Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-05-30
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he has totally misunderstood me.
Mr.. Huribut-I have not time to turn
away from the matter before the house
to make a side-issue with the gentleman
from Massachusetts. The question now
before the house is, whether or not 1t
shall pass a bill that will break up not
only the organization but the spirit Of
the army. | speak net for the staff de-
partment, but for the fighting branch of
the army. The staff corps exists because
the army exists. This is not ques-
ton between regulars and volunteers.
It is, however, a question of good faith
with men to whom the government has
pledged ITS faith, and SAID that If they
should go into the army aud do their
duty there they would be Kept In the
service SO long as they were fit for IT.;
and when incapacitated for service the
government would not desert them in
their old age. He then proceeded to
criticize the provisions of the bill in de-
tail, and in conclusion appealed to the
house to do justice to these brave, hard
working men-not to cut off at a single
blow such 8 number of effective men
and cast them adrift on the world, for
which their profession unsuited them.
Mr.. Hawley NIn.J, a member Of the
committee on military affairs, spoke in
support of the bill. There were many
things in it which did not meet his en-
tire apprOva', but as a whole he ap-
proved it and supported it. The people
were not in favor Of a large standing
army, but of 80 much as was necessary.
He was of the same opinion, He would
not consent to reduce the army to such
a degree as 10 ght endanger any Interest
of the country. The house would not do
its whole duty IL it failed to sustain and
pass the bill. rr
The house then preceded to vote on
the bill and amendments.
Mr.. Coburn offered an amendment as
a new section repeating the new Law
prohibiting promotions in staff corps,
and il was agreed to.
Mr.. Albright moved to strike out the
thin teenth and fourteenth sections of the
bill relating to the paymasters' depart
ment, and substituting section proyid-
ing that that department shall consist
Of one paymaster-general, with the
rank, pay, and emOluments of colonel of
cavalry; one assistant paymaster-gen-
eral, with the rank, pay, and emOlu-
ments of Northumberland of cavalry,
and two deputy paymaster-generals and
fifty paymasters, with the rank, pay,
and emoluments of majors of cavalry.
Mr.. Durrell moved to lay the bill on
the table. The motion was rejected
yeas, IL; nays, 140. The question was
taken on Mr.. Albright's amendment,
and it was rejected-yeas, SO; nays, I19.
Mr.. Butler Mass. offered that the
headquarters of the army shall never be
removed from the national capitol, ex-
cept in time of war. Rejected, with a
division. The bill was then passed
yeas, 119; nays, 104.
The only changes made in the bill, as
reported by Mr.. Coburn on Saturday
last, are to insert between lines four and
five on the first page, the words, Sex
cept graduates of the military college,"
and to strike out section twenty-one.
Mr.. Albridge, from the judiciary COM
mittee, reported a bill changing the
times Of holding the United States cir
cult and district courts at Evansville, In
diana, TO the first Monday in April and
October. Passed.
Mr.. Burchard presented the report of
the conference committee on the bill to
facilitate the expectation of distilled
spirits, and amendatory of acts relating
thereto.
The house then resumed the conside-
ration of the amendments to the legis-
lative, executive and judicial sppropri-
priation bill, commencing with the
amendments affecting the department
OF State, and providing for a third as
sistant secretary of State, with a salary
of thirty-five hundred dollars, and re-
classifying the clerical force. The
amendments were agreed to-yeAs, l26;
nays, 20.
The amendment requiring a fee of
five dollars to be collected on passports
was cOncurred in.
All the amendments increasing the
clerical force in the various bureaux of
the treasury department were non-con-
Cured in.
The senate amendment restoring the
appropriation of two hundred thousand
dollars for pOstsge-stamps for the treas
ury department was cOncurred in. The
house had originally substituted for it
an item of i've thousand dollars to pay
for the expense of furnishing official
stamps, and letting correspondence go
free through the mails. The same ac-
ton was taken as TO the other depart
ments.
Tie senate amendment authorizing
the employment and payment by the de-
partment o. justice of district-attorneys
in performance of services not covered
by their salaries or fees was concurred
in.
The senate amendment striking out
the provision excepting appropriations
for rivers, harbOrs, lighthouses and
public buildings from the requirements
as to unexpended balances being
covered into the treasury within two
years of the date Of appropriation, and
making the exception apply to the ap-
preparation for theexpenses of the treaty
with Great Britain of May S, 1871, was
opposed by Messers COnger and Free
man, and supported by Mr.. Garfield.
The amendn snt was nOn-cOncurred in.
This concluded the senate amend
ments, and the bill now goes to the COM
mittee of conference. Messrs. Garfield,
Kellogg ICOnn.] and Randall were ap-
pointed as such committee.
The house then adjourned till Mon
day.