National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-04-12
F0RTY-SlXTH CONGRESS.
Army Appropriation Bill Reached by
." the Senate.
No Amendments Permitted by tho Majority
An Amendments Regarded as Pollt-
ica1 Questions Amendments to
tho Legislative Bill In tho
House-Increase of the
Post-Onice Clerks.
SENATE.

FRIDAY, April II, 1870.
Mt GARLAND, from the Committee on Epidemic
Diseases, reported joint resolution setting forth
that doubts exist to tho legal organization of the
National Board Of Health, and, In order to remove
them the resolution rotncs the organization and
action of that body. II was agreed to.
MT HEREFORD called UP the resolution OF Mr.
Hoar declaring as unconstitutional and revolu-
tionory the alleged programme to compel the Pres.
ident to sign appropriation bills the features of
which he did not approve, and addressed the Sen.
ate upon the resolution.
At the conclusion of his remarks on motion of
Mr.. WRITER'S, the Senate proceeded to the consid.
GRAFTON of the army appropriation bill.
,,d ME- WiT,HEns Of the Committee on Approprla-
IN general terms resembed in all its principal fca
lures the bill passed by the Senate last year This
Pill appropriated s26707O0O, or 81 5s7j0O less than
Ihe treasury estimates, aud S20i000 more than the
former appropriation bill for the support of the
army for the present fiscal year. The bill was then
considered by paragraphs
No amendments were made 10 any of the items
OF appropriation, nor to any other part of the bill
the Committee on Appropriations having agreed to
resist all amendments, and the majority of the
Senate seconding them accordingly. The reason
assigned by Mr. Withers for such course was that
amendments would delay the passage of the bill.
Mr.. EDMuNDS said he had never heard of q bill
being so good as not to be susceptible of amend
ment.
Mr.. BLAINE said that MS all amendments, of what.
ever character had been treated by the majority as
political questions he wished to know whether the
verbal amendment proposed by the Senator from
pronoun was political question
MT WlTHERs replied that the committee regarded
al amendments as political questions
Mr. BLAINE Eithera conjunction or a pronoun
MI ANTHONY moved to amend the fourth section
OF the bill so MS to insert certain section of the
encc to It,
Mr. EDMuNDs said that when the Revised Stat.
mes were referred TO they legally meant the rolls in
two printed volumes of the Revised Statutes OF
different dates. 10 which do you refer?
MI ANTHONY. refer to the second edition.
Mr.. WITHERs: AS the Senators on the other side
ment will not be adopted.
Mr.. Anthony's amendment was rejected.
Inc Clerk reached the reading of the sixth sec.
ton OF the bill which prohibits the presence OF the
troops at the polls &c. when
Mr.. EATON moved that the Senate do now ad.
joum. ~
Mr.. EDMuSDs loosely expressed the hope that
the Senator would first move to strike out that eli.
tire section.
Mr.. EATON replied that he could not do that
Mr., PADDOCK gave notice of an amendment 10
the BILL in effect permitting the army to be used as
posse conddtus in the States of Nebraska, Colorado
Oregon, Kansas, and Nevada, and the Indian Terri.
tory to enforce civil process.
PHI Tor similar purpose, introduced by Mr.
Paddock, passed The Senate unanimously last scs
sion, but failed to receive action in the House.
to strike out the words "or other persons civil, "
and "or armed men" thus excepting them from the
operation of the section.
:. Mr., BAYARD moved that when the Senate adjourn
II be to Monday next.
Mr., ANTHONY loosely said he did not know
whether he could vote, as he was paired with the
Senator from Georgia Dir. Gordon) on political
questions.
The question having been taken, the motion
was agreed tO-yeaS, 20 nays % and at five clock
INC senate adjourned TO Monday.