Daily globe., 1878-05-25

within five years from the date Of fling the
same shall be admitted without record evi-
dence from the war or navy department.
Passed.
Mr.. Mackey, from the same committee, re-
ported bill increasing to $72 per month the
pensions paid soldiers or sailors who have lost
both arms. both legs, or the sight of both eyes.
Passed.
Mr.. Powers, from the same committee re-
ported bill granting pension of $3.50 q
month TO every pensioner who has a leg am
putated at the hip joint. Passed.
MIR. Walsh, from the same committee, repor-
ted bill making it unlawful for any attorney
or claim agent to demand or receive for his SER
vices in pension case greater sum than $25.
The bill being amended to limit the amount to
On expiration of the morning hour the House
went into committee of the whole Mr.. SPRING
or in the chair, on the army appropriate on
bill. S
Mr.. Foster moved to strike out section of
the bill, which reorganized the bureau of mill
tary justice, and spoke in reference to the i'm
portance OF the bureau. sss%sSss.s -&5s-
The Democrats, having mustered greater
force than last night, and there being large
number of absentees the Republican side,
the amendment was rejected; SO to 79.
Mr.. Garfield moved to amend 80 as to direct
whether the bureau of military justice shall be
composed as provided for in the bill, namely
one judge advocate general with the rank and
pay Of colonel. and four judge advocates, with
the rank and pay Of majors. Rejected.
Mr.. Foster moved to strike out section 10
recognizing the pay department.. Rejected,
83 to SO.
Mr.. Hale made a point of order on section IL,
which provides for board of three major gen
erals to examine into the organization and eff
ticiency of the several branches of the service
and to suggest improvement that it was new
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appropriation bill.
The chair sustained the point of1order, and
then Mr.. Hewitt, after modifying the section
so as to avoid the point Of adverse ruling,
offered the section new amendment.
The same point of order was made against
the amendment and it was again sustained.
Mr.. Hewitt again changed the section so as
to request not require the President to con-
vene such board.
Mr.. Chalmers moved to amend SO as to pro-
vide that the board should consist of the sec
retary Of war, the chief of engineers and the
three major generals. Adopted.
The section as amended was then incorpo-
rated into the bill.
Mr.. Hale made a like point of order against
section 49, which authorizes the President to
discharge honorably officers who may apply to
be discharged before January next, such off
GERS to receive as a gratuity one years pay for
every five years service.
The point of order was sustained and the sec
tion struck out.
Mr.. Hale also made like point against Sec
tion four, which provides for mastering out of
service by board to be constituted by the sec
retary of war, of such officers as may be re-
ported by the heads of their respective divis
ions unfit for proper discharge of their du-
ties.
The point of order was sustained and the
section struck out.
Mr.. Hewitt made several attempts to amend
the section SO as to bring it within the rules,
but being unable to do so moved that the COM
mittce rise, which was agreed to and the House
adjourned.