Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1877-11-15
Congress ana the Army.

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Congress ana the Army.
WASHINGTON. November 0.-Tho army
appropriation bill again occupied tho House
tosdny and hnd not mado much progress Mt
tho adjournment. The discussion took about
the same range rs yosterdny-tho need Of a
strong army to guard tho Indian and Texas
frontiers ind to prevent labor disturbances.
Most Of those who referred 10 the latter topic
deprecated the use of the military for such n
purpose. Reagan, of Texas particularly took
that ground, holding that tho true way to have
peace and prosperity, in tho country, was to
repeal tho Resumption act, remonctizc silver,
and reduce the burdens of taxation. In re.
gard to the Texas difficulties it was stated Ly
several members in debate, that tho proper
course to adopt was for tho United States
Government to put down tho mnrauders by
having them pursued md punished, oven on
Mexican territory. Phillips, of Kansas, dc
scrbcd the frontier Mexicuns as u dcspicabe
racc-hall Spanish and half ndian-with all
the vices and mono of tho virtues Of either
stock. All the propositions looking to re-
duction of tho army were Yotcd down by a
small majority; the Republicans voting soidly
against ,hom, backed by tho Texas members
and Lnttrell. of Colorado, and Williams, of
Michigan. The foicc beyond which the army
is not to be recruited was fixed, rs in the ex-
istng law. Mt % 600 men.
WAsiiINGroN, November l0.-The House
to day finished the consideration of the army
bill in committee Of the whole. whore another
amendment was adopted limiting tho forco Of
tho army to its present number, but directing
four cavalry regiments with one hundred
men to each comranv) to be stationed in Tex
us. This wns found, after the bill was re.
ported to the House, to conflict with pre-
vious amendment, and as there was not time
to straightcn out tho crookcslncss, no final
action was taken on The bill The discussion
in committee developed the fact that within
the last few weeks the army had hccn re-
cruitcd to tho number Of 5G5 men This ac-
tinn Of the Secretary rf Wnrwas characterized
by the chairman aud other members Of the
appropriation committee as being without
law and deserving Of impeachment.
Foster. of Ohio, remarked that recruiting
might well be done without moncy, us the
army itself had been rnn without morcy; to
which Blackburn. Of Kentucky, replied that
for that act an explanation would soon be de-
mandcd
Foster, challenged in1niry, and remarked
that when /. came, tho pcor!e would bc treated
to II rare show.
Blackburn replied that the show would
be condemned by the better part of the people
an amc:,,mcnt was offered by Hooker, nr
MiS..>slpri, providing that no money should
he expended III *cn''ing any part "r The army
into any State lur lhc i,urpnSc Of Su,prcSsium
,r,Surrcctirn or protecting the peace. unless on
application Of the Legislature or Governor of
Snch State.
Garfield, Of Ohio. attacked this amendment
ns one intended to shacklc the prr<nlns.iI, ant
which. if it had heep TN .'i,GG statute book il
$50. "..,ilu havc tied the hands Of tn,
Executive and destroyed the government
| lie did not mean to imply that there wa.
any such object in view now, Tut the prnpnSi
ton at this time was calculated to alarm tht
| country
Hooker diSclnimcd having any other in;en.
tion than that Of preventing the urmy bcin.
used for plea. purposes, and remndc,
Garfield that tic substance Of the provisio,
wns enacted in 1897. and appeared in the re.
viscd statutes Of 1872.
Mr.. Speaker Randall tool, tho floor i,
rcspnnSc to one of Gariicbl's remarks abon
the army being left to starvc. and thror
back the responsibility upon The President
whose province it was to have called an cxtr:
session of Congress INN cliatcly on his inuu
gnratiCn.
Goodc Of Virginia, made n strong speccl
against llookcr's amendment, IN which ht
expressed the trus, and ontdrncc which th.
people Of the South. and particularly of Vir
| ginia, had in President Hayes
Similar sentiments were expressed By FL
lis. Of Louisiana. When tho question wa:
taken upon lIonkcr's amendment there were
but thirty-cight Democratic votes in it's favor
The Republicans waited Tor all the rest Of tn,
Democrats to vote. intending if there was ,
Democratic majority for To 10, it be agree,
| ,", 50 as 10 have n yea and nay vote in thu
House. but the Democrats chcckmatcd tina
game, and voted it down themselves, tho
Republicans then joining and voting in tn,
same way.