The New York herald., 1865-01-07

nassd under No VERSUS sss q csasrsssfor railroads
coiegss and swamp lands - tAe Stase but small guam
tity remans undispossd 0e In shas State.
TaIRTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS.
SECOND SESSION.
ssnate.
WASHINGTON, Jan Q, 1886
The Senate assembled II tho usual hour Vice President
Hamlin in the chair.
sALs INDIAN LAHDs
The CHAN laid before the Senate . Communication
giving information In relation the sale Of Indian lands
which called for by the resolution adopted some
ncszAsz or xAnoss yoR soLpsRs
ofoen Of the Connecticut Second light artillery asking
for increase OF the nations issued soldiers They
state that the allowance Of rice potatoes and bread too
small
The petition was referred to the Military Committee
TINE ABOLITION or sLAvnRr
Mr. SUMNER, (rep.) Of Mass, presented tho petition OF
citizens Of Worcester Massachusetts, asking for the abo
tion Of slavery which referred TO the Committee
Slavery.
INCREASE or PAT 70 ARMY o1vcERa
Petitions from officers Of the sr.y asking for an in
Of Ksss.s - and wnsos' espl & s', Msss ~ p'''
Mr. sHsRxAs (repl q Ohio. from the Finance Com
@ sssS
be discharged and tho petition referred 10 the Military
The request Of Mr. Sherman was accssded TO-
rHn Durr on MATERIAL FOR BHHssxs FOE sisrzHs or
CHARITY.
Mr HmRMAN, from the Committee on Finance, re-
ported back petition asking for remission Of theduty
paid material used in the manufacture dresses
b discharged from further CONFEDERATION Of the same;
and II was % ordered
y, r,ux.u,, i,ssI sss0s - Anla" q, cm.,.d ,.o,,,
tsTor for normson = 70 tks number Of pension agents
% under :S.. s Z i.x va supsoysd a. 20 Az ~ ~ '''' '''''
RAssAos o. nm slL ToisouiA1s Paocmpuos N cann-
Mr. Tau,nuIL called up The bill % regulate proceed
ings In criminal oasss relating especially 70 the punish
s ns. hs oSsa s. ana
capital offence, the defendant shall be entitled 70
twenty, and the Omitted States . nve psremptory chai
lengee; dat Tor any other offence the United STATES
defendant 70 ten where any person convicted of
shall be lawful for the By which the sentence s
prison pensntiay within the district or state where
such court Is held the use Of which prison pentsn-
PURPOSE and he expsnsss attending the execution Of The
sentence shall be paid BY the United Statea The oct
takes effect on the 1st Of June 1895.
UNKNrLOYID 0vyICKRs ARMY.
from the rolls unemployed officers of the army.
recommending that the bill do not pass, was read.
Mr.. WILSON moved that the bill be indefinitely post.
Mr.. TRuMBuLL sorry that the Committee on Mill.
tary Affairs had come TO such conclusion He was not
cOntrOvert 6OunQno6S
sumed BY the committee or % deny that the Executive
has competent authority 70 dismiss officers from the
vice. but i was an authority which the Executive would
Congress 70 essAso for he dsposiaon Of army sSt
.nS in hs pae
posed by the COMMITTEES were adopted and the
TO surrender up suthortyo reduce the army dis
charge the officers at the close Of the present war He
not lWQv hear IAuiaI
ton to get rid of supeSnumeraSy officers that would not
bs necess. IN time Of peace An act Of consress was
passed to muster out such officers In 1915 or 1917.
Mr. GRIMES (repl Of Iowa, said that during the last
war several regiments Of the line established At
the army That required legisaton bat the volunteer
officers went out Of commission at the expiration the
Mr. TRuxBuLL could sec no difference between regu.
lars and volunteers in such time as this 1t
Mr. GRIsss said there was no parallel between the
Mr. TRunsuhL understood that the report Of the COM
mitee upon the ground entirely that tho President
officers receiving pay from the and render
ing no service. Would the Senator from Iowa tell the
Senate and the country why II In 1915 Or lse sgsstion
necessary TO gst nd Of unnecessary oacers, why
Nj Ganss saatsd In reply to NJ Trumbun, that Con-
With Great Brisan and their ocers were appointed BY
the President and confirmed by the Senate It
the close Of the war That was mot the case now was
now proposed to step in and interfere with the preroga
ys . s o N tho report Of
the committee and hoped the Senate would act upon s
Mrwnsos said tho responsibility Of dismssing officers
was now with the President Of the United States and he
ought 70 exercise IL Several officers had been mustered
Within T.. four o. had BEEN
mustered out had resigned, knowing they would be
be put OF the President and could
act upon them and take the responsibility; He Ont.
Congress OF the United II the bill passed
II from the House would leave IL In the power Of
every commanding omoer 70 secure the dismissed Of bis
visions officers might TO be thrown out Of the service at
the expiration Of three months under this bill There
was more igue In the army among officers than In the
most excited political among politicians There
comparison between the rivalres and jcaousies
OF army officers and Of ambitious In the civil
Vice. and he Mr Wson) thought Congress ought to do
nothing to increase the means for carrying out this rival
would oy me ss Snsx e ~ M
70 the Of his being unemployed. II he was
Of service for cause he ought 70 be dismissed but
IT. frequently the case, he out because Of the
jealousy rivalry Of superior ofacer the President
should act 70 do justice 70 this officer and at the
ought suppose that oncers will be Justly dealt With by
the President and that the public good would be pro-
In him some oflcers not 10 employment now ougi to
! be dismissed; others ought not The mere menslon
Of names would satisfy the Senate on the subject
II this ruleof the House bill adopted would give u
Aberiornthe power 70 crush out Interiors whom they
not like by supending them from duty under some
prex knowing that at the expiration OF three monthh
ihsywould be dropped from the rolls This power Of
dsnesng inferior officers BY superon was very great
ought be exercised by corps and army command
In the Geld, and only then very rarely There were
able officers not In the public service oday or In the
service In subordinate capacity because of difference
Of opinion rivalry with officers who their
ferors but have been fortunate than they for
couple Of years He did not believe justice the good
Of the service would be promoted by the passage Of the
i law from the House.
Messrs CorsEss repl Of Cal POWELL, lopp) Of KY.
Howx, trep) OF Wis DAVIS topp.) Of KY, and HES-
pRcKs topp) Of Ind addressed the Senate the sub
/ ject under consideration
Mr. TRuxBULL resumed the floor on the subject he
advocated the passage OF the House bill the ground
that justice 10 the officers In the army required L. There
were hundred and sxty.two colonels command
Ing brgades In the army They could not be promoted
because there we're no vacancies and could not while
many brgadier generals the rolls though une-
poyed He again advcrted 10 the law mastering out Of
the service the officers Of the Of 1914 and said that
such law was as necessary now ss then.