, 1877-11-13


BY Mr. Noxy--A resolution instsucttnx the
fommittec m ut1;,.,v cr.,r~ ~ ;a.,,,-. f,,.a
tho cxpcdicncy Of constructing ,lefcusiisu worss
nrcsent. m n ~ @'>40 ''1''''' A4'4 0'e' ''' ''''
bS 3if' ConoTcF-To provide Tor the survey
Of an inland water route anil canal from tho
'nsssspp, ~ ~ 1ss[ naset -, 70 Tue ~ nt'anue.
~ NJ. nas's un.l-4o fesn's 'hs Axes On In
Tbc ylcc.rre,tIcnt presentcd A communication
from tho prerdent IN snswer to the sena,e rc,o1u-
ton. and tncionlns tho report Of the Secretary Of
thc Nary Of The approximation for and expenditures
by the Navy Department f,um Masc', 4, 17xO. 10
s""e ~. 4n'o: 49, n,so anoounelns taat s'mi'is
statement for The War Department ts 10 course Of
pfeD.'.tlon. % Ordered printed md referred llo
dent transmitting statement of snn,onrt,t,nns
and ~ nrnIItnr.s m nrrornt ~ ..rr ~ s."~
ocn.iop. traaa uo.n, vi 1eao ~ - arm. 1n ama ~ nay
4 bill passed authorizing tho taking Of land TOR
MssyIand avenues, on tae west front oi tho Cspl.
soi,
~ H. s.resnt sroaused resolution .sklns tho
revised statutes eones srnnE rfomotfon ia lie navy ~
arc e. Meotnr!ied With. Aerceato.
and when the doors wore reopencd adjourned.
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HOUSE.
the Committee Vi the Whole on saturday came ~
for confederation a tic regular orael.
striking out ths ciause prohibiting tic n.erm,t,:
of the army bcJon1 tho number OF cn4tcd men III
ths rolls on The LIST Of Nutember.. toneartsd in.
The hnen1nent Of Mr.. Eulbcrsnn, pr0vlltny
Tint four cavalry regiments bc recruited IL lid
men cach company. to Be employed in lie defense
vidcd nothing herein contained shall anthos1te IT,.
cru:t1ng beyond 20. 0o0 men was concurred ln.
&H Hh0lE
and schIsIelcr. 'N " ''s''''' ''''''s'' '''''''
moi BE- entitled to or fceei.e any adJ,tonal ruus,
par, OF allowances was re}ected-yens, III; uays'
III 4io ,c,.ttyo xot, w,, e,x,n ,x u.nn,,,e,n.
backed 6y Mes.s1; nlacktnrr Ca!f!e'e, Coox, lii.
Mt. GARFIELD seat to the Clerk 4jcsk And had read
letter from the Secretary Of War dc1enilng hIm::
to ihe recruiting al soiI!srs s!ncs Tie Army iii
secretary el.ims sat .he enlistment oi recruit, Il
pe Carried IN even ID tIe aS:enec Of ao spprorr1a
1a b. hsa not deemed I'll t.
tIo Want oi ' ansotity. @ M but IT ss Sessuss n' ' he
thought l. insHxpedissnt to muster n,sn Into
issued 70 stop recruiting on the lst of July FL.
4cqu-ntly an urgent appeal Ind come from Nal.
Of lhe Pacific, approved aud urTsa By tic Gunetal
Of tic Army asking authority 10 Cali. Tccrn!ts 10,
Tue cavalsy regiments engaged IN taat department
In Carrying On The then exl.tiun lndInn war. The
secfrtary yielded to that appeal. anil recruiting
had oeer M tor .hest time permitted fot that pMf.
iawfu1, but urgent md necessary. ind reiusai IL
make It under the then existing circumstances
would have subjected tho Department 10 grave
ccnsufr. especially ~ tic sma1IntHs Of tho furec
engaged In thst Indian var was the OCCASION vi
Tue gTeat delay III conqneriny peace, and Of ihe
fos recruItins had becu eouatcsmandsd a. soon ~
tbs emergency seemed ever, aud no cnlstn,cuts
la been iosds sIncr: Tl,a Impression That son,o
Adjutaa.: :ienerars ieierrsn,. :. ~ >''
vas Ill. fsaa ssst}ps It'll thc otIer for enistnent
was luade. not Jy himself. but by thv General Of
thss, Amy; .s,, en ~ q, ot ja'y;, -,
saes sesrS efts IL H. a.
;hs ss m:a IT, 5 54s s.S 1q
the 1T July 1871 The prnctpa! tart '.ad been ca.
sa Gu r. r. r:G!as CO..; =, Ct .1s tc
meet the vxiGe1eics OF the Indian war.
MI. iicwitt u. ~. nac1npsf u tue Appropria.
snd ssll il Tiers had bcen any mis,ase or nssp. u.
ptshenslon It was due 10 the concea!mcnt Of facts
1n The !aFt ofthe sosrt,ty Of VIZ and oa'est. q
thc CuulnNtre tho facts OF tho Gaze. lie then IT..
cu.sed and denied tho rlgnt ot tno sccfetary Of War
preparation, and clatme1 that there VA No sucl,
tlri. IN a. PIT Of ths Frs.!drut. il shs rSsri:
| crrry prInctple for which tue Angle. .Snxun rscs
had struggled from thn time u hafics tl,v Fjrs la
| thu present time. In sup:,ott Ut his positlpn
| Sir. Hewitt c!tctl tho ,nipu.iton Of tue shin.
u0ncy Tax by Charles tho First and the tctcjIiun
OF john Iallpdun and utlIrra tho itllj Of ftyhts
under William tho TalE,1 and The ,Iaclarntinn III
Judge story thai Tue control Of the people oyer ts
standing army was xbsoIulc. by reason Ut the pow
ui tic lonss ot Representatives 10 direct appso.
prial!ona.
NJ. Uasde1d replied that the I{uuso would CON.
paru tho candor OF tho letter int read frt, tno
secretary al War with that Ut Af lleWtt: in s,icb
| war W would not 10 unf4yorab!e to tho Secre-
tary. Nu wished tu know ii thu gentleman thuuuht
tnc rsralent sI,oulJ have i,as5lyei the a.,ny IT,
eauac t.ere was no approximation adv. 0r lint thu
army shoAla t,e allowed to melt awsy t,y death and
de.crtiop Until Il shou|4 BECOME o.; ia. lcIeut Id
ptoscet ths frontier. This whote Ne;ular. Army
bill had been paytcd without a tIoar OF nj.
| pF3pftations, II vtoou entirely senarafa
| from thu Augmentation bill. Junurr.x
! cuuld refuse TO npproprtatt money. but
army would still stand. Ths law dxeI tus liutnber
u lhe arnY at :.a uUO n,ep in tAu urcst pYc.vuru
gnnr il, tlIo armY hcaiuaetsrs In t,rtr IN ass.f
n protecting their hou,ss nruIntt ltt trs sun
had been luiu thsfu being III annronriuf1sn. thry