The New York herald., 1876-02-24

known the corps OF artillery and shall consist OF
Eve batteries OF light artillery and six batteries OF
artillery. The ofncers OF the artillery be one
chief artillery with the rank OF brigadier general;
four colonels lieutenant colones twelve MAJORS.
sixty captains l2o nrst eutenants and sixty second
leutenantA
It provides for an ocers school for the cavalry and
infantry provides hidesdecamp for general officers
iolowS:--rhe General, three. the Lieutenant Gen
era two; the major generals two each, and the brsa
der generals. each.
There are to be new appointments and no pro
motions IN the Bureau OF Military Justice or among
judge advocated
II merges the Quartermaster's and Subsistence de-
partments into organization to be known as the
Department Of Supplies which is TO consist Of one
Chief with the rank brigadier general; SIX coonels
ten lieutenant colonies, Iwcntyfo majors and iory
two captains
The Medical Department is TO OF surgeon
general with the rank OF brigader genera one assist
ant surgeon general, with the rank OF colonel TWO
hve surgeons with the rank OF lieutenant colonel;
forty surgeons with the rank Of major, and l25 assist
ant surgeons, with the rank OF first lieutenant
mounted for the FIRST five years and with the rank OF
captain mountcL) alter nve years service The num-
her OF contract surgeons 10 be limited TO nifty The
Office OF medical stOrckeeper is abolished.
The Paymaster General is to have the rank OF briea
der general and there 10 be no new appointments
90 the grade OF major in the Pay Department until The
number Of majors shall have been reduced below twen
ty, At which number they are TO remain fixed
1t provides for board for the mastering out OF the
any officers reported be unit Tor the prop
discharge OF their duties from any cause except in
Jurcs incurred disease contracted in the dischargeol
their duties Ii confines appointments TO the grade OF
second lcutenants TO graduates OF the Military Acad
emy, and 20 the first sergcants OF artillery, cavalry
and infantry II fixes the monthly pay OF first sergcants
OF artillery cavalry ana infantry at $4oper month II
repeals the law that allows women 10 accompany tne
troops as aundresses.
Mr RonBiSs, (dem.l OF n. c., offered a resolution
calling Tor information to army officers holding con-
sular or diplomatic appointments Adopted
rHL CHARGES MINISTER SEWARD.
Mr. HALE, (rcp) OF Me-. offered resolution rcciting
that charges have been made and spread at length on
the record seriously rejecting on George r. Seward,
late Consul General TO Shanghai and now Minister TO
China and directing the Secretary of State to commu
nicate any Information facts In his possession bear
ing the truth Of such charges Adopted.
Mr. MORRISON (dem.) of Ill., offered resolution au-
thorizng the suocommittces oil the several committees
that charged with Investigations to conduct these
investigations, with power TO send Tor persons and
papers. Adopted.
Mr. FORT, trep) of Ill., from the Committee on Ter
rtorcs, reported bill to prevent the useless slaugh
ter o. bunaoes in the Territories.
Alter discussion participated In by Messrs Fort
of Illinois, Maginns OF Montana Crounso of Nebraska
Dunnell OF MInnesota Townsend OF New York Reagan
Throckmorton and Hancock OF Texas, Baker OF In
dana jerks OF Pennsylvania and Conger OF Michigan,
the bill was passed
dian to kill wound or in any manner destroy any
female buffalo any greater number of buiaoes than
needed for food or for the market
SOLDIERS AND SAILORS OF 1872
On motion OF Mr. HuNroS. OF Virginia, the House,
minutes 10 three O'CLOCK went into Commit
tee of the Whole the state OF the Union, Mr.. Black
burn, OF Kentucky in the chair, on the bill amend
ing the laws granting pensions to the soldiers and sail
OF the of 1872 and their widows. II directs
the Secretary OF the Interior to place the pension
rolls the names OF the surviving officers and enlisted
drafted men, including militia and volunteers of
the military and naval OF the United States who
served Tor ten days that and werc honoraby dis
charged and the surviving widows of such officers
men, provided that the widows married prior
to 1850 Tho pensions TO be at the rate OF IS per
month"; and the act Is not to apply to any person now
t-fnnn nnnQ mt al afn n
receiving less than SIS per month, except for the
difference up SIS month IL also directs the rcstora
ton the pension rolls OF all names stricken there
from account OF sympathy with the rebellion, and
their death their widows to be entitled 10
the pension and to tho arrcarages The subsequent
marriage of the widow is TO prevent her from
ceivnG the arrearages, and in there is no widow
the arrearages are 10 30 TO the pensioners minor
children.
Mr. HosKNs, (rep.) OF n. Y, moved to amend by
giving pensions TO those who served in the war for FIVE
days instead OF ten days as provided by the Dill
Adopted
Mr.. CABELI Cdem.) of Va, moved to strike out the.
provso which provides that the widows OF the soldiers
must have been married prior to 1850. Adopted.
Mr.. BAKER, trcpl OF Ind, moved TO strike out from
the bill all that portion which provides for returning
the pension rolls the OF those soldiers stricken
thercirom on account of sympathy with tho rebellion
In the Of the discussion Mr.. HuSToS, of vir
gnia, stated the number of persons who would be
storeu the pension rolls under the bill would be only
45o and their annual amount of pensions only ss,s65
| The amount of arrearages was not exactly known.
Mir. CAswELL, trcp.) of WIS moved TO amend by for
| bidding the payment of arrearaees
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gna and Mr. VANCE OF North Carolina, the latter max
Ing appeal the lberality OF the House regard
to those old pensioners
Mr.. HALE (repl of Me-, remarked that the democratic
side OF the House exhibiting spirit OF liberal
ity cutting down necessary appropriations reducing
the salaries OF officials and in turning out OF once hun
dreds OF deserving men and women. All this was done
| on the ground OF economy He reminded them that
there had been suspicious ana suggestions that every
dollar saved by this policy would DO eaten up by claims
of sort another coming from the Southern part
OF The country.
Mr.. HuSroX dem.l OF Va, responded, and reminded
Mr.. Hale that when the Annual Pension Appropriation
bill was before the House no member on the demo-
cratic side manifested any opposition TO IT, and he had
never supposed that ybody would raise question
about the crippled pensioners OF the war of ISL
Mr.. BANKS, Uf Massachusetts,, remarked that there
was reason in Mr. Hae's suggestion, but still the
necessity OF relrenchmcnt obvious that no men,
Der could safely refuse 10 vote for IT. but the question
entirely different 1t oblgation-a deb; on
the part OF the government lie thought the exception
proposed by Mr.. Caswell ought not TO be made. He
had been voting the House, of and tor ten years
to have pensions granted to the soldiers OF 1872 not
compensation, but as an honorable recognition Of
their
The amendment offered by Mr. Caswell further
/ opposed by Mr. Harrison, OF Illinois; Mr. Hoge OF
South Carolina; Mr.. Townsend, OF New York; Mr.. Cox,
OF New York, and others.
Without dsposing OF II the committee rose, and the
House, at five O'Clock, adjourned.