The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-05-22

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Ahead Uniess sonnet thing is Done Quickly.
WASHINGTON, May 2i.-The House went
nto Committee Of the Whole on the Army
Appropriation bill. Mr.. Hewitt dem. n "
giving notice that at the end Of to-days ses-
zion he would move to close all general debate
lpon the bill
Mr.. Sparks tDem ILL said that the attempt
,f the Committee to Roorganizc the Army had
oeen met with sensational rumors about an In
1ian uprising. He had spent much oi his time
In studying Indian matters. and he could state
here was no foundation for these rumors
There was not man on the floor who would
iay the bill did not appropriate n sufficient
AMOUNT for the maintenance Of the army.
Mr. Schleicher tDem Tcxasl-If can obtain
he floor shall say SO.
Mr. Sparks snid that tho appropriation was
$4,000 600 larger than ;hat of last year. He was
opposed TO the theory that large standing
army was necessary TO protect the Canadian
and Texan borders. In hisiudgment it'was pre-
posterous. He had read n portion OF the report
Of the de facto Secretary of War. In which II
was asserted that the army should be to the
United States what n local police is to a city.
Mr.. White tRcp.. Pa.l-Does my friend dissent
from that doctrine?
Mr.. Wright Dem. Pail do.
Mr. Sparks said that II the dc facto Secretary
meant that riots should be suppressed by the
regular army he would most emphatically dis
sent from that. II was in contravention OF the
republican theory Of government The great
middle class of the people would protect tho
country from riots. Money monopoly could
oppress labor and could bring about n state OF
things which il was manhood to resist. Then
the middle class might sympathize with labor.
But when labor got beyond the bounds Of what
II could lcgtimately demand. when 1t became
,ommunistic and incendiary. then the great
body Of quiet middle class citizens would put
Its hand upon 1t and crush 1t out.
Mr. Phillips tRep. Kan.l said the Appropria-
ton Committee had come forward with an al
most revolutionary measure; with an attempt
% cut downthe standing army. The army was
needed to preserve the peace Of the frontier and
10 give to the settlers the security which had
never been given to them. Within fifteen
months two OF the most terrible Indian
wars known to the history of the country
had taken place. and yet Mr.. Hewitt had
told the House that there would be no more In
dian wars. That gentleman seemed to have
been reading about the millennium. and to think
hat swords were to be beaten into ploughshares
and spears into pruning hooks
Mr. Banning Dem. Ohio spoke in advocacy
Of the bill. lie referred to Gen. Sherman's New
York speech last summer. to the effect that
without the regular army the nation would be
Amob. and to his report to the de iacto Secre'
tary Of War as to the necessity Of an army fol
maintaining peace and suppressing riots. and
he expressed his decided dissent from doc
trines which would result he said in convert
ing what Is n government Of the people in
10 q government OF force. Referring to a
charge of dishonesty made against him by
lay Gould's newspaper. he said that there
we're in this country two kinds of Com
munists. one composed of those who want
to steal food and rsiment. and the other COM
posed ot those who. sitting in comfortable arm
chairs. steal railroads. This last class wanted
an army to enable them to keep their ill-gotter
gains. 1t necessary perhaps, for them
Communism came from bad ADMINISTRATION
The Credit Mobilicr. the Pacific Mail subsidy
Presidency had made men believe that there
was no honesty left in the administration ,o
affairs. II was these big Communists who
needed a large army to protect them. For his
part he was in favor OF n change IN conducung
The old ship Of State Of bringing the * Admins; s.
the fathers and to honesty as II would give "a
the country better more efficient and less ex-
Mr. Caldwell Dem. Tenn said that the bill
had his sincere approval. not merely because II
CAUSE cause ii Would effect REDUCTION Of the burdens
OF the people. When the strikes ana riots oi
last summer occurred, II was the duty OF Hayes
Referring incidentally to the Presidential ques-
ton. he stated that the people OF the South were
grateful to Hayes. and no southern representa-
tves were in favor of disturbing his title.
After n speech by Mr.. Boone Dem, KY in
favor Il The transfer Of the Indian Bureau TO the
War Department. the committee rose. and on
motion oi Mr.. Hewitt the general debate on the
Army Appropriation bill was ordered TO be
closed with tonight : session; The House then
took recess until 1850 O'clock.
Al the evening session Mr.. Butler Rep. Mass
said that there fact more patent and no
omen more portentous than the great lack OF
the fact that for years past the har-
vests have been bountful. and that the
produce As il this potico- economical para
dox was not sufficiently puZling, Legislative
found engaged. under the name OF reform. in
reducing the compensation of those living by
wages IA the public mployment. Some lrgls,
lQtors seemed To- believe that the country owed
them thanks I by some accident or movement
tney could reduce the wages Of emp pioyees OF the
were always open to doubt So long az they left
their own salaries and those Of other high
9ihcers Of the tioyernment untouched.e Allud-
ing 70 the efforts ot the English Govern
Inent to relieve distress and starvation
during during the Irish famine. and TO the con.
ulbutlons OF America at that time. he
sad that no national vessel and no train Of cars
had been freighted 10 relieve the distress OF
cars bad been loaded with troops 10 suppress
ilnlN-ludged and wrongful attempts Of starv-
ihg labcrers 10 rl<ht their wrongs. Two ma
tlonh vessels had been sent to France with arti-
ee' 81 luxury for exhibition. How many poor
families might hnv" been relieved by the large
sums thus cNpendedy There was enough oi
natural wealth in this country for ALL II that
hWur9! wealth could be-. as II ought to be,
paced by law within reach Of all. The evil WAS
lount 90 he twofld ia lis character: First. the
ihs1rl 'l"ni employment Of lahor; second.
tuN insufficient wages paid to those who
nave employment There was grieVous
anu national wrong in this evil and there were
nltiiy causes contributing 10 i. There were
hrst NE damages accruin! 70 the country from
i2ss OF HE and property. North and South. in
ulr late rebellion; second. the stOppage OF de-
Nel9pment during the war; third the crowding
a. !anorers INTO large cities and manufacturing
uslrclt; fourth. the refiuX In the tide Of pros
herty; NTH, under consumption; and. finally
viat ihere never had been any legislation in
pelalt Of the innustrinl classes.
Mr wright Except the Homestead law.
ar ButIer-Exrep the Homestead law; hut II
was Of no practical benefit 10 abOring men 10
lt them that in distant Territories they could
sft Government farm for nothing. Some
means would have 10 he found to bring the la
boring man and tine land together. II" had nc
sNnlIhthy ior lders and criminals the pests OF
sonlriy He would suppress them with tho
strong nand. But for the hundreds Of thou
snnl- VINO would be producers OF wealth If they