Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1877-11-16
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.

The Senate was not in session on Saturday.
The House debated the Army Appropriation
bill in committee on The whole. Mr.. Atkins
read telegram from the Adjutant General of
the army stating that on the 18th inst. he had
sent him dispatch stating that the number Of
men on the rolls was I'll 1903, an increase of
$50 men since the communication Of the Cen
cral Of the Army on October 30th. An amend
ment provding that the recruiting Of enlisted
men shall be limited 10 20,e0e, Of which four
full reg iments of cavalry should be kept on the
Mexican frontier, was offered. This was
adopted LA to liz. A conversation ensued
upon the subject of recent recruiting. Mr.
Hewitt, Of New York, say ing that if the entire
army had been dissolved through descrlion the
President would have no right to add mae
TO 1t without money having been previously
appropriated for the purpose. Mr.. Hooker, of
Mississippi, offered an amendment providing
that no money shall be used for The Transport
tatiun or support OF any troops to be used in
any State for the purpose OF suppressing in
surrectiun, maintaining order or sustaining
any government or pretended government
unless such force should be first applied for by
the Legislature or Executive % such State
Mr.. Garfield opposed iheamendment. rs shack
ling the President By depriving him of the
right of putting down nsurrection by the use
OF the army, and asked whether the gentleman
meant to lay plans for future rebelions Mr.
Hooker reminded Mr.. Garfield that the Sub
stance Of bis resolution was adopted in 1877,
and was in force at the time Of the late I'M
pleasantness After a long argument the vote
was taken, hut the Republicans withheld their
votes until the Democrats had voted against
the amendment, and then they voted ALSO maxi
ing the negative 1877, and defeating it. An
amendment was carried providing that officers
s,T l,,t,, all L.. Ila1 ~
additional rank or pay. The committee re-
ported the bill, but it WAS found that the
amendments confeied as to the number of
men, and further delay was needed to straig hten
them out. Adjourned.
In the Senate, on Monday, Hon D. W Voor-
hees, qualified and took his seat. bill was
presented instrucIing the committee on mill
lary affairs 10 inquire into the proprietv of
system Of defensive works on the Rio Grande
frontier Of the United States.
In the House the consideration of the army
appropriation bill was resumed. The amend
ment of Mr.. Clymer was adopted providing
for the recruiting of O force Of four cavalry
regiments to their full numbers, and TO be en-
ployed on the Texas border, but limiting the
army TO 90 600 men; the amendmen! limiting
the pay of staff officers and aids TO the pay of
their actual rank in the army was rejected -
showing that the only recruiting done since
the first Of July was at points on the Pacific
coast where men were needed for the Indian
war and recruiting was stopped there as soon
as the emergency had passed. The Secretary
claimed that there was authority OF law for
recruiting after July |, in the absence of an
appropriation. After considerable debate the
bill passed without division. A bill was pre-
scented to aid in the establishment of further
Geographic communication with Europe to
aid in the construction of the Southern Mary
land railroad TO aid in the construction Of
the Texas Pacific railroad
In the Senate on Tuesday, after the trans
action Of some unimrortant business, Mr..
Chaifee spoke at length on his resolution call
lag upon the President for information MS TO
whether the Union Pacific railroad had com
piled with terms of its charter.
In the House Mr. Banks introduced bill to
facilitate and cheaper transportation of pas
sengers and freight without further appropri-
alton of public lands or increase of the pub
lie debt. The deficiency bill, which appro-
PIRATES So. $40, Cos, was taken up, debated at
length, and finally passed without division.
A resolution was offered by Mr.. Glover pro-
viding for an investigation into all the de-
partments of the government.