New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-02-19

0 o. the business S on create Importance pressing and
oId he nseess pass it unless it were passea
NV botb Houses between this time and next s. ~
ngn, % neasnre for the time with the assurance 10
oDr tends on the other side that immediately aet INC
b OF March We will test the capacity OF TINS sue VI wv
House 10 pass that or similar measure -, ,,om
MT ELDRIDGE Dem; WIS., said the gentleman h All
uassanhnsptts has stated with entire frankDess Wht
sad 70 him that we did intend TO resist 1t TO the utSs'
81 our ability. We believe now as we have always pc
syed hs ina the s sa now and at ali times resist
effort TO turn into Territory any State OF the Union
Mr. 1 the Contested election
and was addressing the House In adyocasy OF the re-
OF the Committee when at u O'CLOCK the house Iooh
cess uh'i !" EVENING SESSION
THE ARMY APPROPRIATION BILL.
Tho House met again at u o'clock In committee Oh .o
Whole Ferry in the chair Oh the Army AppIop''"
NJ ROVER Dem, PENN continued his remarks com.
mcnced night He dsapproyed OF me s renopted
offered by Mr. G9teT On AMI Mary ArS
General debate the bill was limited TO IS minutes oo
Mr. PILE Rep, MOI addressed tho COMMITTEES ior ~
minutes in favor Of the amendment of the Committee on
Military Affairs and against the amendment Oh "en Du'
M GARFIELD Rep ohio Chairman Of the Military ,,i:
Committee addressed the House for IS minutes ~ au,U
i'm Opposition to the amendment offered by Mr. Butler
n the HOusc desired to take the army ana ne II III
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. hut he araid Would lave nothing to
do with producing that result They had been toid 10, io
GcygeroYI Of the Army that they had not any
more troops than needed Tor the actual heeessc
of tho service They had to-day volunteer regehto
cavalry the service TO meet the necessities Oh ts
Indian war Not day passed without headqnar'eers
being bcscged by petitions from the Southern states o
more troops there. .,
Mr.. MILLER ti,cp., Pa Does Gen. Grant recommend
any reduction of the army
Mr.. GHEFiEIDIHe does not, except by ABSORPTION,
M DODGE ep 9% osIeG d tro,0 te Commit
sef Mrsh 1879 the President Of the Uaei states anti or
ed following reduction and consolidation Of The army As
e 6ehsti Of The service nay eg.I ne Of Ar cc AID
Onuauce Departments consolidation II the Quartern1'ir SUB
pAmer as the reduced require No appoint.
shat be made grade until se number OF surplus o,
tioa aud r,iac,ion heea authorized.
Mr. BOYER Dem. Pa.) asked Mr. Dodge whether ms
substitute aid not leave IL discretionary with tho Ires
dent whether to reduce the army or not .,.,,, nm,
TINT is where want to leave it, We have had experience
Of desire of Gen Grant TO reduce the army IL was
today n Is only about 5000 and If the reductions s 90
the army, on the LIST Of January, 1870 VIII w
Mr. III ZINE neop No said he preferred MI Dodges
proposition the other two as being simpler moro COM
i,rehcnsive aud less elaborate. -
Inc question was taken, and Mr. DodgeB substitute
was agreed 10 by vote OF rs TO 90 -
Mr.. BUTLER REP Massl said that ne nan vote f io1
the substitute offered by Mr. Dodge IN order TO XII on
the amendment reported 10y ih9 Connlreve on n
IL had beou said and over again that the General OF
Che Agtny desired reduction. ana the putting the maj
Ter IN ms hands with that fact before the House would
show that the House did not desire any reduction
2.
afraid that the gentleman from Massachusetts had not
as much confidence In the President elect as he had last
Mr BUTLER-I have the same respect for him now
az ever | am only speaking OF precedents, aud pre-
nn"se Tint ne xt time by any accidents God should send
up0u HOratio Seymour, then what shOutu We 90
naItprI with Us in a double IL keeps the word OF
promise aud breaks II to our hope IN con
Mr.. FHRSswORTH declared himself in favor Of the
NJ Itfu
aud the only ono that could possibly get through Do
Houses OF Congress -
Mr. Butler was agreed 81 10 Co., and added 10 the
substitute offered 10y Mr. Dodge IL provides as follows
Yr dconnusroe Of the s Of General N, Army AfsI The
1.h o. a., ,' IN ~ s an oeen ssi no oa.s; agaias,
s' y ore r.5et sIsi Tor ADD
moa service te preee o. Is eEsy M qas9g we haSsr
Of sf tie date that bs Office, Of
ss f Gs ossSse Chef u Esgss,
~ sa ae Who bal hs5 iis rsal ssi rayoX
Css og ' s'Ss . o. so 81 CO., M sT .s SI a'i S
Bnesd,r General, $500; Coone t9sci Aegttooas $50
N2g ,n; a. Si Fl., Iest Ioaie sleo Pint Lieut. By.
a5and soo Secord n,a. +oo second Lieut.. enssai,i
,G, csmp 70 Brighter Gener.i ihions ssoi Aens A..
i i1 it III ' q !. soSiaioa qs.. fas %
~'re. ard 'Gh'f lS.gs'y ,'H' os 'sa =.
,losaaee aud , are p" ba .seoist
, s1 l@ o o aSas, a., to , % per ssu q II, pay q Der
de ~. y I g., ss ssg'i a.. % y 10 81 asss o. a,y
7l ist s ssss 5, 5 . ' s rs % s.
number Z regmetis f1r TIE a''t..e o. ~ 5 80
Burtau OF Military Jnsec sholhag the ohce = M
sr s5ekeepers keeping the med cal ohce 60 the rate OF one f
ever l5I men 10 eject the 9Th Of March 1863
The Committee and reported the bill 10 the House.
Mr. BLAINE moved the following "a substitute for
the amendments Of Messrs. Dodge and Butler:
i enacted That until The military firce reduced To
regiments Of any t,c regiments 81 easr and I've reg
commissions shall be issued regiments
ard he Secretary Of War hereby directed t. consolidate regiments
rspy public service and tie reduction Of the
number 81 officers Permit Until the AfoTenamod minimum reached
be fr staci That until otherwise directed BY
fa appointments AMI promotions the Gen
Department the Inspector Gtaals Department the Pay
Department the Quartermaes Department the Ordnance De-
Is5tm cut In the Medical Department
without taking vote Oh the amendment the House. at
10 o'clock, adjourned.