New-York tribune., 1879-04-26
-ILTIh CONGRESS-I-T >r,-I OT.

REGULAR REPORT ~ PROCEEDINGS.
AdENDMENI- 10 IHE ARMY BILL LAID oN rHE
TABLe IL tHE SENATE AND TIE BILL PASSED
BY Parry yoTG-uLEArE ~ HE House oN
THE LEGISLATIVE BILL.
.WA>mINGToS. April -. 1~79.
The concurrent resolutions of the Legislature
~ New-York were presented by Mr. CONkL!Hr dsrp.
y y, and read and ordered to De liin,"d. They
say the refusal by partisan maI,ry Ia appropriate
the mOucy raised hy t4e Icore except Oh condition. ~
repeal amendment Of an existing law II danger
ous violation Of the Constitution. ati revolutionary aud
shoad be resisted hy the Executive by all constitutional
means.
Mr. HARRIS dem. T,nul, from tie Commit p oa
EpiLcli.c Ds,.4-c-. rcrorrI ,iotAln- H. Natouu
Board Of Iicnh "'th CERTAIN "'N"rS "c I""S'us 10
taeiou- d--a-'-. II" -vc nofr' tA h" i.d c.il II
up A.eu tAc A..AJ s s-aI. AI'r o, 81 ..siu.t4 ".
APP. tNr,T~ - TIE sENArF.
Tnc -eua, Resumed he confederation o. tie p'ui:H-
r.otiou VITA reference 10 appointment, "i oic"i' 81
TIE s,la;s. T.r vote tahcr IN The 'ntmeu; o.
t.rr!b, NJ EDNUNI~ rep. W.. namely. bgt no
officer employ 81" tue senate Who -rV: Ia ne iarr7
iac Uuiud ate ~ sDp'f''ns ne l'tr ich-lI a.
-Ill De- renewed "pt "r "aus" stated "a NrlLg I"
the Pr,Sid,u. Of the -cutlc ana approved ~ Lim ~
writing" 1Hls Amendment Vac Gls@Srctd to! cis,
Nr CARrENTEE REQ. WIS., offered an amendment
tuuow~i 4" Iut 40 oih'c or 'n'io mcni, III tdr ~"
thr removal OF iisn~ "a. ~ y rsou Ia served
II, f, forces u thr In.Ol shall bc rlrd -uJpl,d uy
any pet wh" served 90 he coufei"re army al any
time ia ~ tIc Va. Ihi- T's i.''sE "a '"-j,ds. 20
nay, 81 IAc Iosoutou VIE tAcn agreed -. IL i'di-
liz giur oi - -..Itc pqIruE tlc pTrs linS ,Ei''r
ly,, ihc -.trrtlr, and -rr-r .I-l:Arm tac anso
.u- poW'r oi removal dnd appointment 9i one. ahd
others their r'-pcr tlv" departments. IN" vote was
yeas 80 "a strict party vote Ake TIC former
Sir. EATON Dem, Comm SAID manifest injustice had
bc,n done To . dirting gul-ued c.Lz'H ~ thc United
rtaie1 now Ig,ns appo M aI' VA, .ri T1e
Committee Foreign Relations, Of which he VS.
Chairman. had under investigation lhe amount or
money expended by the Uuited states n urthrrng tie
voyage 0i General Grant abroad lc desired 10
come before H. Il So II would have p'rn An""n nriofr
his account but ON tha o! the distinguished
ciuZcu abroad
TIE ARMY BILL
The senate resumed the CONSIDERATION OF the Army
Appropriation bill.
Mr.PADDO'k rep, Ncb addressed the senate on
the subject II hi- Amendment modify tie existing law
forbds any part Of hr Amy from beiIt Used a.
a posse conltatu-. that troops may BE- Used for
purpose III N,briSha, Colorado oregon '"' ut"ti
states and IrIutore. and IN Ac Indian country s'n-
orally IL dl-cidiHcd AM pdi'..dl pfP1'e in % ,un-
duty. and there was an imperious demand
for the service lndcatrd. According 10 tho present
law, my military ofiir'r assisting the clyI auihon
ties the suppression ~ crime and disorder vas subject
To nnc Of >lo,O0O or TWO ycar- mprisouneut 0r Dh
authorities on the frontier Formerly military
nanders had discretion 20 rmpoy iioops "r the pies.
owing TO ne stern aw that confronted them. hr re-
luIrrd protection 70 the cluLn oi te north
other States and Territories denied
The consequence that there no adequate power
20 rstrtL ice ad pImish white ouiiws as well 10 L.
guard citizens from indian tc redai!ou- Ovrg to the
restrictive character or the law crime had increased
aud murders we're more nuin'Ious than heretofore.
Mr PADDO'K X ss,d that those Who had sought to 'c-
the Nation hfe and now had SEATS IN Congress
had shown born zoa. "a opposition o TIE USES of
army in suppres'ns dsorfer' a. the polls AMI PR
tccring The The IL nll his risho lie
suspected that The proposed legrauon by The majority
nf House and OF the senate was IN the interest of
sectional ambition ~ that part OF the country where
Rights aud State powers were places IN antsgOnisn
10 the prnc ples which Government IL founded.
and whose forces used and brought into operation
to take the Nations NE lie Would say To those geue-
In all ndnrss that by ber political course thsy
commit grleyous bnnder IL was TOO soon Tor then To
employ their methods Ia take away the means Oi anord
iug required protection To thc people The purpose ~
their legislation well understood aud T. occasioned
aaru on the part vi those Who Lad Always Upheld
Mr EATON Dem. Conn., moved that the Amendments
SIR Paddock be laid on the thr, ana Tue motion Ws
agreed 20 by 4 party yUte-yras 80: nays. -.
The sixth section OF the bill read. a. follows:
No military naval officer. or other person en-
0agcd Ia ne CIVIL military or naval service OF The Cnlied
states. shall order bring keep or have under Ills authO
control any troops or armed men AZ the pace
where general or special election Ia hell IL any
Snte unless II be to repel the armed enemies
of the Uuitcd states Provided that nothing contained
ia this section now amended shall De Dcd or dernrd
e. abrge acct the due. power 0f the President
OF the gtrd states under section 2y7 Of the Revised
Statutes acted under aud to enable the Cnlied stes
TO comply with Section OF Article OF Tue Consttu
tiOu of the United states application OF the Lrgisia
turs or Executive as provided for In said section.
Mr.. EDMUNDs lRep. VIZ proposed an amendment
that nothing this section contained shni De hed 10
abridge anrct the power OF the PRESIDENT oI tue
United states under sections o20s and o2so of the he
yised statutes -. 40, -
nired the validity OF the secdonh and declared the ne
ce..tty of providing by law for tho presence oi the
armed power Of ths United states 70 reprsss violence