Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-05-01
Consultations After the Veto.
LIVELY TINE IN THE DEMOCRATIC HOUSE CAC
CTS LAST NIGHT.

GUS LAST NfGHT.
While the democrats have made public the
action OF yesterdays caucus In the House,
which will be found printed elsewhere in THE
STAR. the utmost precautions are observed TO
keep quiet the drift OF the debate, which was
protracted, aud was participated in by fifteen
or more members. 1t Is said that the only dem
ocrat north OF Mason and D,xons line who ad-
vocated the passage OF the army bill without
the rider, and to abandon any attempt to pass
the rider as a separate measure, was MIR. Cox,
of New York. II Is said, too, that there was q
lively breeze stirred up by speech made by
ing that the southern men were ready to follow
the leadership OF the north In any policy agreed
upon, no matter how aggressive that policy
that 1t was all right for the south to talk of
following the lead OF the north now that the
democratic party was In hole, and that 1t
and that had the southern members dor
SO, they would not now be In the position they
ma themselves. This brought q number CT
southern men to their feet, and for time,
criminatiOn and recrimination ruled the hour.
The speeches OF the Ohio democrats are said to
nave been extreme, and the general tenor of
all, with the exception Of that of Mr. Cox, was
be passed as separate BIZ b an9 that 5 Sneala meanl
while the legislative bill be allowed to slumber
with the Senate appropriation committee.
THE PROCEEDINGS IN THE SENATE CAUCUS
are even more secretly guarded than those In
the House. Owing to the secrecy there are
many wild ana exaggerated stories afioat as to
what did actually take place. One rumOr is
that Senator Butler, OF South Carolina, offered
resolution extremely aggressive and violent
In Its terms, and that one Senator had declared
that he would not for 81 900 have It known to
the public what 1t contemplated. Senators
themselves say their caucus was harmonious
and that the only thing done was to agree to
suspend action on the legislative bill, and to
refer the disputed points In the army bill, to
the caucus committee, OF which Senator Thur
man Is chairman. The impression Is prevalent,
owing TO the strict secrecy enjoined on Sena-
tois, that something did happen, that had bet
ter not be told out OF school.
CONSULTATIONS TO-DAY.
AT ten O'Clock to-day the caucus committees
OF the Senate and House held Joint meeting In
the rooms OF the Senate judiciary committee
Senator Thurman presided. Nothing was done
at the morning meeting except to agree to meet
at three O'Clock this afternoon. At this meeting
1t Is expected that the sixth section OF the army
Dill will be put In separate bill, and In order
to meet the objection OF the President, that as
1t was Incorporated In the army bill that the
powers OF the civil officers were abridged, the
words ''cfvil officers Will be stricken out SO
that it will apply to the military alone. The
opinion among democratic members is that the
new bill will be reported very soon to the House
will be passed under the operations OF the pre-
vtous question, and that the President will have
the bill within ten days.