Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1879-06-12

THR DEMocRATIc PoLscr.--The
Democratic Advisory Committee Of
Congress have agreed upon pro-
gramme which = Is hoped viii prevent
TIE President from using troops At he
POLLS and also Do away with FEDERAL
sspersi-ors and msrshsIs 1t elections.
To accomplish these things the army
appropriation bill wiIIbe passed. with The
following section:
Seciion 6. THAT no money appropri-
sted by this act j. appropriated OF shall
be paid Cor the subsistence, equipment,
transportation or compensation Of any
part Of the army Of the United States TO
be used as q police force 20 keep the
peace Al the polls II any election .heid
within any State"
This amendment, while IL does not
assert that the President has no right TO
use the troops 10 menace voters at the
polls, forbids the payment OF their ex-
penses, while thus employed, out Of the
United States Treasury. The Presi-
dent declared in bis veto that he had
not the desire nor the intention 10 use
the troops. If he was sincere IN his ut-
tersnce be cannot fail to sign the bill
which will be presented TO him BY Con-
gress.
A bin win also be presented mixing
appropriations for The Presidents sala-
nv, the salaries Of members Of Congress,
Judges Of courts, &c. One ofthese bills
will contain amendments respecting the
drawing Of juTIes in the United States
courts and providing for the total sboli-
ton Of the jurors test oath.
The second section Of this bill will
provide that no portion Of The money
therein appropriated shall be used
Tor fees, salaries, compensation OF ex-
penses Of any federal supervisors or
deputy marshals Of election. The sal-
aries Of other officials in the govern
ment employ are provided for. and the
bill will contain section lorbiddidg any
officer Of the government 10 make, dur
ing the fiscal year, any contract or in
cur any liability until sum sufficient
10 meet said contract or 10 pay such la
bilAy shall have kEst been appropriated
by Congress.
Therefore, if The bills become laws,
and the President persists in appoint
l ing supervisors and deputy marshals, he
will be- obliged 10 pay the salaries him
self, or induce the Republican party to
pay them.
In the debate that ensued upon the
presentation Of the report in the Senate,
Senator Thurman explained its features
and secuted the idea that IL could be
considered backing down" on the
part Of the Democracy. He declared IL
10 be fact known 10 every gentleman
present that no Democratic caucus and
no Democratic committee oil a caucus
has ever taken the position that sup
plies should be refused until the Presi-
dent should aequiesce in their demand
for the repeal Of certain obnoxious sta
tutes. These repeal measures were pro-
posed because they were believed 10 be
right, and they were placed on appropria-
ton bills simply as the most convenient
method ofpassage, in point Of economy oil
time, and as the method Of giving greater
prospect Of the Presidential approval.
The President has taken the response
biIity Of opposing the wlll Of The people,
aud had thereby given the Democracy
the benefit Of the issues thus raised.
Congress could now EXCISE its eonsti-
tutional right to designate the purposes
for which the money which II appropn-
ates shall be used.
Senator Bayard supported The recon-
mendations OF the advisory committee.
and deprecated the idea OF adjourning
without providing all the necessary sup
plies for the support cs the government.