Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1879-06-04
Three Appropriation Bills to be Pre-
scented, the Army, the Legislative
and Executive, and the Judi
cial-NOta Cent for Dep
uty MarshaIs Of
Elections.

WASHINGTON, June 3.-The Democratic
members of the house and senate held JOINT
caucus this afternoon, IN the hall of the
house of representatives, to receive the re-
port of the Joint advisory committee in re-
gard to the appropriation bills. After several
hours had been devoted to its consideration,
it was adopted with substantial unanimity.
Ths following is the programme agreed on:
The house committee on appropriations will
forthwith prepare for introduction three bills,
as follows:
Flrst-The army appropriation bill, which
was vetoed by the President, with the fol-
lowing new section, to take the place of the
section upon which the President based his
veto: 'Section 6. That no money appropri-
ated by this act Is appropriated or shall be
paid for the subsistence, equipment, trans
portation, or compensation OF any part of the
army of the United States to be used as a
police force to keep peace at the polls at any
election held within any State.
Second-A bill extending the legislative,
executive and judicial appropriation act of
June, 1878, for one year from the thlrtIeth
instant, for the same sums and purposes
therein sreciied, except that in regard to
TIE appertionment OF the clerical force In
some Of the executive departments which is
left to the discretion of the committee on
appropriations. Provision will also be made
In this bill for the salaries of certain offices
created since the passage of the act which
is to be extended. The bill will contain no
general legislation, except that portion OF
the recently vetoed bill known as ''the M Ma
hon amendment" which provides for the re-
peal of certain laws regulating the payment
of pensions, and directs the secretary of the
treasury to pay out for arrearages of pen
sions the remainder of the ten million
dollars hitherto held as special fund for the
redemption of fractional currency. Last
years bill, which 1t is thus proposed to re-
kha r1roxylnon tfar ealarIpG all Initial
States judges, idistrict attorneys and United
States marshals, but made no appropriation
for judicial expenses" which, however,
were subsequently provided for in the sundry
civil appropriation bill. Hence it was agreed
by the caucus that the committee on APP
propriatious shall report
Third-A bill making appropriations for
the expenses of the courts of the United
States for the fiscal y, ar ending June 80,
1880, and for other purposes, The first sec
ton of this bill viii appropriate in detail
the sum of two million seven hundred thou
sand dollars for all estimated judicial ex-
! penses, such as fees OF jurors and witnesses,
the safe-keeping of prisoners, and all other
ordinary items OF expenditure under the de-
partment of justice, except for compensation
of supervisors anu deputy marshals of elec-
ton.
The bill will neither mention nor make
provision for any such officers. Attached to
IllS EecGiOQ Will Ob pEOVi5O5 uAlUE tue pay Vi
jurors at two dollars per day, to which will
be added, substantially Ia the same terms,
those sections of the vetoed appropriation
bill which provide for amendments respecting
the method OF drawing juries, and for the
total abolition of the jurors test oath.
The second section of this bill will provide
that no portion of the money therein apPro-
priaied shall be used for fees, salaries, COM
pensatIon or expenses of any person en-
ployed under and by virtue of the title of the
twenty sixth section Of the revised statutes.
This title comprises Federal election laws,
which authorize the appointment of super
! vis0rs and deputy marshals of elections, and
provides for their compensation.
TIE third section will read as follows:
''Ihe sums appropriated by this act are IN
| full for persons and public service, embraced
! in its provisions, for the fiscal year ending
| June 80, 1880, and no officer of the govern
ment shall, during any fiscal year, make any
| contract or Incur any liability until sum
| sufficient to meet such contract or to pay
such Inability shalt have first been appro-
| priated by congress.
The foregoing prohibition embodies the
| language of the existing law with the addl-
ton OF explicit reference to liabilities as well
| as contracts.
The committee on appropriations will
| meet tomorrow TO prepare measures In &C.
| ccrdance with the determination of the eau
Gus above described. The proceedings to-day
were Unexpectedly harmonious, there being
| no difference of opinion except In regard to
the army BILL and the advisory committee q
recommendation On the subject being op-
posed by only a few members of the house,
! while the senators present were unanimous
| ia sustaining the ettire report. Senator
! Thurman, IN behalf of the Joint committee,
submitted report and explained Its features
and the grounds upon which the committee
had based their conclusions. In the course oil
his speech he secuted the idea that the adop-
ton of the course proposed by the COMMITTEES
could be considered backing down on the
part of the Democracy. He declared it to be
fact known to every gentleman present
that no Democratic caucus and no Democratic
committee OF a caucus has ever taken the
position that supplies should be refused until
the President should acquiesce In their de-
| N and for the repeal of certain obnoxious
statutes. These repeal measures were pro-
| posed because they were believed to be right
and they were placed on the appropriation
! bills simply es the most economical methoC
| of their rassage, and, Id point of eeonnmy
| and time, as a method giving q greater pros
| pect of Presidential approval. The Preslden
had taken the responsibility Of opposing tn,
will Of the people and had thereby given thu
Democracy the benefit of the issues thus
raised Congress could now exercise its con
stiLutionai right to designate the purpose
| for which the money it appropriates shall b.
used. Referring to'the proposed OMISSION o
| any appropriation for supervisors and depu
tJ-marshals, Senator Thurman said: doe
any one believe that the President will at
tempt to coercs US? Yet this would the att
tude he would assume were he II refuse t.
approve bill appropriatlng money for vari
Gus specified objects, on the ground that !
does not contain an appropriation for som
, other purpose.
Representatives. Blackburn and Clymer, il
brief speeches, argued that the army b.
should be made more stringent, so as to ab
solrteiy prohibit the use of troops at tn
polls.
, General Johnston also expressed his oplr
ion that the language of the sixth sectio
should be more direct and positive.
Senator Bayard supported the recommenaa
, tIons otthe advisory committee and, In repl
to the adYoeates OF more determined stand
insisted that it would be laere folly to sen
measures to the President on such terms a
are certain to elicit Presidential vetoes. Il
also deprecated IN language of. strong con
demnatlo1 the idea of adiourning withou
providing all necessary supplies for the sur
port of the government. In conclusion, b
, reiterated his well-knoTu views In favor {
abstinence from general legislation at tn
3 session, and of the adjournment of congress
. | Immediately after the enactment of the ar
preparation bills.
Representative Stephens hoped the conmi
tees report would be adopted. He said
met bis views entirely.
b Messrs. Morrison, Reagan and Casey Youu
also advocated its adoption.
Representative Atkins replied to the vi
t rious questions concerning some of the fes
3 lures of the proposed bills. In response
5 the inquiry OF Speaker Randall, whether
e would not be better to make a provision
# the ordinary way for the objects covered
t the last years legislative, executive an
d judicial bill, instead of merely continuIr
If that measure, Mr. ( kins said the design
tho in Il ,;s loftar co,,r