The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-01-29
GENERAL WASHINGTON DISPATCHES.

GENERAL WASHINGTON DISPATCHES. !,
wAsHIsGroS, Jan. 2s, 1873
ARMY RECOMMENDATIONS OF GEN.
ERAL BANSING's BILL.
Tho following arc tho provisions OF General Ban
nings bill for The reorganization of the army, intro.
duced IN the House of representatives today
Section reduces the number OF enlisted mon in tho
army to 70, 600.
cations Enthusiastically regim ents from 10 to 8;
artillery regiments, IRON 70 3; infantry regiments,
trom % to Is.
Sections 3, g. and relate TO regimental and CON-
pany organizations, making tho Infantry regiments
consist OF three batallions OF four companies each OF
which two baialions shall constitute the peace estab
hshmenL
Sections and provide for tho reorganization and
reduction Of tho Adjutaut Generals and Inspector
Generals departments, and for filing certain Of the
grades by details from the line Of tho army
Sections and 10 abolish tho Bureau OF Military
judge advocate. with tho rank OF colonel
sections II, II Is aud II provide for tho consoda
ton oil tho Quarcrmasters and Subsst ence depart
nenis into ono organization, to be known as the De-
pariment of supplies making great reduction Ia
the number OF officers and filing grades by details
from limo oil the army.
section 10 requires ITO Secretary OF War 10 report
TO the next OF Congress what reductions
be made in the Medical Department.
Section 10 reorganizes the Pay Department, making
tue ray master General colonel aeolsn,ns mo grade
paymasters at twenty-five beng reduction OF twen'
ty-seven pay mastcrs.
section II provides for the constitution OF Board
to consist OF three major generals TO report plan for
the reorganization oil the corps OF Engineers and Ord
Sections 49, 10 aud 20 provide for Kidding the army
OF the officers rendered supernumerary.
Sections 81 aud % provde Tor The reduction OF the
number OF major generals and brigadier generals to
OF the former and three OF the latter
section % provides that general officers snail have
the following aids :-General, three aud no limit
TO rank; lieutenant general TWO not above the rank
nj mn min ~ IN nh of
major; brtgadier general two from frat and SECOND
heutenants. No increase OF rank or pay on account
OF detaii; to have first served i've years with their
commands; no detail TO be made for moro than Ave
years.
Colonel shall Dc promoted until he shall have passed
examination before three officers oil his branch
OF the service senior to him in rank In case OF failure
pass the first examination he Is TO be suspended
tor one year. and ut the expiration OF that time re-
examined.
Sections IS % and ~ provide that all promotions
shall DO neal to all grades below the ranS OF Drga-
der general.
Section % provides that all appointments to tho
grade Of second lieutenant shall be- from tue graduates
Of West Point and non-commssoned officers OF the
army
Section 30 provides that worthy officers shall each
year be sent from their regiments before the Board
Section ~ provides that no officer IS to be detailed
service stan depart until he shall have
served i've years with his command. Details cannot
exceed four years in any one staff department al any
ono time.
Section 81 The headquarters OF the army In time OF
peace 10 be at Washington ana all orders TO be issued
Section 81. That details OF officers, presidents Of
colleges &c., shall be only made from officers on the
retired Inst.
Sec,on SO Officers to be retired at the age OF sixty
two. or after fory-hve years OF service Officers who
have received vote OF thanks from Consross may
be retained until they have served hty-hvc years.
Section "a. Laundresses abolished except the wives
OF soldiers, who continue until tho expiration Of the
term enlistment oil their husbands.
Section IS locaizcs recruiting to be done by details
Of officers from each regiment
Section SO aUolishes Tue grade OF company WAGNER.
nd
abolished, such Office to be nlled here
alter BY reg mental details OF same rank.
Section 80. Military division and department. head
quarters TO 30 established upon government property.
Section 80 authorizes the President make reguia.
partments matters OF accountability aud admlnis-
Iration shall be under the Secretary of War and
cniefs OF s!oT 10 the General Of !ne army
Section 40 Hereafter no civilians to be professors
at the military academy. but proIessorsnips 70 be
hied by details FROM the army.
THE ARMY PAY BILL
The Army Pay bill, introduced in the House to-day
BY General Banning fixes tho annual pay OF officers OF
the army as foows:-
Tho general. $4,000 per year; the lieutenant
general, $1,000; major general, $4,000; brig
adler general :Se sS; Soone 5000; lieu,
(uounted) $500; captain loot moun.eu ST. 600; arst
lieutenant (mountcd). $500; FIRST lieutenant loot
second lieutenant (not mountedh $1,000; ordnance
storekcepcr, $1,000, all per year.
The second section makes considerable reductions
in the allowances for forage and Tor OF quarters
The third section increases the pay OF non-com-
missioncd officers rs foows:-Sergeant major, from
$23 TO S34 per month; quartermaster sergeant from
$22 10 500; chief Tumpeter. from $22 to s24; first
sergeant, from $22 TO $33; serReants, from SIT TO
$24; all corporals, from $15 70 $50 per month.
The bill reduces the pay Of ommissioned officers.
including allowances for quarters, fuel and forage
in round numbers, some 81, $50, 900 per annum. 1t
increases tho total pay Of non-commissloned
officers. in round numbers, about $55, 900
year. but this will DO much moro
than compensated by the reduction in tho number Of
these men provided Tor In General Bannings bill to
reorganize army. Tho two bills roduco the cost
tho army between $1,000 900 and &c. 900 per an
mum.
THE CALIFORNIA CONTESTED SEAT.
The House Committee on Elections to-day, after
further considering the California Of Wigginton
democrat vs. Pachcco, republican, the sitting men,
Der, agreed by a party vote Of TO that Mr.
wgginton entitled a seat in the House OF Rep
resentativss and that Mr. Pacheco not Tho ma
jority will submit their report 10 tho House on We'd
nosday next Tho following Is the vote Of the CON-
mit.ee For wigqinton-Messrs. Harris Springer,
Gambler, Turney, Cobb Williams OF Alabama and
Ellis. For Pachoco-- Messrs. Wait, Thorn burgh.
Prico and Hscock.
THE PARIS ExposIT1oN-sUccR OF THE
AMERICAN EXHIBIT ASSURED.
Governor Mccormick has proceeded far in tho
arrangement OF the details OF the American branch OF
the Paris Exposition as to be Satisfied that It will
not DO failure Ho has arranged satisfactorily with
tho 400 successful applicants for space IN the
Exposition buding, having rejected about thirty Ave
per cent OF tho applications and OF course decided
favorabiy upon the most mcritorious classes OF In
dustry to DO represented, or whicn are likely
feet creditabiy upon the American nation. His
civil engineer is now in Paris, the Elk.
position Building, allotting the space to as.
signed to the American exhibitors Governor Nc
Cormick found great difficulty IN inducing prominent
representatives Of American manufactures take part
In the exhibition account OF tho limited time be-
tween this and the day OF opening. Several OF tho
best of those who have hitherto successfully competed
Ia sucn cxpositions have refused compete on this
occasion for tho above stated IT. is expected