Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-07-22

Mr.. PERKINS, Of New York. inquired II the bills pro-
posed increase the number of regiments composing the
army or merely the pay Of those serving in that branch
of the public service?
Mr. FAULKNER replied that neither Of the bills pro-
posed increase the number Of regiments in the
service One of them proposed to increase the pay Of
the rank and fe Of the army and the other to retire
disabled officers thererom Both were necessary to pro-
mote the efficiency Of the army.
The question was then taken the motion to suspend
the rules and 1t vas decided in the negative by the fol-
lowing vote. two-thrds not voting in favor thereof
YEAS-Messrs. Abercrombe, David ]. Bailey, Thomas H.
Baylcy, Banks, Beche breckenridge, Bugg, Carpenter
Chamberlain, Chandler. Churchwel, Clark. cilngman Col
quit, Curtis Cutting, John g. Davis Dick Disney, Dowde
Eddy, Edgcron, Edmundson Ellison, Farley Faulkner
Fenton, Florence, Franklin, Green Greenwood Sampson w.
Harris HEM Iias. Hysr Roland Jones Ke Kerr
Maxwell, May Mddleswarth, Morrison, Nichols Noble Oil
ver Orr Packer Psckham Bishop Perkins, John Perkins
Roiis Thomas aiteSoy Robbins, Russell, saSo, Shaw,
Shower William R. Smith, George W. Smyth, Frederick p
Stanton Richard stanton Hester Stevens st5sab
vansant Valley, Walsh Israel Washburn Wells, Tappan
Wentworth, WesbrOOk, Wte, D. 3. Wright, and Hendrck
NAYS-Messrs Ball, Benton, Boyce, Campbell Cobb, Cor
win, Cox crocksr. Thos Davis Dent Dickinson Eastman,
A. Harlan, Harrison, Hastings HILL Houston, d. T. Jones'
Kttredge Knox, Kurtz, Letcher McCulloch Macdonald
McMslsn. Mcqueen, Mace, Macy Maurice, MayalI Mil
William Smith, ssston, Andrew Stuart Nathan Q. Taylor,
Upham Wade Wabridge, B. waahburne, j. Wentworth,
Wheeler, Yates and Zolicofer-s3. ~
AIR. FENTON, under suspension Of the rules from
the Committee on Commerce, reported back, with an
amendment in the nature of substitute Senate bill
creating collection district in New York. be called
the district Of Dunkrk and constituting Dunkirk port
Of entry, sc. II
Mr.. +. briefly explained the bill, when the substtate
was agreed TO and the bill read the third tne ana
passed
The title was then amended by adding thereto, Sand
the ports Of Barc.lona Silver Creek and cattaraugus
Mr. JONES, Of Louisiana, moved to suspend the rules
enable the Committee Public Lands to report back
Senate bill making grant of lands to the State Of Loui
sana to aid in the construction of railroad in said States
which motion was disagreed to.
Mr.. HOUSTON moved that the House go into Commit
tee of the Whole the state Of the Union with the view
Of disposing Of the army appropriation bill
The motion was decided in the Affirmative Yeas 90,
nays 81.
| ARMY APPROPRIATION BILL.
And the House accordingly went into Committee Of the
Whole the state Of the Union, r WRIGHT, OF Penn
syvana the cha and resumed the consideration Of
the bill making appropriations for the support Of the
army for the year ending the SOth Of June, 1885, the
pending question being on the amendment of Mr. STAN
TON, Of Kentucky which proposes 20 repeal much Of
existing laws authorizes the appointment Of military
officers superntend the national armories, and makes
it the duty Of tho President, by and with the advice and
consent of the Senate to appoint competent and we'll
qualified civilians superintend the said armories.
Mr. VANSANT said that this was measure of more
Importance to the great industrial interests of the
try than many supposed it to be- Memorials had been
here from thousand mechanics invoking Con-
gress relieve them from the superintendent and de-
i graduation Of military rule while they engaged in
civil employments. These memoriasts but breathed
voice which beat deep and strong In great bosom They
were not class which sought places where little to
be done and much Was to be received they were not
who hung about the corridors and lived in the ves
bules of the national halls; but they were men who
engaged in great industrial pursuits and whom the
world in its divided history, had acknowledged to
be credit to society This subject had received the
calm and impartial consideration of the select committee
who were charged Herewith, and majority OF it's mem
bers had arrived at the conclusion that the military
perntendence Of the national armories where civilians
were employed should no longer be continued.
He then argued at length in support of the amendment
declaring that the system Of military superintendent
civilians was great wrong an insult to the mocha
| mics of the country
Mr. KEITT replied. He remarked there had been much
said about memorials and great parade had been made
about them, and the number had been specified The
committee had been told that there had been military
usurpation and tyranny that these workmen had been
ground to the dust and from their very prosraon had
come UP this voice. like the voice Of many waters He
found examination, that the select committee this
subject raised the 18th of last February and that
the first petition for the abolition or the present system
superintendent was presented on the 18th OF March
This petition from the District Of Columbia, from
men who far the elective franchise was concerned
urcitizeniSed to speak. These persons lived
more than hundred miles from either Of the nationa
armories, and their memorial printed and from
the very spot where the committee in session. The
other memorials in the very words Of the first
presented, and these petitions were stereotyped.
He stood here as the representative of no class 1t
was the boast Of the Constitution that classes
recognised here. He did not stand here as the rep
resentatve Of mechanics lawyers, physicians but as
representative of the interests of the who's country
and he now asked whether the military SUPPLEMENTARY
was not better than the civili
He then argued to that the present system should
be maintained.
4 Mr.. DAVIS, of Rhode Island commended that in our
Government great aim should be to keep the military
and civil power as distinct possible They anita
gonistic however much attempt to disguise the
fact and should be kept separate. He proceeded to
show that civil superntendence much less expensive
/ to the Government than military superintendent.
Mr.. SHELTON moved the following as substitute for
the amendment Of Mr. STANTON, of Kentucky, well as
for tho item which that gentleman had moved to attach
his proviso which item appropriates $780, for the
manufacture of arms and $3.50 200 for repairs and i'm
provenents at the armory at Harper's Ferry:
"That the manufacture of ut Harpers Ferry and
Springfield DO discontinued and that the Secretary Of War be
contract for the manufacture and supply Of all
which may be necessary supply the army and navy
4 object
Mr.. sKELTON argued that his amendment would do
away with this contest between civil and military
intendence and that it would establish proper system
for the Government to pursue.
i The amendment was disagreed to.
Mr. BANKS argued that the abolition Of the military
observation-disclosures armories clear proposi