The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-05-27
HOUSE.

Mr.. GOOde, chairman OF the Commit.
tee on Education and Labor report
ed bill to apply the proceeds Of the sale
of public lands to the education of the
people. Referred.
Mr.. Hsrtridge, by request, offered q
resolution directing the Committee on
Postotlices to Investigate the practicable
ity OF preventing fraud in the pOsta! SER
vice. Referred.
The bill authorizing the Secretary Of
the Treasury to constitute Superintend-
ents of the Mints or asssyers in the assay
offices, Assistant Tressurers of the
United States, wss pass d
The House then went into Committee
of the Who Mr.. Springer in the
Chair, on the army appropriation bill.
Mr.. Hewitt withdrew his proposed
amendment to amend the fourth section
for the muster out Of officers reported un-
fit for service, and consented to the entire
striking out of the section He then
moved sn amendment to the fifteenth
section, embracing the same general pro
visions.
The amendment was agreed to.
Reagan moved to amend the section by
reducing the pay fixed in the bill. as fol-
lows: General OF army from Sl3,50O TO
$4,000; Lieutenant-Genersl from SILL
600 to $4,000; Msior-Genersl from $500
to Sc OOO Brigadler. General from IS 800
to 81 500; Colonel from 81 500 to 50 600;
Lieutenant-C Colonel from $4,000 TO 200;
Msior from $500 to s., 400.
kiMr. Bragg moved 10 amend by,fIing
the pay of the General at $4,000, of the
Lieutenant-General st $4,000, Of the
Major-Genersl at $4,000, OF the Brjsa-
der General at $1,000, &c.
Mr.. Resgsn accepted the amendment
as q substitute.
The discussion having closed, the COM
mi;tee voted on Mr.. Brsgg's amend
ment as accepted by Mr.. Reagan. The
vote 90 reduction Of the salary Of Gen
eral to $4,000 was 70 for and q sgainst
All the other clauses in the amendment
wer also rejected, and the pay of officers
star d. as fixed in the bill, namely: Cen
ersl, Sl3,5OO; Northumberland, SILL
00U; Major General, $500; Brigsdier-
bGAtl a., NDDNOi N'lbuflt F'FyHNf lslFe-
tensnt-Colorel, $500; Major, $500;
captain, mounted, $4,000; captain, not
mounted, $500; Adiutsnt, 81, 800 First
Lieutenant, mounted, 81 ,G00 First Lieu
tenant, not mounted, 81 SOC; Second
Lieutenant, mounted, $1,000; Second
Lieutenant, not mounted, 81 400; Chap
line, $1,000; Storekeeper, except At
Springfield, Mass, 81 500. The foregoing
Is to be in iulI of sll pay and allowances
except longevity pay, which Is to be ten
per cent. for every term Of five years SER
vice, not to exceed in the aggregate 40
per cent, nor $500 per year.
Mr.. Scales, Chairman Of the Commit
tee on Indian Affairs, offered as 81
amendment q new section transferring
the charge Of Indian stairs from the II
terror Department 70 the War Depart
ment.
The usual point Of order was made by
Mr.. Hale and wss srgued q. great length,
the Republicans generally opposing ard
the Democrats, except Harris and Cox, sd
vocsting the amendment.
The Chairman overruled the poin. OF
order and decided that the amendment
was german to the bill, as it related to
the duties of the officers OF the army, and
did retrench the expenditures. WITHOUT
disposing of the amendment, the COM
miItee rose and the House adjourned