The Lake County star., 1877-11-15

FRIDAY, Nov. 0.--Amon9 bills intro
dused Ia the Senate ives one by Mr..
Mitchell, TO extend the time for the CON-.
struction and completion Of the Northern
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propf f46fiop I ALSO one, by M DAVE
1Rep., Mas: J, giving the Uistsi6tt Court
ef Utah exclusive original jurisdictlon in
divorce proceedings, ana tfausfbrrink all:
processes and proceedings now pending
In probate courts 10 the District Court.
The bill provides for an appeal from the
ffual decision ofthe District Court To the
Supreme Court Of the Territory, and re-
peals elliAwuofthe Territory inconsistent
In executive session, the Senate con-
firmed the nomination Of John Welsh to
be Envoy Extraordinary and Minister
Plenipotentiary,t to England. His nomin-
alton was reported from the Foreign Re-
lations Committee with the unanimous
recommendation that 1t be confirmed, and
1t was confirmed without debate or any
dissenting vote. ts0
The Senate adjourned to Monday.
In the House Rev. DIR. w. p. Harrison
was elected chaplain.
A communication from the Secretary
OF State was presented, asking for $225 900
to pay expenses of representation at the
Paris Exposition.
The army bill came mp and long dis
cussion ensued.
Mr.. Tucker offered an amendment, as
follows:
sand no money appropriated by this
act shall be paid for recruiting the army
beyond the number Of enlisted men, in
-cluding Indian scouts and hospital stew
ards, actually on the army roll on the lst
of November, 1877, except for the caval-
ry service, and for employment exclu-
sively in defense of the Mexican and In
dian frontiers; and so far only as shall be
necessary for that purpose" -s4
Mr.. Conger (Rep., Micb.,) made the
point of order that the amendment pro-
posed new legislation and was not in the
was sustained. Mr.. Tucker then modi-
fed his amendment by adding: g But
nothing therein contained shall authorize
an increase of any cavalry company be-
yond the number now authorized by
law.'' 1l
In this shape the amendment was de-
clared in order and was agreed TO by
vote of l25 to lis.
Mr.. Banning lDem.. Ohio moved to
add to Mr.. fuckers amendment the
words "provided that nothing therein
contained shall authorize the recruiting
of the army beyond $4,000 enlisted men,"
Adopted.
SATURDAY, Nov. 10.-At 1925 the
House " went into committee of the whole,
Mr.. Cox (Dem., N. W in the chair, on
the Army Appropriation bill, the pend
ing amendment being that offered by Mr..
Cfit.endon (Dem., No. limiting the re-
crui,ing I'm cavalry and infantry 10 the
number in the service on the is. inst.
Tue amendment was rejected by 104 10
III.
Mr.. Culberson (Dem., Texas,) offered
an amendment that four cavalry regi-
ments be recruited to 100 men each con-
pany, which force shall be employed in
the defense of the Mexican and Indian
frontier Of Texas. Adopted, la 10 1l2,
al er being amended, on motion of Mr..
Clymer (Dem., Ps.) thus, that the re-
recruiting of enlisted men shall be lin
tied TO 10000, Of which four full regi-
ments of cavalry. shall be kept upon The
Mexican frontier.
An amendment offered by MI. Hooker
(Dem., Miss.) prohibiting the use of the
troops 70 suppress iusurrection or pro-
tect order in any Stale except on The de-
mand Of the Legislature or The executive
gave rise to an amin ated discussion, Mr..
Garfield (Rep., o. leading the opposi-
ton aud poiuSiug out the danger o. such
law ou The statute book as would have
in 1861 tied the hands of The President
and wrought tbe destruction Of the gov
erument.
After considerable debate which
showed that the Southern members in
general trusted Mr.. Hayes, a vote was
iakeu by tellers on the amendment.
Thirty eight Democratic members voted
for 1t and then the Republicans withheld
their votes until the rest of the Demo-
Gratis had voted against IL, when they also
voted, making the negative vove 1877.
Mr.. Atkins (Dem., Tenn.) then offered
an amendment as an additional section,
providing that officers assigned 90 staff
duty shall not be entitled 70 additional
rank OF pay.
The committee then rose and reported
ments agreed 10 in committee confiicted,
and as IL required time 10 straighten them
out the House adjourned.