The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-10-30

wAsuuscros, Oct. 20, 1865.
INCREASE OF rnE srAspINo ARMY.

WASHINGTON, Oct ~, 1907
INCREASE or THE STANDING ARMY.
Old regular officers and graduates Of West Point have
been laying their heads together for some time past and
result has been the framing Of bill which will un
oubedy be brought before the next Congress and pro
bably worked through inasmuch It Is reasonable in
every particular II provides for standing army OF
seventy 1--WE thousand men, which will require the ad-
cition Of twenty regiments Of infantry three regi
ments of cavalry and two OF artillery Any increase
tie stan departments is not favored. The pay Of gen.
cra officers TO be reduced and all officers to receive
Axed salares, In the civil service The scale OF
contemplated by the bill is, for lieutenant general, five
thousand dollars major general thousand brgader
general three thousand; colonel twenty-five hundred,
down TO- second lieutenant, who will receive
one thousand dollars These salaries are looked
upon as the fair thing by old officers, although
considerably reduced from the old schedule An
effort will be made create the grade Of
General and have Grant promoted to IL; Sherman TO
be Lieutenant General and giving Thomas and Sheridan
Breyeis 10 that rank The war has demonstrated that
does not need West Point education to be CON-
mssary quarermaser, and it proposed to officer
the standing army by graduates who have been en-
poyed SUCH and I'LL their places by old volunteer
officers who want them This is the state OF the
matter among the regulars and powerful effort will be
made TO push II through
JURISDICTION or THE SUPREME COURT IN THE CASE
OF JEFF. DAVIS.
The friends Of JEFF Davis denying the statements
Tegarng the approaching trial Of the arch traitor pub
Iised HERALD OF Saturday the ground that the
supreme Court, before which it was stated the trial
place has not original jurisdiction in cases OF
treason They have forgotten that the case may be
carried by the slow process Of appeal through the
various courts and also that Congress may, by special
.c, give the Supreme Court original jurisdiction in the
following is the text of the communication dated
Washington DC ober as, 1885, and transmitted to his
Exceiiency James J. johnson, Provisional Governor Of
C 'orga, Al Miiedgevlle:-
Your several kilograms have been received The
President OF the United States cannot recognize the
people Of any State as having resumed the relations of
loyalty TO the Union that admits as legal obligations
contracted or debts created IN Their names to promote
stie war oi the rebellion. WILLIAM II. SEWARD.
THE CHIEF JUSTICE DISSATISFIED WITH THE Err
MINE-HH WANTS THE PRESIDENCY es
There widespread opinion in Wash ngon city among
those supposed to know the fe ngs and aspirations OF
Mr. Chase that he considers the Chief Justiceshp very
empty honor, and seriously contempatcs resgnng the
position His long and active participation in national
politics is believed to have made quiet, studious
ud cal life exceedingly unsatsfyng and distastefu to
him The White House Is thought to be the political
Jerusalem towards which his prayers still directed
three times day, and that earthly temptations will
prevent MIS- DenS u canuiuate LOT tue GieslOenCy III
1855
THE VETERAN RESERVE CORPS. 1h
The Veteran Reserve Corps will be paraded this week.
and the who wish It win be mustered out Those
who choose ROMAN do So and proper number Of
their officers will be retained with them One of the
Veteran Reserve rogimcntal organizations duty here
Of three commissioned officers, sergeant and
Que private sick in hospital. This regiment will
probably vote against gong out TIL now Secretary
tot
bear and retained the corps in service but the opinion
of General Grant, who sound, healthy soldiers,
we have soldiers al all has finally prevailed.
| NEW YORK REPUBLICANS GOING HOME TO VOTE.
The republicans Of Central New York having set their
houses and departmental desks order for ten fifteen
days absence, are preparing TO go home and work and
for their State ticket Something like two hundred
will leave here Tuesday by way Of the Northern Gen.
asal Emira The balance Of the noble six or
seven hundred viii follow in time for the voting
1 THE NATIONAL BANKS.
The national banks number high fifteen
hundred and sixty, but owing to Withdrawals and
pensions Of Of the organizations, there but
fourteen hundred and ninetyve in actual operation at
this time. During last week but two banks
th0zed under the national system their aggregate CAPT.
tai being less than three hundred thousand dollars
PROMOTION.
Colonel H y. Clark, Commissary TO Albert Sydney
iJohnsons army in Utah, Chief Conmssary Of the Army
of the Potomac during the years Of the war; and
present Chief Conmssary at New York CITY, yester
day brsvstted brgadier general in the regular army
4 MOVEMENTS OF THE rUNIsIANs.
The Tunsans will be presented 10 the President
10 morrow They expect to Arrah Ma Pogue At
Growers theatre in the evening"
4 PERSONAL. N.a
Hon. r. K. Pennington, Of Pennsylvania, is stopping
nj the metropolitan ~
Among the arrivals In this city Justice Brnndege,
ThurioS Weed Governor Parsons of Alabama, and Major
General Gouverneur X. Warren t&