The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-11-12

as the army itself had been run without
money; to which Mr.. Blackburn, OF Ken
lucky, replied that for that act an explana.
tion would soon be demanded. Mr.. Foster
challenged inquiry, and remarked that
when. it came the people would be treated
to rare show. .rs5 ,,,+.- !.sss.s /. !;
. Blackburn replied that the. show would
be condemned by the better part OF the peo-
pie.
An amendment was offered by Hooker,
OF Mississippi, providing that no money
should be expended in sending any part OF
the army into any State for the purpose OF
tsuppressing insurrection or protecting the
peace unless on application OF the Legisla-
ture or Governor OF such State. 3
Garfield, Of Ohio, attacked this amend
nent as one intended to shackle the Presi-
dent, and which, il it had been on the stat
ute-book In 1860, would have tied the hands
of the Executive and destroyed the Govern
ment. He did not mean to imply that there
was such object in view now, but the posi-
tion at this time was calculated to alarm the
country.
Hooker disclaimed having any other in
tention than that OF preventing the army
being used for political purposes, and re-
minded Garfield that the substance OF the
provision was enacted in 1857 and appeared
in the Revised Statutes Of 1872.
Mr.. Speaker Randall took the floor in re-
sporse' to one Of Garfeld's remarks about
the army being LETT to starve, and threw
back the responsibility upon the President,
whose province it was to have called an ex-
ira session Of Congress Immediately on his
Inauguration.
Goode, Of Virginia, made a strong speech
against Hookel's amendment, in which he
expressed the trnst and confidence which
the people OF the South, and particularly OF
Virginia, had in President Hayes.
Similar sentiments were expressed by
Ellis, OF Louisiana.
When the question came to q vote
there were but 80 Democratic votes in its
favor. The Republicans waited for all the
rest OF the Democrats to vote, intending, If
there was Democratic majority for II, to
let it be agreed to, 80 as to have yea and
nay vote in the House, but the Democrats
checkmated that game, and voted it down
themselves, the Republicans then joining
and voting in the same way.
In the debate on the army bill Mr.. Goode,
OF Virginia, said that he regretted having
to differ with the gentleman from Missis-
sippi. He was opposed to the amendment,
UuG NOJ lOE LHC ICtlSOI uSSlS lcu ny GuC
gentleman from Ohio. In his Judgment it
would be exceedingly unwise and impolitic
to engraft such proposition upon the bill.
He had supported and voted for a restrict
i've clause in the army appropriation bill last
session, but now the circumstances were
entirely different. Would his friend from
Mississippi ignore that change OF circum.
stance? After the accession Of President
Hayes he had made an order for the with
drawal of troops from the State-Houses in
South Carolina and Louisiana. That meant
to indicate that the President was willing to
trust the people OF the South. 1t meant to
Indicate that the President regarded them
as brave and honorable people, who
meant what they said when they pro.
fessed to renew their allegiance to the
Government; and that in his iedg.
ment the use of the bayonet was moi
necessary to enforce law and order ano
peace at the South. That is the way thai
the people Of the South understood it-they
regarded it as an overture Of peace. There
was nothing which they so earnestly and
anxiously desired as lasting and enduring
peace. The people whom he represented
were unwilling to refuse to take the right
hand OF fellowship when it was held out te
them by the President.