Daily globe., 1879-06-05

will prove wholly acceptable to the Green
back element of the State and weaken the II
strength of the independent nominees of
that party. There is no doubt of the cleo
lion of the ticket by majority of from
twenty to thirty thousand.
THE RECONSTRUCTED APPROPRIA-
TION BILLS.
With but little opposition the report of
the advisory committees of the Senate and
House oauouses was adopted'by the joint
caucus on Tuesday evening. It differs in |
several essential particulars from the report |
previously transmitted to the press, and it is
difficult to see how Mr.. Hayes, without
stultifying himself, can refuse to approve
the measures it passed. Instead of prohi-
bition of the use OF troops at elections, the
army appropriation bill simply provides that
no money appropriated by the act shall be
paid for the subsistence, equipment, trans
portation or compensation of any part of
the army of the United States, to be used as
police force to keep peace at the polls at
any election held within any State.
The judicial appropriation bill contains
similar provision as to supervisors of cleo
tions and deputy marshals. In addition it
embraces the McMahon amendment, which
provides for the repeal of certain laws regu-
lating the payment of pensions, and directs
the secretary of the treasury to pay out for
arrearages of pensions the remainder of the
$1O,OOe,OOO held as 4 special fund for the
redemption of fractional currency.
The bills as thus altered are clearly legal
and constitutional, for the power resides in
Congress to designate the purposes for which
moneys appropriated shall be expended, and
if Mr.. Hayes shall fail to approve them, he
| will be guilty of wanton act of usurpation.
Senator Thurman expressed the sentiments
| of the caucus when he said:
Does any one believe that the President will
| attempt to coerce us? Yet this would be the
attitude he would assume were he to refuse to
| approve bill appropriating money for various
specified objects on the ground that 1t does n OF
| contain appropriation for some other pur-
pose. igsT s.. - r. -, .rs-'-
The GLOBE is still of the opinion that the
better course for the Democrats to pursue
would have been to pass the appropriation
bills without amendment, to then adjourn
and to fight the next Presidential campaign
upon the issue raised at the present session
of Congress-monarchism vs.. republicanism.
On this issue the people would sustain thu
course of the Democratic party by an over
whelming majority. But it has seemed tn,
wiser course to the representatives of tn,
party in Congress to undertake curtail
ment of the despotic powers of the fedora
government by means less open to objec
ton from Mr.. Hayes and bis advisers
and we have therefore but to await the re
suits. Many of the ablest members of tn
party profess to believe that Mr.. Hayes viii
not SO far transcend his authority as to vett
the bills in their present form, yet We fea
they will be disappointed; for experienc
has shown that where party necessity re
quires, neither the law nor tho constitution
are allowed to have weight. The Republica
, party has been kept in power for the pas
= ten years by the exercise of extra-constitu
tional powers, and it is too much to expec
that at this late day change in its polio
will be inaugurated. In fact, the situatio
o of the party is more desperate than eve
before, and it is likely that even more fl
grant violations of law will be perpetrated
Q the effort to save it from that oblivion
Q which it is fast fastening. Yet We may
f mistaken as to the fate of the reconstruct
3 bills, and trust it will SO prove.
0 One thing ought to be impressed upon Il
# Democracy in Congress: The people ha'
d become weary of the interminable talk Q
. these matters. The whole ground-all Il
+ questions of policy, legality and constit
n tionality-has been traversed over and ov
again. Every man who has any interest
the subject understands fully the position
10 both parties. It is needless, therefore, to
IS over the ground again, for not the s]ighte
good can result from it. 1t is in the pow
/ of the Democratic party to prevent all
re bate, and it should be done in the most sur
y mary manner. The charge of applying Il
nl gag law cannot lie against the Democra
p for they have voluntarily surrendered Il
~ greater part of the past two months and
III half to their opponents. The Republica
l. have been treated with rare courtesy throug
out the debates, and only after every me,
-. ber who desired to speak had been heard "
~ the previous question on the passage of t
q bill called. Two days at most are suficie
70 to pass the bills, and any greater expent
:. ture of time will be wanton waste. \
- trust the majority will act promptly, and r
an end to debate that has already surfeit
90 the public. Eo
DO THE MAINE GREENBACKERS. {
o. The Maine Greenbackers are manifest
OF more sensible than their Iowa brethren, a
er therefore may hope to retain the respect
reasoning men longer than they. The pl
ho form adopted at Portland on Tuesday
1r with few exceptions, rarely sensible do
,to ment, and ought to form pattern for th
"a okl>e -, nm II,