The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-03-26
Last NIGHTS Dispatches.
wASEIE 9TON.
The Democrats will make no Compromise
The 1zaj Must Rulo.

WASHINGTON, March 25-The two
committees appointed last week BY the |
Democratic caucuses of the House and |
Senate held another joint meeting this
afternoon and reached final agreement
concerning both the general nature and
the precise form of their recommendations
for political legislation during the present
session. They will recommend that the
repeal of tho law authorizing the presence
of troops at the polls be effected by incor-
porating in the army appropriation bill
copy of the clause agreed to by the House
of Representatives last session; that the
Jurors test oath be likewise simply
abolished by an insertion of a repeating
clause in the legislative, executive and
judicial appropriation bills. aud that the
| iprovisions.t then incorporated by the House
n the same bill amendatory of the law
| in regard to the mode of impaneling jurors
be substantially re-adopted by the domi-
| nant party this session. 10 addition to
the two last named clauses, there will be
recommended for incorporation into the
legislative, executive and judicial appro
priation bill, Immediately following the
appropriation for court expenses, a series
of clauses the effect of which if enacted
will be to repeal the existing authority for
the appointment OF chief supervisors and
deputy mGrshals for election, and 20
restrict the function and power of two
supervisors Of different politics, whose ap-
p0iDtmeut in the present manner Will CON
tiuua to be authorized. to those Of witnes-
ses and chalengers only. 1t will also be
provided that these supervisors must be
residents and duly qualified voters in the
precincts where they are to serve. The
jurisdiction OF Federal courts TO punish
such 10 elections for representatives to
? Congress rs may be reported by super
] visor or other citizens is not to be interfer-
ed With, nor will the caucus be advised tC
disturb in any manner the existing law
known as the enforcement act, relative tC
suffrage end other civil rights. The re
comu,eudati0ns above outlined will be re-
> ported to joint caucus OF Democratic
j. members of the two Houses Tomorrow
5 evening. A separate caucus Of DemOcra
tic Senators will probably be held TO NOR
row afternoon, after an early adj0urnmen
J. of the Senate. Senators Lamar aUC
u Voorhees,, who were absent Saturday, par
s ticipated in t0-day's joint meeting of tht
caucus committees. Senator SALISBURY
e presided, Senator Thurman being detained
at home by Illness.
= Henry A. johnson, of Chicago. am
Robert W. Mitchell, of 1emphis, were to
day nominated members of the Nationa
q Board Of Health.
IS Ir view of the evident fact that storie
representing that the President is williB
y to compromise with the democrats are be
Is ing persisteutly circulated for effect on th
le democratic caucus and upon republicans
d the cabinet officers have been less reticeI
to-day than usual One who does not he.
itate to say he fully understands the Pres
ident's feelings aud purposes, and the pC
l. sition Of the cabinet upon the repeal {
Z the election laws, says in the most emphat
ID terms that there is not sign OF desire
Is compromise on the part of any cabint
le officer, and that, as for the Presiden
u. nothing could move him in that direction
/. He says further that the administratio
s. will unhesitatngiy accept the challenge
ct the democrats, aud stay here TO resist th
TX passage of every law undermining thos
O. which guard the ballot box.
IL 1t is safe to conclude that every sue
or law, if passed, whether as separate mea
r ure or as a rider on gn appropriation bill
De will be vetoed Matters have reached sue
u pass that there IL little hesitation in al
u ministrati0n circles 10 talking about th
re matter Indeed, there is very gener
1g feeling that it comes with an ill-erace fro
VI the democrats, who, to man, are pr
as claiming in all public places that unless Il
ve President signs these bills the governmel
en- shall stop They criticise members of Il
be administration for iDtimating that no laE
passed solely to promote dishonest election
can ever receive the signature Of Preside
Hayes. When the courtesy of the matt
he comes to be discussed, it will be held
OF the republicans that the President has
ng much right to say to bis friends what
ief will do as the democratic cnngressm'
&c have to proclaim on every corner what
Ise shall do. They can be certain that
will never sign his name to any law legs
izing or promoting dishonest elections.
The greenbackers. true to the bargai
en will stand by their republican allies.
re Greenback men. numbering thrice
had meeting at Judge Kelley rooms