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Show THE C A UCtS. TUo L.loe oi Actlou Adopted Washington, 3, The democratic members of the bouBe of representatives, represent-atives, to day, held another caucus and de;ermiued the line of action in regard to tbe army appropriation bill, and agreed upon the exact terms of , the measure to be separately passed in lieu of the sixth section, it being also agreed that ull consideration of the remainder of the bill shall be deferred de-ferred until thia independent political measure shall have been acted upon by the President. It wiU provide, in eubdtaoce, that sections 2002 and 2003 of the Revised Statutes shall not be con-trued aa authorizing Ihe presence ol United Stales soldiera at the doIIb. except under orders of the President to repel armed enemies of the United States, or in pursuance of Ihe Constitutional Consti-tutional requirement, upon tbe application appli-cation of a legislature of a state, or of a governor, when tbe legislature i cannot be coavened, to repreae domestic violeoce. The bill will be accompanied with a short preamble. Among tha titles suggested lor the bill were the following: "Bill to protect pro-tect the ballot box from military interference;" inter-ference;" "bill to preveat the army and navy from interfering with tbe Ireedom ol election;" "bill to prevent the control of elections in the BtateB by the army and navy of the United Stales,' ' and q "bill to prevent tho use of the army at the pulli and to promote pro-mote the freedom ot elections." It is understood that the title finally adopted is: "Bill to prevent the interference inter-ference by the army with elections." The action taken by ihe caucus is substantially in accordance with the amended report presented to-day by the cDinmitte, to whom the whole subject was recommitted yesterday. Tue effect of tho provision adopted by the democratic caucus, to day, lor enactment in lieu of tbe sixth sectiou of the vetoed army appropriation biP, is to make each state tbe judge as to whether or not federal military intervention inter-vention is needed in any particular instance "lo preserve peace at the polls." It does not interfere with the existing right of the United Slates civil officers to employ a civil force to execute their functions and it therefore obviates the objection to the sixth section as originally passed, upon which the President based his veioof the army appropriation bill. In view, however, of the faot that he emphatically condemned the practice ol putting "riders" upon general appropriation ap-propriation bills, the caucus, to-day, decided ibat it would be wiae to send thia meaeure to him separately in order to leave him no possible means ol tvfidicg tbe political issue, bhould he feel so dispostd, Tbe general belief be-lief is that the Piesident will sign thiB bill and that the approval will bo promptly followed by a grant uf tbe necessary appropriations for the army's support. |