Morning journal and courier., 1886-04-08

FORTY-NINTH CONGRESS-.
WASHINGTON, April 7.

WASHINGTON, April 7. SENATE.-After some unimportant routine business MT Hawley took the floor aud spoke in support of the army efficiency bill. He ridiculed the suggestion that the regular army might be dispensed with If it was understood that the military arm were pow eIless the bad elements would at once come to the front. Riot, theft, arson and murder would break loose. In making this remark Mir Hawley said he made no reference to the great mass of the people wherever found or however organized ,whether.Knights of Labor or anything else. The result of the want of 8 sufficient army was shown in the war of 1872 when our executive mansion became a smoky ruin. If we should be fairly prepared for war we would have no war; if we were so defenceless as now we invite war. In clos ing MT. Hawley referred to the militia of the State of Connecticut as one of the very best military organizations in the country
 MT. Teller thought that MT. Hawley's argument went to show that the army was to be used as police force and denied that such was the proper use for the army.
 Mr Hawley warmly rspelled the sugges- tion which he said was implied by the remarks of MT. Teller. He did not want the army used for police purposes and did not thank the Senator from Colorado for endea- voring to put him in the wrong in this mat ter and endeavoring te array against him (Mr Hawley) the prejudice of demagogues.
 
 said, had endeavored to create the impression that he (Mr. Hawley) would use the federal army to interfere with the will of the peo- pie. He emphatically denied that he had said anything of the kind. He had from time to time thought that it would be merciful and would be good for the peo- pie who were suffering to employ them as MT. Pewderly with the Knights of Labor would employ them, in accordance with the constitution of the Knights of Labor, in put ting down some thieves and scoundrels who were blaspheming the name of labor MT. Hawley considered Mir. Powderly man of more conservatism and standing in this coun- try than some men on the floor of the Sen ate.
 MT. Teller disclaimed any intention of saying anything unfair or anything personal toward the Senator from Connecticut.
 Mir. Hawley, replying to an insinuation by MT. Van Wyck that Mr. Hawley was an ene- my of the organized attempt of labor to ben eft itself and that he (Mr. Hawley) would hold the army of the United States to put down labor, said the strikers were American citizens and voters. They comprehended that whatever the peo- pie of this country willed, that should be- come the law; the ballot box was open to them; they had choice of candidates; the forum the press and all other methods of ag- itation known to the constitution were open to them. If their cause be just one they can compel respect for 1t. MT. Hawley warned the laboring men against their ene- mics. He warned them that the very worst enemies they had were those who would in- dulge in the sort of remarks we had heard to-day.
 At 3 o'clock, according to previous under standing, vote was taken upon the motion of Senator Hale to strike out section of the bill placing the future army force at 30,000 men. On this motion the yeas were g and the nays g. The vote being tie MT. Hales motion was lost.
 MT. Gibson moved to add an additional section repeating section 1,215 of the revised statutes, which now prohibits any person who served the Confederate government froM appointment to the army of the United States.
 Mir. Logan thought it might not be well to go too fast. He thought that in the eyes of the people there were certain persons more capable than others. Those were the men who had been officers of the army and navy before the war and had entered the service amendment of MT. Gihsons motion so as to cover that class of people.
 MT. Gibson could not accept the amend ment. MT. Gibson's amendment was not agreed to; yeas A, nays 25.
 After further debate the bill was put on it's final passage and rejected; yeas 19, nays 3l The vote in detail is as follows:
 Yeas-Messrs. Blair, Cameron, Dawes, Dolph. Evarts, Frye Hawley, Logan, McMillan Malone, Mitchell of Oregon MOEE Payne Pa Riddle
 Nays-Messrs. Beck, Berry, Bowen, Brown, Call, Chace, Cockrell, Coke, Colquitt, Conger, Eustis, of Nevada. o kenna MaxeS, Morgan, organ Pimb, % Pugh Salisbury, Sherman, Teller, Van Wyck Voorhees,, Waltham, Wilson of Iowa and Wilson of Maryland