The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-13
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
NO SURPRISE CREATED HI THE VETO
or THE LADD BILL.
Probable Future Action OF the Democrats
An Early Adjournment Probable
How the Presidents Course Is Regarded
by the Independent Press.
Especial to the Demoerat.l

/ iBp6Gihl TO tR6 DeMDoTH.l
! WASHINGTON, May 12.-The veto caused no
surprise, and hence made no particular Inn
preston one way Or another upon the major
ity In either house Of Congress. 1t ID well
known that Hayes is completely underXhe
| influence OF RObeson, Zach Chandler, G4ar-
| field, and the staiwarts generally, SO thafFlis
action can be almost infallibly foretold from
their utterance In debate.
| There ID no difference Of opinion among the
Democrats on any vital point, all being deter
mined not to pass another regular appropria-
tion bill until the obnoxious election laws, both
military and civil, are repealed. The present
| strategy OF the Democratic leaders is to 60 on
cautiously, but firmly, making Hayes show
his hand on every point which is deemed to
| be an available Issue on which to go before
| the people, Then, when these manduvres are
completed, Congress will pass joint resolu-
tion continuing the current appropriations
until next winter, and take O. recess until the
| first Monday in December.
| The debate on the silver bill is expected to
run through this week In the House, and II
will probably pass that body Saturday OF
Monday No other legislation of any conse-
/
will be made to adjourn on or before the fif-
teenth of June.
! Specials received here from the chief cities
OF the North and West say that the independ-
ent press, without exception, will take
1 ground against the veto tomorrow morning.
This includes the Boston Herald, Springfield
/ Republican, New York Hernid Philadelphia
Times and Chicago Times. Several prominent
Republican journals also take an unfavorable
view Of the situation, and express doubt as
to the good policy of Hayes unconditional
surrender to the stalwarts. A. G. b.
THE FEELING AMONG THE DEMOCRATS.
WASHINGTON, May a. The great question
In political circles tonight is what will be- the
| next move Of the political checkerbOard. At
ter the veto message had been read this after
noon there was an excited and bitter feeling
among the Dem ocrats. and there was good
| deal OF wild talk by some Df them. There
were d good many conferences among the
i members tonight, and there Is some talk ii
| holding u caucus tomorrow, after the veto
message shall have been disposed Of but it Is
probable there will be NO caucus until after
the President shall have signified his action
on the Legislative bill now pending in the
Senate, and which, it IL expected, will reach
him some time this week. 1t Is the purpose
to send him that bill with the political clauses
4 w.
him separate bill to repeal the supervisors
| law and test oath law.
i There is strong feeling now In favor Of
| passing the legislative bill. Enough Demo-
Gratis have already indicated their purpose to
vote with the Republicans to pass It. They
say they would not be justified In falling to
make the appropriation covered by 1t.
With the army bill 1t ID different. Some
members are In favor Of making no appro-
priation; others suggest that the army should
Be reduced to number sufficient to preserve
peace on the border and in the Indian coun-
try; but Westera and Southern Demo-
Gratis, especially those from Texas, will
people, they say, are too deeply
Interested to let the army bill fail again.
| Others suggest not to pass either Of the bills,
/ but just extend the appropriations until Jan
uary next, and fight the battle over again in
the next session. In the meantime they say
their constituents. There are a few, Of course,
who are 10th to back down from the course
mapped out In the start that they would give
no appropriations unless the obnoxious laws
were repealed, but they will not be able to
carry their point,
The veto message will come up Tor consld-
GRAFTON tomorrow. While some members are
anxious for a discussion for two or three hours
there are others who believe the better course
4 will be to demand the previous question and
vote on it at once.
/ Commenting on the message tonight Rep
resentative Gibson, Of Louisiana, said: II the
great British Empire with all its Interests
should execute laws and keep its troops from
going within two miles Of the polls on election
day, the government OF the United States
could certainly do the same
/ The Republicans are, Of course, happy over
the result, and are predicting that the Demo
Gratis will have to back down entirely.