Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-06-26
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Congress Will adjourn on Monday next.
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PROCEEDINGS OF THE JOINT CAUCUS YESTERDAY
The democratic members OF the Senate and
House OF Representatives held joint caucus
in the hall OF the House yesterday afternoon,
to receive the report Of their advisory commit
tees on the subject of making further provision
for the next years judicial expenses. Senator
Thurman was confined to his residence by
sickness. Senator Herman presented and ex.
plained the committees report. AS stated In
yesterdays STAR. the advisory committee yes
teIday morning decided to recommend the pas
sage by Congress of
TWO BILLS
In lieu of the judicial appropriation bill that has
In such manner as to concentrate In one meas
uIe all those to which the President has made
objection Mr.. Herman stated that the commit
tee recommended, first, the passage of bill
precisely identical with the vetoed bill less it's
item OF 600 for fees ''Of United States
marsha!s and their deputies" its second sec
ton and the last sentence of its first section.
This sentence declares that no part OF the money
hereby appropriated is appropriated to pay
any salaries, compensation, fees or expenses
under or In virtue Of title 26 Of the Revised
Statutes. The second section 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
W 10,
appointment or payment OF general or special
deputy marshals for service on election days.
IN advance OF ali appropriation sufficient to meet
such contract or pay such liability" He also
explained that the second or supplementary
bill framed by the committee consists simply
OF the 100000 and the second section above
summarized, scrIninI together wi with clause pre-
thousand dollars or Imprisonment not ex-
ceedlng hve years or both fine and imprlson-
ment, at the discretion of the court, for every
nr Nf
eral similar prohibitions now contained in the
Revised Statutes, which prohibit making of
contracts In advance of appropriations; the
different from that for which it was specifically
made by Congress. or the payment OF money or
the assumption OF unauthorized responsibilities
including n1ted States marshals Mr. Kernan
called special attention to the fact that the
larger bill embodied, without alteration, the
important sections by which the vetoed bill
had provided for the essential amendment of
the present method OF drawing jurors, and for
the total abolition OF the Jurors teast-Oath, In
the course OF an earnest speech advocating the
although there had been serious diversity of
counsels In the joint committee as to the line OF
action that should be pursued, the majority
were nrmiy OF opinion that the plan reported
was the best, the wisest and most expedlent in
every point Of view.
AN ADJOURNMENT RESOLUTION TABLED.
At this point in the proceedings Representa-
tlfC IAlcy, VI OulO, Ou6FeQ TcSOluClOQ nrOV10.
ing that in the event OF the Presidents refusal
to approve either OF the bills above indicated,
the dominant party In both houses should ad-
1ourn Congress Immediately thereafter, without
making any further appropriations and that IL
reconvened, both houses should again adjourn
without making any appropriations, and con-
unue to pursue this course Indefinitely The
presiding officer ruled that this resolution was
not In order at this time, but announced that 1t
would De taken up for action after the report of
the advisory committee was disposed OF.
The debate On the question OF adopting the
commltLees report was continued by Represen-
tative Blackburn, OF Kentucky, and Senator
Wallace against It, and Representatives Young,
OF Tennessee, Singleton, of Mississippi, and
Hunton, OF Virginia, and Senators HILL OF Geor-
gla, and Mcdonald, OF Indiana, In favor of IT,
The question then recurring on Representa-
tive Flnley's resolution, Representative Covert,
OF New Iork, moved to lay 1t on the table, and
on This motion the vote resulted as follows:
Senators-yeas 81, nays 3; Representatives
yeas 81, nays 40 The Chair ruled that MT. Co
OF the House members of the caucus had voted
against 1t. and although the general rule is that
proposition in joint caucus requires for its
adoption concurrent Affirmative majority of
each branch.
THE COMMITTEE PLAN ADOPTED.
1t was then resolved that the bills should be
brought before the House through the commit
tee on appropriations. and they will accordingly
be reported from that committee to-day The
debate IN the caucus was very animated, and at
times considerable excitement prevailed but
after the first vote had been taken several OF the
most determined opponents OF the committee
Iounced that they would make no further oppo-
sftiOn,