The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-28
THE JUDICIAL APPROPRIATION BILL

It js sincerely to be hoped that the Demo
Gratis In Congress have at last reached a 20
sition which they will have the courage t
hold on to and not relinquish, at the dctatiol
Of Hayes or Of Garfield, who Is said to hay
written the veto messages Of Hayes. Ate
the more conservative and ttmfd element D
the party obtained control and committed th'
party to o. formal confession that the origina
measures proposed for the protection Of TIL
ballot and to secure to citizens immunity IL
| the proper exercise OF their suffrages from
| military and judicial coercion and tyranny
were too violent and extreme to meet the pop
ular approval, we are unable to suggest 9
better conclusion than that which has beer
reached.
| The proposition Is, simply, to embody the
repeal of the test oath, and such other meas.
| ures as Hayes has slgnified bis approval Of
| III one BILL with al the appropriations neces-
sary to carry on the judicial department Of
the government. Those provisions of the
original bill which relate to the election laws
and the presence Of deputy marshals at the
polls, together with clause forbidding the
use of any funds appropriated, or the incur
ring Of any liability by the President or any
other official to defray the expenses Of the
special deputies, and imposing heavy pen
atty for the violation Of this prohibition are to
be Incorporated Id another and separate bill.
Tt Ia anticipated that Hayes will approve the
former and veto the latter BILL In which event
it Is the purpose OF Congress to adjourn. In
view of the many notifications Of their coun-
sels we shall not regard adjournment as an
assured fact until 1t has actually taken place.
1t Ia to DO hoped, for the credit and dignity Of
the Democratic party. mat this resolution
will be held to, and THAT Ii Congress Is recon-
vened 1t will positively decline to modify the
great issue which is to be referred to the peo-
pie at length.
In this contest the Democrats have chung
together with d tenaclty that Is remarkable,
considering the complaisance they have man
ifested toward the administration and the
solicitude they have shown to accomplish
their ends at the expense Of the least possible
disturbance and obstruction OF the ordinary
functions Of government. This speaks vol
tunes for the discipline Of the party, and
herein lies tower Of strength. We do not
hesitate to say that the compromise reached
on the army bill Is very far from pleasing to
us. Practicallyit leaves matters pretty much
as they were before, since the administration
can dispose Of the army before an election
occurs In such manner as to have troops
wherever 1t may desire to use them, without
violating the prohibition against using any 81
the money appropriated to transport them
to the polls. We like the shape In which the
judicial appropriation has been put much
better, and we hope that Congress will not
allow itself to be driven from the position it
has taken In regard thereto. # the govern
ment is starved out, 1t will be the fault OF
Hayes, and upon him will rest the entire re-
sponsibility, since he has oil the appropria-
tions necessary to carry on the judicial de-
partment, except In those respects which are
obnoxious to Congress, and which are not at
all necessary to the general efficiency of that
department, and these appropriations are
granted In bill which ID free from all the
objections urged In his veto Of the original
bill As for the other bill, he will certainly
veto that for the reasons he has already
urged; but he will scarcely venture to veto
bill because OF what 1t does not contain.