Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-11-14

force was not sufficient.
Mr.. Atkins said he would now Weld
ten minutes to Mr. Wood, but that gen
tleman said he had 40 disposition to
participate in debate on this matter.
The time for general debate having
expired, the clerk proceeded to read
the bill by sections.
Mr.. Schleicher offered an amend
ment, striking out the clause which pro-
hlbts the recruiting of the army above
the present strength and said the
president had given orders TO the army
to follow the Mexican maraudefs over
the border General Ord had been
afraid to do SO because the only avail
able force the had, after garrisoning the
ports, was 500 men. while there were
thousands Of men on the other side of
the RIO Grande, who deied the United
States. There would be limit to the
patience OF the people on the frontier,
and when that limit was reached there
would be war.
Mr.. CAlllins said he was in favor Of
increasing the army to $4,000, and be-
/ lieved that that would be economy.
( The recent riot had shown conclusiveiv
that for the protection Of property and
/ life something was needed beside state
militia.
Mr.. Lutterell-Does my friend pro-
pose to keep standing army to. sup
press riots of laboring men?
Mr.. Townsend, (N. Y.)-No; to put
down the heather Chince, the heather
Chince, the heather Chinee
Mr., Calkins- Every man has n right
to cease work when he chooses, but he
has not the right to says another man
must not work.
Mr.. Mills advocated the amendment,
and said the present administration had
taken the first practical step toward
the conscientious discharge of duty.
Mr.. Atkins expressed regret at mem
berS on his side of the house commit
ting themselves to the doctrine of a
large standing army for police purposes
If it was expected that peace was to be
preserved by the army it would require
not 5000 but four times that number
He believed an appropriation should be
made to. increase the stock of small
arms and encourage military organiza-
tons IN states.
Mr.. Blackburn moved to reduce the
army to 5000 men. He denied for
himSelfand members on his side of the
house that the proper method Of pre-
venting such disorder as disgraced the
county last summer IS to be found in an
increase ofthc army or in the supply Of
more canester and grape shot to shoot
down impoverished laborersof the land
who dared complain of robberies of
which they were victims by reason of
persistent class legislation of the last
fifteen years. (Some applause i'll the
galleries. They were not willing to
admit that such a process of repres-
sion coupled with the Wholesale
murder of the starving populace was
either craftsmanship, fair dealing or
manhood properly Illustrated. He
gave notice he would call for the ayes
and nays in the house on his amend
ment, SO as to test the sense of the
house whether it would propose to re-
dress the wrongs of impoverished citi-
zens of the country by the increase Of
military power More applause in
gallery.
Mr. pridemore said he would vote
for Mr. Blackbum's amendment.
Mr.. Hewitt said-let us discharge its
first Obligations and leave to the future
the question Of increase or decrease.
Mr. Clymer took a similar view.
Mr. Wright said he represented dis
trict where troops had been stationed
during the recent riots, at the solicita
ton Of the controllers of mines. He
had not seen occasion for an officers
sword or soldiers bayonet, and he IA
vored the reduction to 5000
Mr.. Culbertson held if the army is
reduced to $1,000, the quota for Texas
would be so small in the future as in
the past, that the people of the. United
States would be murdered there and its
flag insulted in the very presence Of
troops.
Mr.. Banning read from Il statement
of the adjutant general, to show the
strength on the LIST inst, was 22,340
Mr.. Hewitt, New York said the
statement was made open to the 31st Of
August.
Mr.. Banning went on to say rs to the
responsibility for not paying the troops,
it rested with the president, who should
have Immediately convened congress to
pass the army appropriation bill.
Mr.. Banks favored keeping the army
up to the authorized maximum Of %
900 men. He would vote to send 10000
or $1,000 to the Texas frontier, on con
dition that they should not cross it, but
should maintain the peace of Texas,
and thus prevent the possibility of war.
That would be wise economy.
Mr.. Bland opposed Schleichers
amendment and Baker, of Indiana, and
Throckmorton favored it.
Mr.. Crittenden was unwilling to vote