, 1879-03-24
OVER-SUNDAY.
a Few Of the Leading Items
OF News from Sat-
urday.
Democratic Policy with Regard
to the Appropria-
!, ton Bills.
Partisan Measures to Be Once More
Enacted in That Con-
nection.
Debate in the Gcrmnn Roichstas
on tho Alsncc-Lorraine
: Question.
Threats Of Secession by the
Threats Of Secession by the
British Province OF
Victoria.


8ptcta1 DISPUTE" to ne Tribune.
WAsnINoToN, u. Ca Alarrh '-lhc joni
Democratic Caucus Committee alter session
Of i've hours today agreed npon poiiey VITA
regard to the Approximation s'illS III" inc re"
neal Of the Supervisor law. Tic ngrccment Is
not cue which promises short scss'on' me
talk of compromise hrs oeeA ~ t'o lrpoSe ~
far as this Committee goes. In somo respects
tho programme decided upon to.aay Is even
moro Violent than tl'o net1on OF tl'e last eot-
grcss. Briefly, the pian IS ths: lnat 'ua
following sections Of thu Revised Statutes Shall
be Internationally repealed, the fcpeall'ls laws
to bo Incorporated In tho Appropriation bslls'
viz: sccs. 600 to 2u2I, inelua!Ve' ma sec
6,521 The difference between th's proposlt'o'.
and that Of the Inst Congress Is, t!at slo repeal
proposed then extended from Sec @@,oli 10 scr.
2U30, inclusive. Tie ncw proposition doce not
suggest tile repeal oi Set. o,0lt to Sec. .,ota,
hut Of Sec. 5000 to Sec. @,o@1, lnclualVe- 1et
this agreement to-day
GOES VERY MUCH FURTHER
than tho schGmo Of the Inst Congrcss, IN that
the repeal OF Sec. E, ises Is proposed !
Tic meaning OF Ills will be moro clearly seen
from au examination ot tl,eso sections. The |
SECTIONS which 1t is proposed to retain In the
laws aru those which authorize two citizens IN
auy citY Of over 20,000 Inhabitants or ton
citizens In any Congressional District,
prtor to tho registration Of voters, to
rc.ttlou tie Judge to hayu tho registration
guarded and scru,intzcd, 10 petition for tho ao-
pointmont Of two citizens, Of different political
parties, able 10 rcad a,.l write the English
language, as Supervisors OF Election. The re-
qu!rcmcut ia that the Court
B11A11 ne ALWAYS OPEN
for the transaction OF business under this iuris-
lictton; the scction prescribing tho duties Of
Supervisors, to challenge, to verify tho lists to
Inspect ntl scEutinIze thu registration u1nl the
like, to attend at tic polls until fhs votes arc
cast md counted, to seruttnt1e Lite tuanncr OF
D., the voting aml tho method Of checking, to
/. personally scrutinzn mil eount enel ballot,
mud to have tho authority to occupy sucll posi-
tons Mt the polls aa will best e,ab!n them to do
this. There tic Democratic Jnlnt Caucus Com
nIttco propose that tho power OF the Federal
Government shall end. The two Supervisors
not tho Chief, arc permitted to lie retained,
but they are deprived Of MI t!elr polieo powers,
md arc to havo
ONLY POWERS OF INSPECTION AND oBsERvA.
TloH.
acc- o,C2O, Which provides the method Tor
!, Furnishing thosn VINO lnolcst these supervisors,
A',a gives tho Chtcs supervisor power to hold
court to determine this, to to bo repealed Scc.
a,o2l, which authorizes tile appointment OF
special Deputies, IL to 10 repealed. sec. -,o3S.,
which rrcscr|Es tic u'tttes Of Uepnty MR.
shals, Rntl the following SECTIONS, Which
give power to lnako arresta md to cnll
upon tho bystanders, arc all to be repcaled.
In addition TO tint 1t Is pFosMscd
to repeal Soc. 55aa, Which uroVtdes tho pena-
ties Tor Interfering with supervisors OIL Elcc-
lions, alnrhhals, or Deputies Oh elcctoil-tlay.
The repeal Of this section would, tn fact, rcrcal
tic 1nw which provides any punishment whit