The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-11-11

men had been recruited prior to the end OF tho
Mr. Hewitt called attention to the fact that the
telegram of the Adjutnnt- General stated that
tobnr.
Mr. Hooker Dom. Miss) offered nm amend
ment providing that no money shall be cxpcnd-
ell iof the transportation or support of any
troops to- be used in any State for the purpose Of
supprcssing instruction. maintaining order or
supporting any Government or pretended Gov
eminent in such STAT, unless such force shall
have been first applied for by the Legislature Of
such STATE only, or by the Executive thereof
Mr.. Garfield rep Ohio made tho point Of
order that the. amendment proposcd general
legislation, and was. therefore, out OF order.
Mr.. Hooker proceeded to advocate the amend
ment., He offered it, he said, in no spirit of
any reelection upon the President for his action
IN Withdrawing the troops from the South. On
mcndgtory of the course of the Executive. 1t
gave the sanction Of law to whnt had boon de-
Mr.. GarIlrid saI. II ia not not enough that
our poor. unpaid, starved army has been
held up hero for these many days to fur
IN Indian warfare and given to UNDER
stand that mrryilul Congress proposes To rut
in-Chef should be shackled, aud the nrnly
itself should hc shackl"d, and that finally the
House Of Representatives shouldta kc command
where II pcises. They might as well take COM
mand OF the picket line and say where tho
Sir, Speaker Randall tDcm.. Pa)-from n
members. seat : Tho gentleman from ohio
speaks Of this House. or OF this side Of the
House. starving the army. Does he not know
that when the army bill failed last session il was
the province VI the Pres dent Of the United
States To call On cNtrn session Of Congress. and
docs not he know. also tprrhars he was con-
suited on the suhiccU. that II was made the SUBJ
jsct of a, Cabinet consultation. wherein it was
decided 10y the Admin strrlon that the army
could he run unt'l the 18th Of October?
VI. uarii,ld- am very vel awar" thnt there
was great anxiety on both sides Of the House
that there should bo no extra session. and
know very Wei that a majority ot The leading
m"mhcrS ON ihr "ther SIZE 81 the houS thouEht
that i should be- postponed j was not con-
Mr. speaker Randall-Thcn how improper it
il To- blame for an omission Of III" President de-
tcrmin"d upon in CABINET meeting.
Mr. Goode tD M. va said q at h. regretted
having To- dir";, with the gentleman from d
am 'ndmrnt hut not ior the r. ason assigned hy
the gentleman from Ohio ,Gnrilcld. In his
judgment IL would Inc exceedingly unwse and
bill. He had supported and voted for a re-
strictve clause IN the Army Appropriation bill
last s,ssi ion. nut now the cir unistanees were
entirely different.
MIR. lIooscr replied to Mr.. Garncd II, rc-
minded him that The suhs,,nceof the proposi.
ton WIS not only incorporated in thu Il vi~'d
Statutes. but that the original at on he SUBJECT
WIS adopted in 1921, AMI was in force at the
time referred t. 10y the gentleman. II was not
proposed with any view 10 the action of the
present Executive. The President was 10 HIM
under peculiar circumstances. the os.iion.
But he believed that the, amenim. Mt ought TO
b. adopted. no natter who filed the PrOsii n
tial chair. II WAS founded on the prineipl' ~
protecting the army irom the abuse which had
Mr.. Rcngan II m. Texasl opposed thcamcnl.
mcnt because h. thought that circumstances
were entirely different now from what they
Were last year. when he supported similar
Mr. Concer II j.. Michl said that he would
vote for the amendment IN committee. in order
ia a
II m the House.
MIR Ellis tDcm. La condemn "A tho Gov
errors of great States who had leaned their
hcads like sick children against the Govern
mont. and cried for help during the recent
strNos. He would vot" against tn" amend
h, tthionckti' wSuid h. knpol''i,ii, and nnwlss:
it would Ia" refusal 80 trust when they " 20
asked - trust ant when they had prayed 80
ratnosily n br trusted AppmuseJ
Mr. Hamilton dem. Ind. who had under
stood Mr. Nils u cen-urc those Governors who
hal not called for ait during tho recent strikrsl
DO the gentleman propose t. Insult Gov.
Williams, tho Governor Of my State by his re-
Mr.. Tliis-I censure those Governors who.
before they had exhausted the force at their
command. had called for aid. honor Blue
Mr. Mills said that II was his theory that tho
people should iOoN Win jealous eye upon
wh6msO eyerihoy hal .uiru4t "a with pwor. The
Democratic Iu.iy lad tad that conf len'r but
Snnr"ina GoWit f,he t'i'itsd Stat. : and tic Is.
do rns, II. and v hnt was thrr suit They lost
and a nlln WIS pi4.r iu thr Pres lcutal chair
WHO w no, elected the people
L nally. IA" quest on WAS msrn hy iollers on
Mr.. Huokers amendment. Thlrty-"isht u NJ
ocrntic members Not Il lDr u. and then the Il %
publican members Withheld their votes until
the res, Of the Democrats had voted against IT,.
when they also voted making the negative
vote 1877.
Mr., Hooker expressed the, hope thai his
irr nds on the other side would AZ On Mr.. Com
gers sugg ostion. and allow vote hy yeas and
nays IN the House.
To that proposition there was iuhiant shout
Of agreed" on the N"pubuean side hut Alr.
Eden llli.l int-rposel an Objection.
Mr.. Akius then OF red an amendment "a an
additional scot ON. providing that off ers us
signed 10 staif duty shall not be entitled 10 addl-
t.onal rank or pny. Agreed to.
The COMMITTEES then rose and reported tho
bill, but 49, IL WAS found that the amendments
agreed to in Committee cOnficted with ca IA
other, and as it required time 10 stralhten
them out, the House at O'Clock adjourned.