The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-05-30

Comitatus or otherwise under pretext or for the
purpose of executing the laws except In such
cases and under such circumstances as such EN-
ployment may be expressly authorized by the act
OF Congress.
After long discussion on point Of ordermade
by Mr.. Garfield, the amendment was ruled TO be
In order. In the course of discussion on the
amendment, Mr.. Burchheld suggested II would
prevent the use Of troops in enforcing internal
laws and suppressing Illicit distilation.
II was claimed by Mr., Knott that the President
could use the army without law the pretext Of
this being Republican government, was sham
and fraud
IT was intlmated by Mr.. Aldrich that "Moon.
sinners" and perhaps others in Kentucky would
be delighted with the amendment and he sent to
the clerks desk and had read memorial from
the municipality Of Chicago for an army of
100000.
1t was asserted by Mr.. southard that the labor
ing men were as honest and law abiding as any
other class, and the army should not be kept on
the threat Of overawing labOiing men and 1t was
proclaimed by Mr. Herbert that as long as there
was chronic disposition on the Republican side
TO use the army for unlawful purposes, so long
then would there be chronic disposition on the
Democratic side to defend the liberties Of the
people,
Finally, a vote was reached, and Knots
amendment was agreed to by a vote Of 100
to 1l2.
The Committee then rose and reported the bill
and amendments to the House.
MOTION TO INCREASE THE ARMY FROM 10000 TO
$4,000 MEN LOST.
The first vote taken In the House was on the
amendment increasing the Limitation Of the army
from 20 900 to 25,OO0 men. The vote resulted in
yeas l16, nays l2O All the Republicans voted in
the affirmative and had for allies on the Demo
cratic side all the Texas members, except Rea'
gan, who voted nay
Mr.. Garfield lat close OF roll CALI changed his
vote from yea to nay. so that he mightmove to re-
consider the vote actually being therefore III to
119. When the result was announced Messrs
Garfield and Hewitt rose simultaneously to move
to reconsider. The latter was recognized by the
Speaker and moved to reconsider and to lay the
motion to reconsider on the table. The recogni
ton of Mr.. Hewitt by the Speaker was resented
| by Mr.. Garfield who claimed that as matter oil
| courtesy when member changed his vote for the
| purpose of making such motion he was always
| recognized by the Chair, to which the Speaker
responded that II the gentleman chose to give al
insincere vote 1t was not the fault of the Chair
| and that the Chair was bound by all parliament
ary practice to recognize the gentleman in charge
of the bill.
Mr.. Reed then broke into colloquy with the
declaration that there had been nothing to justify
the Speakers remarks as to an inslncere vote, tC
which the Speaker replied that the gentleman
from Ohio (Garfeld) had undertaken to refeC
upon him, and that he proposed to defend him
| self "
There was good deal of feeling manifested OF
the part of all concerned, feeling which com
municated itself to the two sides of the chamber
and which was shown by the applause of one O.
of the other. Then dilatory motion to adjourn
was made on the Republican side and was voted
down. The motion to lay on the table, the mo
ton to reconsider was then carried-yeas l3l
nays ia.
Without disposing of the bill the House ad
journed.