The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-23
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
WARRINGTON, May %. 1878.
Mr.. HARRISON (dsm) oil Ill, offered tho following az

WASHINGTON, May ~, 1878.
Mr. HARRISON, tdsm) Of III, offered tho following as
question OF psivnege:- as-
Whereas select committee OF this House has been
t. %
1876 connection with Of electors of
rrssiaont and Vice President; and.
weie a. tho same time Ia the states Of Oregon
Resolved That said committee be and II is hereby en-.
70 naurs into sss same II IN Us opinion
to II: and be y further tee
tives Of ourth Congress- having counted the
si s .d x. r s "f
hishet nambe, OF votes Tor President and VIM A.
!. not now in the power or Congress nor IL the
o. this ~ s said q" sana or
tho premises
The point having been presented as to whether the
resolution involved a question OF privilege, the
Speaker pro tenn (kE saycr, OF Ohio) submitted the
question to the House.
On standing vote both sides OF the House mani
tested dsincination TO take ground either sido
and tho vote was taken by yeas aud nays
Tho result Of the vote was-yeas II, nays So
But few OF the republicans voted and iry all
OF the democrats The members OF the select CON-
mittee who voted at all Messrs. Potter, Cobb Cox Of
OHIO. Morrison and Stcnger) voted in the Affirmative.
Tho objection being mace that no quorum had
voted, Mr.. Harrison tamid storm of calls to ordcr)
withdrew tho resolution, stating that not do
sirous OF obstructing business
Mr.. WILSON tdem) OF W. Va, then offered a resolu-
ton authorizing the select Committee TO Investigate
electoral FRAUDS in any state where u has probable
causo TO believe that such frauds were practIced.
Mr. Cox, (dem.) OF N. Y, moved to refer tho rcsoiu
ton TO the select COMMITTEES, aud no demanded the
previous question.
The previous question was seconded and then zap
parentiy IN consequence OF a nint IRON Mr.. Pottcr)
Mr Cox offered 10 Withdraw his notion This, bow.
ever, was objected TO on the republican side.
The motion 10 refer was dcfcatedycas SO, nays lis.
Tho resolution was then adopted without a diy-
Dir. SPRINGER. tdem.) OF H., Chairman OF tho Com.
miiice on Expenditures In the state Depa .tm cnt
then submitted report which, no stated. set forth
the articles oil Impeachment against u. u. Bradford
late Wee Consul General AZ shanghai, CHINA (Rc-
port published clscwncrc.)
THE
Tho House thou went into Committee OF tho Whole,
Mr. Springer, OF HIinois IN the chair, 90 tho Army
Appropriation Dii all general debate 10 close IN
hour
Mr. HEWITT, tdem.l Of ~ T., in answer to question,
stated that he was Ia favor OF adJournng on June 10.
SPEECH OF NM. sCHLEIcnER.
Mr. ScnL.IcnkR, ldem.l OF Texas, opposed the bill,
because he ala not think PROVIDED sufficient force
Tor the protection OF Tho Texas frontier IL hpd been
said that the Mex'cans had PROMISED 10 keep the
peace upon tho border but every who had my OK.
porence with tho nclghbors vi tho United States on
the RIO Grande Fnew that thor promises went Tor
nothing He IRON tho testimony en- by the Com
mttee on Foreign Annrs describing the OF
Americans on American soil by Mcxtcnns and sand
very earnestly that there had been a time when the
murder OF four American ciizsns would not have been
ignored by an American Congress- lie cited other
similar outrsgss. some them quito recent and said
that the frontier residents OF Texas bong muir
dered robbed impoverished and Ignored Without even
tho poor boon oil pity from their country mon who
we're making laws Tor the whole country. lie had
been accused OF being 1lbustcr, but the contrary
he would say God forbid that this couD.
try should be any larger IL IL far too
largo for the minds and hearts OF its
Legislators. daughter and applause the rcpubli.
can eidc.) lie opposed on principe the cutting down
OF tho army ty singlc man. He had Deen puzzled
to understand the aritninctca problem laid down by
the gentleman IRON New York tina, there could DO
moro men brought into tho Held with an army OF
1000 than with On army OF 20 900. He had tried to
undcrsiasd that problem, but unsuocessiuily. lie
Ravcitu up Uaugbter.j
Mr. HgwiTr remarked that the gentleman's failure
TO understand the proposition was not his lMr.
Howitts) iauli.
Mr.. scmLEIcuER--No; ~ is my own weakness |
never was able to learn the gaTo Of 'rhimblcrig"
I.aughterl
MI HEWITT intimatcd that tho Gguring was not his
but had been done IN the Adutant Generals once.
Mr. sCnLgiCuER-But the figuring does not All Get
our people. (Laughtor.D All the be could
pic question ny the rule Of three-as 25 600 men
s 10 the actual number 10 the ncd, Is 20 900 10 the
actual number IN the field, and the result was cor.
iainiy reduction. In conclusion he pleaded Tor the
exposed people OF that frontier against the ecrs of
the gentleman from Wisconsin (Ar Braggl and tho
iratricidal economy Of tho gentleman from New Yoik
(ar. Hewitt.D
Mr. BANNING, (dom.l OF Ohio. stated that under the
new organizltion every infantry COMPANY must have
seventy -tbro men, whiic at present was not IN
infantry company which mustered nity men, RE
OIL The force OF the iniantry and cavalry
oompaniss aud LETT tho artillery alone anu under iis