The sun., 1879-02-05

ince nearly 1000 rod dovlls with 400 men.
Mhoro WIS the balance OF the army? In the
southern States. building M Imperialism.
Laughter and applause on Tho Kepubicnn
sidc;l When Custnr had boon compelled to fnce
the lndinns with 500 men there had boon Brig
pdiet-trn"rHis commanding in Louisiana and
hnidng We bHyOn"is ut the throuts " the pro-
ne ol thai state 1t cnmc with an III grarc from
the Ernirmnu from Tcxns to- accuse the Demo-
cratic nuriv " boiuggguilty bv economy Of the
denth oi Custcr aud his men, when the living
in"t remained that there had boon an army Of
25OO0 men with NO use for it suve on the Indian
MIR Finley argued Ms tho Committee on Ap-
pr0printions last session considered an army
OF 10000 men sufficient there was no reason
why il should now. like Dnvy Crocketts coon.
come down and surrender to the Republicans
MIR. kimmell CDem.. Md suggested that tho
real point OF objection was not much to the
strength ot the army as To the usos to which the
army WINS applied. and he called atiention to the
fact that the present Secretary of War was en-.
dcavoring to haye tho posse cOmNdiUs clause Of
the Inst Army Appropriation bill modified or
repealed. The object OF such repeal was to cs
tnisn n military despotism puro and un-
Mr.. Refer tRep.. Ohio) spoke satiricay Of tho
family quarrel that had broken out on the Dem
ocratic side of the House. lie remembered TINT
appealed most pitcously to Hayes for troops to
be sent to BALTIMORE to put down n riot that
could not be controlled by the militia. He also
troops gathered in Washington by President
Grant two years ago the decision OF the Elcc.
torul Commission would have been overturned
by violence and revolution and man would
have been put in the Presidency who had not
been elected by the people. For himself hc was
in favor OF larger army than one of $4,000
mon.
MIR. Cox Dem. y. " said that there was not
n mcmber on the floor who did not understand
very we'll that. but for certain menace. md but
for sending out orders for troops md artillery
to come to Washington. the Electoral Commits
sion would never have been created. Timid
citizens. money lords. and boulholdors (men
WHO are constiiutionally afraid ot revolution,
and who would rather submit to fraud and
wrong than resort TO violence or rcyoutionl.
when that menace came from the Chief ENccu-
tive. and when all tho arrangements had bepn
mado (us they were being made now for $780,
had been frightened, and that fright had been the
procrrnte cnuse Of the ELECTORAL Commission
This menace had made some members Of the
House forgetting their manhood and all that is
dear 10 American citizenshipl succumb to a
That was part ot the history ~ the country.
The hill appropriated some t2boOuuuO for
istrd Tor the lnst ten years. 80 that more than
$3.50. .OOO,OOO had been spent On IN" army in the
lgst, ten years, What good had il ever d9ncl
Had It settled the Indian question: NJ. Had 4
= glven protection on the Rio GrandcY No. IL had
only las expressed In the Declaration Of lnde-
pendenc pnten ont tho substance OF the people
The Old Democratic Thought OF Thomas Jeffer.
son tot reliance on the militia, and that stand
ing army might be- the nucleus of power which
would overshadow the liberties OF the r"puhicl
had been forgotten. The gentleman from IeNus
tMr, Nils had caused smiln on the other side
of the House by ridiculing Democratic apprc-
tensions Of standing army. Where had the
gentleman got the right To call the Democratic
side Ot the House TO account Tor It's proposed
Mr.. Mns-I got II from nv constituents lap-
pause on the Republican sidel. and will never
iuil to exercise IL either.
MIR. Cox intimated playfuily that. whereas
other members rrprcsented the United States.
the genticman MIR Mills seemed 70 represent
only the Lone star state. He applauded the
gcntlcman's patriotism, but II was local The
gentleman should enlarge his views. should
read history and study Jefferson. and then he
would be not only a Democrat. hut republican.
An effort was made to put stop 10 tho discus
sion. but tprincipally 10y the vote of tho Repub-
Mr.. Davis Dem. \. C.I argued that n large
standing army had always been the instrument
Of despotc power. and that well organized
militia was the dependence Of freedom.
Mr.. Mills replied to Mr.. Cox. That gentleman
Mr. Cox proposed TO withdraw military pro-
that people as sacrifice TO appease the thirst
for economy. For himself. he was merely the
local representative OF his own constituents.
but he would not consent TO the sacrifice, He
rdlculed the idea of AN effective militia force
and said that In the last war the militia troops
| we're the laughing stock Of both armies
Mr. Harrison Dem. ILL commented on Mr..
kefers speech. SAYING tha, that gentleman
! had spoken out in school. and had left out
| what he mud not eNpe ted 70 let out. That was
! tnat. hut for the army. Mr. Tilden would be the
President of the United States. That was whnt
| the Democrats had been telling the people for
! two years. They mad told the people that ,roops
| had been gathered in tho Washington arsenal,
| and that guns had been trained upon the Capt.
| tol to intmidats members Of the House. The
| present Executive WAS following in the foot
/
/ was carried about from country 10 country on
United States irigHtes. learning the ways of
! kings.so that he might come back with IN army
/ behind HIM TO govern the people OF tho rit'i
states. lDerisiye laughter on the Republican
! side
lIr. Townsend rep. y VI confess there
were two great wrongs dOno IN this country two
| years age. First when the people ot the United
| States refused to elect the sage of Gramercy
! PARK President. llnughterI ~ was great
/ and biting wrong. The second wrong was that
/ the people of Oregon and South Carolina and
/ fordA refused 10 be bought hy Grover, by kei-
/ Icy. by Prlton. by Weed. or 10y any other man
| sent into the field. Laughter. It. wns Il
| grirvous wrong II WAS fraud lshOutingl. fraud
7 tIoui laughter They would not be bought
4 fraud. Then scheme was decided upon IN
I this House by which the people Were "a
| be- thmhlerigCed out of ,their, choice
The Electoral Commission WIS forced upon US
| II was forced down the throat of the Republican
! party SiXty-niuc OF rs refused 10 be thimhle-
! rlsged: but they carried II. and then the ma
! would not 60 the way they wanted II To- Here
was fraud-iraud. Loud laughter Il made
! our ears ring with the sweet sound OF fraud
/ Not that merely. but when II was found that Tho
| purpose. the distinguished gentleman IRON
| kentucky Mr.. Henry WaiicrsOni proposed &c
/ bring 100. 600 rngamufilns here 10 oVerawe and
| take possession OF tho Government They did
/ not come. iIaughterJ II WAS great wrong
| il was u fraud. Loud laughter.
Mr.. Goa : amrudment was defeated without q
division. and Mr.. Durham by vote OF SO &c
! lis,
Mr. Butter Ind, Mass submitted nm amend.
/ ment authorizing and requiring railrond com
! puules VINO have telegraph lines TO trnnsmll
| teiegrams for the Government AMI ior the gen
| cral pubic at rates 20 be- fixed by the Govern
| menf. according 20 the provisions ot the Re-
! Nised Statutes. Adopted and without further
action the Committee arose.
NO LONGER 4 HAPPY FAMILY