Evening star., 1877-11-10
FORTT-FIFTH CONGRESS.
SATURDAY, November 10.

The SENATE was not IN session to-day
HoCSE.-Mr Banning asked leave 10 in-
troduce for present action a resolution that
the committee on military affairs be IN
structed To inquire the total number OF OIL
GERS, enlisted men and employees I'm the army
on the l-ts OF July, the LIST of Septembe aud
The lst OF November, IS71s where and how
employed, and I'm what service they hal
been employed during the present nScsl
year. I'd. The number and rank OF Officers
on lhe retired list. Sd. The number OF ofi-
GERS on the active list igned, and th,,
number OF officers on the active list who are
IbyHcsly disqualified for duty. 4th. THE
coLdilion OF affairs ON the Texas froltIer
the number and character OF troopS there
ana what military protection ought 10 be
PROVIDED Tor that department; the number
and character OF the military headq uarterS
and the necessity therefor. And that the
committee have power To send for persons
and papers, and report by bill or otherwise
Mr.. COugeT objected 20 the last clause au.
thoTiZing the commi ttee to send for persons
and papers. The Information could all be
obtained from the department II this was
10 Ice an invest cation let d be so stated
Mr.. banning appealed To him 10 allow the
Clause tn stand aud said the committee could
do hearty ali hat would DC expires sell ia the
resolution with that clause out, without It's
adoption.
Mr.. Conger.-So supposed. The country.
think, is satisfied with the scope investigs-
ton took last year. lie, us pay the army
before we commence investigating.
Mr.. Banks suggested that the committee
could 90 on with the inquiry and IL any IN
formation was refused, the House could then
ductiOn.
Mr.. Banning amended his resolution by
striking out the clause.
Mr.. Garfield objected 10 the consideratfO ion
of the resolution. and It was Withdrawn.
Mr.. Hooker presented a memorial OF the
Choctaw nation asking settlement OF their
claims, aud asked that II be prlutel in The
RecO d. Objected 10.
Mr.. Buckner asked 10 have printed In the
Record memorial signed by $40 farmers
of Missouri and illinois in relation 10 the
currency.
Mr.. Banks objected and said the Record
had been extended To fourteen volumes and
The Incorporation of this class OF matter
made The Record cumbrous and valueless.
On motion of Mr.. Atkins. the House went
into committee OF the whole on
THE ARMY APPROPRIATIONS BILL.
Mr.. Banks read a letter from a la iy who
had been among the soldiers on the frontier.
setting forth the rrivation and suffering en-
dured by the soldiers through the neglect of
the government.
A vote was then taken on The amendment
proposed yesterday 10y Mr.. Crt,enden, and
II was II j. cted-ayes l0i, noes III.
Mr.. Atkins had read a telegram from the
adjutsnt general OF the army, stat ny that he
had on the 9Th Instant sent him a dispatch
stating that the number OF men on the rolls
was y ,30i, an increase since the communica-
ton of the general OF the army OF Octooer
S0lh of $50 men.
Mr.. Atkins said he Joined with the adj ju-
TAM general IN not bclnS aDie 10 account Tor
the non receipt of the telegram. Neither he
nor any member OF the committee had seen
the dispatch, and the press copy book OF the
operator al the Capitol showed no such dis
patch as received here. The al diutant gen
eral now asserts that there are nearly twenty
two thousand men, after stating to the COM
mlltee and cOEcurTing with the general CT
the army that there were not over twenty
thousand men. He called the attention OF
the House TO the fact that since the commit
tee bad been maturing the bill the army had
been recruited To the extent OF over five
hundred men without authority of law, aad
they were now called upOu TO increase the
appropriation because the army had been
increased.
Mr. Ciymer asked If the reason assigned
for the army falling of 10 twenty thoIsan1-
hat Lo money had been appropriated for re-
cruitiug and that il must Tn erefore have bean
Nr. Atkins.-Of course il WAS.
Mr.. Foster said he desired TO defend the
General OF the Army aud the Al ia; ant Gen
eral from the unfair criticism OF the gentle
man from Tennessee.
Mr.. Atkins.-I have not stated anything
but the truth, and no man dare say have. 4
do not think that is unfair.
Mr.. Foster.-It is unfair
The Chair ruled that the time 10 which de-
bate had been limited had expired.
Mr.. Atkins.-And we have been cheated
out OF our time.
Mr.. Conger called the attention OF the chair
| TO the language OF the gentleman as not
| courteous 10 the republican side OF the
| House.
A voice.-Or to the chair.
| Mr.. Conger Il called attention 10 il for the
| protection OF the chair. Laughter.
Mr.. Atkins said he would withdraw the
| remark.