The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-05-30
HOUSE.

The House of Representatives was called TO Or
der to-day by Speaker Randall
The House went into Committee OF the Whole
on the Army Appropriation bill,
The thirteenth section having been read which
fixes the pay of the army officers, Mr. Hewitt IN.
YOmoved to amend the item by making the pay
of storekeeper one hundred and eighty dollars by
excepting the storekeeper at the armory at Spring
field, Mass, who is to receive pay and allowances
ss Major. Agreed to.
Mr. Reagan moved 10 amend the section by re-
dncing the pay as fixed in the bill as follows: The
General of the Army from S13,50O to 10000 Lieu.
tenant General from 81 900 to S8 600; Major Gener
al from $500 to So OO0 Brlgadier General from S5
500 to 81 500 Colonel from s8 500 to So 00O Lleuen
ant Colonel from 49, 900 to So 700 Major from S250O
to 400. He contrasted the pay of civil officials
in this country and of foreign armies with that Of
American officers 10 show the dsproportional pay
of the latter He denied he was prompted by any
Mr Foster lntimated Foster and Reagan, a
Finley and Springer, were hardly entitled to as
much pay as a Brigadier General. The people
will consider this and the reduction OF pay as ell
cant unless you take hOld OF your own salaries
aud reduce them.
Mr.. Harrison-The gentleman is less particular
as To the salaries Of members since the redstrict
ing of Ohio. Iaughter).
Nf. Bragg mOVeu 10 dlubuu ny uAluB lu6 phy vi
the General at sl2 900, of the Lieutenant General
atSSOOO of Major Generals at Sc 900, and of Briga
dier Generals at 5000.
Mr.. Reagan accepted the amendment as sub.
stitute.
WHAT GENERAL SHERMAN SAID,
Mr.. Banning read from the testimony Of Gener-
al Sherman in 1876 to the effect that whenever the
greenback and gold dollar were on an equality
the nav 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" Laugh.
ter)
HE did not mean it," said Mr. Garfield in an
undertone to Mr. Foster (alluding to some remark
of Bannings)
HE did not mean III" said Mr.. Banning catch
ing the remark and applying it differently. "The
gentleman will not be guilty of saying that that
distinguished officer ever said anything which he
did not mean"
Mr.. Gardeld-I merely said you did not mean
anything by your insOlenCe.
Mr., Banning-You mean your impudence. My
insolenCe is not equal to that, Laughter) These
salaries are too large. What the people want is q
reduction of expenditures.
PAY OF OFFICERS NOT REDUCED.
The discussion having closed, the committee
voted on Bragg's amendment as accepted by Mr..
Reagan. The vote on reduction Of salary OF Gen.
ral to S12 COO was 60 for to "a against All other
clauses in the amendment were also reject
ed, and the pay Of officers stands as fixed in the
bill.
Mr.. Cox IN. " offered as new section provis'
ion prohibiting musicians or other enlisted men
from engaging in their business for hire or emolu
ment and he sent to the clerks desk and had read
remonstrance on the subject from musicians Of
New York. The amendment was adopted by Q
vote of 81 to 70,
Mr.. Scales chairman OF the COMMITTEE on In
dian Affairs, offered as an amendment new
section, to transfer the charge of Indian affair
from the Interior Department to the War Depart
ment.
The usual point of order was made by Mr., Hale
and was argued at great length, Republicans gen
orally opposing and Democrats except Messrs
Harris and Cox IN. ", advocating the amend
ment.
The Chairman overruled the point Of order and
decided that the amendment was german to the
BILL as it related to duties of officers of the army
and did retrench expenditures.
Pending discussion of the amendment the com
mittee rose and the House adjourned.