The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1868-04-10
4sli&(etlNntnuS.
REDUCTION OF THE ARMY,

IN The S,nGte Of tie tnHed states, Mrch
Dist, 1865, the Irmy appropriation bW
JciH9 Wder Consideration: =
MIR. BUCKALEW offered the follow
ing amendment as an additional see
tiom:
"Aad be HJirider aacfed, that from
and after the first day Of May next, the
ARMY shall be reduced to Il number
not exceeding thirty thousand men,
rank and file; and that the President
of the United States proceed TO make
all necessary orders and regulations
for muStcrilg out men and officers and
to effect such reduction"
Mr.. b. then addressed the Senate as
follows in support of the amendment:
Mr.. President, 1 am unwilling that
this important appropriation bill should
pass without some expression Of Opin-
ion from the mcmhcr- Of the Senate
who agree with Il large part of the
people of the county out of doors that
the Army of the United States ought
to he reduced, and reduced promptly.
did not call for a division upon the
amendment of the Senator from Ken
lucky Mr.. Davis beeailsc | was not
sure that his amendment did not 90
too far, as n first moVEment. | now,
thn nnmbnr rhanrnd and made "a lnrno
th9t there can he norrosonnble nunsti6n
thnt thnrn viii Lr'nn oGnnuotn humber
of officers and solIinrs left Hf if he
olnmt"d No nnnstituIo fhn Irmv Of tho
Irritnd 5tofCs
Wo have lisfonpd to dpbate this
r,oruinm uuon tho onnrnnriotiOns and
"rIIar. fnr thr NrrnNi durin~ tho nnst
,.',,, 3ri dnIin~ thG c',,rnnf vnor d
! Gn'nnf think th5t thp i'nnortn1t nIIr..
| tinn now il. how mucn money sholl he
| nr,rnrriot9d for thn suruErt of the
/ frr,v inr thr romina vcor Whatever
am,n,inf nf rynnnGifrn j. inrurrnd
Which is NOT prnvidcd for hv hi. nm
nrnnriation hin will be made M here
aIftlr If mnst hv mot bvus. # must
Encnrnrod nv - o'dntricnrv Iill wbnn
,,-,,-srmhIc In Bprpmbrr nryt or ot
.nr'r other timn Therrlorr whrtbnr
v"aunrnnrintr 5I5,0OO. GOO or 53O 900 000
w, sID 0Od 900 i'm fine present bill to thp
y,,,nrt oI thr ARMY nronnr is nnrhons
nnt material. IfwG onltronriotc more
m,nnnv thnn will Inc nrrdcd thc rr.rIf
Viii he thnt a certain amount viii re-
","ir in thn'Trrosurv ,mnynpudcI which
h"s Irnn nunronriofnI inv Iaw If thr
nIItlav j. td be greater tIinn thc .l,m an
ppnnriatpd. Won will he rpuuirpl here
ittf' 5iif, +" Mako IN thr m n%rrssnrI iN "mnnnt
i,, ,ntin~ nn additionol ornronriatiou
r,In,n thGS 5Trnosurv Thr mod~ by
m,Iirb tho oynonditi,rn fnr military NM.
,,,t". .'N'' cnn any Ina rrimrnI i. hv rpdmrSr tho
iI ,e,. Of niinn,s and s6Idiors v,h37 nrl
-, t,"i''o, nr'.,nmnrtnG ~ hv nrnviIin" ifinr.
"nt ~ r,tni Of romnanl2tinn far t6nn ar
I,,, r,'ttin~ afr ,nrnr Of thr rollotrroI out.
1SS,.l nnnnnrlnI with tho or~lnil,linn
"HSd 'tSd nomnTcmrut Of thc ARMY,
Now, Nh President. can nnvthirr h,
,,.cro cInor tLan that - rnrra nvnrrdinu
mrti, thn,,.nnG i uunnrnyyo,,,' ot Xxx
ti,ESo ui,'S and thot a fnrnn ~ IarG, ~. that
VII ,li'I NOT nrnh1biv Ln nrnpssnrv hurind
thn w., r"Vt 't rr,ro '''''
'''I iInrn i. - nroposition which viii fest
,ontIrmnn unnn thc m,estion or rrrnrm
9,,hnu,,h 10 nnf otlnr if far thn nur
nose nf maxine test. | do NOT offer i
fnr thn nurunse Of nuttin~ mcntlnme,
mJ'nn 'W' th. rdrnrd and nolIdin@ them rn
snron.ihie for thrir votes, ofIrr if fo
tEo IoUG 6,jr uurno,r nf reform consid
crcd hv itself and for ITSELF At th,
san,o timr how~yrr \ our action. on fiji
9"nnstinm wiIl dpGnp 'our n0,itinns mo-
nnly 10 uur4clycs, but to- the pcople O