The daily gazette., 1879-03-26
SECOND EDITION
WASHINGTON.

sues Dg0Fe TIE l'eOpte.
WASHINGTON, March 25, 1870.
What is passing here just now is main
ly desperate attempt by the leaders CT
both parties to get themselves into shape
for the Presidential campaign next yeal
Ito create false issues which shall suf
flee to excite the public mind and keeI
the two present parties alive and intac
until after November, 1880. Hence
while few moderate and sensible men
of both sides would gladly settle tho diff
ferences concerning the election laws
and could do SO in half an hours discus.
sion, they are powerless because the
leaders side with the extremists, and
think deadlock and pcotracted strug-
gle more for their interest. The party
leaders OF both sides believe they dare
not go to the country on any question of
real public value or Interest. The re-
publicans fear the strength ofth soft
money and initiation sentiment in many
of the States which they must control to
win the Presidency uext year. They
were at one tlme Inclined to take up the
defence OF the national banks against the
democrats, but they are reluctant TO risk
even so much of this now and are agreed
that their safest course is to raise anew
the cry against the "solid South" The
news received by them from various
parts of the North and Northwest per-
suades them that they have succeeded,
by bringing up JEFF Davis and by circu-
lating stories of Southern predominance
in Congress, in alarming and lndamlng
the Northern fears.
"We have walked up the North at last"
said a stalwart yesterday. "That speech
of Zach Chandler's did heap of good.
Well show the Confederate brigadiers
there's solid North as well as solid
South next year"
is in pursuance of this policy that
the republicans have determined to Op-
pose all legislation except the passage Of
the appropriation bills. Mr.. Conger, in
the House, announced this NOR ming
that he would object to all proposals for
legislation except the regular appropri-
alton bills, which is equivalent to An
nouncing deadlock; for on one hand
it is said that the President objects to
having the political legislation tackled on
to these bills, and, on the other, MrCon-
ger declares that his party will not allow
it to be even brought before the House
separately, for one objection under the
rules is fatal to anything except an ap-
preparation bill. Mr.. Conger practically
said to the democrats, therefore, that un-
less they gave up entirely the political
legislation proposed, and which they
have the necessary votes to pass through
both houses, there should be a deadlock.
1t is in pursuance of the same plan that
Senator Hoar denounced to-day the tack
ing of political legislation on the appro-
priation bills as unconstitutional revo-
lutionary, and, If persisted in. leading to
the overthrow of constitutional govern
ment and the destruction Of the national
life"
All this twaddle is, of course, meant
for home consumption. 1t is intended to
fire the Northern heart, TO place the re-
publican Leaders once more before the
Northern voters as the sayiors of the
Union and to perfect that issue for the
campaign Of 1880.
THE FEDERAL ELECTION LAWS
COURSE OF LEGISLATION AGREED ON.
The subcommittee of the committees
appointed by the democratic caucus of
the House and Senate met to-day aud
completed the report which is is to be
submitted to the joint caucus tomorrow
night, embodying the plan of legislation
to be followed at this session. The result
is that the plan as printed substantially
covers the important points to be added
to the Appropriation bills, with the ex-
cep,ion that it has been agreed to leave
to the supervisors the power Of challenge.
1t was also agreed by majority of each
sub committee that the lepealing acts
shall not be brought forward as separate
laws, bui shall be Incorporated with the
Appropriation bills. SUNNI oned up, it is
tile determination of the democrats, ii
they follow the decision of the caucus, to
pursue the following plan =
First-To incorporate the political
legislation in the appropriation bills.
Second-To abolish the deputy mar
shals for elections entirely.
IHlrd-To abolish the chief supervis-
ors and IL AXE the local supervisors report
TO The courts.
Fourth-To have the supervisors ap-
pointed by the CouIt.
Fdth-To secure the supervisors in the
fullest manner the right to witness the
registration apd election at every stage
and in every detail, as well as the right
to challenge votes.
Sections 2,O16 and 2,017 of the Revised
Statutes are, therefore, to stand, and sec.
tions 2,0IS and 2,020 to 2,O26 ale to be
repealed. The supervisors are in every
case to be voters IN the precincts at which
they serve, and they are to witness all
the proceedings and to make their report
to the courts.
SENATOR MoRGAN's AMENDMENT To
SENATOR HoAR's RESOLUTION,
Senator Morgan, of Alabama, was anx-
ious to submit an amendment to Senator
Hoar's resolution in the Senate to-day,
reciting the political legislation incolpo-
rated in the Sundry Civil bill in 1872
and the caucus committees OF the Senate
"nd House. The adjournment OF the
Senate prevented its introduction, but
IL will be renewed tomorrow.
THE PHILADELPHIA ELECTIONs-IN
FORMATION WANTED BY THE COM
MITTEE.
The United States Marshal for the
Eastern District OF Pennsylvania has not,
according to the report OF the Secretary
of the Treasury to the Wallace Commit
tee, given an account of the expenditure
of money in the employment of deputy
marshals for that district. To prevent
further delay the Marshal has been sum-
moned to appear before the committee
with his accounts aud books to give in
person the information sought by the
committee. 1t is alleged that it was at
the Philadelphia elections that very large
sums were expended in employing depu-
ty marshals, and that fact Senator Wal