, 1879-05-04

imprisonment vt lord labor not, less than thEce
months nor more than 4vc Eenrs
,.This:is repeat Of the words, "To keep the
peace at the polls,,,'-a they now occur: at the
end Of Sec. 2,0n1 and an omission OF the words
"cvil F" and s'or armed men ~ In Sec. 5,52s
HIRE FOLLOWS l. PRov1so
that It is not the intention to interfere with ex-
ecution of processes by United States Courts.
MesErs. Ewing, Knott, and Reagan advocated
tue Thurman bill. Ewing desired to have it
amended ny inserting SOME additional proyis
ions, but Knott said that that was already cov-
cred By the posse comitatus clause OF last year.
Harris, Of Virgins. favored Eaton's bill, but
this did not receive much support The bills
In fact, we're in substance all the same,
DIFFERING ONLY N PHYSIOLOGY,
and the one was chosen which the Democrats
sav tonight was supposed to be least liable to
attack. = >-s<~~
The bill Is to be offered Monday, and reported
for action Tuesday without debate. It win
probably be reported back under the call of
States in the morning hour, for as the Demo
Gratis have control Of all their Committees they
can arrange it that no other committee shall
haFc any business to transact except the Con-
mittee TO which this bill will be referred.
The Democrats are Of opinion that the Presi-
dent -
WILL SIGN THE BILL,
and they have endearored to restrict it to the
simple proposition OF the use of the army at the
polls The question Of Supervisors and Mar:
shals is excluded from it, and it is the purpose
Of tic Democrats, if this bill shall be signed By
the President, to Immediately pass the Army
Appropriation bill without the political riders
and without any further consideration.
Mr. Ladd, OF Maine, coming; from the State
which Tould first bc called on Monday. was
authorized to present the bill Monday. The
caucus thcu appointed q committee on pairs,
consisting Of one member from each State, and
adjourned.
THE SPIRIT OF THE DEMOCRATS
may be gathered from the following additional
details from the caucus Of yesterday. Many Of
the last-litch representatives had received tele-
grams from their Bourbon constituents, telling
them to stick. For this reason, there was less
disposition to come to an adjustment than there
had been. Tie more conservative managers,
seeing the disposition OF very considerable
faction iu the caucus, did not press their Confer
ence Committee bill SO far as to eudanger it,
aud
CONSENTED TO AREcoNArTrAL~
The following among Others are said to be the
points upon which the Caucus Committees OF the
Two Houses have agreed:
Frst-The sixth section Of the Army bill is to
60 to the President separate BILL
Second-No matter what the President NAV
do with tue sixth section Of the bill the Legislative
bki is to 60 next in substantially its present
shape, that is, with the several riders repeating
the test oath and the Supervisors and Deputy
Marshal=' clauses OF the Revised Statutes.
1huU-That Ii the Legislative bill should be
4~cpy1. S&r -tHnfj H.
shall be sent as INDEPENDENT proposition to the
President, the expectations being that he will
sign the repeat Of the Test-Oath law
Fourth-Whcu the Executive pleasure has
been expressed as to all these several inlepend-
cnt propositions, caucus shall he called to
determine whether, in case one or more Of them
Shall have been vetoed, Congress will pass the
Army and Legislative bills pure and simple, or
adopt joint resolution continuing for SIX
mouths the appropriations for the army aud for
Congress. the Executive and the Judiciary, on
the basis OF the appropriations for the current
fiscal year.
GEN: SINGLETON >:
Of Illinois, is tho gentleman who Was greatly
disturbed by the fact that the proceedings of !!
the caucus became public Gen. Tom Ewing,
OF Ohio thought there was no necessity for,
haste that the Democrats had been
precioitate, rs the country WIS already
being led to believe that three DAYS af-
1cr the veto the Democrats we're prepariue
to back down; and that the caucus should pur-
sue contrary course He is reported to have
appealed to the Southern members II It was
fair to propose modification OF the plans SO
faithfully adhered to after the fullest consu1ta-
ton and discussion in the early days OF the
session. 1t would be well for the Representa-
tiVes of the Southern States, who had but little
opposition to contend with, in fact none that |
could weaken the strength Of the party, not to |
place their Northern friends
II TEE AWKWARD DILEMMA Il
Of explaining to their constituents that they |
were compelled, for the sake OF harmony, to /
surrender without having been actually allowed |
70 discover au honorable way out of their |
trouble, or reveal to the country divided |
party on issues that the Republicans we're |
led to believe would be solidly supported !
by the Democrats. in Congress-. The effect of
The proceedings was already alarming The friends
OF the party in Ohio, and it Was folly to lose !
sight OF the Importance. OF the election in that
State next fall. The President and Secretaryof
the Treasury, it was known, were doing every
thing to mold up the Republican cause in that
State, and the very veto message was already
STRONG CAMPAIGN DOCUMENT
in Ohio, aud adding to the enthusiasm OF the
supporters Of the Administration in that State,
Was it, then, for the Democracy, as represented
ip Congress, to add more trouble to the anxious
supporters in their cause in State which WAS |
to cast the first vote OF the coming Presidential
campaign, or would it not be better to wait and
deliberates ~,
Mr.: cabell, of. Virginia, who at first was
against placing the Democrats in the attitude