The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-03-22
DEliOCR.tTIC PLdNs.
A Majority or the House CommIttee Opposed
TO General Legislation.

WASHINGTON, March 2l.-The Committee
Of Eleven decided upon yesterday by the Dom
ocrntic caucus has been appointed. as follows:
Mcesrs. Chalmers Of Mississippi Carlisle Of
Kentucky. Cox of New York. Springer Of Hi
nois. Buckncr Of Missouri. Tucker OF Virginia.
Clymer OF Pennsylvania. Reagan OF Tcxns. and
Phelps of Connecticut A meeting was held to-
day at which II was decided 10y n vote OF six TO
five. that no other business than the passage Of
the Appropriation bills should be considered.
There was much OF debate in the Committee.
and the desire TO rush into general business
was very strongly marked. There will he
meeting OF the Senate and House caucus COM
mittees tomorrow. ut which n Joint plum OF
action will bo agreed upon md reported TO tho
Joint caucus to be held the first Of next week A
majority OF the Senate caucus committee is
known 10 be opposed to other legislation than
the passage OF the Appropriation bills. and this
Senators. II is probable. therefore. that tho
joint caucus will decide in accordance with the
decision OF tho Joint cnucus cOmmittcc but
there will be n strong effort made TO drown the
Committec's report 80 far as general Legislation
Is concerned.
Messrs. Springer. Carlisle. and Reagan were
appointed eub-Committee. on the part Of tho
House Committee. TO prepare bill for consid-
erntion at tho JOINT meeting tomorrow. en-
bodying provisions for the repeal Of certain
portions of the Federal Election laws and such
new provisions ~ the sub. Committee may CON
slider desirable to cnuct with the proposed re-
peul. in case tho majority shall determine that
II IL not advisable to adhere 10 the original pro-
cis"ly in the lorn. so far us regards the politi-
gal "lnuses. in which they were passed by tho
Iuuse last session.
The sub Committee this afternoon completed
u comprehensive measure. based mainly upon
Mr.. bpringpr's suggestions. the principal iea-
lures of which are as follows:
IL proposes TO repeal sect ons 1920 to 2.027,
inclusive, and also sections 2 O3l of the Revised
Statutes Of the United States. and to modify
section 2O2S, 10y providing tnat no person shah
be appointed supervisor who Is not resi-
dent OF the precinrt in which no is to serve
The sections TO be repealed arc those which au-
thOrize the appointment OF chief supervisor.
and OF deputy marshuls for special service at
elections. Tho appointment OF two supervisors
OF different politics to serve merely IN n tcsti-
monial capacity is not interfered with 10y this
bill IL is providedth that supervisors Of elections
who may be prevented from performing their
duties shall report the facts to the Judge of the
nearest United Stntes Court. to be by him laid
before the proper Grand Jury.
Regulations are prescribed to prevent any
ing them to he OF uniform size, and to be
printed on plain white paper.
Ihe bill PROPOSES to repeal tho sections which
now permit the presence OF troops at the polls
under certain circumstances. and to substitute
for them substantially the British law on the
subject which prohibits soldiers being sta
toned at any point nearer than two miles from
the polls. or to 10 to them except for the pur-
pose OF voting. in which case they must imme-
dintely atterward return 10 their station.
The bill Will also embody q repeal OF the
jurors test oath provisions Of tho existing law.
II is believed by MIR. Springer that Hayes will
approve separate bill of this character and
that the threatened deadlock on the appropria-
ton bills may thus be uverted.