New-York tribune., 1879-05-27
NEW DELAY IN CONGRESS.
CCAIrCIrS RESOLVE.


A DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS RESOLVE.
THE HOUSE BRANCH OF THR CAUCUS COMMITTEES
VOTES To WAIT UNTIL THE SILVER BILL 40
DONE wuu-INCIDENTs IN CoNGKhSS-"iN0'
NEWS.
The House Caucus Committee met privateV
yesterday and resolved in favor of DELAYING
action upon appropriation bills until after the
Warner Silver bill has been sent to the
President. 1t is probable that meeting Oh
the Joint Committee will be held, but no
caucus will be called at present Inc
Senate took up the bill yesterday Tor
tbe redemption of small silver coin; Mr..
Fdmunds spoke against the bill. Mr.
Rlaine has obtained from Alexander II.
stenhens n denial of the authenticity of a
certain speech imputed to him as having been
delivered in 1861. The friends of Mr. Hill
say that he is preparing great speech III
replv to Mr.. Blaine. A reception was given
at the White House last night to 800 dele
Gates who had been attending the recent
Young Mems Convention at Baltimore.
THE HOUSE CAUCUS COMMITTEE.
A RESOLUTION TAKEN NOT TO ACT on THE APPRo-
PR1ATIoN BILLS UNTIL THE WARNER SILVER
BrLL is DISPOSED oF-PRosPECTs OF THAT BILL
TELEGRAPH To IHE IRiBUNE.I
WASHINGTON May 26.-A meeting of the House
Democratic Caucus Committee was held to-
dav. at which the political situation was dis
cussed. Representatives Atkins. Bicknell, Car
Isle. Chalmers. Goode, Phelps Reagan and
Springer were present. The conference was
entirely harmonious. 1t was unanimously
agreed that it is not desirable at present to hold
Joint caucus of the Democrats of the two houses
but to wait for action by the Senate and the Pres
dent on the Warner Silver bill. The gentlemen
present all believe that the Senate will at once take
up and pass that BILL and even If there is some hes-
tation about its doing So they are not in favor OF
taking any further action on the appropriations
until the Silver bin is disposed Of
A member of the caucus committee said this
evening that he should deprecate any deadlock
between the House and Senate on this question,
but he believed that there is no danger of one lie
intimated that the Democrats of the House wouid
insist that the Senate should carry ont the pro-
rramme above mentioned. He thinks there are not
more than five Democrats in the Senate who Will
oppose the Silver BILL and he believes that the fol-
lowing Republicans will vote for 1t: Jones, OF
Nevada; Hill and Teller of Colorado; Booth, OF
California; Paddock, OF Nebraska; ana perhaps
others.
Regarding the probable course Of the Democrats
toward the Appropriation bills and the disputed po-
Gtical legislation (which was also discussed by the
committee today, the same gentleman said thatjhe
believed that Congress would yet dig out on top
in this controversy with the President. II Congress
has not right land he believes that 1t
has) to attach repeal measures to appro-
priaton bills, it has at least a right III
voting supplies to carry on the Government
10 dictate the manner and purposes for which the
money should be expended. He thought that the
only solution of the present difficulty would be for
Congress to pass the appropriation bills without
any measures for the repeal Of laws attached, but
TO specify in making the Army appropriations that
no part of the money shall be used for the purpose
Of transporting using troops to preserve
the peace at the polls, and TO insert
in the act making appropriations for the support
of the judiciary restrictive clauses which would
prevent the payment of supervisors or deputy
marshals of elections If the President should then
veto the bills the gentleman referred to would be
in favor of refusing all appropriations and would
be willing to go before the people of bis district on
the issue thus made; but he did not think the
President would dare to veto such bills because
they would involve repeal Of law, and Congress
would simply to appropriate money for certain
specific purposes, which it undoubtedly had right
to do Iti difficult to see what practical difference
there is between this method and the one the Demo-
Gratis have already tried, but il is understood to
have received the appreciation Of all the members of
the Caucus Committee who were present to-day, and
II is believed to meet also the approval of Repre-
septatiyes Clymer and Cox, who were absent.
The notices for the meeting to-day were not sent
out until this forenoon, and the whole affair was
conducted very quietly.
Ii is understood that a meeting OF the Joint
Caucus Committee may be held tomorrow or next
day but as before stated, it is not now the purpose
10 call a Joint caucus of the two houses until the
fate of the Silver bill is determined.
careful hard-mOney Senator who has been study
Ing the matter closely has satisfied himself that
eight Democrats in that body will vote in opposition
10 anv action upon the Warner bill at this session,
while only two Republican Senators for in
Senator Jones' who has been telegTaphed for
ryes three are reported in favor of action during
this session Seven Senators, namely, Bayard, Butler
Eaton, Herman, McPhersOn Randolph and Whyte
were consistent opponents of the Allison Silver bill
Of the last Congress. These, with Wade Hampton,
are believed to make up the eight anti Warner Dem
ocrats referred to- With regard TO the Finance Com
mittee Senators Bayard. Herman, Morrill, and ALI
son are unaerably opposed TO the bill, while Sena
tors Wallace, Beck, Voorhees, and Jones f the lat
ter returns) are in fayor Of its immediate passage
Senator Ferry is claimed by both sides.
Mr.. BLAINE AND TWO SOUTHERN MEN.
CORRESPONDENCE WITH MR.. STEPHENS ABOUT
SPEECH on sECEssIoN-MR. HILL PREPARING
To Do DIRE THINGS