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Show 1 DEMOCBATIC CAl t lS , Precautious i'oLien to Mttlii-taiu Mttlii-taiu N-crcj . 1 Washington, 2 The democratic .house caucus was held in the hall of 'the hcu.e ehortly utter 12 o'clock. ' Before any business was transacted owing to foil reports ol tpteuhea which have been published aud which were made in tbe caucus Becsion-j, a select committee consisting of Evans, Talbot, King, McMillan and Wise was appointed tor the purpose of malting a tour of the upper lobbies : and galleries with a view ol ascertain- ing if there were any parties allowed I access to the rooms or halls adjoining j th 3 house gallery during the progress of the caucus. It appeared to he the j idea that memherB of the press iu sointi way eiaureted toemselves in this portion ot the building to obtain the proceedings. The cuuimittee, however, how-ever, failed to dibcover any one in tbe upper lobbies excepting an attendant upon the ladies retiring room. All the doors leudiug to Uie galleries ol ihu hoiicte were aecurely fastened aud m.t a soucd could be heard from tii'j inside. During this investigation a prominent democrat appeared at 'one of the back corridor doors, which are carefully guaided by two reliable doorkeepers, who never permit any-oue any-oue excepting members to enter the corridor during a secret session, and upon taking his stand between the doorkeepers, with the door a little ajar, diaputched a messenger to a colleague inside, telling him to speak, now that he was at the door listening. After waiting a few minutes without hearing a syllable, he remarked: 'T told them nothing could be heard out here," and reentered the hall. At 2.20 the caucus took a recesj, Chalmers Chal-mers and Carlisle, members of the house caucus committee, being din patched to confer with the senate committee of a like character. Returning Re-turning at 2.45 p.m., the caucus again resumed business. Notwithstanding the extraordinary injunctions of secrecy imposed upon the proceedings of the house democratic demo-cratic caucus to-day, it can be stated as a fact that the report, by the joint caucua committee concerning lbs army appropriation bill, not only failed to obtain adoption but was recommitted. re-committed. Four different views wore advocated by the various speeches in the caucus today, each having numerous supporters hut none a majority. These were first to do nothing further in regard to the army appropriations thia session, or else to pasa the bill again without any alteration alter-ation whatever, but accompanied with a declaration, that if the President Presi-dent again refused to sign, he must take the responsibility of leaving tbe army without supplies. The second waa to paad the sixth aao lion as a separate measure, without any change in its provisions, and aend the rest of the bill to tbe President without any ether alterations. Third To modity the sixth section in accordance ac-cordance with the recommendations ol the joint caucus committee and send it to the President as au independent inde-pendent measure Fourth To pass the army appropriation with the modified sixth section as a part of it, and thue, in the event of his expected approval, close up thia entire controversy, con-troversy, both as regards politics and supplies. Tt is understood that the report was recommitted by twelve majority, aud that thia action was hated mainly upon the argument lhat tbo section, as amended by the joint committee, was not sufficiently explicit lo present with tbo desired clearness ihe issue with which the President should be confronted, namely: whether or not troops should in any case be used to preserve peace at the polls. It is believed that the seuaie caucus, if not abruptly terminated termi-nated by tbe news of the action at the other end of tbe capital, would have adopted Ihe report ol ihe joint committee with practical unanimity. Caucusea of democrats in both branches of coDgresB have been called for lo morrow, when, in all probability, prob-ability, a line cf policy in regard to this bill will be definitely and finally agrsen upon. It is stated lhat no little time nas to-day devoted io tbe democratic caucuB to d'scusiiog tbe impropriety of members making public the utterances ut-terances of their colleagues. One member expressed his eurprise and chagrin that the proceedings of a caucus deliberation taking place under un-der the pledge of secrecy, should be retailed out to penny a-liners. At the Ireceut caucus he hud made a speech I and . he had never lisped a word of it 1 ' lo any human being out of the caucus. What was the result? A nearly ver-bation ver-bation report had been telegraphed to the four corners of the earth. He had been hurt in the house; his friends and he regarded it an outrage. Representatives were never more eagerly sought than they bnve ben to night aud they were never more reticent. An old member shook hia head to a question, and onlv said: The most I can do is to assure you lhat to-day'B action contemplated contem-plated the Bhfety of the country. coun-try. Another member, after positively posi-tively declining to say anything blurted out "Well, no conclusion was reaohed." All sorts of rumor are rife. One is to the effect that there was a split in the caucus and an adjournment was taken until tomorrow; to-morrow; that there waa a great deal of te.lk to no purpose, and that evety member preeeot was then Bworn to secrecy. This latter statement is plausible in view of the fact lhat at an early hour to-night callers were informed that "Mr. is ill and will see no one;" "Mr. has re tired for night," etc. At all events, definite information is notobtainable. Another story, and it is probably a correct cor-rect one, runs that the caucus absolutely abso-lutely declined to accept the report of the joint committee as outlined in these dispatches yesterday, and re commilttd it for them to put in some other form, hopeful that it might be so amended bo as to be favorably favor-ably passed upon. The democratic demo-cratic Benatcra at 3 o'clook this afternoon also went into caucus for Ihe purpose of receiving and acting upon the report of the joint committee concerning the army appropriation, but it is understood the session was prematurely terminated upon tbe receipt of information that the house caucub had tailed to accept the report. Debate had not been proceeded pro-ceeded with sufficiently to indicate what degree of favor the report would have met with, had it been brought to a vote. Tbe caucua adjourned shortly after 4 o'clock. I |