The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-03-05
ENDING THE sEyirE's SESSION
Why that body Rejected the Army Appro-
priation hin Amendments.


WASHINGTON, March 4-Thc Senate met
at A. NJ. and adopted the report OF the Sundry
Civil Appropriation Bill Committee. and that
of the Legislative Appropriation Committee.
On motion Of Mr.. Blaine tliep.. Me- the Senate
amendments 10 the Army Appropriation bill
were insisted upon and new conference COM
mittee was ordered Soon aftcrward Mr.. Blaine
again reported that the committee was unable
to agree. The conierees on the part Of the
House while not insisting on the letter Of the
NTH section Of the army bill. firmly maintained
that they would consent to the passage Of no
appropriation bill for tho army that shall not
contain such restrictions upon the President in
regard to the use Of United States troops IN
Louisiana as will prevent him from Install
ing and maintaining the Packard Government.
The Senate conferces felt compelled 10 risk n
failure oi the hlll rather than insert that pro-
vision. II would he an invasion OF the cOnstl-
tut9nal rights OF the President, 10 which they
could not consent There were not. to-day. be-
tween the Potomac and borders OF Texas, 900
Federal troops. and the whole idea of any lib-
crty being endangered was nightmare
Mr.. Wallace tDem.. Pa.l said ~ one Of the
| conferecs he submitted to the conference a
proposition that II armed coils ion ar such inn
| mincnt danger OF armed collision as shall
| tudr of the troops of the United States now in
the States Of Louisiana and South Carolina.
shall occur during one year hereafter. that
then. in the opinion Of Congress un extraorli-
nary occaslo Ion has arisen as provided for in the
Constitution under which the President IL au-
thOrzed TO convoke both Houses of Congress.
In his opinion Il WIS impossible 10 eet the two
Mr.. Blaine said he made a proposition TO cm-
power the President of the United States to rr-
durc The army to 10000 men durns ih. year #
in his discretion would he proper To do so. lut
II was not accepted. No further action was
The House bill granting a popsion to the
widow of the late Gen. Francs L. Blair was
Mr. McCrcery Dem, KY submitted "a resolu-
Hon. Thomas W. Ferry Tor the dignity. Impair
over over the % senate %1 AsTeeI @ G /" @nanmousy M
y M'S-rs sargent .h,l, al, Anl h'ihan DEM
mittee of the House 10 inform the President
th,Nt n two hou-T- wers ready to rdl9InIn.
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lresiueht pro tehl' ferry salu'
forso the pri ,s nf nv deep sense Of ois
uon this body ior formal aud cNpr, ,si'e ters Just
hc msnS 9S nd,Sidn.i srress,ons of trgs nd,rs can
hhu, Which have rested aud iere Aiucs ATT ndsd upon
pied IN it, annals
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.re-s PARTY -uu ha. heeu D., iounf ifi hope inti-i
ti TO such ad.r,,. Wat ihe who. g.nig be.nior
i- such -tAr 100 that the ii, O
tl, republic lr-fuioi of Every industrial interest
WAS Jarnlylei hy the painful pressure ui uncertainty
Anarchy mcnAc,d TIE nation 10 that u4l, iutA and
n'cr,'it, YOU. senate Win YOUR coaa uio' ire,-d
tfod the situation Tie utuun sull lives. dud upuu tl,
J,ilou. DIVIDE which viii ever mari urc'ni.na sou
have held aud saved the republic with s 90, furtln
llIf uf power '. Proven u| i sample frtNe
uluou hut hN slsnt drmun-traunn illustrating the tact
Shat tlr people dee Not eN.t tor the STATE hut c state
framed fOr the lfollD II luD sic ftNl' Ni
del, -Ated Will q, t,rinins pruu- IN i'n In national
IIHsrts> The cr. lH- not lt 81 iNHuf i.slsat - O.
VICE II ha- Al east hrnti"urd the irH- OF the country
nni rNomplntd the truth mat 900 Asr'ni ,.i- American
iHtcs ap less sui tes VI patty az eilxe a. ui
~. republic