The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-06-27


6essssis ofhcs from sa.ocs 70 ss.ago. and that
rse c . sr 70 so sSS Of
1900 ENLISTED MEN.
The House bill provided that no money APP
ptopriated by the CT SHAH be paid FOR recruit
ing the army beyond the number Of 1900 CO.
listed men. The Committee on Appropriations
reported an amendment to make the number Of
enlisted men 25O0C. including Indian scouts and
hospital stewards. and providing that nothing
I'm the act shall be oonstrued to prevent enlist
men,s for the signal service which shalt here
the force OF enlisted men now provided by law.
Tue smendment wss agreed 70.
e1be House bill also contained q clause pro-
vtdinR that hereafter the pdmNer Of enlisted
men in the signal service shall not exceed $50.
The Senate committee reverted an amendment
Other amendments reported BY the CON mitteo
were agreed to as follows Increasing tho an
'ss TaS '9 ,sS, O .na a' alter
the arrt day Of January next there shall be no
more than forty paymasiers in the army, the re-
duction TO he made nv dropping from the rolls
the Junior commissions until the maximum OF
FORTY is reached.
IL the discussion on the above amend ment,
Mr.. Thurman DEN, Ohio said he knew Of an
instance where . hesite nsnt was assiened 10 duty
as a lieutenant colonel, and received The pay OF
the higher grade. He thought that was wrong.
Mr.. Cameron (Rep.. Pa) said Lieut.. Grant was
on the stat OF the Lieutenant General, with the
compliment 20 the President OF the United
States by the Lieutenant General Of the Army |;
II
major OF Heucenant-colonel would have bern.
What were tire SERVICES Of Gsn- Grantf lie
fought more battles and was more successful
than Napoleon. Yelling on In all his military
eervices was not TO be compared 10 Grant; yet
England bOnored him with the title Of Duke,
and Parliament nckno~ lodged his services 10y
rewardine him handsomely. why should war
be made upon Fred arantf for this wns war
ment would probably save ave or siI hundred
dollars by reducing him 10 his RANK Of lieutenant.
BAD HISTORY AND BAD LOGIC.
Mr.. Thurman said tue senator from Pennsyl-
vania should tie uuder obliestions to hin
uhurman) for anordlng him the opportunity OF
delivering such un excellent speech IN favor
of Gen Grant and Gen. sheridan. bat his friond
(Cameron) alluded TO the awards bestowed upon
the Iron Duke by Great Britain. A single years
, n.s OF me Msrauis on westminster or the
amount voted to Wellington ty Parliament.
The Senator cameron said Parliament be-
American people had bestowed upon Gen
Grant title creater than that of Duke. the title
Of the President of the United States. 1t
people were ungrateful 10 Gen. Grant.
He ThurDan) did not think II right that
mere Lieutenant should be appointed To the
rank Of Lieutenant Colonel and receive the pay
Of thai grade when there were men who nd
grown gray in the service Of their country stu
subord mate officers OF the army. "A. had a lever
said unkind word OF the President; but,
while he respected him for ms achievements, he
must say that n was not the proper way to re-
ward him for his services by selecting his son
for the position. II WAS not by select az MEM
veterans of war. thsi the President should be
hOnored. The people of the United states did
not desire TO honor him by seleciine his son, IN
position. There was a form Of government IN
the world where tue nation was bound TO take
care Of the progeny of the King, but that " rs
not In our form of government, aud what coaild
NOT be dune here directly should not be done iu-
directly.
Mr.. Edmuuds (Rep.. VT said the Senator from
ONO tAr. Tnurman) hAd alluded TO the war
OF them, and something was due hin. lie law
said he might select two Officers for his aids. and
lie went to HE OLD comnaniou "a arms aud
SAID know the lighting blood and the exec
utive blood OF your family ~ eood-thst has
been dem onstrAtec bet NE have your son for
my stHff' MIR. Edmuuds then argued that TIE n.
Washington himself selected the son OF his
freud lrambull, a mere Lieutenant. Is an aid.
| ana he selected him because he was the son Of
one OF hts chief officer. IN whom Washington
| had confidence.
| Mr.. T'hurman said the idea that the Leuten-
an -SentrH must have grand military Tan ~
| around him not tho :aea Of the American
people Let any man read the account Of how
Won Moltke lived. Let him look at the Prussi an
| army where MS iriehd sonurz once told MN he
saw three barons sersing ne privates and clean
Ing their own horses. lhere was no such spleu-
did military families there.
ADDITIONAL AMENDMENTS.
Other amendments reported by the committee
| were agreed 10 ~ follow:
Increasing the nnmoe. Of ludisn scouts from 40 70
500, ans INCREASING ue appropriation 10 tilai purpose
iroin s2Sap 60 tio sav incrrasinf tn appIopriat a
inerralDs the numocr Of pay nasien clerks from 20
20 ~ -nl anticipating h6l'po ns.ea OF t5Io0l fT
Ia steward irun eO 10 s5o and the apnr prion fOr
Ia npsrolri lou ior pa, -oiiiec Tor eIotlng NOT
olawn rom tso10o 20 100000; ilereasiaS the anpre
ur.snon Tor postage On ieders comfensAt OF cttHen
wines. sttelils upU. courts mArlia fron ehU "
Si isSss'Ia g
S srf'inb al from IS ' to 4,
s e@a ia" and . a., Se ,rO si ,coo '9r
sIny rom g 500 g - aSo ooS s4a % air q ON
ssS Of ~ AoSs' % i1r hlre q, = Oh
~ INT secretary VI War, ~od al e1isng military pO.is
sary ny The erection o. ne. pos't, shall Oe
avanaoned AZ sooa ~ prartcaol Agreed To- lnrreas.
hosriI ~ from sei sei to $4,000 Tor pIrchase sad
i9r pay Of supsrine naenls OF national cenrteres'
ser Of ss s ron so 10 sU,n c Te se
ApproDrlalo Tor tas N icsl Department IRON tidl
ammunition for small arms from stOoOo TO t75,O0O
MIR. Maxey Dem., Texas submitted an am nd
| meut prov,dius that caviar, reg1menis may oe
recruited 10 100 men in each COMPANY and kepl
he near ss pussiule To that number, and cum
cient force OF cavalry shall Toe employed In de-
fsoce al The Rio Grande and Inaian frontier uf
Tue nil having been considere In Committee
Of the Whole, was reported ~ the Senate, and
agreed to-veas, Y: nays, u. Mr.. Maxey voting
with the Republicans IN tue affirmative The
Olu MAJ thou ieau thiro tune hhu passed.
Tue Char laid befure the Senate tue ape al
order, ueing the Dill for the Asue Of SILVER com.
MI. Coughing (tep., n. " moved that the
Committee Oh Commerce be discharged from
the further cOnsi Iteration Of tue River
and HlrDor Appropriation bill, and thai
u be referred to the CVmmittee on APP
hers Of the Committee on Commerce had
been sent 10 Mlss issipp By the Senate, sDot 81
Was IL tAined al nome by illness, and Tue result
was that the committee had not been able 70
ret quorum for tue past two OF three weeks.
The motion was agreed to, and the Senate adj
JourDed.
House Of Representatives.
Under the call q States, Mr.. Kasson
dep. Iowa. Introduced u JOINT resolution pro
viding that when the two Houses adjourn IN
SATURDAY., the FIRST day Of July, II sbhL be "
meet At 10 O'Clock on Tues lay, July 4, at lnde-
pendeuce Hah III Philad -iphla. there TO consider
a loint resuIui ion comm em OTatlYe OF the Gen.