The daily gazette., 1878-05-21
SECOND EDITION
From Washington.
Special to the baltimore Sun.
MIR. KIMsIEL ON THE ARMY BILI-TIIH
LOCAL MILITIA-THE ELECTORAL
FRAUD INVESTIGATION.

MIR. KIMMEL ON THE ARMY BILI.-TIIE
LOCAL MIIITIA-THE ELECTORAL
FRAUD INVESTIGATION.
THE ARMY BILL DEBATE.
WASHINGTON, May 20.-Representa-
tive Kimmel, Of Maryland, made note
able speech in the House to-day on the
army appropriation bill. Mr.. Kimmel
took the strongest ground against the
maintenance of large standing army and
in favor of a well-organiZed militia. He
quoted copiously from both ancient and
modern history to show the distrust which
had always prevailed against large stand
ing armies. Coming to the period Just
subsequent to the American revolution he
quoted declarations of the constitutions of
the various States against standing armies,
and the utterances of Patrick Henry, AL
exander Hamilton, Madison and other
American patriots in the same vein. Mr..
kiInmel submitted an exhibit from the
annals of Congress showing the growth of
the standing army of the United States
from 1889, when it consisted of $40 men
and cost Sl37 200, to 1877, inclusive when
it consisted of %, 900 men and cost S35,-
597,270, or 81 ,263 per man per annum, in
Guiding officers. He maintained that the
hope and intention ofthe fathers was that
the militia should be substituted for the
standing army, that the standing army
was never intended to be used to enforce
the laws, and that the local militia should
be the only reliance for the suppression
of domestic violence. He referred to the
strikes last year and said that in Balti-
more police force of 500 men, by the
fntpnarat.a and tttIintat,o nf Io;
power, checked the violence of the mis-
guided men who participated in the riots.
When the military alarm sounded less
than 500militia and more than 5000 ex-
asperated men answered that call 1t is
much to be regretted, he said that some
Of the members of the less disciplined
regiments without orders, but in self-de-
fense fired on the mob, and loss of life
ensued.
The better discipline regiment march
ed, AMID the most exasperating demon
8 rations, with the courage and precision
of veterans, protected the endangered
property and guarded the prisoners cap
tured by the police without loss Of Lille.
Thus five hundred police and three hun
dred militia, all citizen so dlery, hetd at
bay the turbulent element until the body
Of the people were enrolled TO prevent
a recurrence of the disorder. MIR. Kim
mel then argued at length to show the
exaggerated importance given to Indian
hosiilities, and finally gave notice of an
amendment TO the DILL providing that
'it shall not be lawful to use any part
Of the land or naval forces OF the United
States to execute Lne laws, either as a
nnQea 0an1it 70 M afhnrmion L..
such cases as may be expressly authoriz-
published as democratic campaign
document.
THE INVESTIGATION.
The republicans are expressing much
dissatisfaction with the appointment of
Gen. Butler ON the investigation commit
tee. Mr.. Hale states that Speaker Ran
dali came to him on Saturday to consult
with regard to the republican reprssen-
iation on the committee, and 1t was un-
derstood that MIR. Dunnell, who had
been 3 member of the Florida iRvestiga-
tion committee at the last session, was
to be appointed. Afterwards, Mr.. Hale
saws the Speaker came to him and said
that Gen. Buffers name had been sub
stituted tor that of Mr.. Dunnell. The
Hayes republicans say the Speaker was
bulldozed by his democratic associates
into putting Butler Oh.
DEMoCRATIC CAMPAIGN COMMITTEES.
The democratic campaign committee,
composed of Hon. Joseph G. 5. Black
burn, chairman, Senator Mcdonald and
Representatives Banning, Hunton and
Jones, IN. H.,) elected as Resident COM
mittee Gen. A. s. Denver, John G.
Thompson and James 4. Harvey, and
selected Mr.. Harvey as treasurer and
Gen. Duncan 5. Walker as secretary.