National Republican., 1878-05-25
HOUsE or REpRESENTATIVEs.

Mr.. ELAN, from the Committee on the Pa.
cfc Railroad, submitted report on the bill
repeating the twenty. second section of the
Texas Pacific Rail- DAD act, aud re.enacting the
same in favor OF the New Orleans Railroad.
The report was ordered to be printed.
Mr.. HENKLE introduced q bill to aid in the
construction of tho Maryland and Delaware
Ship-C Canal and to secure the right of way
FREQ of tolls. Referred.
The regular order having been demanded,
the committees were called for reports Of pri-
vatc nature.
A large number were reported and referred
to the Committee of the Whole Oh tho Private
Calendar.
Mr.. MACKEY, from the Pension Commit.
tee, reported bill increasing tho pensions OF
soldiers who had lost both hands, OF both feet,
or both eyes to S12 per month. Passed.
Mr.. POWERS, from the same committee,
reported bill increasing the pensions of SOL
diers whose legs were amputated at the hip
joint to S31 per month. Passed,
Mr.. WALSH, from tho same committee, re-
ported n bill limiting the fees of pension
agents in pension cases to S25.
1t was amended, on motion Of Mr.. FULLER,
and the fec was limited to $40, aud rs such it
passed.
At the close of the morning hour. Mr. BRIGHT
moved that the House 80 into Committee of
the Whole on the Private Calendar, and Mr..
HEWITT IN. " antagonizcd this with mo-
tion to go into committee on the army appro-
priation bill, and the latter motion was agreed
to-
Mr.. FOSTER moved to strike out tho ninth
section of the BILL which rcorganized the Bu-
reau Of Military Justice. Rejected-yeas, % !;
nays, 90
Mr.. GARFIELD moved to amend the sec.
A;np hya triL ,nt nut tl,n ,ln oh
torily rcorganizes the Bureau on and after
July next and require the board provided for
tn section 12 Of this act to report whether the
reorganization should be made Us proposed.
After much discussion as to the utility and
necessity Of the retention Of the present Judge
Advocates organization, the amendment was
selected.
Mr.. COVERT moved to amend the section
relating to the Pay Department, by providing
that vacancies In the grade of major shall be
filled by appointment from captains OF the
line, or from paymastcrs, or other regular Or
volunteer army officers who have been houora-
bly, mustered out of service, or have resigned;
or clerks who shall have served ut least five
years in the Paymastcr Generals office.
Adopted.
Mr.. FOSTER then moved to strike out the
section rs amended, and the motion was re-
icCted-ycAs, %; nays, 96.
Mr.. HALE made II point of Or,lCr against
section II, which "authoriZed aud required"
the President to constitute board to
consist of the three mnjOr-gonerals, to report
upon the subject Of army reorganization, on the
ground that it was new legislation and did not
reduce expenses.
Tho CHAIR sustained the point of order on
the ground that it did not appear upon its face
that it reduced expenses.
Mr.. HEWITT IN. " then proposed II new
section, which was the same US that ruled out
-. aN...t
the words authorized and required and in
serted the word requested" lie said that
was not in conflict with existing law, for 1t
left the whole subject in the discretion OF the
President.
Mr.. CHALMERS moved to amend the
amendment by adding the Secretary of War
and the Chief Of Engineers to tho proposed
commission. Adopted.
Mr.. HALE made point of order against
section -, which authorized the President ia
retire officers who apply on or before January
next, on the ground that 1t was new legisla'
ton.
Mr.. HEWITT would not contest the point Of
order on this but he wanted the country tC
know that tho gentleman from Maine pre-.
Aontcd this reduction Of expenditure.
Mr.. HALE did not want to have these oil
GERS retired and thrown upon the world.
A. The point Of order WIS sustained.
Mr.. HALE also made the point of order oil
section II, which directed commanding Uili'
cars of military and geographical divisions tc
report officers who were unfit for service
directing the Secretary of War to appoint q
board 10 report upon their cases, aud directing
their muster out after II hearing.
The CHAIR sustained the point of order
Mr. HEWITT altered the section and of
fcrcd it again in II way that he hoped it would
not be obnoxious to the point OF Order but tn,
Chair (AIr SrRINGER,l still ruled it ont on tn,
nd Int Ian lat Inn, nI al ,n
show reduction of expenses.
After repeated unsuccessful efforts to get til,
section in such shape us that 1t could not b,
ruled out of order Mr.. HEWITT moved tina
tho committee rise.
The Republicans resisted the motion, aud oil
division there We're II yeas and 81 nays.
Tcllers were demanded, and tho motion wa
ssiul by II vote of % to g2.
The committee then rose, and tho House, a
a.O5 p. M adjourned until Tomorrow.
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