The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-04-27
XLIst CONGRESS.
SECOND SESSION.
HOUSE..
WASHINGTON, April 90.

NAshLNoAONI 4PAAA "O'
Roll call showed that there were 40
members present, the whole number being
22S. Many Of the absentecs were absent
by leave.
Mr.. WALKER, from the Committee on
18etrcnChment, reported u bill authorizing
the Secretary OF the Treasury to appoint
special agents, not exceeding iilty-threc ut
any one time, for the purpose Of making
examination Of books, papers and accounts
Of collectors and other officers Of customs,
which was discussed and plssed.
Mr.. JRNcKEs from the Committee on
IetrcnChmcnt,. reported bill to establish
Department Of Justice, of which the
Attorney General will be ut the head:
The morning hour expired and the bill
went over till tomorrow. The House
went into Committee on the Tariff bill.
The evening session was occupied with
the Tariff bill.
SENATE.
Mr.. SHERMAN, Chairman Of the Finance
Committee, in response to u resolution Of
instruction OIL the subject reported to the
Committee, were unanimously Of the
opinion that no change ought to be mnue
III the rate Of taxation on distillers Of
spirits.
Mr.. WILSON, from the Military Com.
mittec, reported substitute for House
Army bill. The substitute directs the
President to reduce the number Of enlist
cd men in the army to $4,000 before
July 1st, 1871, and authorizes him 10 honor.
ably discharge the officers who may up.
ply therefor before next October; such Of
ilcers to receive extra pay and allowances
for two years, one and half years, or one
year, according as the terms Of service
have been over ten or eight or under
eight years; officers who hive served
thirty years may be retired OH
limitation and numbered; the retired
list shall hereafter be 300; the Offices OF
General and Lieutenant General, to be con-
tinucd only until vacancies occur; no
appointments Of Major General or Briga.
der General to be made until the number
Of officers In these grades Is reduced to
three and six, respectively; vacancies oc-
curing in heads of the staff departments
arC to be filled by officers having the rank
and pay Of Colonel; the grldG oil Regl'
mental Commissary Is abolished; the
General of the Army, Commander Of De
partments and ChiCt Of Staff Departments,
shall us soon as practicable, forward to the
Secretary Of War, list Of the officers
deemed unfit for tho discharge Of duty,
and the Secretary of War shall convene IL
board Oftive officers for their examination,
and on recommendation Of such board,
the President may wholly retire my Of the
said officers so reported, with one years
pay. The schedule Of pay Of the officers is
Inc same US in Mr.. LoGAN's bill, except
that the total pay Of Colonel Is limited TO
$4,000, Lieut.. Colonel to $3,GOOand Major
10 $4,000. Ten per ccntum Of the current
yearly pay Of all officers is allowed for
every term OF i've years, but the total
amount Of such increase must in no case
exceed 40 per cent OF the yearly pay. This
is provided in view ol longevity; III.
tiOns hcrct0iOrcAllowed, fuel, forage and
quarters in kind, as now allowed, arc all
continued; officers on the retired list are TO
receive Is per cent Of the pay Of the rank
upon which they retired. Tho pay and
allowances Of enlisted men arc TO remain
us now fixed by law until June 30, 1871.
Officers on the active list arc prohibited
from holding office.
Mr.. ANTHONY, from the Committee on
Printing, reported with amendment the
bill to regulate public printing and discon::
tinuc the publication Of books and Official
documents.
Mr.. WILEY offered resolution direct
ing the Committee on Education and LII
Dor to inquire into the expcdiency of d.
yiding the net proceeds ofthe sales oI pub.
lie lands among the scvGrIl Suites for Gdu.
cational purposes, and otherwise so pro-
viding by law that alI people Of the United
States may have IN opportunity ofacquir-
ing common school education, which
was adopted.
Allcr executive session the Senate ad-
journed. ...