Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-05-19

and If the militia could not be trusted. repub-
lican institutions were failure. He then
spoke of the manner In which the
committee proposed to deal with al
lowances for forage, fuel and quarters
While the pay proper OF the general OF the
army was $I3, 900, his actual pay, with COM
mutation allowances, was $17 900; pay proper
of the lieutenant general, $1l 900, actual
pay $l3, 066; pay proper OF a major. general,
$500, actual pay $9504; pay proper of a
colonel, $500 Tor with longevity pay S45GO),
actual pay S6177: and SO on all the way
down the actual pay averaged from twenty
FIVE to fifty per cent. over the pay proper.
The bill proposed to change all these allow
ances for forage, fuel and quarters. Forage
would be supplied to thosh officers who
nsed horses In the public service,
bat none would be supplied to those who
did not 80 use; horses quarters would be
supplied only at the military stations, and
fael would be supplied by the government at
the rate of three dollars per cord OF wood.
This would be a benefaction to the officers
and saving o. at least two hundred thou
sand dollars to the government. On the
whole, the provisions OF the bill on the SUBJ
iect of compensation were liberal and ample.
He claimed that the bill did not reduce the
strength of the army by one musket; that 1t
did not force out of the army single
officer who chose to remain IN 1t, and wEo
ought to remain in it; that it did net reduce
the pay OF the army, but only cut OH allow
ances that are abusive; that IL leaves the
army officers with better pay than Is received
in civil life for equally important services, or
than is received by officers of the navy; that
the savings effected were simply in the adj
ministratlon, and can be largely increased,
and that relief would be extended to the tax
payers to the amount of nearly four million
dollars.
Mr.. M'Cook criticised the reduction pro-
posed. Referring to the bill proposed by the
chairman of the commlttee on military at
fairs, he said section in that bill providing
for the disarmament of the army had been
sanction of distinguished members of that
committee, and possibly of the appropriation
committee.
Mr.. Hewitt object to any such state
ment as to the committee on appropriations;
it is entirely unfounded in fact.
Mr.. M'Cook-I said possibly"
Mr.. Hewitt still object to the statement,
and | ask the gentleman to con6ne himself
to the facts.
Mr.. M 'Cook-It is an unquesioned fact
that such a section, providing for the dis
bandment of the army In the case of the fail
ure of congress to pass the army appropria-
ton bill, was incorporated in army bill;
that it was discussed and defended; that for
over two months it was obstinately adhered
to, and that should make US hesitate before
agreeing to follow other suggestions from the
same source, even when adopted by the COM
mittee on appropriations.
The committee then rose, and the speaker
stated that he would he absent the early part
of next week.
Mr.. Eden offered a resolution appointing
Mr.. Sayler speaker pro tenn. Adopted.
1t was arranged that there should be an
evening session for regular business purposes
all next week.