, 1870-02-06
WASHINGTON.
Proposed Reduction Of Pay and
Number Of Army officers.
The Montana Indian War-Olaim
Swindle.


Bptc!al Despatch to Tho Chtcsxo Tribune,
WARRINGTON, D. C., Feb, T.
TAT or ARxT oEr1Cxxs
Tnefe IL good deal OF talk AMONG military men
about Lostn1 bill reducing the pay Of Aruy on.
cefs, and substituting oxed rate ot pay for ths
Present vaE1tnK scs1e. Tbs bill, II paas:d viii dt.
pose Of about 400 ofncer1 70: needed In o.. pAaac
est2oHshnenf, and the oulcela hero are ajmost
onted IA protesting that this feature Ia utIqtt II
tns rnde1stanoing always has been, thai su
army position II for life, or good behavior, The
committee hnld, that the reasen for having an
omcef u beeause the government w2nsa him, aad
no haa no cialm when hts services arc 20 longer
hece0axJ, and theJ are unanimous IN the deter.
minAtlon To push this fea.ufe ana II Ia toler1b]y
eure 10 prevail IN the House, and II It does In tho
Senate Also there will BE- saylnKof over one mill
Ton annually.
H1ssoCRI ASSOCIATION,
The citizens VI Missouri reading here. and
noss Of The CongyesE1o1. delegation OF that S,a,e
met tonight at the house Of Rep.tsentailye
Asrer. 70 Torn, Missouri Association. Here
Aster, socthhlc w!fl be held morthly br she asao
clatlop, 10 which Ill Mtsiour1ara whiting the cv
viii be Welcomed.
MONTANA WAR CLAIMS,
a bill has been reported to the Serate for tha
settlement Of the Montana war cla,m2, for ex.
penses in feeding and clothing the militia called
1nto SERVES, In March, against the Indians Of
Galla'tn va1eJ. Total claims amount to ssoo, COO.
-ae ra.te ealoS II a"1od9e- Tue contracts 10
supply troops were made II enormous sateg, and
sone so1dleEa marched oycr IN the Ya1rcy and
camped tor Fhile there. No Indiana ware seen
In the vicinity, and nearly all The Cnlefa Of tbes
reported to be At war. we1e It the time eusaged
In connca BY their sgents, 800 mllea dl1sant,
InKAhCRr DECISION.
The Treasury Department has Just mads public
tho dec:Aioa Of The Attorney General. soue time
H. +nkn kfL%n
moneys alleged to be due to de.errrss tor ~htsn
Gsnefa, Buner had s.t un ~ c.Ia. luz WHICH
ftRGIEA FOL1T1cA
Tho story that Efforts were m.t1no to firm a
neE paf,y in ylseirta h,s for n. fonrns.+,s
no1a.na out toe 14es that 1orne politicians zzt
%t.nG over tne Ways ana means for Putting the
TO THE Assoo1ATrn pRpsa
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nndse s.ts ~ sspos, n1,t 70 Gomm!ss'o9er Delsao.
TerY suecssafci rad Va paie II ine fon}iE nj.
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tham The d,Tanee y traIss,eG snsxseo ~ laanto9
hnndrbd mi,ea A'e1 wa o'et t'eFea
rba presn.nt III ~, Mn,d.I ,s,,o,.
nation Of fse 1auness.on Of shc sseats | beiWsen
rs1, ~ ~ 1919 AHo ~aaon' aoa give Inc 1dil
.r,prn
f3rne-,, Rntl.r A. Ehe,e,n., ~ ~.
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6ad oererted dn11n1 ~ yeheI1;on a1 ean.,,. "9o
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mnne1 m the ornnnd 1h.t 9ns hc,n, ~ .un oss1 1o
dns lin I'M exntys i'm ~ +na s14 "as nos
ma shst ~ a. rpan Ssd a,eaa6 s etm o. sefve
had not exnired. mi 1.rs.,"n ~ +aS aaS
hv fhr Attnrr.T csrsr.1 .ns ooSA Aa44 LIEU
Iii roi os psia o1sP' ~ "'o nenoe INC nooeI
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