National Republican., 1878-05-24

men made an increase Of $4,000 necessary for
the pay department, and the number Of ra
tions were also increased.
Mr.. COX IN. " offered an amendment that
no money should be paid under this act to
army musicians who leave their posts to play
for emolument or hire,
Mr.. cox said he offered the amendment be-
cause while these men were paid by the Gov
ernment they hired themselves to private par
ties and thus came into competition with
other musicians who made a living out Of their
calling.
Mr.. CoNGER said this was a bad precedent.
II might lead to n prohibition of gentlemen
who received 5000 here going off on lccturing
tours. Laughter.1
Mr. cox. If / had voice as musical as
that of the gentleman / would abolish oil tho
bands In the army.
The amendment was rejected.
Under pro fornd amendment Mr.. MAGIN-
MS made II speech In opposition to reduction,
and was followed by Messrs. SPARKS, PPIDE.
MORE, aud CRITTENDEN in favor Of rcduc-
tiOn.
Mr.. HASKELL, alluding to Mr.. PRIDE
MoREs remarks, said hc understood him TO
make an attack on tho volunteer Union soldier
The attack was most unjust, and he would re-
mind the gentleman that during the late war
the head of 500 men, and burned the town and
murdered defcnseless people VIII" surrendered
That mans name was Quantrell. lie carried
the Confederate flag and bore q Confederate
commission, and after such atrocities as
Quantrell's II i'll becomes the gentleman from
Virginia to make an attack on the Union vol
untcCr soldier.
Mr.. PRIDEMORE said he had made no at
tack on the Union soldier So lar as his remarks
thnt In Il toI lI,.,
Union soldiers and applaudcd them for their
bravery, but he believed 1t his duty to vote
now for reduction Of the army. He thought
the people could protect themselves every.
where, and he, for one, would say that he was
now as ready to shed his blood for this Gov
crnment as he was to shed it for the Confed-
cracy, which at the time he believed to be
right.
The bill was then read on untifs0he second
section was reached, and no amendments
were made except such as were necessary to
make the items conform to tho increase to 25,-
900 men.
The committee then rose, and the House, at
hali-past four, took a recess till half-past seven
p. IN.
EVENING SESSION.
On motion of Mr.. RIDDELL the Committee
of the Whole was discharged from the further
consideration of the bill amending the act
granting an increase of pensions in certain
cases by granting $3i per month to each SOL
dier who lost IN arm below the elbow or leg
below the knee. The committee was dis
charged and the bill passed.
The House then went into Committee of the
Whole on the army appropriation bill, Mr..
SPRINGER in the chair.
Mr.. HEWITT (N. Y. moved to amend the
second section of the bill by fixing the number
of cavalry regiments at eight and the number
of infantry regiments at eighteen.
Mr.. HALE made the point Of order that this
was new legislation, and that II did not reduce
expenditures and was not gcrmane.
The CHAIR ovcrruled the point of order.
Mr. HEWlTTS amendment was adopted by
vote of 81 to 10.
Mr. FOSTER moved to strike out the Sec
ton. Rcjccted-ycas 81 nays 30.
On motion Of Mr.. HEWITT, section was
amended by limiting the number of privates
in each cavalry company to 125, instead
of 100.
Mr. FOSTER moved to strike out the seventh
section, rcorpanizing the Adjutant- Generals
Department, aud the motion was agreed to by
n vote of 81 to7 20.
This vote developed the fact that the Re.
publcans were present in force, while there
were many ubscntees on the Democratic side,
and
Mr.. ATKINS accordingly moved that the
committee rise.
| Mr.. HALE. Oh! no. Let's stay and finish
the bill. Laughter.
| The committee refused TO rise.
Mr.. FOSTER moved to strike out the eight
section, which reorGanzed the Inspector Gen
erals Department, and on a rising vote the
motion was declared carried.
Tcllcrs were demanded, and the Democrats
rcframed from voting, and then made the
point that there was 10 quorum.
Under the rule the roll was called aud the
I,y
the chair and the Speaker resumed it, and the
abSentees were reported to the House.
The rollcall developed the presence Of d
quorum t20l members, and the Speaker di'
rected the chairman Of the Committee of the
Whole to resume the chair.
| The tcllers again resumed their places and
the motion to strike out the eighth section
was agreed to-93 to 70.
A motion that the committee rise was then
carried and the House at twenty minutes aftcl
ten p. m. adjourned on yea-and-nay call
which was demanded by the Republicans.