New-York tribune., 1878-05-27
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,:

HDI 81 OF hEEhESi.N Al1f f.>'
The House was called to order, yesterday,
By Speaker RANDALL.
Mr. GO0DE Dem. yaJ, chairman of the Committee
on Educulion and Labor reported bill to apply the
proceeds the sale OF public lands TO The education Of
The people. Referred 20 the Committee OF the Whole
Mr.. VANCE Dem, n c., irom the ConnIItee mn on
zn tht secretary Of the Treasury to constitute surern-
tcudcns ~ muts aSssycf> in assay Offices Asl'taht-
frr1SurcTs or Tie InlIr! SLhtCS lHsstt. .. ,,,,,,it
The Huu-r fhvu--at il;I5 Oclock-Wcnt into commit
tee Of tne WGoc, Gtb Mr.. springer (Den, li) ~ the
caair. on Ia" Amy APPROPRIATION BuI. .
Mr HEWITT dem. y. ~ withdrew bis proposed
amendment 10 the lith Sec,iOn tor SuperruneiaLy
ar ard the muster out Of onccr reported the c2sj ht
~. s.ry!rr) and consented to the striking out Of the
sttc sCcUu, but he moved an amendment 10 the Ioth
-rclp embracing the saluc general provisions. In eX-
uluin H. ne said that the bin had not been undertaken
iz,d in such n manner that no business man could
continue TO do business under such an organization
w,lout being ruined Il hat therefore been hi- aA 10
s .c, such measures Of reoryHuiz'un ana retrenci-
mont ~ would effect economy. He had been 0Yelruieu
d, an, Committee ~ the Whole Oh reducing the army,
hut mad been sustained the question Of consodatun
py which tWO-thiris OF the ,Hure SAVING WOuld DC
ci'scled. The amendment was adopted.
limit the nuub.rof H1jOrGcneras To one and o Brl=a-
dicr-GcuerAs to three. after those nEures sAaH oe
Mr.. FOSTER (Rep., Ohio, moved to strike out section
Is which limits the number Of Aldes-de-CaHp. De-
po,nt Of order made and sustained against Sec
tol 10 which prohibits the promotion or Ocers unless
recommended by board OF examining officers. Ihe
section was stricken Ont.
ond-icutendnts from graduates OF the Military Academy
aud by promotion OF uon-coinmiss.oned Officers, Was
houo9aby discharged officers ana soldiers o tue United
states Nolant,er ami rosularl -..-.,-,, .-,,, CO.,
ton - wnicu prohibits the detail 10 stan appointment
oi officers VINO nave served lcss tht4 NJ !eS -. - a I
years, or vino have attained the Of sNtyhYe years,
hc i'Dcrd ,1n the rct trcd s, ana Section - abOl-
ishug me grade OF company wagner Tie sections
MIR EE(GkN Dem Tpxl moved 10 amend the sec
,bou bg NAV % officers by rpOuCluE the amounts
fixed I'm the bill ~ follows; The general of the army
rom $1,000 Ia $40 900; the lieutenant general from
II O06 10 - OJO maorgenera from -, 800 to $4,000;
brgadicr general from $1,000 10 $1,000; colonel from
-: 500 TO $4,000; lirutenantcOoucl from $4,000 TO
- 700; major from $500 to S24OO
SIR. McCOOK G!ep. y. - suggested that members OF
Congress should reduce their own pay before attacking
the nay OF officers of the Army.
Mr kEAGAN's reply was TO the effect that members
OF Congress having such high and upOrt9nt duties TO
yorform aud their votes and acts touching the most
vital interests of the country are not too highly paid
Mr FOSTER (Rcp OniUl intimated that Foster and
n Reagan, IA Finiey and Springer. were hardly entitled
To much pay az a brgader-general;
Mr. FOSTER remarked tnat no one denies that the pay
OF the General and Leutenant-General Is high but IL
had been So fixed as reward f9r tue 1lshsIsheu ser
vices of those officers in putting down the rebelion and
hc sorry that gentleman who was connected with
the Confederate Government should have moved 10 Ee
duce the pay Of these two officers especially
Mr BANNING Dem, OhIol remaI ked that the Confed-
eracy knew the need Of economy.
Mr. GARFIELD Rep, Ohio you speak fori I
Mr. BANNING-Yes, speak for ii in tnat respect and
Mr McCOOK rep, y. Yl-Cal it "ours."
Mr. FOSIEE-Tbc people VIII consider tnlS reduction
OF pay as all unless you take hold OF your own
salaries and reduce them.
MIR HARRISON Dem, Il.)-The gentleman Is less
particular to the salary OF members since the reds-
trctlng Of Ohio Laughter
Mr. BRAGG dem, Wis., moved to amend by fixing the
nav of the general al $4,000, Of the ieuenSngen
- 0Oo OF moT-general at $4,000 brisadler general
Sir. REAGAN accepted that amendment as a subsri-
Mr. WILLIAMS Dem MichD argued against any re-
duction below TIE sums fixed in thebill.
Mr.. BANNING Dem, ohlo) read from the testimony
General Sherman 1876, TO the effect that whenever
the greenback and the gold dollar were on an equality
tho pay OF army officers might be reduced fifteen or
made ihe srrenback equal 10 the gold dollar"
"Oh, nor said Mr.. FOSTER. " we have" lLaughter.l
"IIc dld not meanlt said Mr.. GARFIELD in an under
tone Mr. Foster alludns to some remark OF N.Y. Ban
ming ,, . -, n,,,>,,-c -.-,,
at the remark and applying IT differently The gentle,
will not be guilty of saying that that distinguished
officer ever sniI anything which he did not meanV
MIR GARFIEfD-i merely said that you did not mean
ans thing by your insoeuce
Mr. BANNlNG-YOu mean your impudence. My nso-
Ience lot equal to that. llnghter These salaries
are too large They are out OF all proportion; They
per cent below par, and gentleman who shakes the
bloody SHIRT in the face of member because he has
The country Is tired of IT, What tho people want
Is Il reduction Of expenditure.
would appreciate this cultng down OF the paw OF
army officers unless the Democrats would cut down
Mr. TUCKER Dem, Va.)-Did not this House pass a
bill last year reducing our salaries!
amount O farce Imaginable when the Senate refused to
YOu could not get enough To order the yeas and
upon the proposition My friend Morrison did not
rso order them. Even Cox did not rise. lIaugherI
1t the most beautiful piece OF farce ever seen IN this
country.
After further discussion, the amendments about pay
were rejected.
Mr. MASH Dem Penny offered. rs n new section, n
provision tnat the promotion OF commissioned officers
shall be linea through all grades up TO colonel RGed
out OF order.
Mr.. cox (Dem., y. " offered. n section, pro-
vision prohibiting musicians and other enlisted men
from engaging in their business for hire emolument
AdUpted-S7 TO 7J.
Nj. SCALES (Dem n. C.). chairman of the Committee
Indian Affairs, offered, an amendment, new sec
transferring the charge of Indian affairs from the
Interior Department TO the War Department.
The usual point OF order made by Mr.. HALE
tRep Mel and argued at great length both sides
of the quesOn-the Republicans generally assaing the
amendment and the Democrats except Mr. Harris Va)
and Mr.. Cox IN. " advocating II.
The Chairman overrued the point OF order aud decided
that the amendment was germaue 10 the BILL
Without dspOsing OF the amendment, the committee
rose, and the House, al O'Clock, adjourned.