The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-11-09

| ident who had been elected by those mean naa
himself agreed wish the House that respect, and
declaring ina, ,ncy should not DO there. What else
had taken pace since? Did they not hear inc
thunder tones IRON Ohio and Pennsylvania indorSos
tho democratic partyy
| AIR FosrER-lndorsing the President
Mr. sISGLEroS-very well: In indorsng the Presi-
don't they indorse tho democratic side OF tho House
In tho further course OF the discussion Mr. single.
ton stated that u tho troop. ihon In tho South hal
been tho Indian frontier the Custer massacre
| never would have occurred.
| Mr.. FRYE, trepJ OF Nc, asked Mr.. SINGLETON Why
he objected to having troops stationed In tho south
Mr. SINGLETON replied That he not; bus tbs, no
DID object TO their being used for political purposes
AMENDMENTS
| Tho time for general debate having expired, tho
| Ciork proceeded to road the bill by sections
Ss o1sss. 20 o
OF the army above ITS present strength no said that
II tho army was composed Of only $1,000 men, ~
some gentleman had stated, tho bill would NOT allow
that number TO be Increased. He called atcnt,oL 10
the TACT that though tho President Ind given orders
that tho army should follow Mexican maraudors over
the border General Ord had been afraid to do 30 be-
cause the only available movable iorco which no mad
men. whlIe there wore thousands OF men on she other
sido OF Tho Rio Grandc who deed tho United States
| government, ana dched their own government
Tho United States eovornmen, was 10 tho shameful
condition Of being dcncd and tfcatcd In that manner.
on tho frontier, and when that limit was rcac he'd
thcro would DO war. Tho show Of forcc, power and
Those wore the only arguments tho Mex'cans could
understand
MI. BLoUNT, oil Georgia. opposed the amendment
and called attention 10 tho TACT that in 1855. when
tho Mexican frontier largo al present, the
army was composed OF bat $4,000 men.
Mr.. CALKiNs, tren OF Ind, saia that he was In
favor OF increasing tho army TO 30 600 men, and he
believed that was economy. When The projection OF
property anu tho security OF lie wcro measured by
few paltry dollars ~ was not economy, II was parsi-
monloasness. Tho recent ro,s had shown con-
cusivcly for tho protection Of properly and lilo
| something was needed beside tho State militia
Mr. LurTRILL, tdcm.) OF Cal.-Does my friend pro-
iaboring mens
Mr. 1owssksD. trop.l OF N. Y.-No; TO put down
the heather Chnee. tI.aughter.)
Mr.. CALKiSs hoped that MIS- friend from California
(Mr LuttrcD did not claim that tho real workngmen
wcro responsible for these riots He hoped ho did not
| propose 10 libel Tho w0rkhgmen 10 that way.
MI LUrTHELl-Do you mean 10 say that those weTo
mol tho riots OF worklngmenf
Mr. CALKiSs--They were not laborlng men.
Mr. LurrRELL-lf they were not laDoring men they
must have bcen republican politicians
| Mr. CALKiNs-l DO not know whether they were or
not; but know that those states which wore demo-
cratic called MS Justify or tho strong arm Of tho gov
ornment the gentleman does 10 suppress tho heather
Sir. LurrnKLL- Does the gentleman mean TO say that
he intends 10 keep standiHg army 10 put down those
mon who have ~ to strike against The oppression
Of capitalistsp
Mr. CALKiSs--Every man mas right to cease work
when he cnooses but he has rlgnt TO say another
| man shall work.
| Mr. BAKHn, (rep) Of Ind. addressed the committee
| In iavor OF the amendment
Mr. MILLS, (dom) OF Texas, advocated his colleagues
amendment, and said the present Standardization haa
taken the nrst practical step toward CONSCIENTIOUS
discharge OF duty 10 Texas that had pecn taken for
quarter Of century. lilo ridcued tho ''bcautes OF
economy as illustrated by his own sido OF tho House.
Georgia (Mr. Bounl sent as Minister Extraordinary 10
Cor.ina, so that h. might learn something OF the
Mexican art oil diplomacy. Thc State Of Texas had
EXPENDED ST. 800 900 defence OF the frontier
were not Tor Texas troops to-day General Ord would
| not DO a0c 10 MAINTAIN himself nifty milos west OF
| San Antonio
Mr. ATKINS, OF Tennessee. expressed his regret at
secing members on his own side OF tho House commit
themselves TO the aoctrno OF largo Standing army
for police purposes rho policy vi largo standing army
was anti Amercan. IL was an insult 10 tho American
solder 10 make policeman OF bin. Tho idea that .
large stanong army was be maintained 10 keep or
worry theory Of tho government Tho theory Of tho
dual system OF govern was that each slate should
take care Of itself and preserve peace and life
and properly. rho IDEA that = largo standing army
was 10 be Kept up Tor that purpose was monstsous.
1t had been estimated that there ITO 900
ernment 10 MAINTAIN regular army Of 100000 men 10
meet such EVENT. II D was expected that peace
was 10 DO preserved by the army II would require
| "a, 90 men, but four .imcs that number A quarter
Oi million oil men could not keep the peace II tho
strong arm OF power was 10 be rcliou on Ho believed
| that even IN Texas = large forco required,
ms Texas would defend her border aud only
au opportunity 70 40 1. He bollevod that an appro-
praton should be made to tho stock Of small
arms ana encourage military ORGANIZATIONS IN tho
states, and no Followed that that would more than
anything else ~ remedy tho owl.
| SPEECH or Mr.. BLAcKBuRM
| Mr.. BLAcKuRx, oil kentucky, moved to. reduce tho
soi and tho members his sido Of the noass, That
tho proper method Of preventing such disorders as
an increase Of tho army or in supplying moro canister
and grape shot shoot down tho impoverished labor
OF which they the victims by reason Of The per
sstont class legislation Of Tho last nftecn years. Some
applause IN the gailcries) They were not willing TO
admit that such process OF repression, coupled with
tho Wholesale murder Of starving popu.ace was
either craftsmanship far dealing or manhood properly
| illustrated In conclusion no gavc notice that no
would call for tho yeas aud NAYS tho House his
amendment 80 as TO test tho sense Of Inc House
whether would propose redress wrongs OF The
impoverished c,izcns Of the country by Of
the military power. Moro applause IN tho galleries
stand taken by the dsiega,on from Texas II Inc
State Of Texas In slate of war, why mad not tho
Executive so Informed the House. The vou uteer army
OF inc country equal TO The regular army In pro-
footing tho country, and an army OF Is 900 Was amply
sufficient Tor the protection OF tho bordsr. Hc would
therefore vote Tor tho amendment OF the gentleman
from Kentucky (Mr Biackburnh and II proviso werc
not ADDED like tho one ombodicd IN the bill OF last
| yoar no would vote against tho bill
MI. HEWITT. dom OF N.Y. SAID that the question OF
reorganization OF tho army demanded more limo than
present bill simply PAID the army. which had nobly
| done It's duty during tho past eight months without
remuneration. Let the United states discharge It's
Just obligations anu leave TO tho iuturo the question
OF increase or decrease.
Mir. WRIGHT, ldem) OF Pa, said that no represented
district where troops had been st,tioncd during mo
recent Those troops had been Introduced at
the instance OF the business OF the district but
camo the solicitation Of tho controllers Of the
mines lilo had tnere all tho time and could 500
no Tor officers sword a soldiers mus
kc and no favored the reduction OF mo army 10 0oo
| men.
Mr. CLrMER, (dem.) OF Pa, said that II tho Aduant
General had not stated that tho army did exceed
twenty thousand ho would have voted Tor a proviso
reducing II to that number but hc thought That tho
bills should DO passed WITHOUT lurtbcr reduction and
that officers and men should receive thor just dues,
leaving the question or tho oil tho army
| TO be considered a. moro length IN tho future.
Nr. CULBERsoN, OF Texas said that the Represents
vcs from Texas did not ask that tho army should be
increased to 900 in 0rdcr " wage war against the
people OF tho Unicd Sates but In order that somo
curly should be given TO tho lcxas frontier against
| ncursions OF murderous Mexcans II the army wore
reduced 10 900 the quota allowed 10 Texas would be
small that IN tho iuturc, aslntno past tho people
Of the United States would DO murdered tnore 10
nag insuited IN tho very presence OF The troops
MIR. BLouSr OF Georgia, SAID that u tho matter was
| so erevous aud there was TO DO blood between tho
| two countries there should DO a separate measure
passed the subject and not one tackled on 10 an APP
| preparation bill
Mr.. rnRocKMoRroS, tdem.) Of Texas, advocated tho
amendment offered by Mr.. Schiecnor
Mr. BEEBE, tdem.) Of ". r., wanted to know why It
was that " IN 1860 an army OF $4,000 men was main
tanned AZ OF $l7, 900 900 or SIS 100000 IL now
requires an appropriation OF 900 700 Tor an army
| OF 20. 900 mon.
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