New-York tribune., 1878-05-24

notiee armed oresnizations to inImidate the peo2e
from exercising their rights as citizens Mr' WHITE
Mr.. ELLIS Dem, La said that he had been informed
that twenty districts N the south are are aea1y
for the tread OF the soldier in the next elocIi5n.
Mr.. BANKS (aep, Mass.l-What twenty districts are
| Mr. EfIIs-I can tell the gentlemen. Three IN Mls-
sissppi South Carolina, two in Louisiana As 70
the balance, will furnish him with that lhiofhi"'oh
MIR. BANKs-who does that information come from :
Mr.. ELLIS-I will not tell the gentleman now, DuL ne
will shortly, when he does hear he VIII nhK
an earthquake mas broken around his ears o.,,,
| Mr.. WILLIAMS tDen., Michl opposed any reaucnoh
Mr.. cox Dem, N. " offered an amendment reducing
! the army 90 L., 600 men, Rejected
| Mr.. DIBRELL (Dem, Tenn.) moved TO hx the humoer
| The question thea recurred Mr.. ThroclImortons
amendment fixing the army at 10000 men, ana IL was
The following Democrats voted with the RepublicahB
in the atirInatiye Mr. Cutler, IN JE mr PattefS9n'
(CoLG MIR Williams, (Mch; Mr.. Robertson, (La; Mr.
HiggntOn (Cai and all the Texas members eAcepo MI
Reagan, who voted in the negative.
MI FOSTER rep Ohio) moved to strike ont all OF the
bill after the paragraph just disposed OF ana supsutute
provision providing for board OF three ma0orgen-
erals to examine aud report on the organSatlon prae
tca working and efficiency OF the various branches OF
the line aud staff OF tue army and to make snggestons
to increase the usefulness or reduce tne e1sI VI .
ment. .,..,.,
and the reading OF the bill was proceeded with by
clauses, for amendments. ,,
Mr. COX Dem, n. " offered an amendment prOhiD-
ng army musicians from giving musical performances
for hire ,
Mr.. CoNGER (aep.. MIch) suggested that that might
Congress received 80 900 year, and VINO engaged
in other pursuits cmOlument such as lecturng etc
Mr. cox tDen, ~ " retOrted wth u IGinarK iS oii
the musical voice OF the gentleman from Mchg5h "Ouu
compensate for the abolition Of all military bands.
The amendment rejected
Mr.. MAGiNNIs tDem.. Montl invelghed against the
Democratic side the House for its policy OF economy
in galuing dollars than human life, and ne pre-
diced that that parry would go 70 the wall even thoug
i could run the Government without expenditure VI
ill the Treasury without taxation -, ~,
The item Tor the pay for the army was on motion @ d ot
to correspond with the c1ange from 10000 10 Z0OOO
The em for subsistence was also Increased III the
Afler dsposng of twelve pages of tho bill, the com
mittee at hafpast O'CLOCK rose, and the House look
recess untll hali-past z.
THE EVENING SESSION.
On motion OF Mr. RIDDLE Dem.. Tenn), bill TO
amend the pension act Of 18th June, 1874, was taken
from the calendar and passed. IL increases to S2f
month the pensions Of certain badly manned pensioners
The House then went into Committee Of the Whole,
with Mr.. SPRINGER Dem, I'D in the chair, on the
Army Appropriation Bill, resumiHg its confederation az
second section, which reduces the numoer OF caYary
regiments to six and o. infantry REGIMENTS 10 mi.een'
and requires the consolidation OF ofreSmentS anu eOmpa
Mr. HALE rep MeD made the point OF order that the
section was legislation, and Was not III order on an
appropriation bill. OyerIultd , , -,
Mr. HEWITT Dem. y. " Qavtng charge OF the
bill moved amend the section by making the number
OF cavalry regiments eight the number OF infantry regl
ment- eighteen $50 TO make the section conform 10 te
ptal force 25O0O meu) reseymg however, the rlgut
II the House should determine To reduce the iorce 10
NAAsA'-''S
reported. o-.--
Mr. HEWITT'S amendment was agreed TO; % to 20.
Mr.. FOSTER CSep.. OhiO) then moved 10 sJPke out
tho wuole of the second section Rejected; Sl to 30
Mr. HEWITT Den., ~ " moved 10 amend the f0urtD
section which limits cavalry companies 10 IOO pFVaes,
by making tie Limitation 1875. Agreed to-
Mr. FOSTER (Rep. OhiOl moved 70 STRIKE out tnc
seventh section, reOrganlzng the Adutant-GenefaIs
Department. Agreed to 9i 70. .,- O
The same motion made in respect 10 sccuoh .,
reorganIZng the Inspector Generals department 70 De
followed by Ike motions IN regard to the business oi
military Justice and the pay department -,
apparent that all these sections OF the pnl
were in the present temper OF the committee bound 10
the Committee on Appropriations but who has here
tnfOre taken no active part III tue management
OF the BILL moved that the committee rlse-an lnefIet-
ence which seemed to give umbrage 10 MT. HEWITT
who declined 10 vote on the motion. Tue mOtlol, now,
ever was defeated, sJ 10 30, and then the ulOllOl
IN strike out the eighth section was VOteO
| on by tccrs. The tellers reportei 81 IN the
affirmative When the negative vote was called lOr the
Democrats nut ia practice the RepubcHL pOhcy IN re-
ord 10 the Potter resolution, and the hint went fOho
On the Democratic side not vote Only 81 OF them
ala vote and then the objection OF NO quorum was
Tho CHAIRMAN tnen directed the roll to be called,
! when POI members answered 10 their names.
ported Ue SO TO 40 80 the eighth h"'
| struck out. ,---,-- ,r, -.
Mr HEWITT then moved that the committee rise The
motion was resisted by the Republicans, but was car
riCd 90 to 03, and the committee rose at 10 CLOCK
The Republicans seemed determined TO Keep the House
in session least to gOad their pOntcal adNes"le
| and so they voted dlwn the motion to ad-
| ouru When the vote was taken by yeas ana nays,
nrgariye several Demo rats also. III defiant hum0r
! voted "NO." Many Republicans, however WLInheIu
thrIr votes that the result was 81 nays anu
! tic House Ht 1920 adjourned.