The semi-weekly miner., 1886-04-10
BLACK JACK BEAT.
Increased Army Bill Defeated
in the Senate.
WHITE METAL DAY
In the House-Capital DoinEs-A
Chinese Protest-The Pan Electric
New Appointments.

WASHINGloN' April INT. Blair intro
duced bill in the Senate to provide thu
eight hours shall constitute days wor
for all letter-carriers, and that their sol.
ries shall not be reduced by reason of tn
decrease in the hours OF labor
Mr.. Call, according to notice, proceede
to address the Senate on bis resolution ir
structing the Committee on Public Land
to report bill to forfeit all the railroaa
land grants not earned wi hin the tim
specified in the granting act or acts extend
ing the time.
A. the conclusion of Mr.. Calls remarkt
the resolution was referred to the Commit
tee on Public Lands.
THE ARMY BILL
Mr.. Hawley then took the floor on the
Army bill and spoke in it's support. II
said he, it were understood that the mill.
tary arms were poweress, the bad elemente
would at once come to the front. Riot,
theft, arson and mur er would break loose.
He referred to the great draft riots in New
York in 1863.
Mr.. Teller said that was in case of war;
Mr.. Hawley reported that all riots were
case Of war. As to the use of the militia
to put down riots, Mr.. Hawley asked how
the people OF Pennsylvania for example,
would like the idea of New Jersey militia
coming into Pennsylvania to put down q
riot in the latter State. The United States
forces would have respect in every State.
Mr.. Teller remarked that ii we have
great war like that Between France and
Germany it would not be fought by the
regular army, but by volunteers. and he
thousht Mr.: Hawley's argument went to
show that the army was to be used as a
pn1ieo fOrea Mr. To11op
was a proper
USE OF THE ARMY.
When State governments came to depend
on the regular army OF the Nation to en-
force State laws, our Republican govern.
ment would be at sn end The people of
the great West were not asking for a stand |
ing army, and if the people of Connecticut |
wanted one, the old patriotism of that |
State was declining.
Mr. Hawley, with great warmth, repelled |
the suggestion which he said was implied
by the remarks Of Mr.. Teller. He denied.
with emphasis, that :.he wanted the army
used Tor police purposes, and he did not
thank the Senator from Colorado for en-
1ea voring to array against him (Mr. Haw-
ey) the prejudiced demagogues.
A lengthy debate was indulsed in by Mr..
Hawiey and Mr.. Van Wyck, wherein the
present labor troubles were much COM
nented on as bearing on the question, |
Toward the close of the debate M. Van
Wyck remarked that it had been said that
here was domestic danger in this country:
lad not that danger been passed? Why |
Increase the regular army to meet danger
hat had disappeared.
Mr.. Logan said that it was not true that !
lay Gould had any connection direct or }
Indirect with the measure. It was for the =
lnppfit nf ha t,ooplo ric I, = =
md white. :
FIRST BLACK EYE. a
vote was then taken upon the motion r
II Senator Hale to strike ou section OF a
he bill (this is the section which established IL
be fnture army force at 80, 900 men.) On q
his motion the the yeas were e. and NAYS g
2. The vote being tie Mr.. Hales' motion +
as lost. The Republicans voting for Mr..
ale's motion, were Messrs. Bowen, Chase, in
onger, Hale Ingalls,, Plumber, Sherman, a
eller and Van Wyck. Democrats voting il
'ainst 1T were, Messrs. Brown, German, ,e
ray and Walthal. With these exceptions vi
e votes for the motion were a1
'mocratic and votes against it Re- il,
bican Mr.. Manderson then moved as III
nendment to h . bill heretofore intro OF
ced and favorably reported from the 10
litary Committee, known as "The Three al
W toUAiou DIli, IL WIS dRr6GO TO. | tr
Mr. Gibson moved to add an additional | ,]t
tion repeating Sec. 1918 of the Revised
atutes which now prohibit any per-
n who served the Confederate Govern ~,
mt from an appointment to the army of ": ~
, United States. ri
dr. Logan suggested an amendment to 'nl
;. Gibson's motion SO as to cover a class W. W.
people who had been officers of the oa
my before the war and had then Joined &c. W
eConfederacy. "p
dr. Gibson would not accept the amend co
mt. mi
THE BILL REJECTED. H.
Or. Gbson's amendment WAS not agreed &c
yeas "a, nays 25. After further debate egl
bill was put on it's final passage ar
J re!ected-yeas 10, nays 81. The vote SCI
1etai is as follows: tn,
.eas-Messrs. Blair. Cameron, Dawes, tio
Jpn, Evarts, Frye, Hawley, L, gan, Nc Ac
Ian, Malone, Mitchell, (''regon,) Nor hil
Payne, Platt, Riddleberger, Sabin,
Fyer, Spooner and Stanford-19.
ays-Messrs. Beck, Berry, Bowen, s
'wn, Call, Chase, Cockrell, Coke, Coluuitt, Th
'ger, Eustis, Fair, Gibson, German,
~, Hale, Ingalls,, Jones, (Nevada.) \
una, Maxey, Morgan, Plumb, Pugh, =
llsbury, Sh 'rman, Teller, Van Wycke, O. o.
nrhees, Walthall, Wilson, Qowa,) and oa'
lson, maryland, 81. at
mo
Rel
House. rit,
he Speaker laid befol e the House mes het
9 oi the President on the subject of Ort
nese immigration. Referred to the La
nmlttee on Foreign Affairs. n.
IT, Willis reported back the River and Gia
rbor Appropriation bill from that Com 1.
tee, and it was referred to the Commit age
OF the whole
the morning hour Mr.. Dunn. OF Ar G
lsas on behalf OF the Committe on Raj
erlcan Shipping, called up the resoln. Inv
!, !, setting apart tie 22d, 25th and 26th yer
Nay Tor the consideration of the Free to
pplng Dill. Adopted. nev
IT. Holman, on behalf of the Select In He
a commission, called up the bill provid- bee
lor the appointment of O. Commission tor
consist OF six persons. to be appointed fess
the President, to inspect and report on the
condition of the Indians and indian OF
mrs. Three OF the members OF the Com Roi
sion are to be detailed from the officers
lhe army and the others to be appointed q
IN evil life or detailed from the offirers has
the Interior Department. Several % ret,
ehdments were offered, and pending the
ION tle morning hOnr exnirod and the |