The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-05-30

maintained only at points where the Gov
eminent owns buildings and barracks and
prohibits the payment of rents for any
military headquarters. The point of order
was overruled
MIR. SCHLElCHER moved to amend,
excepting the military headquarters OF
troops on the Texas or Indian borders.
Rejected.
The 30th section, having been read,
which fixes the pay of army officers, MIR.
Hewitt, OF New York, moved TO amend il
making the pay of storekeeper one hum
dred and eighty dollars, by excepting the
storekeeper at the armory at Springfield,
Mass, who is to receive the pay and all al
lowances of Major. Agreed to.
Mr.. REAGAN moved to amend the eec-
ton by reducing the pay fixed in the bill
as follows: The General of the army,
from 81, 500 to $1,000; Lieut.. General,
from ST, 900 to 5000; Major-Generals
from s. 500 to 5000; Brigadier- Generals
from S5,O5O to 81 500; Colonies from So
800 to 5000; Lieut-Colonels from s. 900
to $500; Majors s., 500 to S2,40O. He
contrasted the pay Of civil officers in this
country and of foreign armies with that Of
American officers to show the dispropor-
tionate pay of the latter. He denied that
he was prompted by any hostility toward
the army.
Mr.. McCOOK suggested that the members
Of Congress should reduce their own pay
before attacking the pay of the officers Of
| the army.
Mr.. REAGAN'S reply was to the effect
that the members of Congress, having such
high and important duties to perform and
their votes and acts touching the most VI
tai interests Of the country, were not too
highly paid.
Mr.. FOSTER intimated that Foster, a
Reagan, a Finley and Springer were
| hardly entitled to as much pay as a briga-
dier-general. He remarked that no one
denied that the pay of the general and
lieutenant-geDeral was high, but it had
been so fixed as q reward for the distinguish
ed services of those officers in putting down
rebellion and he was sorry that q gentle.
man who had been connected with the Con-
federate Government should have moved to
reduce the pay of these two officers, es-
pecially.
| Mr.. BANNING remarked that the Con-
federacy knew the need of economy.
Mr.. GARFIELD-Do you speak for il ,
Mr.. BANNING-Yes. l sneak for il in
that respect, and for your Government,
! too.
Mr.. McCOOK-Call it ours Foster. The
people will consider this reduction of paw
as all can't, unless you take hold of your
own salaries and reduce them.
Mr.. HARRISON-The gentleman is less
particular as to the salary of the members,
since the re-districting OF Ohio. Laugh
| ter
MIR. REAGAN replied to Mr.. FOSTERS
intimation about the Confederacy, and
claimed that all the members were on the
same footing and had the same rights and
duties
Mr.. BRAGG moved to amend BY fixing
the pay of the general at $4,000; of the
lieutenant general at $1,000; of the major
general at $4,000; OF the brigadier- general
at 1000, &c.
Mr.. REAGAN accepted the amendment
as substitute for his own.
Mr.. WILLIAMS, of Michigan, argued
against reduction below the sums fixed in
the bill.
Mr.. BANNING read from the testimony
of Gen. Sherman in 1876, to the effect that
whenever greenhack and gold dollars were
on an equality the pay OF army officers
might be reduced fifteen or twenty per cent.
We have, continued Mr.. Banning, made the
greenback equal to the gold dollar.
"Oh, no." said Mr.. Foster, I'VE have not. !"
Laughter.
ale did not mean it," said Mr.. Garfield
in an undertone, to Mr.. Foster, alluding to
the same remark OF Mr.. Banning's.
"He did not mean it, said Mr.. Banning,
catching at the remark and applying it,
differently. The gentleman will not be
guilty Of saying that that distinguished
officer said anything which he did not
mean?'
Mr.. GARFIELD-'I merely said you
did not mean anything by your insolence"
Mr.. BANNlNCi-"Ioum mean your I'M
pudence. Ny insolence is not equal to
that. Laughter. These salaries are too
large. They are out Of all proportion.
They were established when currency was
30, 40 or 30 per cent. below par, and the
gentleman who shook the bloody shirt in
the face Of member because he has served
the COnfederacy, resorts to unworthy argu-
ment. The country is tired of it, What
the people want is reduction Of e1pendi-
lures"
Mr.. FOSTER repeated that the people
would not approve OF this cutting down
OF the pay OF army officers unless the Dem
Ocrats would cut down their own salaries.
Mr.. TUCkER-Did not this House pass
a bill last year reducing our salaries?
MIR. FOSTER-ies. But you yielded to
the smallest amount of force imaginable
when the Senate refused to concur, and you
could not get enough to order the yeas and
nays upon the proposition. My friend
Morrison did not rise to order them, and
even Cox did not rise. Laughter 1t was
the most beautiful piece of farce ever seen
in this country.
Mr.. HEWITT, of New York, said that
when the gentlemen on the other side
sought to check economy by throwing a |
dart into the face of any member who felt
constrained to offer an amendment in that
direction, he committed an offence against |
good manners and against that courtesy
which it was very hard to palliate.
The discussion having closed, the COM |
mittee voted on Mr.. Braggs amendment as
accepted by Mr.. Reagan, and the vote on |
the reduction of the salary Of general TO |
81, 900 was 90 for "a against it.
All the other clauses in the amendment |
were also rejected and the pay Of officers |
stands as fixed in the bill, namely: Gen.
eral, Sl3,5OO; lieutenant-general, $11 900 !;
major-general, 5000; brigadier-general,
50 800; colonel, $500; lieutenant-colonel,
$1,000; major, $500; captain, mounted,
1000; captain, not mounted, 81 500 ad-
jutant, 1900; regimental quartermaster,
81 800; frst-lieutenant, mounted, 81, 600
frst-lieutenant, not mounted, 81, 800; sec
not mounted, 81 400; chap |
lain, 81 500; storekeeper, except at Spring |
field, Mass, $500. Foregoing is 10 be |
in full Of all pay and allowances, except |
longevity pay, which is to be ten per cent
for every term Of five years Of service, and |
not to exceed in the aggregate forty Pc
cent. nor $500 year.
Mr.. cox, Of New York, offered as a new
section, provision prohibiting a musician |
or other enlisted men from engaging in
their business for hire or emolument. |
to 73.
Mr.. SCALES, Chairman Of the Commit
tee on Indian Affairs, offered, As an amend
ment, a new section transferring the charge
Il Indian affairs from the Interior Depart
ment to the War Department.
The usual point OF order was made by
Mr.. Hale, and was argued at great length,
the Republicans generally opposing and the
Democrats, except Messrs. Harris and Cox,
Of New York, advocating the amendment.
The CHAIRMAN overruled the pint 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,
he committee rose and the House adjourn
ID.
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