, 1879-05-18
heard at the Department on this subject from ,,a
tho friends OF Weber since the death OF the INT
NOTES AND NEWS.

ARMY pROAOlloNo' ,
WASHINGTON, D. e., May fine oena.e's
executive session to-day was wholly ueFoteu "
an animated discussion OF the report u tne
Judiciary Committee on the .Questloii u .1'e
right of the Senate to conhrm nouulu"t1ons ~
army appointments and promotions aoo'e tue
rank OF Captain, in view OF the act OF vu'e 20,
1878, which prohibited such appointments ano
promotions until after the report OF tne coln-
n,i.tee commonly known as the .burhs'oe eon-
mission ''shall be made anu actcu upon:
By Congress- The CONCLUSION u .ne
Judiciary Committee that this pronlo'tlps
clause is still in force vas ,to~oa5
supported in argument BY messrs. uaflanu'
Ma1ey, and Thurman, and was comoateo os
Messrs.. Randolph, boar, Butler Loean' anu
Burnside. 4 number Of other Senators paftlel
pated briefly in; the ,debate, but the foregoing
we're the principal speakers. The advocates OF
the Judiciary Committce's view. argued that'
although various proceedings we're taken IN
each House of the Forth-6fth Congress upon
the report submitted by the Burusiae 4onul.s, lee
sion: no act either In armanee OF If 10Th
Houses, and therefore that no act.oa "a
"Congrcss' has yet been taken upon that
report. 1t was also argued that lt Wou1o W W.
wise for the Senate to conn1n tne Ms; penoanf
IL
construction being placed upon the law oy tne
House of REPRESENTATIVES and courts, tneEe
would be great trouble and confusion IN read
iustng the ranks of officers whose promouons
might then prove to have peen ,lega1' 10 nI rac
suit is considered doubtful. although tne rec
concentrations of the Judiciary Commlttec are
equally sustained. s -r~'
PENSIONS.
In response to a letter addressed by Secretary
Schurz, inouiring what amount OF funds can pe
made available monthly for the payment OF
arrears due upon pensions ai!o"en pt1or to oan.
rs, 1879, the Secretary Of the treasury states
that, including the amount already pald, ~,
1000 will bc available prior to July l, ana
81, loo 600 :mouthly thereafter: At this rate,
nearly the whole Of the next year Will De re-
CURED to complete the payment o. tnese hts
] has issued q circular letter TO applicants Tor
arrears, saying that comparatively smn!l mum,
ber Of cases only can be adjusted monlhlyt ana
therefore some delay may occur III me settle
ment OF claims. But settlements Will be made
|. in such order as to distribute payments. equit-
ably among the several fenslon Asenc1eS as
!. . nearly as may be.
MILITARY. MATTERS. =
I Gen. Sherman SAYS that military affairs were
never SO well arranged ln the West as now, and
| that Gen. Sheridan has reduced everything to
an admirable and effective system. -:
MUT1NEKR KILLED.
| Capt. Lincoln, Of the Tenth Infantry, not
| Capt Lawtou, Of the Fourth Cavalry, shot q
| soldier OF the Twenty-second Infantry, at Fort
| Griffin, Tex, for muttny.
MEXICAN AFFA1RB.
The House Committee on Foreign Atfairs has
authorized Mr: Wilson to report. With favora.
bic recommendation, his joint resolution OF
April 81, providing for further treaty negotia"
| IN THE HOUSE.
/ l. .Ac b,,,snoce ~ tha mornintr hn11r cnnEidcrR-