The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-05-23
HAYES'S FRIEND HARRISON.
AN ALLEGED DEMOCRATS DEvOTTON
TO TIfE FRAUDUL ENT PRESIDENT.
Committee Authorized to Iuvestigate Out
side Of Florida and Louisiana IT They SEQ
Csu.e-More Talk About the Army.

Csuse-More Talk About the Army.
WASHINGTON, May 22.-In the House, Mr..
Beebs Dem. N. W offered resolution calling
for Information as to Mr.. Haycss pardons OF
criminals since March. 1877. Adopted.
us n question Of privilege:
o ,, ,ese. Of ,r, i.o sesri &c FAVE
been committed Florida and Louisiana; II Soycmler
1870 in connection with returns ot votes Tor electors Tor
President and Vice President: and u,. .,....,..
were committed n tle time in the states Of Oregon
'n sGg RAT SrG .. de@iSe be- and it u. hereby c
powered to inquire into hs sane IT, IN Its opinion ics
sentsd to i; and be it inriher
Of tho Forty nrth Consre;s having counted ne rleeio
N n3 gS,rra Hal IL oves had received The bi"st
npwtcr OF votes ior President ard Mm a Wheeler the
Sc the power q c"Yress nor !. Il the pnrpoS Of This
nnnu the action the fortyiourth Congress in the
premises
The point having been raised that the resolu-
ton did not involve n question of privilege. the
Speaker pro tenn. Mr.. Sayler Dem. Ohiol sub
mittcd the question to the House. Tho result
OF the vote was yeas H. nays 50. But few OF the
Republicans voted. and not nearly all OF the
Democrats. Tho objection being made that no
quorum had voted. Mr. Harrison anid storm
OF calls to orderl withdrew the resolution. stat
ing that he was not DESTROYS Of obstructng
business.
Mr.. Wilson Dem. W. va.l then offered a roso-
luton authorizing the select committee 10 in
vestigate electoral frauds in any State where II
should have probable cause to believe that such
frauds were practised
Mr.. Cox Dem. n " moved to refer the reso-
luton 10 the select committee and demanded
the previous question. Tho motion was de-
feated-yeas 50. nays 1l5-and the resolution
was adopted without division.
The House then went into Committee Of the
Whole on the Army Appropriation bill. all gem
ern debate TO close in ono hour.
Mr.. Schleichcr Dem, Tex.) opposed the bill
rs not providing a sufficient force for the pro-
lection Of the Texas frontier. 1t had been said
peace upon the border. but every one who had
any experience with the neighbors Of the United
Uses went for nothing. The frontier residents
OF Texas were being murdered. robbed. inn
povershed. without even the poor boon Of pity
from their countrymen who were making laws
for the whole country, He opposed on principle
the cutting down Of the army nv single nan.
Mr.. Banning Dem. Ohiol stated that under
the new organization every infantry company
must have 10 men. while at present there was
men The bill increased the force Of the in
iantry and cavalry companies, and let the artil-
iery atone under lts Rrovlsi,2ns Yer, woud 5s
were at present.
MIR. Throckmorton Dem. Tex moved to
amend by making the limit 25OO0 instead OF
Mr.. Foster tRep., ohiol favored tho amend
ment. and denied the claim Of the Democratic
side OF the House as TO the large saving Of
Mr. Hewitt insisted that the claim was fully
borne out by figures. The people would under
stand and appreciate the reduction OF taxes by
Mr.. Bridges Dem. Pa favored the reduction
OF the army. As to keeping up an army for
police force. that duty ought to be left to the
Mr.. Mills Dem. Tex regretted that an Army
bill should be made to depend upon party poll
tics. His business. however was to represent
his constituents. who asked Congress to stay
the hands OF violence and TO give them security
ed the a United states sp wT upon
the American nag. and dehed the American
authorities.
Mr.. Durham Dem. KY thought an army OF
1900 quite sufficient. The largest city of his
own State louisville had had the experience
last summer OF dangerous riots. but the cit-
Gems had put it down. He did not impute these
riots 10 TIE lsboring, elasse@-to the bone and
sinew of the country. but to the Commune.
Mr.. Southland Dem, Ohio favored the reduc-
show that last year the army had beer, EN-
States Rather than have the army employed
FOR such purpose. It would be better not to
have single soldier in the country.
Mr.. Wright lDem,, Pa quoted from the re:
port Of the de facto Secretary " War in regard
doctrine set forth in that report as monstrous.
Was State OF the Union to be province. to he
supervised. protected. and governed by cen
tral power? God forbid that the day should
ever come when IL would be necessary for the
cities in order to anticipate revots. and for the
purpose Of holding the people IN terror. The
pWHte i4r the army Sas up9 i me lr9ntieTi,
have the troops in Pennsylvania last year.
Mr.. wricht---We did not want the army to
come there. You sent the army against our
will laughter and it did no good The troops
there did more harm than coed they only ex-
Mr.. Patterson said that. living in q State
which had 800 miles OF Indian frontier. he
could not bring himself to say that il was a
wise policy to reduce the effective force Of the
-ir. Cannon rep, Ill., favored force OF
mo Ha Urn IA tfrnH ~ banrinU anologfaa
made for the calling on the Federal authorities
70 put down the labor riots OF last summer.
sive owners OF that State, and when their IN litla
could not be depended upon to put down those
Philadelphia, whose business was interfered
with. sent up universal Thank God' when a
cal Wal made HgSa h@ nG Srrn s
cratic friends that i, under tho. prctence Of
economy hey robbed TIE people OF Texas , 9pd
would not only deserve but receive the scorn OF
Mr. Phillips rep, Kan) asked Mr. Bridges
what he meant 10y talking Of holding Mexico re-
sponsihle for deprcdatons.
prevent these depredations. he would have war
declared. and then tins country would get
another sliceoi Mexico and would 20 on getting
slice after slice until this country had the whole
OF Mexico. as il ought to have,
Mr.. Cobb Dem, Ind denied that tho Cover,
nor OF Indiana during the late riots had called
upon Hayes for Resistance.
NIr. Keiteru,, What did he apply to him for'
Mr.. Cobb q applied 10 him for nothing
Mr.. Baker rep, Ind.l-He telegraphcd 10 the
Secretary OF Var for assistance, 1t seems ht
make a formal requisltlOn.
Dir; CobD-The Governor OF indiana under
stands as well how 70 govern the State as the
Mr.. Garfield Rep ONO sent 10 the Clerks
desk and had read the following telegram:
~, pr,.to, II, r..d S S, ''' July 49, ''''
II ysw Of he 'srcaHned domestic violence CROWN.
olce Hvcn The commandant of the arenel To- render m,