, 1879-03-21
WASHINGTON.
Democratic Caucuses to Fix
upon a FIan OF Ac.
tion.
There Is Found to Be Wide
Diversity of Opinion
Existing.
Willie Some Would Crush All 0p.
position and Dulld0so the
President,
Others Would, for Ezpedienoy's
Sake, Go Slowly and 0au-
tiously.
The Matter Left for Decision
by a Joint Caucus
Committee.
a New Deal Likely to Be Made
III tho Senate Minor
Offices.
The South Has Already Secured
All the Positions OF Inn
portance.
True 1nwarttness Of tbs Attempt to,
Unseat the Cincinnati
Members.
The South Has Already Secured
All the Positions OF I'm.
portance.
True 1nwardness Of tbs Attempt to,
Unseat the Cincinnati
Members.


WASHINGTON, D. C., Mnreh 20.-'rhc caucus
met this afternoon Immediately after the ad-
tournament Of the House, and was very fully at
tended, the number Of votes cast on tho several
resolutions showing tho presence OF 1i1 Repre-.
scniatiycs. The FIRST business In order was tho
organization Of the caueua for the prcscnt Con-
grcss. Mr. Clymer ond Mr.. House, Of Ten.
nessec, were nominated for the permanent Char-
manship, ind each expressed d preference tlIut
the other should be chosen. Mi. House received
the most votes md was declared elected. Air.
ClTmer was not candidate for rc-clec-
tton. He had served Us loug as was GUS
tomary, and, being a Representative from thu
same State as the Speaker, announced Ills de-
termination to retire before the caucus met.
The votes hc received were given voluntarily by
friends und agalnst h!s expressed wish.
Messra. Mills tTernsl and Covert New York;
were elected to be eecsetnslcs.
After tile organization o! tie CAUCUS was COM
petcd MIR. Fernando Wood, whose name WIS
The first on the list signing tic call, made
speech setting forth
TnR oBlgcT OF THE MEETING.
lie said that tile extra session bad been made
necessary BY the refusal OF the House Of Repre-
scntatiycs In the Forty-lfth Congress to aecc.le
10 the demand OF the Senate thut certain
plQfl:IuAt VI tH0 U1ho kclCA1tGH
obnoxious laws should bc stricken out. lie
urged Ills party friends to stund firm In the POSI-
tIon assumed by the Democrats OF the Forty
9th Congress, und to pass tho two Appropsla-
ton bills exactly a. they formerly passed the
House, without changing The dottlng OF nn NJ"
or the crossing Of a "t,' ind that lit other leg
islatlun should bc considered. lie sud TINT the
responsibilities Of tho Democratic party wcre
very grcat; tint, for the first time in eighteen
ycnrs, It hns control OF both branches Of Con-
gross.
MIR. Springer, who followed, said tint ho
DID NOT A0lEr WITH MIR. WOOD
as to the best mode uf procedure. It was true,
le said, ttiat tho Republican party, during the
eighteen years 1t lad bcen Ia power, had passed
many obnoxious LAWS, nnd, willis Il wus Ics[ra-
bic to repeal or modify t'lrtu, ho did not thIuk
that the Democratic party would bo justified by
tic country in Withholding the necessary sup
pllcs from tho Government until these changcs
cotll pe effected. There werc Bo,ne thugs
which, LII Ills opinion, might well be Insisted
unou, but that portion Ut the Federal Election
laws tlut provides for tho appointment Of two
Supervisors, one Ut zach parsy, to bc present ut
tho pollin.-p!aees When members Ut Congress
arc to bo chosen, was not objectionable
10 ttc Democrats, anu was in thu intereat Ut
fair aud lloncst elections 1t Ind never bern
objected to by Democrats, he said. 1ndccd, IN
t,nuy Of te largo cisps Of thu North; mt! In lhc
South under reconstruction, this law alone
gave the Democrats n change to hayo 4 repre-
sentative Of their party withln the room where
thu vntinE was goElE OH. What he proposed
was tho rrpca! Ut the clauses allowing The up.
Solmtment OF CLIFF Supervisors u,nl Election
Aarstla!s In eites Of more than 20,000 iuhablt.
ants. Tlle law III regard to Alarshnls
WAS ESPECIALLY on'ous,
since It gave tile party In power In Washington
the chance to place III unlimited number 'ot It's
owu friends abuut every polling. placc as workers,
md 10 pay them out Of tho public funds.
Ills p!an WAS to pots separate BILLS
ctpbulying the points he had already mentioned,
with additional provisions for free anu tair e!cc-
.tops, md send them to tlie President. II hr re,
fused to eign them, then It would be tlmo enough
tv talk about stopping thc supplies OF the Coy.
erntnent until tho grievances OF thepcop!c could
be rGdrcssc1.
Speaker Randall asked 1t 1t would not bo bet
ter to pass tic twn Appropriation bills exactly
Ut they left tl,e House In Tie last Congress, and
to reserve the other measures 10 which Mr.
Springer Ind referred until the regular session
of Congress.
Mr.. Springer replied lhat he thought II would
be better the Democratic party 10 tnke
roslTtoN TuAT 1T COULD MAINTAIN
to the ent. liz was fur pressing thcsu matters
iu the manner which he had Indicated.
Mr.. Proctor Knott moved tElAt the two Ap.
Precipitation bills which failed a. tho Inst session
Ut Congress he passed By Tho llousu without
change; that NJ other business he transacted,
nnl Tint the House await tue actlon Of tlu
President upon tlcse bills.