, 1879-03-22
DEMOCRATIC PR0CRAMME.
The Army to Be Disbanded It
There Are No Appropria-
lions.
Reports Of tlIe AaIeritJ and Minority ol the
t. army.Expend'ture Committee Of tho
Last House,


Last louSe'
NAM. >1.u..a,.1.,,
,,..,,,,nr"n re" ~ n Ma,c1, 1s.--Ihc po|lcy OF |
WASHINGTON, ~ w Mase" ,.!,.s,s.t.', uy m
havinr sustained the army last year for ns''n-
$ hcr al months without m appropriation, Is ont.
W. -. "' ~ sann., ,,odc hy III. D'ackSurn, OF
Ilnca IN me report lnuao ~ r',,,a,i,t.u M Ex.
Kentucky, Chairman OF ,"a .o'"H.'e ~ AZ" @ H.,
ttnd.turcs In the War Department. OF III" 'ss'
Congress, which has only 5nst seen ls'o .'en.,
all tAe Democratic ''en'9''e - '''~
with him. sa5: ,,,.. ,x .,,,.,,c. were
pctualy furnished by the Fay!nasttf-u -uenc!s1
nn,l not pail for during tic pcriod uiluet ephs,u
cratIot. Ent services wero reauereu allu ~.
Maid for, nlthough no warrant ior ts9 same y ~
bc found III the 1av undcr. which ths other @
bureaus mentioned ncted. however, " uea
not appear that the paymastornenerl 1laa ata.u9r pr
tied t!e ren'se1Img ,,.o u s.sn sui simt tho.o
rciuertuE them did 50 at tliclr 9"n
poriI, and upon tic strcnEtb Of tier nuvauaas
faItll that ConErcse f7ould subsequently tcqu'''
dorscmcnts, which arc on tilo In tho committee
room, It appears; -! -. -. 80.
!, Tint the army WINS mhioth!ned from JUNG
30 to Nov. 81, 1877; TINT contracts were nlad'c,
supplies furnished, nnd services Ienuerco' III Ky
abscnco Of appr0nriation by CGnEfcssl 70 .no
Of over snd S oeers 81 IN
t;oyeru@,ant M vru Mention On hehnlt III The United States,
with noolicr basis than tic probability or pos
@ s9!af1 ~ t%s ther Issharre by retroactive appro
nria,ion. rsa io '.'~
Z. That, under tho construction given BY tn.
s,ntntcs. t IL within tic power Of tic Executive
hrnnrh ri tho Government to maintuin regular
military alltl naval force for at lease the spacu Of
me ycar subsequent to. nt1, II necessary, IN dc-
~. $50 -, 1 e1n
hranrh Ia yoto fl,c requisite appropriations.
In yInw of these facts, 1t appears that See.
R.;:n IA in contraycution Of n doctrine ronstitu-
11nnoi and irodItfona In the very foli1!dntbn Of
1rn" ;nstituti0ns and representative government,
~ ,sit: tint W'Ihc uaIntcna,co of standing
nrmv II, limo OF pnaro without tho consent of
Hin history Of liz section Itself demonstrates
that Il wns n wnr.meaeurc, not designed by It's
franrrs "n !" i" onrratiyc In pcacu We cannot
belioyc tl,at nny Congress IT the Representatives
cuo, ~ ,1e,iaratcly enacted a law to deprive them-
selves in nerpciuity. OF tl,At absolute control
"yrr t},n rtrsa md Tic sword OF the country which
IL lie constitutional nt,l traditional munfIncnt
~ tiIc f'r,islaiiye brunch Of ail Anglo Saxon
Govnru,ncnts.
Sec. 37{a became u law ip March, 1851. The
1,tstnrv ri. ia introilurtiou, null tho reeorl Of
t,"hnio wh,rh nr"reJs.l its cnautmcnt, show con-
tna,vc1v Tint II wns .insIrnrl rs war-l,,easurc,
n'nscive to n rneus tlS uossnu tcxiuencics Of
% conflict, mud ei;arted as a provision ior tic
-~ VaflNd Tor Wtlt,a. appropriations might bu pre-
vented or .!elayea " .,hc ImpossibIltty al q
meeting OF Congress In consct,,atra NJ Invuslus
or other warlkc exigcncy.
It ktat,tls on Tho atatutc-bnoks now as
al nuaeEronisul, to BIZ construed, liz VIC have
focn, IN prejud!co t. Inc control ,ol
the armed fosres of tho United States by The
Legislative branch OF the Government. It eta
b1Gs the Executive tn surround !tausf with arl,'
Gu force irrespective OF INC WIN OF aha peopln "
expressed through tae LeGlalaeu.e, tt pEovuS, .,,
Without ie the eussnt III Of Consress, eseept is ra5
o. TIC troops anu iew tnlh3f olaucnes o. sup
los psfoa q a. sast Hna gea, a,.o v M
e,nr,,,.n1. VI !Mu ~ ~ Won%r"s. 1'''' " A
e1e no,ng u m ~ sa.s srfan o. ls sc
rssent VI p!oapGg.Vc ~ Wasrat H.. SIs, Exa",Iv
hronr ~ r. ~, ovcramcnt ~ a,,r dsiesa.o,
Of nuthottty to the servants of Fiji lie people Nc
seatatve'. Thsre 20, 6e 70 difference Of opi,'
naval forces @ ot liz country should DC II al
times under tho coutro, Of the Leglslatiy
branch Of tho Government !n oil that pertain
rnnszatton. No man can evur antagonizo tht
proposition. for III 1t IL embraced tllD very c.
senco q 4 M popular !nstitutinns. .. ,.o.
prsss ss & e O. waS s a ssed
during TIC period between Junc 30 and Nov.
a.ul practically nullifes thu constitutional an
uaeas'p!A' to"ssoA ~ AI ~ "'A4 I''~ N"SA
Of the country by tho Legislature.
I'd. Your Committee therefore recommend TINT
be modified xs to restrict It's operation to til
rlass Of cascs nMd tin character Ut cout1ngcnclr
which Thu history o{ its enactment shows thu
dwas Designed TO meet.
10. e. 8. BLACKBURN, Chniznau;
MILTON A. CHANDLER,
A. V, RICE,
HENRY L. D1uRRf,
To this argument thu minority Of thu Cor
g!ttes laaks snsysr 4! Tue report Which iolew
10 SccnTns nro,n,nent sMbtccts or d"Iatn ~ ,hrng
INT iii. cutiro cYtra srssion Of Conrrcss: