The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-04-19
House u Representative.
WASHINGTON, April Is, 1880


WASHINGTON, April Is, 1850
PASSAGE OF TIE DEFICIENCY APPROPRIATION Bill.
The Deficiency bill was taken up
Mr.. HoUsroH, (dem.) Of Ala, demanded the yeas and
nays on It's passage
Mr.. SIBERIAN, (rep) Of Ohio reminded gentlemen that
they insist the yeas and nays the paage Of
Appropriation bill they may be defeated.
Mr.. Houston replied that bis object defeat this
bill, and he was willing to take the responsibility.
Mr. SHERMAN, in reply TO question by Mr.. Curtis, said
there single item in the bill not recommended
nciency bill which has been reported for years
Mr. GoocH, (rep) Of Mass, would vote for the bill,
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only such debts as its friends could vote 70 pay.
M Houston replied there was scarcely an item 10 the
tress itself had incurred the obligation.
The bill passed, 10 against 63.
THE DEFENCE o TEXAN FRONTIER.
The House went into Committee OF the Whole on the
Military Academy BILL as returned from the Senate with
the amendment anthorsrg the calling INTO the fsd The
mounted regiment OF Texas volunteers.
Mr. STANTON (rep) Of Ohio sAio there are indie atoms
OF lndan disturbances In Washington and California; ~
there are now in Texas and New Mexico Therefore the
subject Of the protection OF the frontiers is one the
Houee ought TO take into serious consider elton; ana
some system should, practicable, be ADOPTED
to afford adequate relief The depredati0ne are commit
by maraudpg parties, and there such thing as
open public enemy hence the character Of the de-.
Tense would partake Of police service. settisms nv
could he protected from occasional depreciation
than city could from occasional burglary. An Inss
cork be done therefore, would be 70 pursue and punsn
the ndes There 60S federal troops IN Texas TINS
Is sufficient a. TO the The infantry there are perfect
~ useless and the proper mode OF 70 convert
pcrtcu OF them into mounted troops he referred to the
history Of the Of the boroer 70 SHOW that
the Ipaans need prole - much as the whites, be
causc the IaWleee white population 10 disposed &c commit
Oh the pcghboring indians. The description
Of the regiment proposed was not the proper kind Of
police required unless we desired 70 extsrminAte the
Indians
= M CrRrs lrep.) q Iowa, said that this was mot
s,,on Of dollars and cents but he and death. he
= favor Of additional mounted regulars It wond be
long time before the infantry could be taught horssm
sb,p Tho Texas rangers essent tally necessary to
he protection Of the frontiers; accustomed as tney
we're IN Ino,sn warefare. Because few white
men have committed depredations, II was no reason
Why the people should not be protected. TO
restore peace was necessary to pursue and eectuay
chssiise the Indians. He favored the be-
its object recommended by the Secretary II
War.
Mr. REAGAN, (dem Of Texas, referred 10 Official docu
merts 10 ft0w the utter baicqusCy Of the federal troops
the 'cRscr, ana earnestly advocated the mounted
regimen.
Mr. olN, (rep.) ofN. Y said the accounts from the
Texas frontier highly exaggerated for Interested
pun cses There hosuties except on the part
Of fes vsgaboncs, and vas proposed TO employ
The men who commenced the disturbances 70 hunt them