The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-11-10
FOR INCREASING THE ARMY.
m rIfE RIrtBLfCtNS N THE house
,NU SOUI or fHE DEMOCRATS.


The Debate Continued Senate Ellis.
w,suxoroN. Nov o The Rev. u. W. L.
HARRISON oi Georgia was elected Chaplain Of
mc House.
,,,,'t.r.ih. Committee ON Naval Affairs to in
AMIR. INF . the Availability of investigating the
Mar. Island Na,y Yard Referred.
Mr.. Swami Dem. Md presented communiac-
,... from the de- inrio Secretary of State in ref
,r.nes ID, the Paris Exposition AMI the distribu-
lion % the McNican award.
Mr.. Nkin- DEM. Tcnn) reported the hill for
,he..cttl.m.nt oi accounts of workingmcn for
c,e,.- oi eight hours labor. Rccommittcd.
Mr.. Williams Rep. oregon presented "A petit
u.utor,t.ud the time for the completion oil the
Northern Pacific Eailroad Referred.
The House then went into Committee Of the
whole Mr. Coz Dem. y. " in the chair. ON
,hc Army Appropriation hill.
Mr.. Baker N,cp. Ind denied that the Rcpub-
lean party was in favor Of increasing the army
a. j0OOu men. A. for himself. lac was opposed
/, any policy looking toward keeping II large
standing army for the purpose OF using it as
'Nr Foster Rep. Ohio said II was not the
d.sirr ~ the Republican side Of the House 60
advocate an lnrrrasr oi the army; Ih.N pc,
mI i"o mrsr. Neither did ,hev desire 10 have
H. urmy used rs police; hut whit could Nr:
IIlv0- hiV, done except respond To the calls of
me Governors and cl.isuiurHs Of states; Mr..
list then proceeded to mako "a stump speech
asIi i ,aI pIr% 1S ye my;c s,umn .rcocb
In defence of tn" Democratic party. and cN-
pressed thu. opinion that no reduction, oi TIE
army should De undc IN the pending hlll. II
n'.,.-arv the Military Committee should re-
r.r % hill Tor that purpose, -, nj,
burns dom. XVI ,uim"m reducing tn
army To- 10000 men. aud II was rclr'td-iu
Nr. blackburn then asked an opportunity to
io-i the sense of the House by thu ycHs and
Mr.. Atkins wish To- be- courteous to every
gentleman, hut. III the charge Of duties on
this floor. must stand upon what believe TO
h. right. and proper. and practical. Therefor"
MIR Blnckburn-Thcn | trust that the rrcvi-
on question on tn" Till Will never hc Sr'und"N
OIL, Ihr question was iYhrn on Mr. S'hlcirh.r :
t'am. TcNasl amendment To- strik" out the
clause restricting the army 20 it, present for g.
pu- vot" was taken Nv trll..rs and the amend
l., 81 wts adoried-l24 I" ia.
Mr. Atkins moyrl to amend hy inserting a
i4ll b.. paid Tor rrrrutinl: tn army You'd III.
numhero i 2Ouuo men. including Indian scouts
an hospital stewards
,Mr. Ginger lRep.. Mrh.j made a point q OF.
wa Nh u r,jrctod--l2i To- l23.
Mr. ToWnslcnd DEM. I'M moved 10 strike
ou' the entire claus" aprropriating s15,uuu for
expenses 90 recruiting rejected.
Mr. Cahcll tDein.. Va moved To rrduc" the
Appropriation for recruiting to siIupO. aud
LIMIT the force 10 10000 men. R'Jcct"d-llN t.
Mr. Clark Dem. Mo- moved t? reduce tho
aurrnirHuon % s2iuuN. REJECTED.
Mr. Tucker Wcni.. Va. moved to insert the
words.
And no money epprogra'cd b, hi. es' shall he pa4
.u.HiH- iftnn sc.u', aud ho-l iial = vari. ac
'0as on ti' arm, roll on the 1t Np,cncr. i~17 -
IN IN, defence % tc M,Nicn ana lndan ifonici- ana
.o,r only .lale necessary Tor that purpose amt no