Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-04-17

OF tho Democratic mcmbors hold with Mr..
fuckers declaration on Friday that in such
case the appropriations should be allowed
to fall; another very considerable aud in.
crossing number hold that this course would
DC .uwisc aud improper, and are deter.
mined that the Appropriation bills shall
in any event be passed, aud that if tho bills
with the riders arc vetoed tho political
rcpeals shall be brought in in separate bills.
They arc so Determined on this that no
doubt they will carry their party with them
in this direction, but, If they do not, there
will be enough Democrats voting with tho
Republicans to pass the Appropriation bills
pure and simple, to make these secure in
nuy contingency. This fact, which is now
sufficiently we'll known, puts osidc all the
foolish Republican thunder about "rcvolu-
tom and "cocrcing tho President" which,
has been Illuminated from hero in speeches
which those who made thom aro already
ashamed Of.
ACTION IN CAUCUS.
Tho following accurate statement has
some interest in this connection. In tho
original caucus to arrange the Democratic
programme Mr. 5. S. Cox moved that
bill repeating tho obnoxious statutes should
DC presented separately and independently
of tho Appropriation Hills. This, with other
propositions, was referred to the committee,
which conferred with like committee from
the Senate caucus. In that caucus Mr..
Cox again renewed his proposition, but Mr..
Ewing, of Ohio, offered mn amendment that
the repeating statutes should be attached to
the Appropriation bills Warm discussion
on this point followed, lasting seven hours.
Senator Thurman made n strong speech for
Ewing's proposition, while Senator Whyte,
of Maryland, and Herman. of New York,
supported Mr. Cox. Ewiugs proposition
won, however, but the arguments revealed
wide dcbatable ground and much difference
OF opinion. Yesterday, previous to the
passage of the BILL Mr. Cox made signif.
cant inquiry of Mcssrs. Congcr aud Garfield
it they would accept the bills separately,
aud he suggested that the Senate would
return them US separate bills in case the
President should veto them on the Appro
priaton bills Senator R1nsom and others
sitting near Mr. Cox at tho time agreed
with him after he had taken his seat, aud
thought his plan wise
After ALL however, there are considera-
tions of great Importance which should
make the President hcstate before vctoing
the Appropriation bills, mud should make
the Democratic Senator'S extremely careful
so to amend the political riders as to remove
from them all reasonable objections OH the
part Of the President
EFFECT OF TIE VETO
The best men Of both parties must see
that prolonged session will work very
serious injury to the real Interests of the
country. a Presidential veto will ncccssa
rily prolong tho scssion-cvcn with the
most reasonable conduct on both sides, and
will almost inevitably open the door for
general Icgislntion- nm event which neither
the President nor the Secretary of the Treas
ury can wish to bring about and which sen
sble men of both parties have so far united
to avoid. Congress has now been in extra
session nearly three weeks, and by the
wstchfui and persistent efforts of its wiser
heads nearly al! legislation, except that for
which it was specially convened, has been
prevented. The House has adjourned over
three Mondays successfully, which arc
private bill days, to protect itself and the
country FROM the avalanche of bills that
will inevitably be poured iD on the first cali
OF States and Terrlories. The Speaker has
so far declined to announce the standing
committees and all general legislation has
been successfully blocked. 1t is evidently
the desire of the House to conGne its work
to tho passage Of the two appropriation bills,
and if these arc approved by the President,
to adjourn, leaving all other business to
await the December session For the
President to veto the two Appropriation
bills which will be sent him would be to
mako prolonged session almost inevitable
and would open the door to general
Legislation, disturbing to tho whole country.
ACTION OF THE SENATE.
There is littlo doubt that tbs debate in
the Senate will lead to such notifications of
the rider on tho Army bill as may be shown
to be necessary to accomplish the purpose to
keep troops from the polls in anticipation Of
disorders, and to do no more than this, and
with such notifications, the Prcsi-
dent wilsoarccly venture on veto Of
measure which was approved by tho leaders
of his party at tho last session, and now
again, aDd the taoking Of which to the Army
bill has been dcclured by General Garfield
himself to be an orderly and constitutional
proceeding.
WASHINGTON, April, GA brief Dem
ooratic caucus was held 10 tho hall of the
House Immediately after adjournment to-
day for tho purpose Of taking some action
which would permit the introduction and
consideration Of certain financial measures
during tho present session of Congress.
Representative House, of Tennessee, pre-
aided, and Mcssrs. Mills, of Texas, and