Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-06-07

he total amount appropriated by the bill. as
I came to the senate from the house, was
BIS, 329, 81; the senate committee on appro-
1riations adding 1855, GA, making total Of
s26, 1S9, 5S5. The principal item which the
senate committee added was 1901 ,2S7, for
he payment of the army, owing to the fact
hat the senate committee on appropriations
had not agreed to the house clause cutting
down the. army to twenty thousand men.
Another item was $150,000 for building a
military post or garrison at the foot of the
nils, near the Black Hills, in either Wyoming
Or Dakota. The total estimates of the war
department for the support of the army dur
ng the year were $3l 1872 900. He had no
doubt the result of this bill would be that a
considerable deficiency must be provided for
next year, as there had been this year.
By unanimous consent the FIVE minute rule
was applied to all the amendments except
hat in regard to the transfer of the Indian
bureau, and forbidding the use of the army
,s posse c0mitatus.
After debate the amendment OF the COM
nittee on appropriations increasing the army
20 twenty-five thousand men was agreed to
yeas, 80; nays, 10.
Pending discussion on the army bill, Sena-
;or Thurman, from the committee on the Ju.
dietary, reported bill creating board to be
known as the Pacific railroad commission.
plaEea On the calendar.
. -"cenetor M'Dougall gave notice that he
,-oIlasubmit a substitute for Senator Thur
In bill, when it should be considered. Or
deedubsttute to be printed.
| C,ideration of the army appropriation
bill 8 then resumed, and the amendment
subnted by Senator Blaine, providing that
the astments in the signal service shall not
,,xce four hundred and fifty instead of four
| burned. was agreed to. The other amend
meoreported by the committee on appro-
priatns, increasing the appropriations tor
| the ,artermaster's and subsistence depart
men so as to provide for the increased mum
Der cmen, were agreed to; also the amend
mem increasing the appropriation for the
| incree of cavalry horses from fifty thousand
to t, hundred thousand dollars; reducing
| that the construction and repair OF hospl-
| tails om seventy-6ve thousand TO twenty five
| thound dollars; approprlatlng an unex-
pend balance of three thousand dollars fol-
cometins a medical and surgical history
of ii war, and one hundred and fifty thou
| sandollars for building a military post at
| the bt of the hills near Black Hills, In either
Wyoing or Dakota.
Seator Spencer reported an amendment
fron1be committee on military affairs APP
propating one hundred thousand dollars
to bud military post near the northern
boundary of Montana, In the vicinity o.
Milhiver. Agreed to.
Tk amendment of the committee to strike
out the house bill all Of the section In re-
garoto the reorganization of the army was
agred to.
Saator Burnside, from the committee or
military affairs, submitted an amendmen
proiding for The appointment OF commits
sion to consist of two members OF the sen
ate committee on military affairs, three mem
bersof the house committee on military at
fairs and three officers of the regular army
to consider the whole subject matter OF re
form and the reorganization OF the army, ant
report at the next session OF congress
Agreed to without discussion.
On motion of Senator Plumb, portion
the tWenty-ffth section of the house bull
providing that all officers of the army VIII
have served as officers In volunteer force
during the war Of the rebellion, or as enliste
men in the armies of the United States, reg
ular or volunteer, shall be credited with tn
full time they have served IN computing thel
service for longevity pay, was retained In tn
BILL
Senator Bayard submitted the following a
a substitute for the section proposing {
transfer TIE Indian bureau from the interlo
to the war department: THAT the commls
sion upon reform aud reorganization OF tn
army, hereinbefore provided for, shall tax
into consideration and report upon the expe
diepcv of transferrinn -tLa- ;vrc- SoUtUUary U
the interior in relation to all acts of the com
missioner Of Indian affairs, the board OF In
dian commissioners, or otherwise, IN relation
to Indian affairs to the secretary of war, ant
report such measures as they may deem nee
essary or proper to etfectuate such transfer o
jurisdiction"
Senator Blaine submitted the following
substitute for Senator Bayard's amendment
THAT the commission upon the reform anC
and reorganization of the army, hereinbefor
provided, shall also take into consideration
the transfer of the Indian bureau from tn
department of the interior to the war depart
ment. and, if 1t be expedient to make tn
transfer, said commission shall report bill
In detail to carry such change into effect
Senator Blaine also moved to amend so a
to provide that the commission should con
sist of two members of the senate COMMITTEE
on military affairs, one member of the senat
committee on Indian affairs, two members O
the house committee on military affairs, on
member OF the house com mittee on India
affairs, and of three officers Of the regula
army.
Senator Blaine then gave notice that b
would, at the proper time, submit an amend
ment authorizing the secretary of the interiC
to appoint the two civilian members of tn
commission.
Senator Beck said this was the first In
stance he ever knew where a senator i
charge of a bill had adopted the suggestion
of senator to upset the whole measure, a
proposed by the senator from Delaware Bay
ardl. He argued that the senator in charg
of this bill [Blaine should have resisted tina
amendment. He favored an adjournment @
an executive session, that the committee o.
appropriations might have conference owe
the proposition and agree upon something
He opposed the amendment of Senate
Bayard.
Senator Allison submitted an amenduen
directing said commission to consider an
report upon the general Indian question a
to how Indian tribes may, within reason
able time, become self-supporting. He spok
at some length in favor of the peace polio
for the government of the Indians.
Pending discussion, Senators Dorsey, San
gent and Withers were announced as a con
ference committee on the postoffice appropri
alton bill.
After executive session, the senate ad
journed.