The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-04-03

maturing measures in caucus, thus antici-
Bay and Voorhees, replied, saying that
the Democrats were acting with caution and
circuhlspection which w,s more than the
Republicans had done when in the major
ity. Without disposing of the subjec.,
the Sc, ate went into executive session.
when the doors opened, the Senate ad.
journed till Monday. In the House, Mr..
SPARKS introduced an Army Appropriation
Bill. He stated that it was sc distant ally
the bill which passed the last House, with
the reorganization features stricken out. 1t
retained the clause prohibiting the
use of troops at the polls. The
bill was referred to the Committee of the
Whole, and the House went into commit ee.
A motion to reduce the army to fifteen
thousand men was rejected-5S to 119. The
provision allowing the deficiency in one
item of an appropriation for pay to be made
up from excess in any other item under the
same general head, was stricken out. OPP
position came from both sides, the provision
being regarded as a violation of ex-
listing laws and dangerous authori y
to be conferred on The department..
The provision in regard to railroad COM
panies doing general business passed with
strike out the provision in regard to
the appropriations for regular sup
plies, Incidental expenses, barracks
and quarters, and army transportation"
After discussion the provision was stricken
out. All the Democrats and sott1e Hepub-
Iicans voting in the affirmative. Section g.,
relating to the use OF troops at the polls,
having been renched, was passed over for
the present The section authorizing the
Secretary of War to issue small arms, etc.,
to any college or university which may
desire them, and which has one hundred
and fifty male students, was stricken out.
The committee then arose, having disposed
of all but two or three ordinary provisions
of the bill.
In the House, March 2s, Mr.. Springer
presented the memorial of J. j. Wilson,
claiming to have been elected from the
Ninth Congressional DISTRICT of Iowa, on
the 9Th of November, and offered fesolu-
ton referring the memorial to the Com.
mittee on Elections, when appointed.
Ali the sitting members from Iowa
were elected on the day claimed ON
the other side as not the day legally
fixed for the election. The resolution was
adopted by party vote. Mr.. Young had
read an extract from the report Of the
Grand Jury ON the election in Hamilton
County, Ohio, to prove that his colleague
(Butterwortb) and himself were not con-
sidered very bad persons. The House then
went into Committee of the Whole on the
Army Appropriation Bill. After considera-
BILE discussion, the Committee rose, without
action. ;.
In the House, March 20. point of order
raised by Mr.. Reagan, that there we're no
rules governing toe House (none having
been formally adopted). was discussed at
length. The Speaker said that, under Rule
l47, the rules of the preceding House were
the rules of every succeeding House until
otherwise ordered, and quoted the ruling
of Speaker Grow to that effect. The House
then went into Committee of the Whole
on the Army Appropriation Bill, with Mr..
Springer in the chair. Mr.. Stephens argued
that public sentiment, North and South,
was against the employment of troops al
the polls. There was no need for such o
thing. The country had got along without
it for three. quarters of century, and
there would be no harm done, therefore, bj
repeating the law. The Chairman finally
overruled the point raised by
Mr.. Reagan, and held the seciior
was germane. An appeal was taken
and the decision sustained, 125 and 107
general discussion was then opened by
Mr.. Garfield, the agreement being that NJ
vote will be taken to-day. The subject dis
cussed was the policy Of attaching legisla
ton on appropriation bills Messrs Gar
field, Mcmahon, Woods, Sparks End White
participa ed in the discussion. The debate
will be resumed on Tuesday, Mr. Bedf rd
of Colorado. having the floor. Before ad
journment the Speaker announced the ap
pointment of the Cincinnati Committee Mr.
McMahon having declined to act) as Messrs
Carlisle, Kepner, New, Sanf rd, Conger
Brown and Robinson, of Massachusetts,.