The sun., 1879-02-22
ARMY REORGA GANIzITION
The senate In Debate upon the House Bnl-
War Claims Voted Down.

W ASHlN0lONg ItO Ill ilt NtlluNt IdSStu
the bill providing that the collection district OF
the port OF New York shall hereafter include in
addition to the otherterritory embraced therein.
that part OF the County Of Hudson. in the State
OF New Jersey. and the waters adjacent now
within the collection district Of Newark. y. j..
east Of Newark Bay and the Hackensack River
Mr.. Hamlin Rep. Me- gave notice that he
should at the earliest opportunity call UP tho
Geneva Award bill. Tho people OF his section
were Interested In IL. and lie did not want 1t
ground 10 powder between the Appropriation
bills.
The bill TO pay Samuel b. McLin compensa-
tion for tho time in which he was Associate
Justice Of the Territory OF New Mexico was
passed
Mr.. Mcpherson Dem. " J.l called up the
Senate bill to amend certain provisions Of the
Revised Statutes relating to the transportation
OF animals and in explanation thereof said tie
bill had a fold object: First. to prevent Cruz
city TO animals. and second. t. provide good,
healthy meat Tor tho people. The senate bill
proposed that animals should be- allowed 10
rect seven hours after being unloaded from
in cass animals were fed and watrred In the
cars. they might be kept therein sixty consecu-
tive hours.
amended So rs To- provide that the animals shall
not be kept IN the cars more than ior'y-hve
hours instead Of sixty, although they may be
fed aud watered en- route. The bill WIS passed.
Amendments to the Army Appropriation hill
rs proposed In committee. were agreed, to ~
~ Officers ana men from 81 sS6. 900 To 10000
600; striking out Of the House bi the clause
allowing officers commu'ation OF Sll a room
for quarters instead % ton, and iorbiddug nny
commutntion for servants uunrters; umcnd-
ments allowing officers on the frontier mileage
for other travel than 10y railroad, and repenling
SO much of the act Of July "a, 1916. a. prohibits
payment Of mileage for travel over nny rnirond
on which the troops nnd supplies or the United
States are entitled to be Transported free OF
charge.
transmit kilograms over their limos for the Gov
ernment and for the general public nj rnt"s 20
provisions OF title 60 Of the Revised Sta'utcs.
was passed Just rs II rume from the House, no
amendment being made either hY "a" Sena'"
not even discussed.
The sections referring 70 the reorganization
OF the army having been reached. Mr.. Biuine
said the Committee on Appropriations bad re-
ported in favor ~ striking out these sections on
the ground that there WIS not time IN the few
renal ming days OF the session TO 20 INTO this
| complicated question of army reorganization.
! The Committee had directed him To- suggest 10
I the Senate that the Qu-silon OF army rrorEAnI-
zaton be- postponed until the next session.
Mr.. Beck Dem. ky.l thought II best ior the
Srha.s 20 pitt. S XIII ,n % 20 De
ference with the sections amended satisfactorily
| 10 the SENATE.
! r. H. saw that the sections proposed to be
stricken out were substantially thos.ae, agreed
! upon 10y inc Special COMMISSION. lntl mao
| been adopted after much labor. and he hoped
! they would be- uqssed.
Mr. Bayard Dem. Dell Objected to putting
| the sections upon the Appropriation hill. There
| was not now time IN which 10 properly consider
! so important measure.
| penling discussion, Mr. Edmunds (Rep. VT
| reported a bill for the appointment of com
/ mission 10 consider the subject 81 enlargng
| the Capitol for the better accommodation OF the
! library and OF both Houses OF Congress. and
/ the Senate adjourned.
PROCEEDINGS IN THE HOUSE
Mr. Hale tRep.. Me- moved to 20 into Com
mttee Of the Whole on the Legislative bin.
/ y. with the Census BILL; Mr.. Hewitt tDem.,
| Ala.l with the Mexican Pensions hill. and by
! Mr.. Bright tDem., Tenn.l with tho morning
hour. The ndvocntos oi the morning hour
were successful l25 10 100, and the Committees
were c,lled for bills Of private nature.
! The bill authorizing the acceptance for the
! purposes OF u PIar eNplOrati0n of the ship
Jrnnelte rendered by Mr.. j. Il. Bennett, was
The House driiied on into debate on the bin
| authorizing Il. Is. Hayes TO appoint William
Martin surgeon in the navy. for services n the
yellow fever epidemic. hut before II had ended
the morning hour expired. Another contest
| over the order Of busin was had. and the
| House voted to proceed with the private cal
| endHr, the pending bill being for the relief OF
John J. Armstrong, ior wharf property occu-
| After short debate motion To- strike oul the
/ ennrtiug clause wins agreed To- without division.
The bill for the payment 70 John Iumstein Of
10000 for supplies furnished by him rs n suit
ler IN the army at the conclusion OF tho bntte Oi
Shiloh aroused Mr. Bragg Dem. Wis.,. who
said that the chief merit in the bill WAS that the
claimant came from Ohio. The claim was a
worse one than one for the robbery OF n hen
roost oould be. Suffers had generally managed
20 take cnro Of themselves and IL WAS some
TINES their practice 10 rob the soldier.
Mr.. Humphreys lRep., Wis., inquired where
Mr.. Bragg had obtained Lis knowledge OF the
ways ~ suffers
Mr. Bragg. replied that he had belonged 70
! thht part OF the army which had travelled
| lIaughterl There had been many loyal per-
sons in that county who used t0 furnish MOsby
with information as TO when Il suffers train was
coming along to the Union army and Moshy
! generally captured II. and then the soldiers had
10 pay tax 10 MoshY by reimhursing the sutleI
when the next train came in. The truth was
that raids were made upon suffers hy soldiers
| ever and anon, sometimes hetHuse they had
been cheated by the suffers. and sometimes be.
cause the suffers bought whiskey and sold il rs
canned peaches 10 some men. when they would
| not sell II 10 others
Mr. Ellsworth Rep.. Mich.l-How under tho
sun did the gentleman get his information ID
! regard TO canned peaches
| Mr.. Bragg-l have bought them myself
| lLaughter.l The wants OF u soldier nre some
times such that they push for drnkables Hs
well as eatahles. lLanghtrr.l He then move,
| Agreed 10 without division.
| Mr.. Caldwell (ky.l supported the next bill oI
the calendar for the relief OF Hiram johnson
aud others Of Tennessee. The House strucl
out the enacting clause.
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