National Republican., 1877-11-12

make general investigation as 10 the strength.
duty performed, location. &C., &c, Of the army,
with power to send for persons and papers; but oh.
lection was made.
Mr.. HOOKER presented q memorial Of the Choc-
taw nation, asking a settlement Of their claims,
and asked that 1t be printed in the Record
objected to.
Mr.. BUCRER asked to have printed In the Record
memorial, signed by $500 farmers Of Missouri
and Illinois, In relation to the currency.
Mr.. BANKS objected, and said the Record ha d
been extended to fourteen volumes, and the lncor
poraton Of this class Of matter made the Record
On motion OF Mr. ATKINS, the House went into
Committee Of the Whole on
THE ARMY APPROPRIATION BILL.
Amer the twenty minutes allowed for debate on
the paragraph, a vote was taken on the pending
amendment offered on Friday by Mr.: CRfTrEsD.S,
providing that by the recruiting OF the cavalry
regm1nts to ioo men 70 each company .he ~ army
listed men actually on the army rolls OH thels day
Of November 1877.
The amendment was rcjected-ayes, loi noes
Mr.. cULBERsoN offered the following amend.
That force Of four cavalry regiments shall be
recruited to 100 men In each company, and tho
same shall be employed in the defense OF the Mexi-
can and Indian frontiers OF Texas.
Mr. ATKINS offered, as an amendment to the
amendment, the following:
PIord,d, that the whole number shall not ex.
and hospital stewards.
Rejccted-ayes, llg; noes, 127.
Mr.. CLIMER offered the following as an amend
Prorided. That nothing herein contained shall
authorize the recruiting the number OF men on the
stewards, beyond 1000. Of whom four full cavalry
regiments shall be kept in service on the Mexican
frontier III Texas.
Agreed to-ayes, ia; noes. ia
The amendment as amended was then adopted
Mr.. WiLKER offered the following:
prottded That no military or naval ofncer or
other persons engaged in the civil military or ma.
keep or have under his authority or control Any
troops or armed men at or near the place where
any general or special election y held ~ any site
prior subsequent thereto, unless be necessary
| 10 repcl the armed enemies of the United States
aud aily person violating any OF the provisions ot
| this section shall be hued not more than 5000 and
| suffer imprisonment at hard labor not less than
of honor, profit or trust under the United States
Messrs. Msn o,i RrRlN5 M % and HEWErT, of New York,
| defended by Messrs. FOSTER and BANNING. the
debate bearing upon certain alleged cOntradic'
| tons IN reports made 70 the Committee on Appro'
Mr. HOOKER offered the following amendment
Pr0r6isd, That no portion of the moneys appro-
pria,cd by this act shall be expended Tor The trans.
poraton or support of any portion Of the mil! !tary
| IN any State of the Union for the purpose OF sup
| pressing instruction, maintaining order, or sup,
| porting any government or pretended government
In such State, unless such forces shall have been
first applied for by the Legislature Of such state
or by the executive thereof when the Legislature
Mr.. HOOKER said that the acts that had taken
| place IN this country the past ten or fifteen years
In his opinion justified the offer OF this amendment
| It was hot and could not be construed as al inpu
| tation upon the present executive. He had acted
| in conformity with the spirit of the the amend
| ment and Its adoption would only give the same
| .E Iax hut huH hsati
policy Of tho administration, and would strengthen
putation that the President woul act Illegally and
that he needed shackle, and all OF tho friends "f
the President should resist it. But he wanted to
| call attention To the wording of the amendment
II declared that he should not suppress insurrec-
| ton. What could more successfully inaugurate q
% been s6e law | IN ISL and and the PRESIDENT had been
| 50 shackledf In 1850 he CGarfeld) would not have
believed that any portion 9i the country would try
| to break up the Union, and II such
resolution had been offered it would have
been regarded as entirely unnecessary. But In the
such a shackle upon the Governinentf lie did not
believe there was now any further purpose OF rebel.
lion. but he did ssy that, coming now ~ w;!hou! y H!
enough To keep starving the soldiers BY failing To
make appropriations for them but must Icy be
shackled and humlliatedf
Mr.. uOODE regretted that Mr. HOOKER had of
fered this amendment lie thought u was an i'm
Last Congress he would have voted for such AL
amendment, but then the circumstances were diff
feTent. There was changed condition OF amir
Last spring two states pr trate soldiers wce
At the doors Uf legislative halls; the credentials o
legslaIures were examined by armed men. Ihe
| President had Withdrawn The troops from those
| States, aud the House and The country accepted
this ~ un overture OF peace. This House should
not refuse the right hand of fellowship thus ex
Mr HOOKER said his proposition was nothing
new; II was as old rs lIss and II had been contn
l Ilxy tha last fR AS
ent incumbent OF the executive Office, he regarded
him only as a man holding office under pvcual
| circumstances lie did not put the amendment IN
because Hayes occupied the White House but be
cause the right OF any man to order troops into
State should be stopped, aud It could be stoppet
only by inhibtOry legislation. The regular and
brave officers would not object to this proposition
for they did not desire 70 police the states ]
would offend only those who aspred 10 civil offices
| Mr. REAGAN said he would vote for tho prol'o
, sition II the same circumstances existed now tina
existed last spring. But these facts do not exist
! There was pruhibitiOn enough In the Constitution
The President was not making an improper use o
the army. and he did not wish the President L
|, inndnm box Of political agitation and discussion
5 He wOnld pas special law making Il an impeach
able uaensc TO send troops into States unlawfmy.
Mr.. CONuER said he did not propose ~ discus
the prop ,sisinn. but he wanted Suo on this sub
luct reached aud therefore hoped 1t would b
= adopted NJ thut there could be ayca'and.nay vot
, Mr. ELLIS ua. objected to the amendment
The House has asked for peace aud to lie truste
|
Q sion OF the gentleman from Ohio - rebellion, h
would say that there was no rebellion lurking II
, | the hearts Of the IFople of the South. When tn
President was called u9ou for troops lately h
would not respond until he had ascertaincd tina
I, | the Governor of the states desiring u EN- cOul
/, II II preserve the peace thvmselves The rcspousi
3 bllity for the trooIs In the sIa'es was with tn
Governors VII ca el tor thein aud not with III
| J. esdcnt.
s NJ. HENKLE said he would vote for the propos
a Il N OF the Gentleman irnu Mississippi with plea.
4 ure because he believed fright In Itself and c,Il
ss,eut WIN aw. Paste ex Ar nee had demonstrate
= | the necessity Tor some such Jaw. Though thcf
= were uoN no threatening c'r, umstances surround
ing u.s. the present was the very time to ado It huc
. | precautionary measures. lie did MT believe IN
p smt executive " ou d make an imp, ,upcr use I
The arm". The pc Jpu ot h' state. " thont respe'
IS tn party, approve the course pursued by the frcs
a | dent The surrounding circu instances made II
:, h gIy Urrper time to establish useful preccdcn
x IL The President contemplate M vocation uf n'
and improper use OF the troops the clause cnlIl
d. no harm, aud II he did then II should I've adup
. cd. He wanted such Clau % inserted In every arm
:, appropriation bill now, hruccfurth aud forever.
. Mr HAMILTON wanted IN have the remarks {
Mr.. ELLIS read in order that he might rec II he It
tended tn insult the Governor Of his state nd ana
l. because he hal not called IN the President IL
troops 10 suppress disturbances In that State
Mr., ELLIS said he had spoken Of those Governor
who did call for troops He had the highest II
IL spppt for Governor Williams and huuOrcl IA