, 1879-03-24
WASHINGTON.
People All Talking of the
Election.Law Legis-
Iation.
Unproductivo Session Of the
Joint Democratic
Caucus.
Secretary Evarts Again Gets II
Fine Chance to Put in
Ills Foot.
Tho Ultra Wings Of Both Par
ties Too Far Apart to
Compromise.
If the President Should Even Par
Icy, Every Friend Would
Desert Him.
The Chicago People Now in WASH
ington, and What They Are
Probably After.


TIE SOUTHERN QUESTION.
MUCH DISCUSSION.
Sprc'oi 1txpatcA IN 7He Tribune.
WAsn'aoroN, d. e., March 23.-'rl,cro has
bcen much discussion today among Congress-
,ncn OF the plan nKrced upon by the Joint Demo-
cratic Caucus Committee, with respect to re-
peal OF the Federal Supervisor and Elcct!on
laws. The extreme MEN of the Democracy zen
orally insist tlut tho Bchenac partakes too mitch
OF the nature OF compromise to suit them, and
tat they will not agree to It, or to anything cx-
rrpt to an cntiro repeal Of every vestiEe OF thu
laws authorizing tlu'uppontmcnt Of supcrys-
oss, even II tho laws sluuld be 80 clIaugcd rs to
leaye those Supervisors only as Important wit.
nesses Of elections.
T111s CLASS INSIST,
first, tl,at eucll MI enactment would be an ns-
sumption OF arbitrary power; sccoud, that slch
Supervisors, although uominally appointed
from both parttcs would really represent only
the purity In possession of tho Federal Govern
mcnt, for tic reason that positive, aggressive
parttsnns would be chosen to represent tho
Federal side, and weak, tisntd, or corrupt men
to represent the otlicr side; third, tint tho OBJ
jcct Of such Supervisors can only be to accom-.
pllsll By Indirect means what l,as been prohibit
cd BY the posse-comitatus clause, nrd to In
e,ro Republlcou succcss In 1880; fourth, that
tho Supervisor systcu cannot fall to create ar
nptoronism bctween the Stnte md tic Guucral
Government, u,lt that such officers will always
bo used by the party tu powcr for its own ad-
yautage. q
THESE ARE AMONG THE nEAson8
assigned for t1leir opposition tu nny compro-
misc by tlcso Radical Democrats, who aro de-
termed that the entire system shall be repealed
at all hazards, autl who think enough to gvo n
rcason. On the other hand, fcw Democrats,
such rs Springer, think that the proposition ia
really III tic nature OF comproialso, md
should bo adopted, and TINT tile eupcrytaors af-
though nonlina1ly loft In the law, but really
shorn Of all functions Which they now have, Will
| crutic party, But t,otl. winga Of the Democrats
insist TINT tho Executive Department must bo
compelled, through threats Of Withholding sup-
niles, 10 bend to their will. There is 10 hcsita-
In rcyoluttopzc our sratem OF Government to
vln]atc the rights Of ths minority, and to essab-
|,sh legislative ,le.potssm.
| STORY
has gained wIelc circulation to-1ay to tlc oircct
| Tint Senator hazard and Representative Bnrua-
er. through Secretary Eyarts, have becn able to
nsccrt min wE,at kind pf a modified Eect]nu b}.l
.l,o prostdont ron,l sir,. ,n,t lint thc ca,,,,,.
III, IN =. ~" "',a, .,,. ri, a,"sa,z sarrass., -.
p'' IN us ana' shape. VII! Closely en"lof!' 10
the PFcs!dcnt's Views. Ials story Is believed
| hV sevcrn1 psomjuent Republicans who have
TALKED with thc President t,nnn ,le rc,,aral auh-
,... t,.,a,u.1 T., ho ,,,.or,. oh.,u, ,y,r, :. w
ee' 1",o''.a' ~ W us&~''1 "Ns" ,.,,s. ~ ~
strongest poss'oe tc1''s III tc'as"'.. ~ pstass'-
| 1n.s oil legn1 Guards 10 inc purity ol e'ce-
tiuns 1t is also true that those
who have heard his yIesys regard thc so-callcd
comnrom,ao at vcstortlay,s Democratic caucus
"a mere pretonse Of m oifcr to the Republic
aus, and as one that the President WILL never
think at signing, either rs separate measure
ot Is the price { Of IN Approximate" bill. Tho
SO rAnAs IT 'nyo1vEs EvARrs,
u also believed to b. without 1ounlatlo,' a..
mt rs a genera, thug create surorfsc: but, In
@ .h,. aasa - 7 !. wall ,ndcr.tao,, , nd =,
.u's ease' ~ W." ,, 4"usloo, "."'
W no ono oottef @'1ah sccsctaty ItYaf1s1
that tue proposition to repeal the Federal Etcc
t!on laws tlad Its origin III the Democratic
necessity OF carrying New York State tn ortlc1
N m,l:a ,tc c,crtton NJ n f)c,uorra,tc prcst,cnI
n 1sen n ross,hi,ltv. ,rbc fc..h,,, ntnonr the
~ ieoo poaen' @ ',,, es"t, 1"ot wy
FFcdiaent's nearest hepuo!'ean 'fcnas u O.
yauu as showing their absolute confidence IF
hIe refusing TO ytcl single vital fcat.,ro OF the
: Supervisor md Alnrshal law. Several OF their
tn.,rit in rlilic,1ii,Ir ,je story aayc, dvclarct
tiut II It wern trne. ind thu President should
finaIlT nrtcc to sMrh d colnprotIltse, ja woult
iosv nyery Kepubl!ran frteni he nusy tlns, n,lt
would hereafter bc regarded by them with mort
.lsfnyor thnn llau ever 1cen manifested towart
Andrew Johnson.
AP4trrHE,
rho nttompt tn con,pron,,se tic existing dis
ogrcen,eiIt 6etwvcu iLr Two poIllicai parties by
t!sa passare Vi surh bil.x yepsaliug Ills lvgsla
tinu otfsnsiyo to thc Democrats On preslicll