The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-26
GENERAL WASHINGTON DISPATCHES.
WASHINGTON, May 20, 1878.

WASHINGTON, May 20, 1878.
THE ARMY APPROPRIATION BILL.
The House OF representatives went into Committee
OF The Whole at h;toon minutes 10 twelve oar.
Springer OF Illinois. in the char) on thc Army APP
preparation bilL
Dir. Hewitt, OF Now York, Withdrew hts proposed
amendment TO tho fourteenth section dor tho muster
out Of officers reported unit tor sorvice consented
to the entire striking out OF the section. hut he
moved an amendment to the fifteenth section en-.
braciDg tho Same general provisions. The section
now roads,
sEc 10. That tho President Is hereby authorized 10
transfer the surplus OF ON GERS from the regiments OF
cavalry ana infantry tLat may be- consolidated and
nnmsSayies and ali vacancies now existing or mat
may occur IN tho cavalry. artillery, infantry or slAG
departments by reason Of such transfer frsm other
causes. shall be allied IN due proportion by the super
numerary officers. having reference 10 rank. senior
aothorlxsd aad required TO place upon IN.
re.lrcd iisl. or 70 muster out Of SER
July 1879. He shaii place upon the retired list all
officers who may DO unut tor duty ny reason oi In
duty; but tns number rotrcd shall exceed ono
hundred In addition 10 the present retired list In
osrs 10 b. on ns s sa 80 &c ,nc
tered out the commanding officers the several mill
tary geographical divisions and departments SHALL
soon 40 prac6abls alter tue passage oi this act aid
before tho lrst day q September next forward,
through and Tor Inc remarks OF the General OF The
Army, 20 the Secrctary OF War; st oil officers
Ing 10 thor respective commands and Departments
deemed by them unit, from any cause whatever, Tor
the proper aud efc discharge OF their duty set
ting iortn fuy aud specifically case The cause
OF such uptituess.
Tho Secretary Of War Ia hereby authorized and re-
Qursd, before The LIST OF October next TO coust
bourd TO consist oil three major generals on the
active list, " which board said lists shall DO referred
Tor examination, and ,ho said board shall report TO
tho Prcsidentsuc officers Il shall mend 10
be placed on mo resrsd list and be mustered out
erants ieAvs Of aoseuce 10 sucn Officers and
Cause tAe,n TO bc placed tho retired hist and be
muscrcd out OF service on tho 1t OF July, 1870 aud
II the number so recommended I, be mustered out OF
service snail not DO equal to tho number CT officers ro-
mainnx on the merury list Oh tho Is, Of
AIRY, 1879, tho President snail forthwith tran amt 70
Congress at IT'S list officers ia cx-
cess Of the number 10 DO mustered out Tor suoa FUR
'ther action ~ shall be deem0, necessary.
IN The BILL.
After considerable discussion q vote was taken With
tho following resut:-Ths pay OF officers stands as
1xcd IN tho BILL namey-denors Sl3.b00; Lieutenant
general, $1,000; major general, 100; brigadisr
general 800; colonel, $500; lieutenant colonel
So 900; major, $4,000; captain (mountcdl g., 900;
captain (not mounted 1880; adjutant ST. 500; reci-
mental 81 500; nrst lisutonant mount
ed), 81, 900; first lieutenant (not mountod ST. 500,
second Lieutenant tmounted), 81, 800; second leuen-
ant mot mountodl 1900; chaplans, ST. 800; store
keepers Except At Springfield, Mass), ST. 500. Tho
foregoing Is to be In iuIl OF oil pay and allowances
except longevity pay. which to per cent for
every torn OF nvo years mot exceed IN tho
aggregate iorty per cent $500 a yoarl This ion
gevity pay was also extended chaplains lwho had
boon excucd by tho bin.
No change was made In the sections a. to fuel and
forage
The last section OF tbs bill ss requires quarters in
Kind 70 be furnished in public barracks whore there
any, and where there ere none then tho rate OF
allowance Tor Is not 10 exceed 50 por room por
month phs number OF rooms being fixed by existing
law according to rank) Tho Communication Tor quar-
tors TO the general shall 30 Sl25 u month"; and TO tho
lieutenant general ut the rate OF sd month N
change made in this section.
The committee rose and the House adjourned at two
o'clock,