Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-06-27
CONGRESSIONAL.
Bounty EqHaIIzstiOns, Appropriation
Bills, Etc, Discussed Before
Both Houses.
SENATE.

SENATE
WASHINGTON, July EX-SENATOR Lo-
gan, from the committee on military af-
fairs, repaired the house bill to equaIize
the boupties of soldiers in the late war
for the Union. The bill is amended by
striking out from the list Of beneficiaries
land all sailors and marines, slaves and
ludjAE $" and also by emitting the re.
quirement that the bcunties received
under State laws shall be deducted from
the total Of eighty-one dollars and tbir-
teen cents for each month of service pro-
Vided by the bill.
Senator Morrill, Ne. called up the
message Of the President in regard to
continuing the unexpen3ed balance Of
the appropriations into the next fiscal
year, and moved that il be referred TO
the committee on appropriations. So
ordered.
Senator Spencer from the committee
on the District of Columbis, to which
was recommitted bin providing for the
assessment and collection Of taKts for
the support of the government Of the
District OF Columbia, reported q Dill
continuing in force, during the next
fiscal year, the tax bill passed at the
last sessiOn, with amendments provid-
ing that taxes shall be laid in Decem.
Der and June, instead Of October and
December; and providing that the cem-
eteries, fTes public libraries and chsri-
table institution shall be exempt from
taxation, as well as the other institu-
tiOns mentioned in the old Law, and he
ssked for the present consideration CT
Il, as-1 4 4
length.
= The chair laid before the senate the
unfinished bUs ness, being the bill to re.
store ranking pTivileses. hut it was laid
aside, and the bill making appropria-
tiOns for the support o. the army for the
fis3a year, YVES taken UP.
Senator Allison explained the provi-
siOns of the bill, and said that the cCm-
mittee had not felt authorized to exam
inc into the subject Of the Ieorganiz alton
of the army, ard therefore reported in
favor OF striking cut the first eight Sec
tions Of the bill as it came from the
house, which proposed to reorgauizs the
army. Tha committee added S., ,27S 092
to the amount of the bill ss il came from
the house, ST. ,237, 4SS less than the sppro.
priations for the present fiscal
year. The house proposed to reduce
the army in number as well as
compensation of officers. The commit.
tee had nothing to do with that ques.
ton, and, therefore, had added sppro-
priatisns to carry out the existing law;
besides, the proposition to reduce the
army in this bill differed from the ill.,
dependent bill for that purpose recently
passed by the house. The question be-
ing on agreeing to the first amendment
reported by the committee to the senate,
to strike out the first eight sections reOr-
ganizing the army, Senator Logan,
chairman of the committee on military
affairs, said his committee had consid-
cred the house bill to reduce the army,
but they had determined that at this
time Of the session it would be ineXpe-
dent to bring it before tbs senate, and
had, therefore, determined to postpone
it until the next session. The commit
tee on military affairs would examine
questions ofreducing the salaries OF Offic
ers, also the number of men iE the army at
the the same time, but they could not
do 80 this session. After discussion, the
chair laid before the senate for special
order the house bill for the issue Of coin,
and substitute for that bill the bill hith-
Arto presented by the senate committee
on finance. ----------
Senator Sherman said he did not de-
sire to have that bill dispIace an appro-
pristion bill. He therefore moved that
the special order maintain lis place from
dsy to day, with the understanding that
it shall not displace any appropriation
bill. So ordered. Consideration Of the
army appropriation bill was then re-
sumed.
The amendment proposed by the COM
mittee to strike out the eight sections
reorganizing the army, reducing the pay,
etc, was agreed to-yeas, "A; nays, IL.
Senator Maxey voted with the Repub-
Iicaps in the affirmative on the house
bill providing that no money appropri-
sted by the act shall be paid for recruit.
ing the army beyond the number of
twenty-five thousand enlisted men.
The committee on appropriations re-
ported an amendment to make the num-
Der of enlisted men twenty-five thou
sand, including Ipdian SCOUTS and hos
pits stewards, and providing that moth
inc in the act shall be construed to pre-
vent enlistments fer the signal service,
which shall hereafter be maintained as
now organized and with the force OF en-
listed men now provided by law. The
amendment was agreed to.
The house bill alsO contains clause
providding that hereAft; the number
OF enlisted men in the signal service
shall not exceed three and fifty.
The senate committee on appropria-
tons reported an amendment to strike
out this clause, and it was agreed to.
q her amendments reported by the COM
mittee were sgreed to as follows: In
creasing the appropriation for the pay Of
the army from nine million one hun.
dred and fifty four thousand seven hum
dred aud e'ghty-eight dollars to nine
million nine hundred and sixty eight
Thousand five hundred and seventy four
dollars, providing that from and after
the frat OF January next there shalI be
no more than forty psymasters in the
army, the reduction to be made by drop
ming from the rolls the junior commits
stoned until the maximum OF forty Is
reached.
O her amendments reported by the
committee were agreed to as follows:
Increasing the appropriation for the
DAY OF contract surgeons, increasing one
hundred and seven thousand seven hum
dred dollars to two hundred and fifteen
thousand five hundred and seven-three
dollars; increasing appropriation for the
subsistence department from one million
nine hundred and eight thousand six
| hundred and eight-siX dollars TO two
million two bundled thousand dollars.
Adjourned.
/ HOUSE.