, 1862-01-18

John Sheru1au3S Bill.

Senator Sherman's bill regulating the pay
Of officers Of the army provides that hereafter,
in lieu Of the pay proper, rations, servants and
iorage, heretofore received by them, the Off
GERS Of the army shall receive the following
monthly pay:
The liajor General Commanding in Chief,
four hundred dollars; every other major-gcn-
eral, three hundred dollars.
Each brigudieE-gencral, two hundred and
forty dollars.
Each officer while commanding depart
ment, detached division, army OF army corps
in the field, the adjrtaut general and quarter
master general, fifty dollars additional.
Each colonel, two hundred dollars.
Each ieuteu2nt-co1onel, one hundred and
eighty dollars.
Each major, one hundred and fifty dollars.
Each captain, one hundred and twenty dol
lars.
Each first lieutenant, one hundred dollars.
Each second lieutenant, eighty dollars.
Tie surgeon general and paymaster general
shall be assimilated for pay with coIoncls;
surgeons Of ten years standing and deputy
payInasteF generals, With lieutenant colonies
surgeons Of less than ten years' standing and
Paymasters, with majors: assistant surgeons Of
five years standing, military storekeepers Of
stoEekccpers Of ordnance, now drawing the
came pay, with captains; all other assist
ant surgeons, with first ueutenants; all other
military storckeepcrs and all chaplaius,
With second Ieutenants. And every COM
mission ed officer shall, in lieu Of the service
dollars additional pay per month for every five
years continuous service, provided that when
ever IN officer Of the army shalt employ q
soldier as his servant he shall deduct from his
own monthly pay the full amount paid By the
Government on account Of said soldier; that
Aft ~.~E$ $f@r
pay above that Of his grade for duty or re-
sponslhi1ity, either for Commanding COM
pany or as adjutant, comu1issaTy, qulrter-
master or ald-de-camp.
Mounted officers Of cavalry and artillery to
be furnished with public horses as follows:-
colone1s--garIison duty two, in the field four;
lieutenant colonels-ggarrison duty two; in
the field three; major5-!g5arrison duty two, in
the field three; captains-garrison duty ono,
IN the field two; Geutennnts-rarTison duty
one, in the field two. Mounted officers Of in
fantrF :-colonels- duty two, in tue
field three; lieutenant colonels-iR garrison
one, in the Held two; majors garrison
one, III the field two; quartcrn,astcrs- gar.
Eison one, in the field two; adlutants- gar
rison one, in the field one; major gencral-in-
cbief-in garrison three, In the field six; othc1
major generals-in garrison three, in the field
FIVE brigadier gencrals-in garrison two, in
the field four; colonc1s' staffSin garrison two,
-A~.@
! jors-in garrison Two, in the field three cap
tains aud licutenants-in garrison one, in tile
| field two aids-in garrison one, i'll tic ie1G
two; ehaplains-in s5arrison one, in the field
| one.
Mileage for officers, six cents per mile eas'
| Of the Rocky Mountains, ten cents per nilt
! when ordered to stations east or west Of the
| same. Quarters and fuel to be provided fol
! officers only when on field duty, or when as
signed quarters in Government buildings
| No breyet pay to be allowed except for ser
vices actually performed appropriate to tht
rank. No breret to be conferred except will
the consent Of the Senate, nor during rc
| cess.
Tic bill contemplatcs general reduction O
the pay Of Ill grades Of officers from one-fft1
| to onc-third.
In order that the reader may understand
how much Of reduction the bill proposes t
make, We publish tile following statement o
the salaries Of officers and privates in tht
United States army. It is made up from thil
years. edition Of the Army Register.
In the first column will be found the nc
| Ealary per month, and in the second the tot;l
salary per month, which includes rations, ser
vant hire, forage, &c, by communication: