Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-05-06
GENERAL CAPITAL NEWS
THE LEGISLATIVE BILL.

WASHINGTON, May 5.-The committee on
appropriations expects to report the legisla-
tlve executive and judicial appropriation
bill to the Senate tomorrow. The commit
tee has stricken from the bill the clause by
which the House proposes to require the Sec
rotary of the treasury to issue Immediately
in payment of the arrearages of pension the
ten million dollars of legal tender notes now
held as special fund for redemption of
fractional currency. The committee has al
SO amended the bill so as to restore the num-
bers and pay of Senate employees to the pres
ent figures. No change was made in the po
litical sections of the bill.
VOORHEES, FATHERS COIN BILL.
Senator Voorhees,, to-day, introduced bill
to amend certain sections of the revised stat
utes, relating to coinage and coin, and bull
lion, and for other purposes. It is substan-
TALLY copy of the Warner bill as reported
with amendments from the House coinage
committee.
FOUR PER CENTS.
Subscriptions to the four per cent. re-
funding certificates since Saturdays report
is $777, 800.
INDIAN TERRITORY INVASION.
Strenuous efforts are being made by the
war and interior departments to prevent the
proposed invasion of the Indian Territory by
the professed settlers, who were to start
from Cofferville, Kansas, Wednesday of this
week.
REPUBLICAN CAUCUS.
A Joint conference of Republicans of both
houses of Congress was held tonight in the
hall of the House of Representatives, Senator
Allison in the chair, and Representative McCook,
secretary. The meeting was called to consider
what action should be taken by the Republic
cans on the bill introduced in both houses to-
day to prohibit military interference at
elections. There was general expression of
| views by Senators Conkling and Edmunds and
Representatives Robson, Hawley and others.
| Distr ust was expressed by them as to the sim
| cerity of the Democrats, as it was not yet
known by what other measure this bill will be
succeeded, and hence they were suspicious of
| their future movements. 1t was commended
! that it would, if passed, take away from the
President the authority to use the military
for any other purposes than to repel enemies of
| the United States and to suppress domestic vio-
lence when called upon by the legislature or
executive of State. It would utterly disable
| him from using troops to enforce laws of the
United States. Conkling held, and he was
| oSAASAS3 S-A>"e SAAS
ment of this measure in advance
of the army appropriation bill was
continuance to coerce the President
and only differed in form from attaching it as
a rider and not at all in effect, and right OF
wrong this measure should be resisted on that
ground. The effect the bill would have upor
existing laws was all considered at length, the
general scope of conference Showing
that the Republicans will act will
caution during consideration of the bill
in the House. Finally it was unanimously re
solved that it was the sense of the caucus tina
the proposed bill could be defeated, and Ed
munds, Frye and Robson were appointed
committee to prepare a substitute to be OF
fered, which will give to every person the op
portunity to exercise the right of suffrag
without any molestation or interference
whatever, but at the same time securing peac
at the polls. The members present, Will
opposing altogether the Democratic caucu
bill, will endeavor to obtain reasonable tim
for debate upon it, and will also ask that OK
portunity be given for offering amendment
The conference was of about three hours durs
ton, and the greatest harmony existe
throughout.