The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-11-09
WASHINGTON.
The House Occupied All nay In an
Animated Discussion on the Army
Appropriation bill.
The Habeas Corpus Case of Senator Pat.
tersOn Was Continued TO December q
Early Action Expected on Mis-.
slssippl Levee Bills,

delivery at Mi0 Graude city Passed
Nothing OF Importance la the sen.
Hte.
WASHINGTON, November S.-After
the reading OF the Journal, the house
went into committee o. the whole,
Cox In the chair, on the army appro,
prlation bill.
The house committee on foreign AZ.
fairs will, at their meeting Monday
next, agree upon u bill for American
representation ut the Paris interna.
tional exhibition, and report II TO the
house on that day. An ample sum for
that purpose will be proposed, though
az yet the details have not been ar.
ranged, The committee will have all
the facts before them, including the
views aud recommendations and esti-
mates OF the department Of state.
The bill to repeal the resumption act
gave place to-day In the house TO the
appropriation bill for the support OF
the army for the current year, and the
bill gave rise to quite an animated
discussion. The bill approprates on u
basis Of twenty-five thousand men for
the first four months of the year and
of twenty thousand for the last eight
months, aud il provides that no re.
cruitlng shall take place TO Increase
the army beyond its present strength.
Opinions differ, however, as to what
its present strength il, the adjutant
general placing it at twenty three
thousand, General Sherman at twenty
two thousand, and other military men
as low as eighteen thousand.
The provisions Of the bill were Wig
orously defended by the chairman Of
the appropriations committee, Atkins,
of Tennessee, and his colleagues on
the committee, Blount, of Georgia;
of Mississippi, and others.
They were no less vigorously assailed
on the democratic side Of the house
by all the Texas members and on the
republican side by Foster, of Ohio,
Conger, of Mississippi, and Clakins, of
Indiana
The Texas members opposed cutting
down the army on account Of the posi-.
ton of affairs on the Rio Grande from
tier, while on the republican side the
labor riots of last summer were used
as an argument in favor Of strong
army.
Blackburn, of Kentucky, declared
such an idea rs monstrous, and anti
and moved to reduce the
army to 5000 men.
Banks, Of Massachusetts, opposed
the idea of increasing the army In
order TO repress labor disturbance, but
favored an effective military establish
ment rs true economy and wise legis
ation in the present dangerous situa
ton OF the Mexican frontier. He
would have 1000 or $4,000 stationed
In Texas, but on condition that they
should not cross the border, but protect
life and property in the state.
No vote had been taken when the
house adjourned.
The habeas corpus case of Senator
Patterson was called to day and con-
tinued to November q.
Nominatious-Sandford, OF Florida,
minister to Belgium; Boswell, regis.
ter Of land office, New Orleans; Smith,
Baton Rouge; North, post
master, Brunswick, Georgia.
Messrs. Mercy, Young and Thatch
er have introduced levee bills, all of
which have been referred to levee
committee. Early action is autici-
pated.
Senator Maxey's resolution, calling
for information regarding the Jail de-
livery at Rio Grande City by Mexicans,
passed.
The vice. president, by resolution, is
authorized to fill vacancies In commit
tees, occasioned by Morton's death.
The senate finance committee will
consider the silver bill, which has
passed the house, on Monday.
The senate committee on foreign re-
lstions has reported favorably on
Welsh as minister to st. James.
In the senate, Mr.. Spencer, Of Ala
bama, introduce I'LL for the relief
Of the Deposits savings association, of
Mobile, Alabq ma. Referred to the
committee on claims. 1t relieves that
institution of all liability Of the tax OF
ten per cent. on the amount OF its own
notes issued for circulation, and paid
nut by 1t previous to March 81, 1875. 1t
authorizes the secretary Of the treasury
to nav to said institution S739, 4S7, the
amount Of said tax collected.
Stanley Matthews said he bad made
no assertion that the president will
sign the silver bill. He has merely
expressed his individual opinion that
IN the event OF tie bill's passage by
the senate, the president will sign ii
and he adds that this expression Of
opinion wa. made by him without any
information derived from the presi-
dent as to his intentions on the subject,
and neither derived from facts nor a