New-York tribune., 1874-05-29

The vote then taken concurring IN the Sc nate
substitute. and IL reiected-Yeas, 10; Nays, l64
| Mr.. MAYNARD then moved a Committee OF Confer
the dagreeing votes and 1t was ordered Yeas
Nays the whole matter now goes TO Confer
Mr.. KELLOGG Rep.. Comm made personal xplana-
ton based upon mistake in the make up Of the report
OF Yesterdays proceedings In The Nep York Express by
which some remarks made 6y mr. GymTb @ pe pead,n
the congiomerate paragraph, caused much amusement
Thss M Kellogg Gad said had been
| attributed 10 him. lLaughter.l
THE REDUCTION OF THE ARMY
| The House then took up the bill Tor the gradual
reduction OF the army.
Mr. COBURN (Rep.. Ind) explained and advocated
the bill. He dsavowed. on the part of the Committee
on Military Affairs, any disposition of hostility to the
army. on the contrary, the Committee had nothing
but profound respect and nd honor for aS tne army
had Committee that there could he con,
judgment was. that the reduction provided IN the pend
ing bil was not large enough. He Thought that the
as with an army OF $4,000 men, the man woiK OF lhe
army being to take care OF the Indian frontier lie pro
the saving the Government which the passage OF this
bill would effect at about s7OOO,0Oo
ment which he intended TO offer that the headquarters
army shall be removed from the capal OF
the nation except III time of war.
Mr. NESMITH Dem, OregOn) another member Of
the Committee Military Affairs. stated that, in the
main he opposed to the bill He should like con-
don of affairs TO exist in which there woud be no need
q hs 81 be
against the proposed reduction behalf of the frontier
ate Necessity and he quoted Gen sherman.
sion that be all the first twenty pages
of the Army Register torn out aud all the higher officers
abolished than see one infantry regiment disbauded
But IL these constant attempts TO interfere Win the
organization were TO be kept up, officer OF
spirit and culture would desire to remain IN the army
Indians take possession of the frontier; Referring to
the eulogies of the Indians by Messrs Parker
ind he rdc0ied them % and sdSracrerzed the fhans
cowardy depreda,ing bianketed set OF thieves and
scoundrels. He secuted the idea OF controlling the In
by means of the Peace Commissioners who were
d n6t deny that, bat their qaacstons We're not such
as to enable them TO control Indians. man should
he is put They were told in Scripture that Nebuchad
ate grass, but he had never heard that he had
become fit for beef or that he would have made good
Mr. MACDoUGALL Rep.. N ". another member Of
section in regard to the Adj Generals Department
by making it consist of one adiutangenera with the
erals with the rank OF colonel; four, with the rank OF
lieutenant;colone and ten with the rank OF major .
Mr.. HAwLEY (Rep.. Comm, another member OF the
Military Committee spoke opposition to the BILL par
ticulary TO those features of it which looked to reduc
tion Of the officers He regarded the eternal, inces
demoralizing He favored the devislug Of some per-
position to officers Speaking of West Point he reminded
the House that a smaller proportion OF men educated
Rebellion than OF in any other branch Of the service
Diplomatic, Judiciary, or Legislative,
p., -
private soldier had betrayed his trust, while quite
number OF officers educated West Point had done
Mr.. HAWLEY said he had heard that statement be-
fore Referring to the recent disturbances IN Arkansas,
pany aud said that IL would be better for the Govern
TO pay the whole expenses Of the army for
rather than not have had that little detachment
Little Rock. The commotion and disgrace that would
otherwise have arisen would have been held up as
national reproach years hence.
Mr MACDOUGALL moved to lay the bill Oh the table,
which motion was negat1ved.
The previous question was seconded ana then the Dill
went until Tomorrow.
The SPEAKER announced the following as the Spe-
cal Committee on Arkansas Affairs; Messrs. Poland
(Rep., VIII Ward (Rep, ul1, WOodfOrd (Rcp, n. ",
sayler Dem. Ohio) and Sloss Dem., Ala
The House then at II o'clock, took recess until ~
the evening session to be for the consideration of the
bill TO amend the tariff.
EVENING SESSION.
The House met at u and into Committee OF the
Whole Mr. Tyner (ReD, IndD in the Chair, the bill to
amend the Tariff and Internal Revenue laws The pro-
ceedings opened with discussion on ute butts based
on proposition by Mr.. KAssON Hep Iowa., from the
Committee of Ways and Means. to make the duty on
that article % per ton, and to admit free Of
man manufacture the h6er Of the ramie plant
The debate which thus opened and which lasted
Isep, Ind J. Mr.. Wilson dsep icwal, Mr. Butler Gep,
Mass), Mr. Kelley Rep., PENN. Mr.. Hawey lRep,
Conn.,, Mr.. Monroe Qsep., Ohio), Mr.. Dawes (Rep,
Massl. Messrs. Lnttreli and Page pems, CALI Mr.
Finally an amendment by Mr.. EAMEs (Rep., r. H.
that the machinery to be admitted free Of duty should
adopted aud thus amended Mr.. Kassons proposition
| was agreed 10.
Mr.. Myerss amendment Of last night in regard 10
Masic iron making the duty IL the other
| was adopted.