National Republican., 1877-11-13

whereby the Government will receive IL own legal
| ,eidcr Notes for all dnesto the Unite stntes.
BY Mr.. WALLACE; petition from pers,ns en-.
nloycd IN the erection of public buildings, asking
dat the eight M ha9r % law may be enforced.
BY NJ. CpNkLINGi memorial against the re.
| Also, a memorial frin the National Board of
Trade tor removal Of the distractions in the De-
by Mr.. WINDOW: A petition and M acoompa
nyning bill for the creation ofa Department OF
| BY MI. BURNSIDE. A bill, to amend chapters
as and 80 Of the Revised Statutes. In relation u
| By Mr.. HILL: A hin IN rr,mhurse the state of
Georgia t,p money expended during The year III
NJ FSs snds which we're W donated q F
BY Mf MATTHEW'S: A hin to enforce Juds.
ments aud DEGREES IN other States than where
by Mr. DAVIS Of nl.: A bin to remit taxes on In.
BY Mr.. MIXEY: 4 resolution authorizing tho
Committee on Military Affairs u inquire into the
expediency q erecting a system q defensive
they deem Il advisable. that they report bill for
The CHAIR laid bcfrrc the Senate communi.
cation frIm the President trarsn i,ting In compli.
| ance with a resolution Of the Senate. a statement
showing the approximations and expenditure. for
the Navy Department from l7s9 to ls16 also setting
forth that sim lar statement In relation IN the nI
preparations and expenditures on account OF army
and navy pensions was being prepared and would
soon he forwarded 10 the Senate.
Mr. DAVIS Of III, asked 10 be excused from fur.
thcr service on the Committee on Pensions Grant
Mr. SAUNDERS asked To be excusci from fur.
ther service ON the Committee Oh transportation to
| the Scabbnrd. Granted
| Mr. WADiEfGII introduced a resolution to Trans
pose the names Of u. wApIEIGu and NEWTON liooru
name of Mr. Bo tn flrst and that Mr.. BoorrI he de
clnrcd chairman OF the Committee on Patents.
Mr. DAWES called up the i'm To take certain par.
GELS ur land NJ the intersection Of Pennsylvania Rv-
enne AMI Maryland avenue for nmbic purposes.
| hiter B'me discussion, Mr.. WHiTE moved M
amendment hat the land should he taken 0nly
after notice to owners Of said property either by
pers in the city of Washington at least four times.
| hdOnted.
lie also proposed m amendment that there
shall be appointed Ave commissioners, who shall
be free holders Of the District OF 0l Imba to
tain the 81 value OF ;aii prope.ty ADOPTED.
amendments the bill was passed.
Mr SARGENT introduced II resolution, which
was adopted, calling uron the Secretary Of the
Navy for Information whether sections 1903 and
li9i Of the Revised Statutes IN relation n the pro.
motion Of officers Of the navy, amer due examna.
tiOn, had been complied with, and II the eNumin.
Ing board had performed their duty In case Of
promotions and what further legislation. II any.
On Sn 81 @ Am ST Se s %SSTs es 'eG.o", a
went intn executive session. aud at two nrlpck the
doors were opened and the Senate adjourned.
| HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Mr.. ATKINS sent up and hal read copies ~ dis
patches sent to the AdIutant. General aud the reply
Of the latter, dated November 7. These were the
dispatches referred to nn saturday /, never having
been delivered. The Endorsement on the papcr
states that the telegraph operator ut the War De.
partncnt says thut he scnt the telegram, AMI that
he has the check OF the operator at the CaptD that
il was received Mr. ATRISs said he had lad these
copies read IN Justice To all parties because the 0p
erltDr at the Capitol insists that he never either re-
Ceivcd the dispatch or gave receipt for II
The House then, the frst business In order re-
sumed the consideration. OF the unfinished business
of Saturday, which was
THE ARMY APPROPRIATION BILL.
The first amendment made In Committee Of the
Whole was upon the motion Of Mr.. SCIILEICIER. Ia
strike out the clause limiting recruiting To the
iUrcc US II stood OIL November 1871 This amend
mCnt was adopted.
The amendment Of Mr.. TUCKER which limited
the Increased recruiting To the cavalry arm or the
service, and IN effect authorized the recruiting TO
500 men, was rejected.
The question then recurrcd upon the amendment
OF Mr. tLSMER, pruvidng for the recruiting uf II
lnrre Of four cavalr ry regiments TO their full num-
bcrs, and ~ bc employed on tho Texas border but
limiting the furcc 10 1000 men.
Upon this there WIS contest, and the yeas and
nays were demanded, and the amendment was
adOptud-yeas l;si, mays l27
when members who had not answered Gruse /
have their votes recorded. Mr.. SAyLER stated that
the roll was called, and he asked unanimous con
sent to vote. The rule is explicit tnat members
shail not be entitled u vote unlcsS they present
duriilg the main rnll.ca; and as the vote was sup
posed to be very closc, Mr.. CoSGER objected u Mr.
SAyLER voting.
u
could be deprived Of his vote at any time prior u
the announcement Of the result. lie knew that
was the rule but in his opinion II was yiulative Of
the Constitution of the United States.
The Speaker said he was In the chair to enforce
the rules ~ he found them and when the question
regularly arose he would determine the subject
and his disposition would be to make the Cnnstruc-
ton in favor of the constitutional right Of the
Der.
The vote was then announced as above.
STAFF RANK.
The amendment limiting the staff officers and
aids To the pay of their actual rank In the army
} was rejected yeas l23, nays 1871.
Pending the vote on the passage Of the bill as
amended, Mr.. ATEIS',who was entitled to one hour
TO close debate, yielded to
Mr.. GARFIELD WIN said he desired u have read
a letter from the Secretary uI War, which would
explain certain matters. II would be recullccted
been recruited since the bill had been matured,
and that the Secretary of War charged with
having recruited men illcSa ly. The letter of the
Secretary OF War would explain the matter.
LETTER FROM SECRETARY MCRARY.
The letter was real Secretary MGCrary IN open.
ing quotes The law Ia show that there wa, autirrl.
~ of law for recruiting aner July last IN the ab.
scnrc Of an appropriation. The law provided that
the army should bv kept M To 5000 ncm and that
) could be dome only by rccrn ung The President
appoint Unitcd States Judges aud nIne would say
that he should stOpthe courts because the Judiciary
bill failed When tho President was directed to
keep up the army 10 21,0D men Il implied the right
10 recruit. II was not however. deemed best To
Grnst ancr July not fora want "f authority OF
, |
men when there was no money t pay them. Re.
crultmg was stopped, therefore, at ali pJinU except
on the Pacific coast where men were needed for
the Indian war, and there II was stopped rs soorl
~ the emergency was passc,l The impression that
there had been cnlistments recently and since the
army bill was matured, was an entire mistake, and
| grew out Of the
ERRONEOUS CONSTRUCTION OF A TELEGRAM
sent by the AdJuantGenernl to the chairman OF
the Committee on Appropriations. He wanted To
call attention also u the fact that the recruiting
irrrcd 10 on the Pacific coast cost little or 10th ng
Mr.. ATKINS did not zee how the telegram CUul,l
have been misCnnstrupd. Twas Oil the record, and
| every one could read II.
Mr.. HEWITT, Of N. Y, said that II there was any
m construction II was not due To the rharnm i
the committee or any member of the committee
but Ia the cuncCalmcmt Of facts and the larK If
clndOr aud sincerity Oh the part Of the Secretary OF
/ War and high officers Of the army. The first object
, of the committee was "a ascertain the number of
; men In the army On a given day, and II could not
be RsccrtRined because the facts were concealed.
llut apart nom that, he denied the assumption OF
the secretary Of War that the recruiting alier July
was not IN violation of law. lie denied the right
10 recount in the absence OF all appropriation,
Charles !; attempted that and lost his head.
lhc Angl rSaXun race had for years been
been batting against the right Of ruler 10 keep