Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-02-05
HOUSE
Army Appropriation BIN.

The House went into Committee OF
the Whole on the army appropriation
hill
Mir. Durham submitted an amend
mcnt reducing the army to 2u,WO en-
listed men.
Mr.. Whitthorne moved tu reduce the
number L. l5,WO, and argued IN favor
oI a better organization ui militia.
Alter considerable debate At vote war
taken on Whitthornc's amendment amt
it was defeated.
Mr. Cox. ui New York, moved 10
amend hy fixing the force at 1900, lac
said the experience which the country
had had, connected with the dis
uptiuu ui States and the break
iug down Ot popular AMI elect
oral liberties, had given it warning
against anv undue increase Ot the army.
He believed that hut Tor the threat ut
General Grant, Cummandcr-ln-C hlel ui
the army, whose special love ui military
power hal been aggrandizcd 10y his
travels in Europe, and but fur the tact
that there was an army Ot 2u,nNO men
iu IS17. the popular will ot the country
would not have been stricken down hy
the inauguration ui the iresent occu-
paut uf the White House. With faith
growing uUt oi jealousy, growing cut 81
military power and physical torcr. lie
had alWavs voted, and would always
vote, tur reduction ut the army.
Mr. Atkins said the House hal un
three different occasious voted tor
gl.Ou a. the regular force Of the stand
lug army. That had been the cNVr,~-
sion ut the House, and IN, Committee
un Appropriations, knowing that IN
ur,irr L. gyl this hill through "a all the
number would have o. he fixed At 1000,
hal tNrd that number m thc hIll.
Mr.. Mills sail that there seemed u hc
a lear that the ,tIudlu. army would les
truv thr liberties oi the people. One ct
the fathers yI the House Cox remind
,,i the House that the standing army
hat overturned the liberties Ol the
p,.1ul.nu one occasion. That was when
there hai hyvu abou, ~,O men IA the
Distract ui Columbia IN 1877, and /,
would have effected the >amr pUTpu>v.
lIrICuN' hal said Il had been evasion
ci l., q threat ui Uru. Grant. Ii that
WAS - he Mills thought that
General t,raut vuuit have done u
without any tuDnp> Ii that gentleman
wanted a. get relief Ee hsd better ahOllsh
GENERAL Graut Thearmy was an e>>en-
tai feature IN all governments, there
Was no government uu earth that hal
not an army Tor Iis protection. An
arm, ui auuO men would b. menace
against th, Htsrtirs ut the people, Il
that aTUly Vas iu tUe district ut juiUm-
bia, but the United states "a term
tory lyiug from urcau L. UycAn. cover
ins three million square mlle>, ant va
4 hahitaiyi ly t5.upl 40 VtuVlc, scattered
throughout It's loriyrS IL hal an army
which could not maintain skiru'ish
me acrtSS i, and Vet the sCBtlvmaE
sail the liberties ut the people we're
impsrilg,i by au army ut 3itsl The
I border hal byvn running. blrcting
wound ever since Texas had been ad-
mittei into tie Dn.oH. 10 haj alWays
Z tSCn -,
Mr, Townsend mAie snme remark
which vas not hsapi by the rePorters-
Mr. Mills - GCs, YOU would leave
Texas hleg,iiRg till every luaE, Woman
and child hai becn slAught rrt Il you
coud make $1,000 by economy and -
I teiore your people tUr ne-eleCil0R. When
Texas Mas admitted o. the Union there
was a TREATY by which the government
bOand itself a. ProteCt her against tOFelgR
enemies. II bound Itself 10 10 that and
ever since Ne have teen assuming our
oWn defense. Talk AbOat ec0nomy.
: Laughter trlm the Republican sIsie-
Mr.. TuWRseni-I am gl8i 10 ind the
/ laughter comes from thai side.
Mr.. MIls-Ies il come from where il
viii ! stand by INV constituents
Mr.. ToSRs-Ri-W that 2S00 hOw