, 1877-11-09

and said Gen. Shcrrn1n'8 r. y mont was that hi
'a ss e. j. r;es:aa ss:e,so CO. s ss
@sn; ss I'd I'd: :.,s sssssd .
acting or III: principle s 2 twas 70 make an ap-
psop1'atio" 1s ~, /. tsr ", =, sn .tm, h.d
70. QUO men fnr the re{ icr at the year. II was
tfne Gen. Sherman had seslasked il the army wers
bandei, M why vas thst: tssn. Sherman lad lad
been aaked whcthcr he G,uusht the army should BE-
&C. e: .t., .s r. 2. pnns o b:
sh'aIa '. aud II wan In that view that t'rn. shcrs
man th'ncht the army should BE- Increased. roe
w.s OPPOSED y standing army for tIn puEposc OF
,nlef1sfn: with tDts IN S;atsr. 1t lsast until It
soops ~ the South had ucci, the indian frontier
th1 tn:ttr :na.'acre never would have occurred.
Clerk proeeedca u read the bill I,l sections.
M; schtccher offered an amendment striking
army aho,s the oscsvnt strength, ani sail .honed
iso. ths Mexican 'ssf. ade,s o,sr tae tss So1de!.
only available mosable fosce he t,aa after gnrrlaon
Ing lhe posts vas soo men. while there wefs
Grandc who dcncd lhe United States and tbeir own
Government. There wonld be limit, to the pa.
@ =" s o. The i1Gpts. IT aud when thas
Mr. Caknt said that be was In favor Of sinctcas.
Ing the nrny to e. odO men. and believed that that
.<"oh3MSt AAE iGGGHk E!1ls nA1 6uuHH knAk
for tl.s pfotcetion Of property and lifc something
was nect!cd bc'ldes the State militia.
Mt. L1ttFclt-Dors my friend propose to keep
ttanding army to suppress The riots Of iabofing
men! .
NJ: Townscnt ~. r.,-No. to put down tbs
81. GaIkns-Escry man has tho right to Gears
say ab1ther man mist nut work.
Mr.. Mills HtivocaicI the amendment, and ea{d
Tue ptefcnt Administration had taken tho tlrst
practical etsp towards the conscientious discharge
m ShRtf fSi hnn.t 1aku Fn3A
of eentqry y !ie fid'ealet the beauties Of econ-
gny ~ Illustrated nt' swn sds ot ths Itoute
frnnt!cs; and II II was no. not for Tcxna troops
s1.day Gen. Ord would not be ebe to maintain
h1ntse'f a!ty miles west Of san Antono.
ei'!e OF tic liunse committing themselves TO tho
docsrsne ct large standing army fur police pur-
served b. tile army. Il wuutd require, nut IS 200
men. but four tire' that nnnbcf. lie believed m
appropriation should 10 made toincscnsc the stock
t.ons tp the Sta.es.
Ms; f., Blackburn m9yed to rcduec the army to
oil hls side nt the li"upe that the proper method Of
preventing such discovers A. dtssrace tho country
la,t snmnst VA. = hc fonnd IN tho increase Of tho
lang, ~ho dared complain OF tho rYbherics Of
of The persistent cIa,s legislation of ths
isst afeen ycart. (Somc applause IN the galleries
OF repression. coupled with .ne wholc.alc murder
Of ths Starring popnlacc either stateamAnsh!p,
i.iF.dealinE or nanllood properly illustrated 11o
tn the House uh hls amendment a. to test tho
ssn:e e. e ~: lIos.o aesasr i would Proos. to re.
the country by an increase Of military power.
Ns: frdcmorc said he would vote for Mt. Black.
hnrn'a @ amendment. anL II provso wero not added
Ike the one embndle! IN the bill last ycnr !lo
would s'te against the bllt.
Mr. Hewitt IN. ~ said: Lot ~ discharge our
0nttt4ttfq. 116 IEafH to tho futBf0 thG
tlon Of increase ar decrease.
Mr.. t'lymes tnok a similar vtew.
MF. Wright said he represented 4 distffct whcrc
tfos.ps l'a1 lcsn stationed uurln. tho recent rtota
u tho solicitation u The controllers Of tho minca
~ nat not scth OCCASION for the officers sword or
tls @ soldsrs uussct, md he farorca reduction to
Ar; Gslber.on teld 4 tue army wa. REDUCED TO
~oua e f mdeea IL sbise sensa ena f. da s
a p.nnar ts III ea I sSopf q the M
jat4nt.GcMeral to show that the strength Of tic
at%y % ,iii,,l tnf Ut y INT; "a. ~; y; 80,
made Up cnIy to the Slit Of Aasls.. as ''''A' "A'
I'M, ~: n.nnlnK wsts on TO say a. to the rcsponsl-
i.Es.llcnt. who should have Immediately convened
.asrs ,S s 1r%y s
would soss to send 10, 00D Or 15 900 to The Texas
ftGnte, on condition that they should not cross
Prevent the possibility Of \ wAs. That would 10
~. 1luuni opposed schlcleher's amendment,
favored II.
MI. .Crlt.cnden was unwilling 10 .oto ono dollar
until he knew huw many 1neh wefo In tho army,
aud no onc ssotneI 10 bare that knowledge. What
was tho condition Of tho army now3 Joseph ha,l
cd Joscph. Sitting l'ulhal retired from sho eoul.
~. and there was now no nsc for IN 4suy Of oser
u, g0o msn: 1t should nevcr be n.e4 10 orcrawe
never BE- conquered BY fDrre. W1titu tho American