The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-11
NEW YORK HERALD SATURDAY MAY H. l878-wTH SUPPLEMENT

quartcrmascrs sergeant one chief usician and two
principal musicians, the adJutant aud quarlermaster
to be selected from among the first second lieuten-
ants. company oil infantry Is 10 be olaercd by one
captain, one hrs, lieutenant second ieutenapts,
one first sergeant four sergeants four corporals Two
artisans two musicians the number Of prvatcs to DO
not less than sixty
The Adjutant Generals department consists OF ono
adJuant general, with rank OF colonel; assistant
adjutant general, with rank OF lieutenant colonel;
two assistant adjuanis general with rank Of major,
and the President Is authorized detail captains
or arst icutenants to act assistant adjutants gem
era and while serving TO receive rank and pay OF
captain OF cavalry; vacancies in Tho grade OF major
TO be filed by selection from those detailed.
For the Inspector Generals Department tho Prcsi-
dent is authorized to detail assistant inspector
general from the officers OF the army below rank
OF major, Tor each geographical division and
parlment, and promotions 10 the higher grade 10 be
made by selection from those detailed.
Alter July the Bureau of Military Justice is BIO
relieved OF all officers except judge advocate.
In the Pay Department provision made for forty
paymasters and vacancies are 10 be Glied by promo
ton Of captains OF the line. No person shall DO ap
pointed forty five years OF age; shall any
be appointed until after he has passed satis
tory examination before a board consisting Of the
Paymastcr General and two officers OF tho army.
That tho President Is hereby authorized ana re.
CURED, before the 1s Of July next to cons.i-
tuo board consist OF three major generals OF tho
army 10 report to him before December next
upon tho organization, practical working and
efficiency Of the corps OF engineers, Ordnance De-
partmcnt, the Medical Department and Quarter
masters. subsistence and Pay departments, tho
signal and the artillery service, TO
make such suggestions MS In the jadg
fulness reduce tho cost OF maintenance,
which report shall be submitted 10 Congress by tae
President; and, until otherwise authorized by law,
new appointments nor promotions shall DO made in
any OF the said departments OF the military SERVICE
except to Ill vacancies in the grade PROVIDED for In
this act
The President is author zcd to hon orably discharge
from tho service officers thor application
or before January / next, ana every officer who has
been ia tho years shall be entitled to re-
ceive in addition 10 the ply and allowances due him
the date OF his discharge, years pay. Those who
have served fifteen years shall years. pay
aud allowances; twenty years three years pay and
allowances; twenty-five years, four years aud Ill
lowances and thirty years, dvc years pay and allow
anccs: provided, that the OF any officer disabled
in the line OF his duty tho President may in lieu OF
tho discharge, with pay ana allowances place such
officer upon the retired list.
divsions and departments and the heads
Of tho various star departments shall for
ward TO tho Secretary OF War list
oil officers deemed unfit from any whatever, ex-
cept account of injuries received disease con-
lraccd in line OF duty for the proper and efficient dis
charge OF their duty setting forth specifically tho
cause OF un1tness. The Secretary War is required
before September next, 10 constitute a Board
of three MAJOR generals tho active list, to
which the said list shall be referred for examination
and upon their recommendation tho President shall
muster out Of the service every such officer
ported. Every officer shall have the opportunity to
show cause against such removal. Every officer so
mustered out except where disability Is by in
temperance or other vicious habits, shall DO entitled
to one years pay In addition to pay and allowances
duo him at time OF muster out.
Tho President Is authorized to transfer officers from
the regiments or cavalry, artillery and infantry and
from the several sta departments tho list super
numoraries- No appointment to the grade OF major
general shall be made until there shall DO officer OF
that grade and thereafter there shall be but major
general No moro appointmentsto be made grade
brigadicr general until tho number is reduced below
| three, aud thereafter the number Is exceed
three. The general OF the army is eEtitiod TO four
aidc-0e-cnmps, lieutenant general 10 three, major
generals TO two each and brigadier generals one
each. No detail Is to DO made from tho limo
until such officer has served nvo years with
tho regiment or corps to which no belongs
Promotion OF officers below tho rank OF
colonel shall not DO mado until after exam nation
by board OF officers senior TO him In rank aud iail.
urc to pass shall suspend such olncsr renewal
OF application for year, ana upon second failure
10 be discharged from tho army. Vacancies in Ia o
grade OF second lieutenant shall be niod by appoint
ment from the West Point graduates and by promo.
ton Of mcrtorious nc issoaod ON GERS.
The headquarters Of tho army In time OF peace Is
Fixed at Washington and all orders instructions
concerning military operations affecting the mill
tary control discipline OF the army, issued by tho
President Secretary OF War. shall DO issued
tho general OF the army.
The pay proper Of The officers not boon changed
The allowance for constructive forage has obol
ishcd Tho allowance Tor quarters ono half and Tor
fuei two thirds Of the old rates.
THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION FRAUDs-RE-
FUsAL OF THE HOUSE JUDICIARY q. MMITrEE
TO LEAD IN THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF
THE DEMOCRATS
The democratic members or tho House Judiciary
Committee hold meeting ia. day and decided that
they would not report resolution asking Tor author
ty 10 investigate the Preside initial election frauds
This decision was brought about by Mr.. Lynde, OF
Wisconsin, himself a domocra. and member OF
the judiciary Committee He urged that that com.
mittec occupies nm important ana dignncd position;
that is necessarily entrusted with the detcrm NATION
Of important loyal questions affecting legislation ana
ought to hold tsci above dicaton OF party; that Il
ought TO strive TO tho whole House and not any
portion thereof, no matter what political considers.
tions might be involved. He said would DO
undignincd for tho committee to obey tho
bchest OF party committee; that II tho
House tho regular way should 1T
TO instruct tho committee 10 investigate these frauds
any other subject would DO its duty e. perform
the labor thoroughly and impsrtally This argument
had much weight that tho democratic members OF
the committees resolved not TO have anything TO do
with bringing about the investiga CATION
THIS determination was communicated to tho do mo-
cratic caucus committees In joint meeting to-day.
olhcr plans were then proposed and discussed,
among them one TO present the resolution rs a
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