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: uaoHsaasng srnotsrs. ard de.srmiasa %
aka Il up Ism their hasa EARNINGS. ms alf1
said vzslhe csiSSa II NE waole ciiae at's. III
3 todk Ire aoeasian say that e did not speaN :,
. Ire represfafaiise IL ihess mens but As 7 CT
en--as san prelesssng 10 have some 81 she 4
ellass II EamAaisJ fpr Be- deelAred nsAofe
id and the country, thaa Il ever there vas oPr n
fessi6n praetsed on hurn1n bsiugs. l. vas RfAer d
sed 81 lhess unodeadiSg aImofeTs ~ me On IN
els of The array. lie would give one gross ana n
apraa, Instances Of opptession and inlusles, eup
4 many others. 10 shce the Ha1ss ~ these
hen did not complain tithogl .
Upon The in,Todaction VI tif. -
rmesies il became the pleasure itllsaly
hief al Springfield 10 iauodnee yafisty p 81
,ers, which wsrs found ~ The worknsa g y ~
oppressive hat they could not endure men ms II
rev werr disposed u Break out al once inio Te-
,is.ahce and would hare done Sol bat ~. lns
most sitenuoas efFotls of thei. tfiends, ana w.
friends 81 government and good order, 70 snaqee
uailder measures. Bs ibis sdricss tnfy anPoins-
"a i cpmnAiueeso wait On the supeElnsspassnA |
ana represent 10 him The grievances they SnneE-
ed under these military orders. The sqpenia,
,eRdens. however, by his sovereign Will aaa
pleasure. refused ID reeeive connmilies oi AZ
fmorers The aext thing was The appelnsuisA,,
of ccfnmitles 10 wall on the Piesiaep', ~ ~
make The same representations % him ana w.
cou mitlee had 20 obtain leave Of absence 70 ~
!, washington Tor his purpose. from lhe % as-
E,s,-arp1aref: fof IRE superintendent. immediaIeS
nv ag,et refusing 10 receive the committee, ieIt
Springfield for Washington. And Mtr y.
would here remark that, thocgh he haa peen ~
efice but little over year, be had neen on ny y
washington ave oil six times, Hsying mus 9o-
laaia4a lave ofabsence from the maslerarmcffr,
4 on the fTesfuvu Wy shinstant waited
Ices 10 him. They also waited on the Military
lcommsttes Of The Senate and the House, and
lon ssveral OF the members OF both Houses ~
But whilst they were here, 10 this lawful and
orderly way Ibis sers military superintendent lipr
ing a Fnlsrs Hdssl sCrosS home 10 tks uasisr-ar-
inefsr 10 discharge srsry sns Of them; and hey
l,rsre Discharged This, Mf. c.said, was a speci-
men OF oppression. which be hoped had sneyer
VET found a parallel In this country,
MIR. Bovine moved to strike out that section
Of the bill which sn,hor.ses military supesinieh-
ldenls, but the Chairman SAID il was not in or
der At that time.
On Fednssdsy, lhe Consideration Of The Army
bin was resumed, in committee Of the whels.
Mr.. Edwards. made some general remarks
amer whehfhe question was taken or lne lot
lowing amendment n Mi. Mason, OF Ohio
ssThai the regiment Of dragons, authorized
LEA, 1896 DO disbandsd on the lst day Of oetooe
next" .f
II was agreed 70 By leiers-ayss e5 nay
On THURSDAY, ,hefHouse resumed ths consid
GRAFTON Of the Senate bill preI sling for he rsduc
hon and reorganization Of eIf4army The Dues
lion was on c6ncurring with the amendments
Iihe coanlillee This whole.
The question was frs. put on the following
s.Thai the Regiment Of Dragons apihotizs'
ID be raised and oreGnizsd BY The ACT Of MAJ
90. 1886, be disbanded on the Isl day Of Octo
Der next"
The vote was yeas 100, nays 50. So th'
amendment was concnrred in !
u After colcurEencs in several, anfmparian
amendments, the question was put 0u the a
! mehdment or MIR. Calhoun, striking ouI III
second section which provides for a military su
periniendance Of the armorles, and insetglng n
following - Thkl the superintendent " III
. national armory shall receive 1880 each. an
the master arnofers $1,000 each, annuallyi ina
the psymasler and military s,GrekeePer at lh
harmony and arsenal shall receive each Sl,250
and that none OF the said otiicers, and no office
al the armofy, shall receive emolpnients o
eompensAiion, or communication, beyond thel
: stipulated pay IN money, except quarters actual
! EIy provided forf and occupied BY each ofhcer
and that DO military BtoTekeeper at the aTsena
shall receive pay o. empuments beyond $50
annually, and quarters actually provided an
occupied, lie.
1 The yeas and nays being demanded BY Nj
. 100 me ainenumen waEConcurred m. ~ ~
. II Other amendments OF the COMMITTEES of II
, whole were coneufred in, one Of Them 10 dii
: Pense with the services Of two surgeons and te
Acknowledgements.
,, The. bill was finally passed BY vote Or 10
10 50, more than two 10 one. III will 1be see
that the Senate have refused to cons1r LIN ii
aRsndnontssana an order was. made tot 4 CON
. m3uee Of conference
On Friday, the House acted On large nun
fber of private bills.
Towards the close Ct the sitting. Mr. Staal
moved that The House lake up the bill from ID
Senate respecting the organization Of the
and for other purposes - for the purpose 81 NOV
ling the appointment Of committee iofEconfel
ence on the dlsaerseing votes. HIl'1E]
After some opposition, the House agreed Il
take up The bill n
Mr.. S,anly moved that the House ipsstoi
Us anne ailments thereto, and appoint, a commit
4 tes Of conference TO mreIih committee Or III
Senate, on the disagreeing votes Or ths ~,
Houses rs
The motion was agreed 10.
on Saturday the confsrees Oh The Arm,
Bill made their Report 10 beh Houses III.
| They recommend, several hanges in lie tw,
Bills, and that The Cd Regiment Of Drsgbons b,
kept until after The 4th or March next, when il b,
icha1ged into fiae regiment.
The military supetintendenes Of the Armoriei
i agreed to, with Recommendation d. dedue
tion Of salaries. All The Military Store Keep.
ers but two are 10 be abolished. II
X The companies Of iifemen and artillery are Il
tbs reduced TO ~, and the dragon companiesJ.c
I5O.\f
lnNthe Senate, Mr.. Evans very briefly ex-
EpIagGsdlhe amendments agreed upon, and after
some femenstrance from Mr.. Bates of Mass 4,
he action Of The Commiltee Interference 10 the
snperintendsRce Of the Armories, the senate
eoncurTed ID lie Report. I
The House did u6t act on the Report. II!
/ CorrGpondtneeqf The Baltimore .9asriean.
MONDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
Ia the Senate, the adjournment Resolution a.
doptsd by the House was postponed pniiEIM on-
day next and made the special order fob that
day. MI Preston moved tie poslponement,
and expressed bis anxiety 10 be present when the
Resolutions should be debated.
H. II ADJOURNMENT or CONGRESS-
IL the Houst, Mr.. Mason Of Ohio, for lhe frs.
business, caIledfor the orders Of the day, which
were resoIulionS
Mr. Mason then presented Joint Resolution,
requiring the President Of the Senate and The
Speaker ofthe House 70 adjourn their respective