The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-11-18
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
The House.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17.-Mr. Atkins, from the
Committee on Appropriattihons, repMSrted M back
Entertainments. am He said ali the amendments were
mainly immaterial The principal point OF diff
ference was as to the force OF the army. the Sen
men and put it at 25. 900. The committee recon-
mends non-concurrence in the amendment
which strikes out the approprlatIon OF i $50 900
non, The Senate had reduced the aggregate
appropriation to the amount OF 500 5oo ln the
course of his remarks Mr.. Atkins expressed the
hope that the amendment increasing the army
would not be concurred in.
1t was decided to vote on each amendment
Mr. Patterson hoped there would be q d.
vision of the question on the, reduction of the
NeaVary u for the frontier Of Texas he wanted to
vote for the reduction Of the army, but doubted
the constitutional power Of Congress to locate
The amendment fixing the EXPENSES of the
Commanding Generals office at $25, 900. was con-
cured in ; that increasing the paw Of paymas-
ters clerks to S55 was non -cOncurred In.
The Senate amendment authorizing cavalry
regiments to be recruited to 1000 men. or as near
as practicable to that number. and authorizing
a sufficient force of cavalry to be employed in
the defense of the Mexican and Indian frontiers
of Texas, was concurred IN by ayes 40 nays 126
The amendment fixing the force OF the army
at 25. 900 men, was also concurred In by vote OF
1874 ayes to 1870 nays
bs es dds EHS Rnrhn RM has
er, Throckmorton, Williams of Michigan, and
Williams Democrats. voted in the affirmative.
The amendment authorizing troops to be sta
toned on the Texas border was concurred in:
The other questions on which there was dis
agreement were referred to the committee OF
coHeaeIfs Hon. L. i. Metcalfe, member elect from the
third Missouri district, was sworn in.
Mr.. Stephens introduced pill Tor the imam ina
return to specie payments without disturbing
the industrial and commercial interests OF the
country. Referred to the Banking and Curren-
MIR. Swami moved to go into committee of the
whole to consider the Paris Exposition bill.
Mr.. Buckner raised the question as to it's con-
sideration. for the purpose OF taking up the re-
sumption repeal, bill.
On a division there were 1874 yeas and 80 nays
in favor of the exposition bill. and the yeas
Of Ia to las refused to slider the repeal bill
- The debate was. limited to four hours. The
with Mr.. Springer of Illinois, in the chair. ~,
MT: sWann " read as. par part OF his @ remarks the
Mr.. Hamilton, who submitted the report on
behalf Of the mino ity. offered a substitute e
e fne oe OF q any
the exposition, and spoke in favor of his amend
ment, He thought the present condition of the
economy, and he would not be justified in
voting a dollar Of the peoples money for this
purpose. He ridicpled the idea of making an
appropriation for this purpose.
Mr.. Calkins, said that agri:ulturists of his
district said that Congress should make a lib
Gral apprOprlatlOn IOr UQlS purpose. lie dis
sented from the views of Mr. Hamilton. If this
country is properly represen ed at Paris it
would be a great gain to our people,
Mr.. Williams, of Wisconsin. believed in the
efficiency and good results of these expositions
and thought they should therefore be encour-
aged, and that encouragement should come
practically from the government. Private en-
= ferprise could not properly exhibit the re.
@sources of the United States, because the expo
sition did not recognize private individuals
nation. No better opportunity could be pre-.
sented for inspection and comparison and fol
Judgment than in such an exhibition as was
proposed at Paris. He referred to the good re-
suits which followed the Vienna Exposition; fol
by these exhibitions Of our manufactures there
all manner of trades were advanced:
At the close of one hours debate the commit
tee rose, and the House at 4:30 p. N. adjourned