New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-02-05


When Custer had compelled TO face the Indians
nanding I'm Louisiana and holding the bayOncts az the
hroats nf the people ot that state II came WIN an ~
grace from the gentleman from Texas to accuse Inc
Democratic party Of being guilty by economy ~ the
death Of Custer and men, when The living f,cl re
manned that there had been an army OF 2J,OOo men
with no use for 1t save on the Indian frontier ,
Mr. DURHAM Dem, KY took exception to The re-
mark of Mr. Atkins To the proposition to r'e the
force Of the Army being amatter oi cheap capital
MIR. ATKINS Dem, TeunJ said that lac had already
Mr.. DURHAM Dom, KY accepted the rctract9n'
but insisted hat an army OF 2J,ooo me" - "o w.
mn the question to Mr. Atkins whether II 2O,OoO men
were a nrge enough army last year (t. thgn toh'cnG,
ed for by hirnl, it Is nOt st large enough ior hlm.ei
ne stood upon prnc pie and would not yield hS position
Mr. SPARKS Dem. III suggested 10 Mr Durham
WHITTIER. when lie got whipped In fight, he would stu
Nj. DURHAM Dem. KY replied that he never sur
rendered prime pl' lie asked Mr. sparks "l"lhef te
lean parfy in sGs i~79 and 1879. ami vet rhe Demo
cratic party had moi sgrten'irrcd ia4gnirr' 81,
Ai.kS dem. Ili) suggested tlat me drI'ii o
the Democratic House on the subject Of tho Army Was
caused 10y the detection OF SON" oi t!r own irrHd'-
notably of the gentleman from Texas, Mr. Mil.. .
Mr.. DURHAM Dem, XVI SAID he recognized that
act but sad That h. "aaie to ConVnc, h' renn from
liz did propose 10 surrender AT discretion To tne
ee9rmslg zen i@ or n' o Her f" That in commit
tees Of conference the gentleman thi DdrhahD anyways
Mr. nt!i,iiAN Dem. XVI Ny colleagues on the other
sidr % IA. House say thar never do surrender
NJ. KINhELL dem, MIDI suggest, d mat me re'l
uout a., crcUuu not much 20 iE" strength oi ir
Ann, A.. tn tp. uses 10 which the Army YVES applied +;
ana h ,ol,rd atfcnfi59 10 the facf mat the present
Strrrip., 81 War cndcly0TiuE 10 hd'c thc posse
ror.it4ri, claU.c of the last Army Appropriation h
uo.ln. 4 or rc'raed IAe oJrct ~ Snct r. Pi vas 10
,-t .f,Il-lt % military dtsppu 20. pure and uuuruirI.
Dir. WILLIAMS Rep, Orc-ou) sp'b" btrll u.s. To- ne
necessity % sufficiently suouS army go d'I'h" the
Mr KEiF!P Rcp, Ohio) spoke satirc4lv Of tne
fanny quaii, tuai had broapn ont ON the Democratic
.ia o jnc House. the troubled waters OF which he
said hc world like 10 pour OIL lie reminded the gentle
man rom yllH1 thittuc Governor OF tHa state bad
ii / - =.
or iuoi- to pc sent - Baltimore to rut down riot
tlat could not be- controlled by the militia Nh kcier
also asserted that 1t mad not been tor the few troops
gathered 800 Washington by President Grant tWo years ago
mo decision OF tine Electoral Commission wOuld have
hrra overturned 10y violence and rFo uton aud a man
would have been put IN the Pre-, dcucy Who had not
been elected hc the people For nlmsc he was in Ia
yor OF a Iarg r army than one OF $4,000 men
Nj. cox DEM v ~ sid ina, there Was Mt mrul-
ncr ON tDc hoor VINO md nor understand very well mat
except for certain menace, aud except for sending out
ihc Il,ctora commission wou0 never have hccn ere
tt.d TImd ciIz-us, money lords and bond
holders uncu who are con-tiutiunaily AFRAID
II revolution, and VINO Woull rather SUD
mt to fraud and wrong tnan resort 10
violence SoutIonl-vhrn tGat menace came from
the Cuc Executive "ud whrh al Ihg alIall1c'neIl, ma
been made Ci- they were benz made now t'r l@eol-
had been frightened. and thar fright had been tho
procrcatink cause Oh the Ll'ctoIa commission: inns
menace mad made some members ot t"e House forget
tut tue.r manhood and all that Is dear to American
cluZrr~lup) ,ucrumh 10 power that was merely pNsl
ca not moral. That was part of the history 81 the
country. Inc hl Appropriated about r-0OuVOoO Tor
1880 >o"lcr men. Inc SAM average "h loI
the last years that moro tudu 92o1,OOoOOO Ia"
been spent ON the Army the Iast ten years Cu
bou0Y Had % settled the Indian question No. Had u
given protection to the lilo Gl4ndc No. 1t
hat only CAS- expressed IN the Declaration OF
INDEPENDENCE eaten out me Su Stance o. the ptope'
Tine gentleman from Texas Clr Aut-) had caused
smile IN" other side Of the House. By rdcnng Dem
ocrdtc appr'Aeusiots "i 7tauiiG army Wit Eau
thar gentleman 2ot the n ht 70 cal the Democratic sGc
ot the House 90 account for II, propo-cdacuon
Nj MILLS lDriu, ItA.l-l soi II nom my Ionst-
Wcuts Applause on the Republican sdcI ana l Will
"' MR. I COX ID @, T. - minated playrury thar
otncr members represented the United states
the gentleman (r Als) seemed 10 represent only the
J. siar -Iatc. lie appdudel the ruteihans patriot
ISM but was local The gentleman should enlarge his
Views should read history and study Jelerson dnd hcu
ne would be not only Democrat, hut IA X 'publcdn.
An effort made To put stop 10 lhe discussion
bu OuuGpaiJ by the vote OF the hepuOiicaA sIueI II
Mr. DANl, Dem, y. ca argued taat large standing
army had always been Tue INSTRUMENT u u'sPouc
Nj. MILLS (Dem., Texas replied to Mr. Cox and sug-
kuOa that gentleman, aHd dld not (is he) reel the
burden resting MS shoulders OF representing all the
people ot IL" UuI cd : atts.
sir. HARRISON tDem,, ll) commented on Mr.. keit-
ers speecu, saying that that gentleman had SPOKEN
out IN school what he had not pocted
"a Jet out. The Executive following in the
J0ot,rps o. his IRON pre- ecessor he the latter
carried country 70 country on United states
come back With an army behind hiin to peo
pie OF tue United states lDersyc laughter ON The Re
publican -ide.I
"FEAUD' sATIRIzTD BY TOWNSEND.
NJ TOWNSEND Rep., y. VI confess there were
two great wrong, done this country two
elect the sage Of Park President laughter
il WAS great and biting wrong The second wrong
that the people Of Oregon and south Carolina and
florida refused to bought by Grover. by Kelley, by
Pelt0u by Weed, or 10y any other man sent into the
field lLaughtcr.l IL was grieyous wrong; IL was
fraud I,noutugl, fraud Loud ladghtcr.l They would
not DC bouSh.-.tdud lhcu scheme Wa7 G,ciutd
upon in this House by which the people
were 10 be tnmb.e rugged ont Of their choice.
The Electoral Commission was forced upon H.; 1t was
forced the throat OF the kcpunlc party. sixty
nine Of n, refused be thmOlcrS eyed, bus thy carried
II, ana then the mnch that was solbn ny WouI MOI
WORK: would not the way hey wanted ~ to. Here
was tragd-lraud Loud laushter IT made our ears
ung with the sweet sound ~ hand Not that merely
bui when It found that the tnmOc-risgng machine
vas not gohg 10 do IT. puLnoSe me Iiotgushtp gen
tIenan from Kentucky ChadInS 10 MI IGnnly Mduitr-
SOM PROPOSED To bring 100000 ra1amlhnS here 10
oycrawc ana take possession 81 e Cove hnrml, lu'f
was "a fraud. Loud lauGhterl sill VIII say no more
the subject, but there - one subject on "hlch nave
IN satisfied that what been said about Imperial
-m' viii alarm tn good people OF rms country, pat |
want say those God people IN order to Soothe ana
sorc hem and Ia give them reliance in case any man
uuGertaKcS the imperial purple, thdt there II
'gl' ,I ,r,i ,vnndrrfuI fe,nv4 whether tnry
have IA" IN their not laughter and under
take to say my cousin from ILLINOIS ta.ludng to Mr.
1owushcud) that II any man attempts To assume me
T coz amendment was defeated without DIVISION
and Mr.. DuIndms by a vote q 66 To IFS.
AMENDMENTS.
Nj BUTLER lind, Mass submitted an amendment
authorizing and requiring railroad companies which
have telegraph lines transmit kilograms for the GOV
cruurnt nd Tor the general public at rates 10 be fixed
hy the Government according 70 The provisions Ol the
Revised statutes Adopted.
Mr. McCOOK (Rrp, \. " submitted an amendment
king an appropriation Tor the construction Of heavy
ordnance Tor coast detrnCrs. k'Jcc,eG.
Mr llcCOOk also >ubnIttcd an amendment providing
that the posse CumIttuS clause OF last years Army
Appropriation bill sGal not appy IN the states OF Ne
br,-ka, Kansas Colorado. Oregon. Nevada, Minnesota
and the Territories subject TO Indian llcuroOns. Ruled
Oul order.
Mr.. TOWNSGIEND dem, HI. said that he had dis
covered during last session That tucrt man
on other eide WHO was the representative OF the man
horseback but he had discovered to-day that there
A." more than one.
Mr. REED (Rrp.. Mel suggested that there was "a
small cdVtlIN