The daily gazette., 1879-05-01
pnzueCaArs IN CsunCsI.

A RESOLUTION ADoP1ED TO RKFER
i TIE VETO TO THE JOINT oAUcUs
co1dMITTEs--rHEs sENTIMENrOI THE
NAEMBERs oENERALEY IN FAVOR OF
INSISTING ON THE HnPEALs,
b WAsHrNGToN, April 30.--The Demo
Gratis of the Senate and House had eau
ctlses to-day, the former this morning
and the latter this afternoon. In both
caucuses there were long and full discus
sions on the future action TO be taken by
the Democrats in view Of the veto by the
President Of the. Army Appropriation
bill. In the Senate caucus It was de-
termined thst the Legislative bill should
not be reported back from the Appropri-
alton Committee for few days, or until
1t should be more definitely determined
what course should be pursued. 1t
was also decided that that matter should
be left to the Joint caucus committee
which determined the form in which the
political legislation should be originally
presented to Congress. Senator Thur
man is Chairman Of the Senate branch
Of that committee and General Chal-
mers of the House branch. In the dis
cussion It was developed that the almost
unanimous opinion Is in favor Of adher-
ing firmly to the position assumed by
the Democratic majorities In both houses.
There was some desultory talk about
taking OF the riders from the appropria-
ton bills and passing them as separate
measures. This, however, met with
very little favor as present expedient,
and all formal action was left, as has
been indicated, TO the the caucus COM
Jmittee.
In the House caucus the discussion was
much fuller and the caucus lasted long
time. The results reached were that the
course to be pursued should be referred,
~ IL was In the Senate, to the caucus
committee and that . vote should be
taken tomorrow on the veto without
any debate. This motion came from the
lesders who are In favor Of insisting on
the repeal of the obnoxious words Of the
statute TOR to keep the peace at the
polls" 1t YVES urged In its support that
the veto message should make the Re.
publican case before the country and
the grounds OF that document required
| no further answer than had already been
made in the Democratic speeches In the
debate. As one speaker put It: at Ia
unworthy Of any further answer" The
Southern malnbers Of the joint commit
tee, General Chalmers and Messrs
Atkins and Reagan, desired to be ex.
cused from acting ON the committee,
urging that they had been misrepressnt-
ed by the Republicans, who had charged
them with being the authors and CHIEF
supporters Of tho attempt TO rid the polk
of the bayouets and deputy marshals.--
They asked that the Northern Demo
Gratis make the decision as to the future
| course Of the party in Congress, ant
they would abide by II. The caucus de
ehned to excuse them, as their actor
heretofore has been eminently wise ant
conservative.
the same state of feeling was developed
as to the attitude of the Democrats ol
the Army bill as characterized the tall
| In the Senate caucus. 1t Ii said that tn
unanimity in favor Of insisting on tn
repeals attached to the Army bill wa
even greater than had been expected
There was, a. In the Senate, soms tall
about passing the repeats In separat
bills, but IL received even less supper
than it did in the upper house. The join
committee will meet tomorrow NOR min
at 1880 o'clock.
What course 1t will recommend can
not of course be predicted, but the ieno
OF opinion was decidedly IN favor Of pa,
ing the Legislative Appropriation bi
, | with the riders attached, and then whe
the veto message on that measure hi
v which the Presidents objects, both thi
on the Legislative bill, and sending it
him in different form, either amends
to meet as far as may be the objestioi
Y he has made to 1t or else in separate bill
n While this is pending before Congre
and the President the Appropriate
D bills, will, according to this plan, be he
back. When these are returned, as it
thought they undoubtedly will be, the
the future and final action OF the majo
}. ity will be determined.
The membership of the joint caucl
committee Is AZ follows:
T On the part of the House-Reprssent
l tives Chalmers Miss.), Carlisle Ky
!, Cox IN. W, Ewing (O), Springer Qll
IL Tucker (Va.) Atkins (Tenn.) Clym
/ (Pa), Reagan (Tex.), Bicknell und.) al
If Phelps (ConD.)
It On1.e part Of the Senate--M -ssrs. Thu
man (O.1, Whyte (Md.), Herman IN. Y
>, Salisbury (Del), Jones tFla.), Ba
ey (Tenn.j. Lamar (Miss.j, Voorhs
Ind and Vance N. C.l
l. The National members OF the Hou
also held Q caucus. A general inte
change OF views occurred, but no def
y ite action was reached " to what cour
!. they should pursue.
+ Rumor has 1t that the meeting was n
'e altogether harmonous, there being
10 great diversity Of opinion existing as
# the proper steps to be taken, and. tn
h the fact developed that the National pi
i ty will not stand a. unit on the apr