Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1878-06-27

lIOHilcf- III us Sce VIII 70 Out GIlu Wllcr
= they are from. Who are to go out unte
5. this bill /? Not the extberant staff not tn,
= regiments along the seaboard. Every reg
: iment that goes out. except two. is a from
II tier regiment. The oath and 25th Infantry
II in Texas: the 23d lntatry in Kansas: thu
+ the 2lst infantry General sulIy's)in Wash
II ington Territory; the Goth Infantry from
o Texas: the 10Th Infantry in Colorado: the
Eth Infantry ut the Sio'iX agency; the 10Th
G infantry at Fort Sill and adjacent posts.
u Only two regiments east of the Mississippi
are mustered out--the 18th Infantry. part
of whom arc at Atlanta, and tie 22d, which
guards the line OF the lakes.
Mr.. Hewitt, of New York - VIII the
/ gentleman state how he has ascertained
: which regiments are TO be mustered out?
Mr.. Observation-Disclosures ali above tile 18th
are TO be mustered out.
Mr.. Hewitt-Oh, no; the question which
regiments shall be mustered out is LETT to
the President.
Mr.. Maginnis-Ihe gentleman will find
am correct. They Will be mustered out
by high numbers.
How is it with the cavalry? Under this
bill the 9th and 10th coloIpd troops viii
pale their Intellectual fires on the Texas and
New Mexican border. The Sth Cavalry
will leave the Texans destitute: and the
18th Casters old regiment) goes out. Cen
tcmen. some of you know what the regi-
mcnt is to soldier; his country. his
church. his home: its associations are his
pride: its memories and IFS histories are
his glory. But the old Seventh Regiment.
The glorious regiment of Custer. will. by
this bill. be wiped from the army record rs
completely as lis command was wiped ont
on the fatal river that now bears his hon
ored name. Go further. md shoot poor
Old Comanche. the wounded and crippled
clay-bank charger that Keogh rode to his
death. He is mustered now with his troop.
When you blot ont his regiment the poor
old horse. like many 4 brave old soldier.
will have no home.
"Othello'a occupations gone!''
What regiments stay in? Every regi- :,
ment that has been used to .'bulldoZe''
State. every regiment that has been used to :
weed Ot a Legislature. every regiment ),
that has been used on political duty stays i,
in.
The troops stationed at the arsenal to :,
OvcraWc Congress during the electoral !,
vote. Nj remain. All these full artillery >,
regiments which have been used for polite
Il duty and for police purposes remain in
heir casematcs. The knife of this bill
L, a.
md infantry-the useful troops. the old in
rontiersman-go out. Yes, this is 4 good In
ill for the frontiers. Nor does the eXll- ar
crent staff, of whose surplus growth we
rave heard so much disparagcment. lose Y
carccly Il leaf or Il blossom. True. Il COM
Mission is appointed to sit on it. which
may nip it with killing frosts.
Here the hammer fell. te1
Mr. Cannon. of Ctah-I move to strike
ut the last word. Dir. Chairman. and In
ield my time to the gentleman from Mon "
ma. tn,
The Chairman-Thc Chairman has rec .
gnizcd the gentleman from Illinois.
Mr.. Sparks-NIr Chairman, whenever co,
ere has been an effort in
Mr.. Maginnis-I wish to conclude nv d.
marks. tho
Mr. Sparks-IfI can get Tie next five {.
inutes do not object to yielding for that left
lrpose. The gentleman has already hal
'enty minutes.
The Ciairman-The Chair desires to
tie that the delegates from the Terrific L
s requested their chairman to be recog- 4
.ed. and when recognized they desired Die.
,ir time should be given to him. the gen s
man from Montana. bro
'lr. Cannon. of Utah-I have taken the Ii
or and given my time to tie gentleman lady
IN Montana. G
The C'iairman-rhe gentleman from lool
ntana will proceed. y
ir. Observation-Disclosures for the gentle an i
MS courtesy. Nor does the eXubelant n
Il lose to any great extent its lovely You
yes or bios oms. True. Il commission Al
0 be appc ted to sit on it. which may bant
mately nip it with a killing frost sew 1t
years from now. but the chances are stan
it will escape as heretofore. The line II
her on the field nor in the Senate ever in I'll
: respite. and. worse than all. my A
ored friend, the Chairman OF the Mill out
7 Committee, to whom | will give the So
lit OF ever feeling a warm interest in tach'
line and warm desire to promote its \
'iency, gives his reluctant consent to pale
bill. TT tn Brutc2 He has been the I'll
bear of the staff. Now let lis reverse CUES
principles Of this bin. legislate the staff A
and let the commission sit on the line sleey
&c If we have more than we want. But,
tlemen, if there is such Il thing as mill :
science and we have any men in the The
,tr,- If +n r,rl, nc o,-,,o,. which
.,,,. it,, i' -! ''o' ~ ly goi
"oi' s'"''S5 ." ~ Il co'i'I'ieoioh: FIX that '
limit of your annual expenditures and in a S
hem lay before lis plan Of the best ments
y we can have for the money. TEN.
:, fr,o;,uor tho f,o,,ior ,,.t,,,, III, by d,
- ''i'' INV w iInper
your so-called peace establishment ri.h
nitely settled. The army would like More,
,e all things to have its stains detined bowel
uncertainty weakens its morale and yer 60
roys its content. Officers enter the 49, n.,,n!
ice with the idea that, as they lay aside ,er's
ther chances of fame and fortune and gives
tic themselves TO the service for life. ach al
co,arr,o,t ,ee,roe ,h,, . ~. - er, an
:, :. " my 0'iNoi' crease
his idea the character Of the army is Mar n
!. In honor and integrity its escutcheon and to
been unsulied. This is true of the ...--<.
leaders of the Union armies, and
lily true OF those whose genius and
actcr shed luster on the Southern o..
c. The highest officers in our army w
Door in purse, simple in character. and
ocratic in I'll their instincts: no Amer;-
are more so; and of Lee and John
, and jackson. and Longstreet. and all
ie old army officers that went with 20
States. many bitter things have in 1
san fury been said. But among all sS Sisj