The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-05-26
CONGRESSIONAL.
|nE SENATE DEBATES THE DISTRICT
OF COLUMBIA BILL.
nd the House spends the Day on the
Army Appropriation Bill.
SENATE.

SENATE.
WASHINGTON, May 25.-In the norning
our, on motion Of Mr.. Thurman, the bill to
rovfde for circuit and district courts OF the
United States at Toledo, o., was taken up and
assed.
The Senate at the expiration Of the morning
-Four resumed the consideration OF the District
ksf Columbia bill
! The Senate struck out the clause In the
District bill providing for q delegate IN Con-
ress, and tho one following, providing Tor
% election by the people u a..
motion hy Mr.. Edmunds, to transfer the
ealth department to the Surgeon General
n the army, was rejected-yeas IL, nays 25.
A numbnr of ,1nimpofJant appointments
elating to the letting of contracts for the i'm
provement Of streets, etc, we're hcted upon.
Ind. without concluding the consideration OF
he bill, the Senate adjourned
THE BousE.
Mr.. Bridgee of Pennsylvania, from the
lommfttee ten Foreign Affairs, reported a
Resolution requesting the State Department,
II not incompatible with the public interests,
30 furnish the House with all the Information
In It's possession relative to the claim of Car
los Butterfield against the government OF
Denmark. Adopted.
The House then went into committee OF the
whole on the army appropriation bill.
! Mr. Hewitt, of New York, offered an amend
flment, which embraced the provisions practi-
scally of sections 10, IA and Is, in relation to
fthe retirement Of officers, the mastering out
fof officers, and the transfer to the supernu-
Itinerary list. but which was SO framed as to be
'amenable to points OF ORDER which had pre-
3viously thrown them out, because it showed
retrenchment on its face
Mr.. Hewitt said that his amendmen was
mot as liberal to the officers as the original
sections were. The President was directed
Ito muster out and retire certain officers. The
amendment was adopted by n vote Of LOG TO
S5.
The question in relation to the pay OF Off
GERS having been reached, Mr.. Reagan, OF
Texas, moved to amend by making the pay OF
the General OF the Army $4,000; Lieutenant
General $1,000; Major General $60e0. and re-
ducing the pay of field officers In CORE
lsponding degree.
All amendments TO reduce salaries were re-
Elected after discussion, and they remained I'M
Itonched In the bill.
Mr. Dibrell offered an amendment, which
was adopted, providing that no contract sur
geons shall be employed, except for duty In
l The field, and not then until all the regular
.sofflcers have been assigned to duty.
\ MIR. Cox of New York, offered an amend
Ihpent, which was adopted, that no money ap-
fpropriated by this act shall be paid to any en-
| listed man or commissioned officer who leaves
his pos. to engage in occupations OF civil life
flor emolument or hire so rs to interfere with
persons engaged in civil life.
Mr.. Scales offered as an additional section
the bill to transfer the Indian Bureau to the
War Department.
Mr.. Hale made the point OF order that the
amendment was not germane to the army
bill, and that it proposed new legislation, not
on It's face In the interest of economy.
The Chair tMr Springer) overruled the
point of order.
Before reaching vote on the amendment.
1.-THE committee rose, and the House. at :45 D.
m, adjourned.