, 1870-02-07
ARMY REDUCTION.
The Bill OF the HOUSE Military Com.
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Tbs House Military Committee haVe perfected
an elaborate bill Affecting the Organization aud pay
aIe: l. The reduction bJ muster out Of ot1cers
enual In number to those noH left without c11-
.nas y ne q ne ne sag Ses; re
records 10 be selected o1 board o. Examination
ior retention ;. Tbs repeal Of ~ laws Great
ers,, the repeal 10 tafe eject as soon -
vec4nctea occur In tnesA ofucca: the feducslon Of
lns NUMBER Of AaJc1-Gcocrah from ave to three,
apd OF BrRaoier. .GeneIAis from len to n1; aad
the Yeduction OF the eight additional Bu6adtel.
Gepefa.a who are Chleia ot Stsu Departments 70
the rank Of Colonel, which tney held before the
u1usfer Of the 1ud!an Bureau to sne W2r Depart
utuf, d The payment Of ot1ce1s By dxed yearly
salaries, instead Of The pse.ent aysten Of nul-
tttrue ol allowances ana commutar1o1A-
Tne bill Ia Important, not only on account Of the
saving it would eject 10 ine goTernDeut Of nearly
million Of do!la1s In the pay ot the srpeTuunera.
the pItkctple tnst Will be established. II II be-
CONES law, reapectl1g the tenure Of ONCE u the
regular aEmy, q principle entirely different from
the theory maintained oI the arnJ ,sself. and
/ tac!tly 1cqu!eeced IN By CopRIesa Th!s army
| theory Is that N army off1csr IN the peace
| esta ointment holds his commission Tar life,
unlesa he Voluntarily resle1s It or Il de.
pr;yed Of it By sentence Of coultnarsta! y bile
il has never had the exprcaa sanction OF law. the
b. acssa M aDo1 II ,s os tae foe pas nttS
the eyes Of the officers Who are unsntnoaa IN the
| opIul0n that 10 muster them cut Witho0t cause
b gu.s PEE o. s saa sass .as sqs
| calm It care them 10 understand, Nhea they ac'
eepted the,r postlions thar they we're 10 be per-
sasno pa.ed ot man n who ssr9ed Win distinction
Is volunteer oflicera during tue WasI take N eu:
tI1e,y didereat view OF The question. They bold
of1cer ia thRt The government h4s need Of hs ser
eiees and that when that NEED ceases he n,e no
i1ts sscs hath M man sas ae!a Commission aod drawu
nay ~ IN army ot11ces for 1ve, ten, or twenty
Jcats. furnishes no Ftasou- according to the
the service for TEE rest OF hts nie, Whcn there u
ro;h:rg tor him 10 do 10 earn bis paT-
Tne proposition to reduce toe number Of Gea
| e,ols Is likely to meet with tnofe opposition thar
an, otne1 portion Of tae bill. II the principle u
| The naht Of tue government 10 muster out otlaer:
t. superrur crafs MaJors, C.p,zini, asd I.lcu:eo
| ants than EitSle General; IN The init placs, be
causc It il upgrnc:ous thing to 10 to 10 dslnls
tions as tne reward OF tneir great services i.
I crufnlre the rebellion. and 10 the necont nl4ce
+. cnuse the GcLefs.s nave mutually c3nstdtrA9.,
rfi5c 10 bear upon Congress. II !. Is Jag!
weEer, 10 mustef ont I1eutensLt hcc1a'e hi
services are no lo1gst required It Is eloall1 Ia
son. The army ts overloaded with Generals. Be
| fore the war there were one Aalor General All
| four E1Rfditf GeECr&S 11i M A11lF o. 2nO1
! 19,e00 neg, or occ general offceT to about 2,6l
1 meu. Now, with m army 81, COZ strong, tae la7
! | PROVIDES Tor ore General. ono Lieutenant Gen
J cYaI. I've Major Gerera.s, aod sixteen Brig aule
J ! Gepef1ls ttvo Bttgahier Gsntzalaalpa are nos
Tacant}, or one general otcct TO about l.G9o neg
The following Is a HIT o1 the general ot1eee
, now in serv.ct. WITH the totsl animal coupenss
ron received by eacn II psJ a1d a!lo .saces
!. 0trerB. v. T: snerGso, S,s's?: Lienteuan1
Il. ". Hsllecf. 81, sS2: Ges. q. Meade, s9sss
Geo. Il. Tnomas fa.:ts; y. G. Hane1e..I
t9,3a5; j.. II. scnoaeid, s',.aA P1r,v.d;,
aeLer1,s J. Mcdowell. <<.,4:s; r. g.. Gsars
""cfe, q, So; Jon-. Pope. s7.ssa: o. Q. H1-sr
Cd sr.: q. II. itrry, So d665; r o. c. Ord, s 92
- III b. Canby, $a,95b; e. G. Augur, 3apso; E. ]
5000. fape2; Joseph Holt 9a,6ss; Il.
: uosss 4 eoe. =. d Ea'on. $h11o; J: 4. Earue
b nes: u Brtce, tasst; a. 4. Humphrey
Z | Se.l4t: 4. B. Dyer, Is, gs2
o ! The ComR1,see'a BILL u likely to pasA Tho Houl
= WIthpu. Ecr4ous modification. unless 1t oe IN y
- sections reducing the number OF GsnefaM
. faie in The Senate Is doubtful. horfEa1t the nj
t. tssY leg,4!htlon Of that bodF being usually
l. rrctty accarate reelection Of tac views Of The "
:. DcraTsn cnt. The Roasc Committee Will. 4 is !
. ported II tn!s bill pa.seS, a once report onoth
e 10 reduce the ruuber Of of1cera II tae s+an d
psftmen,s OF tae.agmJ. Taose departments We
r orcac1zcd IN 1t5 on tne oAss OF AZ aImT OF ~
o Geo fen, and arc G1ca:ly dspfopoIaoaate 10
IN l pIeselt army.