The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-05-02
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WHAT DEMOCRATS WILL DO.
ODIOUs LAWS TO BE REPEALED Nv
SEPARATE BILLS.
IT rvetoed, TO he Attached to App-oprtatiou
Bili.-The Latter Not to he Passed until
the Uuiust Election Laws are wiped Out.

II Vetoed. TO he Attached to Appropriatio~
BiIls-The Latter Not to he Passed until
the Uniust Election Laws wiped Out
WAsHINoToN, May IA meeting OF the
Joint Democratic Caucus Committee was held
this afternoon. This Committee is composed OF
Senators Thurman. Salisbury. Kernan Bailey
Hampton. Lamar. Voorhees,. Eaton. and Vance,
Representatives Chalmers. Carlisle. Cox Spring.
er. Bicknell. Goode. Clymer. Reagan. and Bragg.
At the request OF Senators Whyte and Jones OF
Florida they were relieved from serving on tho
Senate Committee. and Messrs. Hampton and
Eaton were appointed in their places. Mr..
Goode and Mr.. Bragg were appointed in place
OF Mr.. Tucker and Mr.. Phelps. The changes
were made for the personal convenience Of the
members relieved.
Tho Committee was in session for short
time. 1t was the unanimous opinion OF the
members that all laws which permit the use OF
troops at the polls must be repealed before sup
plies are granted to the army. 1t was decided
to introduce Immediately in the Senate and in
the House bill to provide that so much OF sec
tions 2002 and 552S of the Revised Statutes.
and all laws or parts Of laws which permit tho
presence OF troops at the place whore any gem
eral or special election s held shall be repealed.
subcommittee consisting OF Messrs. Chul-
mers. Carlisle nnd Eaton was appointed to
draft the bill. This subcommittee will meet to-
morrow morning, and prepare the DRIFT Of n
bill to bc submitted toa cnucus OF the Democratic
members Of the House called for noon to-mor-
row. Tho bill will also be presented to n caucus
OF Democratic Senators to be held tomorrow
afternoon. The recommendation OF the eau
Gus committee will undoubtedly he adopted by
both caucuses The bills will be introduced inn
medtately. and reported from the committees to
which they will be referred early next wsek.
Each House will proceed to the consideration Of
discussion they will bo passed. II the Senate
passes the bill before the House. the latter will
take the senate bill from the Speakers table and
adopt II. and vice versa.
Hayes will then have the naked issue OF mill
tary or no military interference with elections
before him.. He can veto the bill IL he chooses.
He will not be given an opportunity to hide be-
hind the assumption that the proposed repeal
affects the powers OF the civil officers OF tho
Government nor can he pretend that the
perogatives ot the Executive are assailed
ence Of the party depends upon an inundated
election. will counsel Hayes TO veto the bill.
The liberal element IN the party, will advise
sions In the Fraudulent Cabinet McCrary.
Dcvens Sherman. and Thompson want nu-
schurz and Key have professed 10 be opposed
TO military interference with elections.
Inc Democrntlc LEADERS, assert that II Hayes
| Appropriation bill and passed. II the Appro-
praton Dill is vetoed, no supplies for the army
Will be granted; 1t has been learned that all
| the members who favor backing down on the
Army bill ,are those whose nnmes were. pub
| lished in The Sun to-day. 1t is not believed
| however. that any Democratic representative
| will prove recreant when called upon to decide
by his ballot whether elections shall be free or
| guarded by bayonets.
The meeting of the caucus committee to-day
| was entirely harmonious. There was no di-
| vision OF sentiment The subject OF the repeal
| OF the election laws was not considered. beyond
the expression Of opinion that the Legislative,
| Executive. and Judicial Appropriation bill
| should be- passed as speedily as possible in or
| der that Hayes may once more have an oppor-
tunity 10 writo n veto message. II is probable
| that when this bill is vetoed the political legis-
| lation contained therein will be passed in sep
arate bills. which Hayes can veto II he chooses.
| II was said by member OF the caucus COM
mittee to-day that as the Democratic party had
said that the laws permitting Federal interfer-
ence with elections in the States were uncon- :
| stitutional. and as that party had majority in
| both brunches OF Congress until the 4th OF
| March. 1881, no electoral votes cast under un-
| constitutional avs will be counted for the Pres
| idental candidates.