. This title CON-
prises the ederarelection laws, which author
lie the appointment OF supervisors and deputy
msrshals OF election, and provide for their COM
lows: "The sums appropriated by this act are
In fun for the persons and public service en-
braced In its provisions for the fiscal year end
ing June 80, 1sS0, and no officer of the govern
ment shall during any fiscal year make any
contract or incur any liza bIlity until q sum suf-
ficlent TO meet said contract or TO pay such la
bility shall have first been appropriated by
Congress"
[The foregoing prohibition embodies the lam
guage OF the existing law, with the addition OF
contracts"