Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-05-03
democratic Caucus.

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The strictest secrecy having been Ell loed
upon the members Ct the CAUCUS OF tic dem
cratic members of the House OF Representatives
yesterday the reports given 10 the mornlng pa
pers are not, Of COURSE. reliable. Zoe report
says:
The main business Ct The session was the
consideration of the report of the Jjlot caucus
committee az TO the result Gifts meeting Thurs
dsy, Gen. Chalmers, from the sub cCmnlttco,
submitted the draft OF bill providing for tbs
non intelftr moe OF the Federal authorities at
the polls, aud especially prohibiting The use OF
troops and civil officials to Ob5ruct the absolute
fr Iedon Of ci liens to exercise the elective iran
chise, as agreed upon. This report, aot tbe
proposed bill which accompanied 1t. lead 10
!ivsly diacu sion OF some TWO hours duFatloo,
in which all the prominent meno'rj present
took occasion to present their lodiVloual views
While the opluioo5 advanced were c0L1lcll1g
to some & rnt, there was very 0otceaD'e
harmony, both in regard to the OF CT to oe st
tanned aud the bsst methods IL gebers uy
which to accomplish it. 1t was hnsly dcc!ded
to reoommlt the proposed bill to the cJu mlttec
with the view Of haviog eliminated from II all
provisions not intimately connected With the
malQ pTOpUSlllUus plcfColiuk SHS u'o "a S'o'fH
at the polls in any and all capacities.
THE general idea is simply to pass scpa
rate bill prohibiting the President from uslng
the troops at The polls, Gnd make it as far IS
possible, destitute of all foreign issues 90 which
a ground for veto might be based.
This action ol the HOUSE caucus was con
municated 10 The Sr0ate caucus also IN session
yesterday, aud approved by IT,
The CORE sponduot of the Balimora American
tela2raphs the report made by tue sub com
mlree, which consisted CT personalities
Chalmers, of Mississippi and Carlyle, OF Zen
lucky. in substance as fol- Tvs:
|. That the political sections Of the Army Dill,
with some notifications, ~ be hereafter nsmed
should BIZ separated from tbs army sppropfIa'
ton aid presented to The House as u separate
MEASURE, and passed through both houses
without debate and sent 10 tbs Presl lent.
2. That the Dill should be reported on Mon
day, i'm II lately acted upon, ard that until IT
be approved or vetoed by the President, no steps
should be taken in the House 10 report sn army
approp ristion bill, and that tho Appropriations
Committee should be instructed by the caucus
not to allow any army bill to be reported to the
House.
That the separate measure to be presented
should consist OF the sixth section OF the bill tn At
civil officers" and with additional section
defining in detail who those civil officers are and
what their functions may be.
Mr.. Carlyle made speech in support OF tile
com uiuee's proposition and bill.
MIR. Chalmers also made speech OF some
leugth 10 tho same direction. A great mauy
amendments were suggested OF technical aud
verbal character. After the caucus had been
10 session sone two hours 1t WAS decided to
send committee to the Senate to confer as 10
some special details of this latter section with
the Committee On The part of the Senate CAUCUS.
Accordingly, Speaker Randall Mr.. Carlyle and
Mr., Chalmers we're sent. 10 the Senate COO
ference Was held with Senator's Eaton and
BaiIy. OF the committee. aud with other mem
oers Of that body, as the result OF which it
was uuders sood that the Senate would be likely
to accept tho sugg, stiuns as to the modification
of the phraseoIogy proposed 10 the House.
The result was That the House caucus, after
having been in session from twelve until half
psst four, unable to come to any vote on ID g
cummitteps report esn whols. but the express
sion of the CAUCUS in favor NJ the sVnSr"i pr n
ninles of the bill; ras nearly unsDim"us. An
oil n caucus of the House, and possibly Dirt
csucus WAS held To-Day 10 take u final vote
From tho debate in the House Dsmocr site eau,
Gus, however, it is certain that An agreement
will be tnnde as tothe detsls and inst the House
will vote to pass ths bill without dstste, and
that until it shall BIZ returned from the Fr-si-
dent approved or vetoed, to refuse to allow q
new army appropriation bill to be presented to
the House. II is understood that the Senate
caucus which WAS 10 session a much shorter pc
Rod, did finally vote on the bill in the form in
which it is expected the House will adopt it.
The general understanding is that ultimately
the appropriation will be passed.
While the Democratic members decline to
give The names in connection with the heated
controversies which occurred in the caucus yes
terday afternoon, number Of them have not
hesitsted to indicate the general condition IF If
fairs throughout the caucus and from their
statements it appears that almost Immediately
after the speeches of Carlisle and Chalmers of
the committee had been finished, bitter OPP
position manifested itself to the notifications
proposed by the COMMITTEES, and that this op-
position soon led to general excitement, to per-
sonsl denunciations, to Grimm atoms ana racrim-
! nation, and to very e1aspersting speeches.
The NEGRO Exodus Maj. John w. Green
has received letter from his SOD, Vim. McA.
Green, now resident of the State IF Kansas,
iu which be refers to the emigration of the ne.
groes into that State. Ho says neither the
agemept, and measures have been taken to stop
the ipgress Of negroes. This statement is cor
roborated by an extract taken from Tho Cour
monwealth," paper published 10 Topeka,
which reads: "The Kansas City Journa, pub
Ilshed 10 Wyaudotte. referring to meeting of
the Cizsns' Relief Committee of Wyludotte,
says they met yesterday 10 the council cham
Der to form deioite plan aud line of rolioy 10
dealing With the negro emigration problem.
RecognzIng the Importance Of the work, and
that they would be criticised by the whole
country, they deliberated long aod cares y
over the best masDs TO be used. The comui!-
tee here,tf, IRE in handling the sutj"ct have acted
hastily, and as they thought for the interest OF
the community. Those of the refugees already
Landed have proved in the majority absolute
paupers, thrown suddenly 90 the city f n sup
port; the burden was felt Immediately, and the
people at once Ir 5s!rated. Realiziog the fact
that this was but the advance guard OF thou
sands to follow, the committee resolved to STOP
the emigration at all lizards, sud use radi,.
measures for that purpose. Since then while
still protesting sgsi1st the landing of horde
of paupers the committee will allow them 20