New-York tribune., 1877-11-09
Uor>r or REPRESENTATIVES,.

il'1t ~ vi ltl4i i.'HI-' - ~ no.
WASHINGTON, ID. G., Nov. o.-Ihe House, at
1910 o'clock went into Committee OF the Wno.e' Mr.
cox Dem ~ ~ in the chair. upon the Army Appro-
priation BILL General debate upon the bill limited
70 two hours ard tac House addressed by Mr. AT
KINS lD.m T,unJ. chairman of the Appropriation
Committee. c stated thai de aid not regard n wthn
the province OK tnat committee jo inquire mo lAe tce'3
Of Inc President I'm not calling an extra session OF
Congress bcorc the beginning OF me Pieothi h'v' "a ear
VI any one desires 10 cpmphlh ol .ht5 l'Il IL H5t
Legitimate subject 0f judicial inquiry TIC explained tHht
the estimate Of the War Dc9iment @ Tor ne ne, pfg re-,
cut year amounted 70 S3','v'ppv NnV 90 G,o 40
appropriated $25700000, decrease 0. T5ooVPtO TGo
rom the appropriations OF ia't 1 yo'hb. h,sf ~
22O0O men FOR the first four months Of tn. year ana
10000 men fo ne feHAihS o.[I & H,,,.ii f,o anil b
stated ositvrig tat there were less tnln 2ptJO men
in tbs service at ihn present liInr lT h'", aiw w '
ne was in favor OF reducing tac army I'D
5000 men, hat he did Hot think th'9 was
been so long without pay, ana tlt q"t'l'h o. '--
the force might delay the passage 0I the p! Win !t-
said tint II had been loit ont OF lnG ittth' nt ne
cause the committee Gid not lcel tE"t' ID view
Of rcont gyeqn m r@y yGg ont 2 ta ia' co4aaoS 4slfa
IN clrryn- out the tuno-hon-rcd doctrine or Eolhlc-
aff, IN th,ir own Wayit Has necessary TO place ihe
restricting clause BOO Tire present Dill Ic 5utl',, la .I.
i1 '. t i.-. now q. existed eight months ago. h"
What the consequence, might pc'
TIE STREsGTH or THE ARMY.
NJ. ohli-i-iii'i "'.'''' i','s' i
committee L"u ''N'n 'No ''''.,,, ' ,, t,, ,,
ihe s'f.hA'n q" ''0 army '''
Az ATKINS rcpl.cd that in his opinion, the army was
sufficiently large for that purpose.
Mr. FOSTER lEcp, OHIO "a member Of the Appopra-
lions Committee remarked. n reply TO Mr. Nchlecher
that the committee bad taken pam. TO INFORM ".'.
ON tac subject. aud that all the officers had
N ,,5 Tie orriouo the General of the Army % .. 90
Ike ist of No,.nocr t4,.s were n". h,"ie t,.1 -'Go4
mru DOB inc A'.t, ,i'''F' ''- o. M, 9,'
been De- % nom .l' J .t '.,'. 49, '',,' IT, % i.r '
cree ,' I'm '"' '5 m ,- f.s Information bcint.
'l'l' '' 49,. ',c. H. ..o,, 30 ia1 tl.u TIE difi-
thit tir p-ts,.l or ',,,,,c. , t,,,r,..i,.i1us
Guilty l'io WINCH .tH' " =. . -'i, 81 ., D. i
Dad fallen, arose lioh l' 'it. tn.i i'i' i. ,' ] ~, s
b0untcl duty to i'oHr' tA' 'lPiolTi..i'l i ' ala ala
.,.I tl Tt.iupe ilr ARMS Nati lLr li'.' CTS ' '
,1t.urlfF bad desire U tiiiti ,S te lc'."i ' tit
majority. lhey n.i'FTY' " 49, ti ,,' ~, 20
15UuD men WAS as s.u'u ds tA' hr'ua oi Tee '"t'
warranted They were not disposed 4" make l4ri'h'
opposition 90 ,he action IJ0ri9 Icy "o', l..
EIi ii' net Erihrr TI.y ha1 not the heart 10 ao
Dp, .by i,cy tha, officers of tnc army mp 20 ;lls
' ir in.' t,rlgns --C0C.O Iu m;rrc,, uy delay ana
r@r -,a0,s oa tuc put OF tIc House. ihcj haD lost
s5otcl interest Within lho h,t three weeks aud were
o'l- mn 20 make an aptrop-aion for 900 men
NJ .i.1s Tor "A less number wa5 an invitation %
indian hos,iiit.,s and MeA.c.A raids Iie predicted That
n deficiency B,u for at least @-,5onoo) would have 10
In, ..l,,,I Tor this years support oI the army.
,nrnsufps OF THE SOLDIERS
-, ., ,. ..,... ,... 80. ~.
Mr. CONGtb U'cp 'ileu'l i7Aeu ""'''''i V''I' o-I'
t t m . nro.isiou M The bill 80 allow moderate rate
80 -, ~, NAV, otr,o,l, duo aud u.t,pccd tbe ease of
oI l"''t'a' q" !'' "' '
soldiers widow VINO had 10 se'i hef clal Ioi pay AT
pcr cent Of the whole amount in order obtain means
to bury her husband.
Mr. MONlN dem, Miss) asked Mr. Conger to give
tlc names .ui part!culQr, OF that case.
Mr. TDNGFR- geujlcpIau need not rush with such
oa.,ity after ihe eases II is enough for me 10 saw
80. ,: ,,,i ,f,u,,u within mo l,st t,r.,t, ,,;r
t tl,. ! nav ' ~ ''' '"
,,nN,,N, - ,b, <..,.Io,o, ,,. a,,,, 4 ,
Mr.. MONf III lIt Z, h'i'l'u N.s tly h'oIhaiOh on
thT sh9l,I, m u S,I, @ @ ,SM ' ,ol i ,y' t, ~ -,
MI. toN"i-h III TIC eh'i''"ii 'on''l HIS so"' III
p1ilcivtl.. ..,.., 81, . -.,... -. ~. ,..,.u
MT a''ntR "a. asH ', % ~ ''in"l o' ~" ''-''
ma. ION; dolDt MS ao'tl 10 XIV, u. 80. 49,. ,,
Mt. tONHhk-ll s Ot.ey posit. ,., -, % i ~ ia v1
taxes thls way to intimate 'ildt mo; ,li,ts
received is incorrect. NJ So mere bo tie ,,sn
way 40 couNty thtt n,a l',srI ana learned It's
uchai mas oeeh loitti III i'o i'' w
cOurtrslc, Dttl'l li'luS e,, from tbc gentleman
Br. MONll cilIo. 49,, 5ie senfeucp)-thau to dis
MI tONHEk lcohl'.'ulnT l.r ~, ale ON Information ne
w m ' wy rs n rc"nrst dates names and circumstances
All tnat il important ~ ms case ~ 'i o'Iend ~
exist Does me 80 Ms 70 cngble him to deny the