New-York tribune., 1876-06-19
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

The SPEAKER laid before the House
message from the President explaining ho necessity oi
having the various Appropriation bills passed bcore tic
LIST Of Juy.
Mr.. RANDALL Dem, PENN, Chairman Of the Com
mit un Appropriations remarked that Inc message
iust isiial, and n us ophinn altogether
unnecessary; san it should have respectful iefegcn
A,pgoI'liati,ns we're not iudul an the sIiut
10 and nai brou hi 10 the subject Of the appr0pri-
bills eanoraie cUnsd aI'iilon ANA great unst,
Mr. HUkLBUl (Rcp, Ill a>slIet hf. Il hl'I 'na'
he need suppose that either the Committee 81 A.
propviaons House c0ni avoid Tie dir'ci atn-
ing responsibility OF their aots Here we arr, he si'
within weeks end Oi tire hstd lea MICA no sort o
provision made carry the ordinary macniu fy %
tIc Government, AMI when tio clock sla stfhr tho
h.ur OF wilngat On The 3O,D OF June tde "oNeihm ~
vii Icf absolutely pOWei'ess Ia carry on any oi IT'S
ordinary functions powerIes ~ reason 81 lie in oi-
ienc, aud unnecessary delay o n'J"ry OF 'hls "o1!
~ reporting these appropriation hii'.. 80
Mr. HOLMAN (Dcin- Ind, = ~ ,n6er oi the Commiiiee
IN Autnupri on-. rs3ldod PTcsIdcn =
nd"nniSI IIe IIous. in very Striking manner Lnas
much ~ iI,s was unusual m,s-@vl OF the imperative
ne essity Of al ping tD Lr UI DOcy urged VITA some
tnesttr. ion some tre past namely nat tne special
attention OF the House snod be devoted 10 tne passage
" the appropriation Olis The message was an ahdsiu
ne DEBATE was continued by Messrs. KAssON Rep,
IoGa), HEHhfOiD ein, W.Na.l MOOD nns on
KauJ CANNON t,iop., M, WILLIAMS ChIn, iniJ,
aud RANDALL. tOtm, Pcnhl Fna'y lie mes''5e ot
President referred 20 tho Comniitee on Aaio-
priiti0na. o.. go, ,,.
Manage noIasd the House in.t ne c%an,ci o m1.
lAnap haG made ilicah i97iay to he Sohaie io
aciOu nHcnt unili AOEcinDc-, alt diOls "ti'I
great diihcaiy Oi procuring Witnesses ~ '"V
orr o,iton to This plan OF pOstponemrnt was made 10y
Mr., RANDALL, Mr. HOLIAN, ~ WOOD a. ", ami
Otber members, principal ground ot objection ntiug
that IL Jponea tn Nov cnb-r Tie l woad enciodrn
Vn % 'Iy hGSY tDrn ~ IFxJ Win fge con tnn ihat
lie pos. pOucnrut be not idcr tan the lOn ca NOvCin
ber None ~ iulnc3bs took art III i5 iacu Hili
Mr.. JENKo, ahOJ4erO Oi the Managers, advocated the
! proposition.
MI HOLMAN moved TO refer the subject To the Com
nittee on Ju,jaiy ANA moved tue p.cNlIhs IN h-
Tine previous qucs u WIS S'c"Huc', - &" o. th'
,ugkcr pro giving tie casting vote III the airnd
uye Tne Republicans voted Win the 2naseIs against
previous qIc -iIo.
Mi ATKIN3, (.iep, PENN moved 10 20 into Committee
%. the Mroc inc Army Appropriation bl, ANA tnti
motion agreed 10. Inc hcpubHcans Voted WAN tDc
! Managers against H.
Nr Mills Dem Texas moved ~ amend The q IA
section OF Dill. which reduces tHe number of caNay
regiments aud OF rtiiefy and mahuy to ~. Tue
amendment fix tine number 81 cavalry rcsnenj8
al aad Cl infantry and artillery al ~, ana tIJt the
cavalry regiments snail loo recruited TO 100 men IA ec
company ana Kept at LAT nuBDJt, ana that -ltiCu
rce 0I shall be employ ed ~ III defense Oi the
Mexican AMI INDIAN frontiers III Texas The amendment
Mr. AiKISs Dem, Tcnn.j moved 10 amend by reduc-
ing the number Of enlisted men III tio signal service
! i.Oin $50 10 800 men.
air RANDALL advocated the amen jmcnt, statin that
there were now iii stations, ana iat 10 a. i ted
by tle mead of that tHat tc number might be
icucrd to 49, averaging TWO men 10 each station The
also ca, and the 8Aal SerVice acAOol al fJi
| Mlhpplc abolished
MT. BANNiNG ind, OhlO) mON'd 10 Tx the number al
| 800
Ml. WELLS Dem, O)-4Ac Comm it"t on Approprid-
hons nas several conf iehccs "itb ecu siycr tue
Cut OT the silIii Service, hays tnat be grt
Nh Atkil,'s amendment ixing the number OF enlisted
IHe CJHmJtee ana tDe iiOuse, al J@J p M, ad-
! jOUlncJ.