Year: 1879

CONGRESS AND THE PRESIDENT.
Special to the Star


WASHINGTON, March 19.-Although no
action of any kind has been taken as to har-
monizing the conflicting views of Demo
cratic Congress and 4 Republican President
upon the disputed points on the appropria.
ton bills, it is already apparent that an ef-
fort will soon be made on the following
basis: Ii is already conceded that no issue
will lie made on the teSt-Oath clause in the
Legislative bill, and the Republicans are
ais" prepared to accept the posse comitatus
clause i'll the army bill. which pre-
vents the use of troops 1t the polls.
This will narrow down the con
troycrsy to tho clause about supervisors OF
election, and here is where the battle will
lave to be fought In conversation with
some Southern Democrats, who are willing
to accept any sensible compromise, il is
learned that proposition will be made to
the Republicans to the effect that if their
President will not veto the Supervisor re-
peal law, they will in turn consent to the
passage OF a bin giving each candidate for
Congress in every district The power to So
lect men from his own party 10 serve ut the
polls in the capacity OF Judges Of elections.
as understood in some of the States. Bv
some few of the liberal l-mimded Republicans
this proposition will 10 doubt be fayorably
considered


Another compromise is on foot The
Democratic Senators called upon members
oi the Cabinet to see if the President would
allow bill to go through providing that
Deputy United States Marshals should not
arrest men without a United States Com
missioner's warrant. They were told that
the President would no doubt sign such n
measure, even if attached to the appropria-
ton bills. These compromises are being
discussed in anticipation of the meeting of
the joint Caucus Committee OF Democrats.


TIE LLNCTu OF THE SESSION.


Predictions rs to the length of the extra.
ordinary session are generally wild, but it
looks very much as if there would be less
general legislation than anticipated. At the
Senate, there is no disposition to pro
long the session beyond the passage OF the
regular appropriation bills. At recent
meeting of the Democratic caucus, Senator
Garland, who is always conservative in his
views, introduced a resolution declaring it
the sense of the caucus that there
should be no general legislation what
ever. At the caucus held yesterday he
called it up and had it referred to the
special committee qp this subject, of which
Senator Thurman is Chairman Mr. Gar
land takes the ground that it would be bet
ter party policy and more for the interests
OF the country at large if Congress should
adjourn the moment the business which
called it together is disposed Of All pres
ent appearance may change, however, as
the debate goes on. Hot words in debate
often change the purposes Of both sides
and keep party lines closely drawn.


THE HOUSE COMMITTEES.


Speaker Randall will not name the Com
mttees for ten days yet, with the possible
exception of the Appropriation Commit
tee. This will be composed nearly the
same as last session. Atkins will be Chair
man again, and will have with him Clymer,
Sparks and Singleton of the Democrats
formerly on it and reelected. 1t is said
that Blackburn is to be given his choice of
Committees, and will take the District of
Columbia, of which lie became Chairman
by Williams death last session, and place
on Appropriations.


THE DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS.


II is now learned that in the Democratic
caucus Randall got every vote east and
north of the Potomac.


PENSION AGENT AT NEW ORLEANS.


Gen. Cyrus Bussey, of New Orleans, is to
be made Pension Agent at that point.