Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-05-13

udNo Deen SLTlCken OUT, the allowance
has been reduced one-half, and the allowance
for quarters to the same extent. These
several reductions will aggregat, a reduction
IN pay of about 20 per cent. MIR. Foster
will offer an amendment providing for a re-
duction from forty to thirty-two regiments,
retaining the number of enlisted men at the
present number of $4,000. He would also
make some notifications in the bills pro-
visions for the reduction in allowances for
feed and quarters. The following is the sec
ton providing for
THE RETIREMENT OF OFFICERS
of service: ''That the President be and he is
hereby authorized in his discretion honorably
to discharge from the service of the United
States, officers of the army who may apply
therefor on or before the LIST day of January
next, and every such officer who shall have
been in the service for two years or moro
discharged under the provisions of this act
shall be entitled to receive in addition to the
pay and allowances due him at the date
of his discharge one years pay and allow
ances at the rates herein provided: provided
that any such officer SO discharged who shall
have served fifteen years in the army shall
receive two years pay and allow
ances in addition to what may be
due him at the date of his discharge.
If he shall have served twenty years he shall
receive three years. extra pay and allowances.
If he shall have served twenty five years he
shall receive four years extra pay and allow
ances. If he shall have served thirty years
he shall receive five years extra pay and al
lowances, provided, that in the case of any
officer disabled in the line of his duty the
President may in his discretion, in lieu of
the discharge with pay and allowance as pre-
| scribed in this section, place such an officer
upon the retired list in the grade held by
him at the date Of such transfer. Command
ing officers of the several military geograph-
ical divisions and departments and the heads
shall as soon as practicable after the
passage of this act and be-
fore the 1st day of July next forward
through and for the remarks of the general
of the army to the secretary of war and list
| of officers serving in their respective com
mands, departments, deemed by them unfit
| from any cause whatever except on account
! of juries incurred or disease contracted in
the line of duty, setting forth fully and
specifically in each case the cause of such
| unftness. The secretary of war il hereby
| authorized and required on or before the LIST
day Of. September next to constitute board
to consist of the major generals on the ac-
tive list to which board said lists shall be re-
ferred for examination, and upon
the recommendation Of such
board the President shall muster out of
the service every such officer so reported,
but such muster out shall not be ordered
without allowing such officer an opportunity
| to appear before said board and show cause
against it, provided that every such officer
SO mustered out pursuant to the provisions
of this section, except in cases where his TN
fitness for service shall have been caused by
intemperance or other vicious habits, shall
be entitled to recover, in addition to the pay
and allowance due him at the date of his
muster out, one years pay and allow
ance. That the President is hereby anthor-
lied to transfer officers from the
regiments of cavalry, artillery, and
infantry, and from the several staff depart
ments to the list of supernumeraries, and all
vacancies now existing, or that may occur
prior to the LIST day of January next, in the
cavalry, artillery, infantry or staff depart
ments, by reason of such transfer or from
other causes, shall be filled in due proper
ton by the supernumerary officers, having
reference to rank, seniority and fitness, and
if any supernumerary officers shall remain
after the LIST day of January next, they may
be honorably mustered out of the service.
with one years extra pay and allowance