The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-03-30
PAY OF ARMY OFFICERS.
This bin proposes tho following rates of pay

For the first four years. service second lieutenants
(mounted 81 800 and second lieutenants
mot mounted) 81, 200 chaplain, 81 2oo ordnance
keeper at Springfield Armory $4,000; all other store
keepers $1,000 Forage in kind to be furnished TO
officers only for kept and used in the perform
ance of official duties as follows TO the General for
horses; Lieutenant General horses; major generals
2 horses; brigadler generals, horses; coIones 2
horses lieutenant colonies, horses majors, horses
captains and leutenants (mounted horse, and when
on duty In the field horses; adjutants, horse
regimental quartermasters horse. No officer as
signed duty the staff OF, aid to
the General Lieutenant General, is to receive
any pay except that of the next grade above
his actual rank. No officer on the staff OF
the General is have than the pay of a colonel
Of cavalry and no one on the staff of the Lieutenant
General is TO have moro than the pay OF lieutenant
colonel of cavalry. AT all posts and stations where
there public quarters officers are 10 be allowed
more than $l2 per room per month"; except at San
Francisco, where they may be allowed $l5, provided
that the allowance OF rented quarters and fuel shall
increase the pay and allowances OF any officer be
yond So 600 Chaplains 10 be hereafter appointed
for only four years The bill is TO take effect on the
LIST of July.
After debate the bill was passed by vote OF l41
yeas TO 81 nays
SILVER CURRENCY
The House then proceeded 10 the consideration of
the bill appropratng 16S 900 for the Bureau OF Print
ing and Engraving of the Treasury and for the issue
Of silver coin in place OF fractional currency.
: The first amendment was that offered by Mr.. PAGE,
Of California, requiring the continued issue or silver
coin to the amount OF not 81 600 600 month
deemed.
After two five minute speeches for and against the
The amendment offered by Mr. Hewitt OF New
York, repeating sections l and of the Resumption
in the Treasury, but allowing the issue OF
the silver coin hand, rejected.
number OF other amendments were rejected,
among them offered by Mr.. DUNSELL, OF Minnesota,
TO strike out the section for silver COIN
DEPRESSION SILVER
After a speech by Mr. Dunnell in favor OF his amend
ment, Mr. WooD, of New York, submitted remarks on
she general subject of the bill He SAID that there
popular error one or two subjects connected with
the resumption of specie payments which should DO
discussed 1t was misrepresentation that the present
depressed value of silver ia consequence of
production The fact that the aggregate produc
ton both gold aud silver the whole world Tor the
last fve years had been largely the decrease He
read from the Paris Journal Of Finance statement
showing that the production OF silver in 1872
vas x65 O,O 600 in 1873 40 900 900; in 1874
Ell 500 600 and 1875 S6 600 600 showing that there
was a very alarming decrease In the aggregate produc
ton silver the whole world II was, therefore, a
mistake suppose that the present depressed market
value of silver arose from production IL arose
from another cause and that the attempt OF Ger
many and other European governments TO dcmonotze
silver entirely. That had not yet been carried out
practically Those governments were only considering
tho expectancy Of that course, but had reached no
conclusion upon It, Still the mere consideration
OF IL had had the effect OF depressing the value
OF silver, aud II they should inaliy conclude
not 10 dcmonctze silver the market value oil silver
would Immediately advance He had never considered
the resumption Of silver all practicable proposition
until the country could resume gold coinage and
that part OF the Resumption which gave the Sec
rotary discretionary power 20 resume on silver would
be until he resumed on gold He thought
Il would be great misfortune 70 resume IN part on
silver, even under existing circumstances
hr. Dunnelps amendment was rejected ana then, AZ
half past four the House took TILL halipast
seven the evening be for the consideration
OF the legislative bills.
EVENING SESSION.
Tho House resumed the session at halfpaEt seven
O'Clock, hr, Cox OF New York, In the chair as
Speaker
Mr.. PAor, rcpl Of Cal. presented memorials Of
citizens OF Utah In regard to The Emma mino.
representing that reports In relation 10 IL were un-
losses have occurred through mismanagomenI Re
ferrcd
LEGISLATIVE JUDICIAL APPROPRIATIONS.
The House then went into Committee Of the Whole
Mr Cox, OF New York, In the char on the Legislative
and Judicial Appropriation bill, the question being on
the several amendments 10 the item the salary Of
Senators
The nrst vote was on tho amendment Of Mr. Doua-
LASS Of Virginia, reducing the salary OF Senator'S TO
IS, COO Rejected.
The next vote was on the am endrnent OF Mr. O'BRux
OF Maryland. 10 increase the salary 10 $4,000 Re.
jectcd-yeas 55, nays log.
The item then passed, ms reported in the bill at
81. 800.
Various propositions were made in regard to mile.
age Mr.. FOSTER, OF Ohio, moving TO abolish II alto
Rether In the course OF the discussion on tho mile
age question, In which many members participated.
Mr. PAGE, OF California called attention TO
sho PROVISIONS on tho statute book which