Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-01-25

ting down the ranks Of an army that had
beaten them. In spite of all this. how
ever. the plans for reduction have gone
on steadily, and if the Military Commit
tee hesitates Congress itself will put its
shoulder 10 the wheel. General Ban.
ming Liberal Republican chairman of the
Military Committee, has completed the
steps towards reduction OF thu army,
the estimates of which are embodied in
bill to cut off extra allowances and
Communication to officers not on ective
duty in the field. This will confine
these officials to monthly or yearly pay
proper, and the law prescribes that al
lowances may be drawn by officers on
active duty. but they will not receive, as
now, commutation. This will strike at
great abuse and save very handsome
sum to the Treasury.
CHICAGO, Jan. PA Tribune Wash
ington special says General Bannipg's
bill for the reduction of the army ex-
penses will probably be completed and
introduced to-day. 1t effects saving of
about five hundred thousand dollars in
the matter of pay, quarters and forage.
These reductions, however, do not apply
to officers serving with troops in the
field. In case of general officers all COM
mutations of quarters, rations and fuel
are cut off, and each officer left with his
pay proper alone. This will leave the
General of the army $13,5OO; Lietenant
General. $11, 500; Major Generals, ST.
500; Brigadier Generals, $500. The
present law does not give General and
Lieutenant General horses, and the mum
Der allowed Major General is by the
present bill reduced from five to three,
and Brigadier General is allowed but
two. All field officers are allowed two, and
all mounted officers below rank of Major
are allowed one. The pay of Colonel
Lieutenant Colonel, Major, Captain and
First Lieutenant is left unchanged, and
for the reason that in no case can any
one of these officers, even after twenty
years service receive more than 81, 500
The pay of Second Lieutenant however
is reduced to $1,000 for mounted
officer and 81, 200 for one not mounted
The reason for this reduction upon Sec
: ond Lieutenant is that with very few ex
6 ceptions they are young officers. un
y married and fresh from the academy, ant
= the sums indicated are deemed suffi
cient for the short period during whicl
VI they serve in that rank. as at the out
y side their service does not extend beyond
+, five years. The savings on Second Lieu
It tenants pay amount to ninety thousand
dollars year. In the matter of commu
70 tation of quarters all officers are reduce
b half. In the item of fuel there is n
r change. On the item of forage tn
n saving is n million and half The re
e, duction in the number of horses allowe
,. officers, also applies to the marine corp
r as do all the other reduction in the wa
ID of Communication. On the matter O
d details of officers for staff duty q yer
h important change and considerabl
ID saving is effected. At present its poi
h sible for a Lieutenant and even Secon
ID Lieutenant to be detailed upon the sta
l. of general officer aud to receive tt
in pay and allowances of Colonel, al
I'd suoh instances actually exist. By IL
le terms of this bill all the officers on sta
at are to receive only the pay and allowan,
Or of their real rank. The saving in tn
I'D item alone on staff of generals officers
~ twenty-five thousand dollars. In Il
IN matter of reducing the army the cor
d. mittce as yet does not see its way clea
in to any great cutting down of the fore
I'd 1t is possible that the number of re
IL iments may be reduced by two, but
ee careful study of the subject by tn
st members of the committee of both pa
nd ties does not seem to indicate that eve
OK this will be thought advisable.