The New York herald., 1876-01-24

a eih reducing the expenses OF the army. Il viii
probably be completed and introduced tomorrow.
II enocts saving OF about $3.50 600 in the matter OF
pay quarters and forage These reductions however,
do not apply TO officers serving with troops in the field
In the case OF general officers all commutation
of quarters, ratons and fuel or and each ot
Ger Is left with his pay proper alone. This will leave
the General Of the Army $l3, 500; the Lieutenant Gen.
era $n, 600; major generals, sl2 500 aud brgadier
generals $500. The present law does not give the
General and Lieutenant General horses and the nun.
ber allowed MAJOR general by the present bill re-
duced from five TO three and brgadier general is al
lowed but two All field officers allowed two,
and all mounted officers below the rank OF
major are allowed horse The pay
OF colonel lieutenant colonel, major, captain
and nrs lieutenant is eft unchanged for the reason
that In any Of these officers even aner
twenty years. service receive more than $4,000 The
pay ofa second lieutenant however reduced to ST. 300
for mounted officer and 81 200 for not mounted
The reason for this reduction upon a second lieu
tenants pay is that with very few exceptions, they
are young officers, unmarried and fresh from the
Academy, and the indicated deemed
sufficient for the short period during which they serve
in that rank, at the outside their service second
| lieutenant does not extend beyond Eve years The
savings second leutenants pay amount to 800 900
year In the matter OF commuation Of quarters all
officers reduced onehalf the item Of fuel not
changed On the item of forage the saving is $3.50 0o0
This matter and the reduction in number Of horses
allowed officers also applies to the Marine Corps,
well other reductions in the way OF combinations
In the matter Of details OF officers for staff duty
very important change and considerable saving is
effected AT present it is possible for lieutenant ana
second Lieutenant to be detailed upon the staff
OF general officer and to receive the pay and allow
OF q colonel and such cases actually exist By
the terms OF this bill all officers staff to receive
only the pay and allowances OF their real rank The
saving in this item alone stat OF general officers is
SIS 600
In the matter OF reducing the army, the committee
yet does its way clear to any great cutting
down Of force II Is possible number Of regi-
ments may be reduced by two, but careful study Of
the subject by the members of the committee OF both
parties does indicate even this will DO
thought advisable
The bill OF General Banning is regarded by those who
have been consultation with him upon the subject
practical OF retrenchment and one which
does not in any partako of tho buncombe which
has attended many Of the Democratic provisions
reducing expenses.
DETERMINED FIGHT ANTICIPATED OVER THE
APPROPRIATION BILLS.
With the Centennial appropriation disposed OF on
Tuesday and the Amnesty bill the Shelf the ques-
ton is asked, What will next engage the attention OF
Congressf In Is said that the Appropriation
bills will be the subject OF controversy step
by step, for the reason, In the FIRST place. that
tho officials whose salary is to be reduced
will all their political influence In oppo-
ston to the proposed reductions, and because
the republicans will the changes as reflection
upon their past management OF the appro-
priations
THE COMING DEBATE ON THE CURRENCY
QUESTION.
It Is said that another resumption repeal resolution
will be introduced during the morning hour to-mor-
row. and debate on the currency question may be
preclpitatcd in this way. If so, the imitation
resumption issue will be the next sensation But the
latitude allowed Mondays is wide that one or
another Of the many subjects capable of creating
heated discussion may get the start Of the currency
question.
SERIOUS POLITICAL COMPLICATION IN INDI-
ANA-ANNoyANCE OF THE DEMOCRATS.
Tho Western democrats In Congress- and the Indi-
delegation particularly, are quite exercised
the OF the so-called Independent greenback
party of that State, whose convention is TO be
| held for the nomination OF State ticket With the
vote between the two main parties close these In
dependents hold the balance OF power they intend
| 10 nominate for Governor the present Congressman
| from Indianapolis Franklin Landers, a soft money
| man. who was obstinate in his principles that he
alone his delegation Of democrats against
Mr. Kerr for Speaker because the latter Is q hard
money man. With Landers in the neld, the democrats
will have either to ndorse him and make HIM their
candidate soft money and ALL or nominate hard
money and be badly beaten by the republicans.
All this October three weeks before the Presidential
election, which will be greatly Influenced, II de-
cided by the preliminary election. To say that Hen
dricks Speaker Kerr and other Western democratic
leaders annoyed at this complication is only family
expressing the trouble 1t is causing them
Mr.. Landers' ambition is probably extingulsher
on the hopes of Mr.. Holman, OF Indiana who has been
the candidate for the democratic for Gov
ernor and who offered his resumption resolutions the
other day with a view Of having the House show itself
opposed anything like innation and thus
strate the democrats OF Indiana that he was the
right man for their candidate
THE PLACE or MEETING OF THE NATIONAL
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
One Of tho members OF the National Democratic Com.
mttee who took the trouble to tho other
bers OF tho committee, personally and by letter. to
their choice Of the place which hold the Prcsiden
tia nominating Convention, says that he found them
almost unanimously in favor Of ST. LOUIS
FROM AN OCCASIONAL cORReSP PONDeNT.