New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-03-11


and the bill went over till Iuesday Hso'"'No
rho rs,rso tbon took up the bill to reduce tie rumoer
oil 9soGs 81 !e near addressed the House in eHplana
ton and advocacy Of the hill. lie caIcdott % he
rnsont orsanzaon OF army as the clnmsssS VI
ISana n in tse SV GF ent The aid not propose to
cnrta the army TO the extent tfat I9 ~
nmser eS Congress- would sanction. lie denied tnat
there was any III feeling entertanea Oh She pnn,d not
NimE leaf from the welcarned laurels OF one OF tne
But previous last November there were o1 ~ 1be
,e,,r army oaicers That number, according 70 tho
rpot of the Secretary OF War; had been reduced oy as
sgumeDts transfers RESERVATIONS a If The b
provided for the assembling of Board to examine my
the military record th Tank of BrigaderGeneral
and to recommend those TO be retained Inc u az
report its recommendations to the President %to ~ na
therzed 20 make aud order such transfers and o
consent Of the Senate TO make hucn appoIh1h 60 va
caSnies then existing in the ne or staff that may oc
cur within six months thereafter All oneeLe after
mended by the Board for transfer or @ 20 no
The approyal OF the report by the President are 70 po
honorably mustered out; ana an those ~, th Presi
who NAV not be transferred or appointed 10y inc
dent Within six months, are also to DO MUM tthin
out; transfers or appointments 10 Deomended 70
e Presden, Of the Board He asserted that the stan OF
the American army Of S s s o men and as large as
the staff OF the Russian army OF SOCCo men % ato oSi
corns Of the American In 1850 conslseu vi eyO
% sn5 in 1869 of e6S officers being Sl3 more than ~
1900 AT that time those officers were mostly
Colonies Colonies and Brigadier Generals he desIeo
70 cali the attention Of the House and country 10
IN Ten IN the American army was one commissioned OH
Ger to every ten and one noneommssoned oc9L W
every six men, about the rate OF two ana Ohelpu
officers commissioned and non.commissoned' 10 every
ten men, In the French, English, Prussian ana otheI
European armies the lowest rate was 20 men 70 eaen
commissioned officer. Russia with an army OF SOOWO
men, had staff corps OF only 500 officers truss Min
100000 men, staff corps of only 100 ofhSers; austria
100000 men staff corps OF iS5 O tsg o agq
the s5G tS emit down Pune this large
staff corps he denounced all over the country az
making war npSD me tba To o nne
and Bigadier at the head OF QuarteImastels
and and sbns and hats and bean soup
Laugher The Pay Department @as ehtley t1 ~ "a
not PaT epartmepts We're consolidated and
the men were paid by sergeants OF cYans' WHO uie"
He then explained and enforced the proprety Of the
third fourth and fifth sections which provides thst ne
continue until vacancy shall occur ana no PngGT
and that there shall be only tee M $50
10 be selected by the President without regard 10 senior
lov yIo yDaned the succeeding sections The sixth
tiOn provides that the the COn
Tbsf ~, TnGneers PaymasterGeneral, General
and Judge General shall have the rank anu
pay SS G1 in their Offices at that rank seventh
sections allows years pay and allowances 10 an ON
peals the sixteenth section Of the act OF Aug iS6l
which limits the number OF officers on he retired s' 6
the army TO seven per cent OF tEe Whoe hunpea ho
existing officers the number TO be retired 10 De Whu
the discretion Ii ba 9 nor exceed 30 The ninth section
abolshes the brevet rank, and forblds the VI
the title the wearing OF the UNIFORM OF hsher ranA
The eleventh Section forbids army officer to hold
civil office whether by election or appointment lie
referred IN that connection 10 the case of Cen Butter
field, dismissed from the civil service tor ms @
with gold operations in NewIork as ne sad, Dut SUN
holding the rank OF Colonel IN the army ana noI con
hence @s T e section the act
the s0th OF June, 1868 which makes the General OF the
ARMY superior the President He knew why that law
had Reen passed but he regarded both unconstitu-
tonal and improper If Gen. Sherman were TO perpe.
| relieved. or court-martiaied by the President
The thirteenth section provided for Transferring the
control of the Indian affairs to the War Department,
| INIT after lie had read the account OF the Pegan
massacre his blood ran cold IN his veins, ana
| he wanted TO ask the Committee to strike out that
section and let the Indian Bureau remain where IT 49,,
ga tla Commttee had agreed to that The fourteenth
the necessity for it, Mr. Logan made statement as to
for forage rstGns y Sc n ne P1{
from the Government for pay and allowances si927s
The mode figuring up these allowances he never could
Was 2ac but the amount which he actually drew
4l1s The pay proper OF was s2SdO,
by Gen Meade, s932 by Gen. Geo. H. Thomas $685. by
Gen Hancock, $g,735 and by Gen. Schofeld, S4S2 lie
did not understand why these differences were but the
reason assigned in Gen SchOfelds that he had
not been reported as drawing any communication. The
pay PFSpSsT e of !. BT riga was '' ' '''
The Committee proposed to TX me pay OF Officers Ulcers
definitely follows in lieu of pay proper and all sorts
NJ Communications: General, $4,000. Che House would
that the
ceyed only 5000 year the Associate judges 5000 the
Speaker of the House 5000 and the VcePresldent-the
second highest officer Of the GOyernment-SSOO. IL
might be said that this salary would be too small to
permit receptions and entertainments TO be given but
for anv such purpose) Lieutenant Generals, 600 Qt
seemed TO him that that was very good salary for
erals $3.50; NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., $4,000 Colonies.
$500; Lieutenant Colonels 5000; Majors, s250O;
Adutant 81 800 Regmental Quartemaster, $1,000 First
Lieutenant mounted $1,000 First Lieutenant mot mount
lieutenant mot mouned s. 400 Chaplain, 81 200 ABIDE
Camp to Maor.General, $500 additional; AiddeCamp to
Jenera $50 addtOnal; Acting Assistant Com
mssary 500 additional fuel and forage in kind to DO
issued by the as NOW @
under orders, and not furnished with transportation TO
be allowed 10 cents mile retired officers to receive IS
per cent of pay OF the rank which they retired
In conclusion, Mr.. Logan was permitted to occupy
saved by this bill in pay OF officers alone, 81 600
and as 10 the saving IN commutaon IT was impossible
to calculate IT, HisOwn estimate was that the saving to
be effected by the bill would approximate 100000.
The bill was then considered by sections for amend.
Mr.. BUTLER 12ep., Msss) moved to amend the FIRST
by o Sl e sga
moral conduct, or other causes on which they are
founded in each case TO be open 20 public inspection
Mr.. LOGAN assented to the amendment, and 1t was
agreed I 70 rR moved n amepd the first section nv pro
yidg that the Board shall not hold its session within
500 miles Of Washington. lie did not wish it TO DO sub
iect 10 Washington influence.
| Mr. LOGAN opposed the amendment, on the ground
that the records that were to be examined were all at
The amendment rejected, and the section was
Inc second section, which provides that any officer
transferred TO I'LL vacancy OF the grade previously held
by him. shall take rank in such grade from the date OF
The third section was also agreed TO without amend
MIR PLATT rep, va) moved to strike ont the fourth
section reduce the number OF MaorGeneras TO three
He dd not wish to throw Inc DUTY on the
MrKELLkY REP Penn moved as asubstitnte for the
fourth section that there should be no promotion 10 the
grade