, 1879-04-06
As Tt Would Spoil the Symmetry
Of Their General Reyolu-
tionary Scheme.
A Prediction that the Democrats
Will Not Preserve Solid
Front.

ITS PASSAGE IN THE ROUSE.
Gpecidt Dispatch to The Tribune
WASHINGTON, D. C., March 5.-The Demo.
Gratis: passed tue Army Appropriation bill in the
House to-day with the political amendments at
tached substantially in the form as reported
from the Committee. The two weeks Of debate
have not changed single Vote. The only oc-
casion Of surprise is the attitude Of the Green
hackers With few exceptions they voted
solidly with the Democrats, and this, too, not
withstanding the declaration Of their. own
caucus and the reported public and private as
sertions OF their leaders. The debate, II it has
done nothing else, has served to demonstrate
that the pompous, bombastic little clique OF men
in the House which styles itself the
National Greenback party has not strength of
purpose or decision Of character enough to con-
stitute even cabal. By their attitude to-day
they fully earned the scathng characterization
which Gen. Hawley gave yesterday.
TIE IMMORTAL AND AUDAC1oUs THIRTEEN
voted as follows: Bradley Barlow, Of Vermont,
with the Republicans. He was IN original ADO
lition Republican, and evidently can be relied
upon to vote with his old party upon any ques-
ton affecting the War issues Forsythe, Of
Illinois, with the Republicans, as did Judge
with the Democrats. De La Matyr, who
has made such pretentious assumptions Of
independence, frightened apparently by the
publication of recent letters showing bis bar
gain with the Democrats during the campaign,
voted with the Democrats. Ford, OF Missouri,
voted with the Republicans upon preliminary
motions, but was
DRIVEN TO THE DEMOCRATIC RANKS
S- %1o an TEa Sc+ of of
Texas, Lowe Of Alabama, Yokum of Pennsyl-
7ania, and Weaver and Gillette Of Iowa Any
Republican in Iowa who may have voted for
these gentlemen will have the satisfaction of
knowing that they stood up and voted With the
Confederates
The bill was passed by the large majority of
las yeas to 122 nays. There were six pairs an
nounced.
The debate preceding the vote was without
important incidents. Sparks, Of Illinois, made
a rub-a-dub speech on the Democratic side on
the Chicago election, using the Inter-Ocean edl-
tor1a1s for the substance Of his al Argument. Rep
1eseutatise Davis, OF Chicago, yainly endeayorcd
to obtain the floor to reply, but Springer, the
presiding officer, successfully avoided recogniz-
ing 11r. Davis for that purpose
The Democrats will find that they have made
q very unpleasant record in voting down all
the Republican amendments. They have thus
declared themselves in favor Of the proposition
thas Ile the United States may not keep
the peace at the polls, and willie Federal Mar
shals may not enforce the processes of the law
on electton-day, yet the Red Shirts, White
Liners, Ku-Klu1, Knights Of the Camelias, and
things of all sorts may be there unmolested,
with the promise that any laws by which they
might be punished
SHALL BE REPEALED.
The Gfcenbackers voted for the passage of the
bill, hoping that they might secure Democratic
votes for session Monday, in order that they
might start their imitation schemes They were
deceived, however, for the House, By Il vote cf
l54 yeas to 103 mays, adjourned until Tuesday.
The bill will go 10 the Senate Monday, and the
debate, which can scarcely last less than ten
days, will doubtless begin there Tuesday.
NOT YET oUT OF THE WOODS.
The Democrats hare carried their point In the
House, but they are by no means ceatain as to
the outcome Of this business. If Randolph
Tucker yesterday, in declaring that the army
shall be disbanded June 30 unless the political
amendments are approved BY the President,
spoke the sentiment Of a majority OF the Dem
ocrats in the House, it is certain that there will
be a split in the Democratic party if
there is 4 vote. The extreme Demo-
crats, repr esented BY Mr. Tucker. will" find
it impossible to carry with them the whole OF
their side in any movement such as be an
uounccd. The Democrats who have been dis
satisfied with the reccut course Of those who
hare taken control have kept silent out of q
desire to
MAKE NO NEEDLESS TROUBLE
in their ranks. But there are more than enough
Of them, together with the Republicans, to pass
the Army bill without the Objectionable legisla-
ton in case OF veto, and who are quietly de-
tertnined to do SO, and will support no such
proposition Us Mr.. fuckers, If he and others
with him should commit the folly Of trying to
reduce his threat to practice.
Democratic Senators are even less inclined to
take such action as Mr.. Tucker advocated aud
foretold. Ii tile extreme Democrats stand firm
they will wrench their party to pieces before
the month is over. The probability, however, is
that they will have to give way, and that the
whole Of the proposed political legislation will
be remodeled before it gets out Of the Senate.
TUE DEBATE.
To the W<stern Associated I'7tss.
WASHINGTON, q. c., April SIN the House
the amendment offered yesterday by Sir. New,
that repeal shall not ab1idge effect the right
aud DUTY OF the Executive to respond to call
Of State Legislature or Governor was agreed
to,-S5 to l. The Republicans did not vote.
Mr.. Lowe moved to strike out Sec. 6.
Atr. Conser suggested that If that we're done
bis side would aid in passing immediately, with
out debate, & separate bill repeating entirely
the so~callcd objectionable section OF the stat
utes.
Mr.. Mcmahon, speaking for himself, repudi- !
ated the proposition.
Mr. Sparks called attention to an account In
the Chicago Lnter-0cean OF an interview NTH |
President Hayes by Mr.. Davis, OF Chicago, and !
said there WAS effort made to coerce the Presi- |
dent into the extreme measures Of the party. !
Yet Chicago had just given Democratic ma
jority OF 4,S23 to Carter Harrison. In place Of |
putting rafnrods into the Presidents backbone, |
Ill the marrow and stiffness had been taken out
Ut the Republicans. That Democratic vic |
torY in Chicago was the first popular response
from Republican city, and it WIS startling in
It's character. |
THE ISSUE
was whether OF not IN this country, this Tree
country, this great Republic, the armed soldiers,
the paid servants OF the sovereign people, we're !