Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-05-24

morton 8 amendment increasing the strength
Of the army from 10000, as provided in the
bill, to 25,O00 its present force, and it was
agreed to, lis to 107.
The following Democrats voted with the solid
Republican vote in the affirmative: Cutler,
Patterson, Williams, (Mich.), Robertson, Ua.),
Wigg1nton, and all the Texas members except
Reagan who voted in the negative.
Mr.. Foster moved to strike out all of the bill
after the paragraph just disposed of, and to
substitute provision providing for board Of
three major generals to examine and report on
the organization, practical working and eff
cheney of the various branches of the line and
staff Of the army, and to make suggestions to
increase the usefulness or reduce the cost of the
army.
Points OF order were made against the amend
ment. After long discussion, the amendment
was excluded, and the reading of the bill was
proceeded with by clauses for amendments.
me NJ Tor the Pay Of the army
creased from sS,s90,O0O to 100000, to
correspond with the increase of force
from 10000 to $4,000 men. The item
tor subsistence was also increased in
the same proportion. After disposing of twelve
pages of the bill, the committee rose and the
At the evening session the House went into
committee of the whole (Mr. Springer in the
chair on the army appropriation bill, resum-
ing its consideration at the second section,
which reduces the number of cavalry regi-.
ments to six and infantry regiments to Is, and
companies for that purpose.
MIR. Hale made the point of order that the
section was new legislation. and was not in or
der on an appropriation bill.
After long discussion the point Of order was
Overruled.
MIR. Hewitt IN. W having charge Of the bill,
moved to amend the section by making the
number of cavalry regiments and the number
of infantry regiments 18, so as to make the
section conform to the total force of Is, 600
men, reserving, however, if the House deter
mine to reduce the force to 10000 men, to re-
store sections of the bill as originally reported
In the course Of discussion the charge of disiI-
genueusness was made by Mr.. Hewitt against
Mr.. Hale, and thrown back by Mr.. Hale against
Mr.. Hewitt. and Mr.. Townsend (Ill.) at
tributed what he called extravagant legislation
to the fact that SO many chairs on the Demo-
cratic side of the chamber were vacant. Mr..
Hewitt's amendment was agreed to-97 to rs.
Mr.. Foster then moved to strike out the whole
of the second section. Rejected-S7 to go
Mr.. Hewitt IN. W moved to amend the fourth
section, which limits cavalry companies to 100
privates, by making the limitation 125. Agreed
Mr.. Foster CO., moved to strike out the sew
enth section recognizing the adiutant generals
department.. Agreed to-94 to TO-
The same motion was made in respect to sec
ZION reOTganlZ1n8 Jne inspector generals de-
partment, to be followed by a like motion in
regard to the bureaus of military, justice and
pay departments.
AS it was apparent that all these sections of
the bill were in the present temper of the COM
mittee bound to be sacrificed, Mr. Atkins,
chairman of the committee appropriations,
but who has heretofore taken no active part in
the management of the bill, moved that the
committee rise, an inference which seemed to
give umbrage to MIR. Hewitt, who declined to
vote OH the motion. The motion, however, was
defeated-s5 to 80; and then a motion to strike
out the eighth section voted on by tellers.
The tcl!crs reported 81 in the affirmative, and
when the negative vote was called for the
Democrats pat in practice the Republican policy
in regard to Potter's resolution. and the hint
went around on the Democratic side not to vote.
Only thirty-two of them did vote, and then the
objection of no quorum was raised.
The chairman then directed the roll to be
called, when POI members answered. Tellers
again took their places. and this time reported
the vote to be 50 to ~. S, the eighth section
YVES struck out.
Mr.. Hewitt then moved that the committee
rise.
The motion was resisted by the whole Re-
publ can force, if resolved upon completing
their victory. buy they were not backed by
their few Denocratic allies, and SO the motion
was carried, 96 to So, and the committee rose.
The Republicans, flushed with their triumphs
Of the evening. seemed determined to keep the
House in session, at least to goad their polit-
ical adversaries, and SO they voted down on di-
vision the motion to adjourn, and when the vote
was taken by yeas and nays all the Republi-
and several Democrats, also in defiant humor,
voted no. Many Republicans, however, with
held their votes SO that the result was, yeas
81, nays ~ and the House ad journed.