New-York tribune., 1879-01-16
TIE ARMY BILL or MR. HETITT.
\ GRADUAL REDUCTION PRoPOSFp-THE PRINCE
PIES or the LEGISLATION - to, STD.
lBY TELEGRAPH To THE rKIB.Ne.l

\ GRADUAL REDUCTION PRorosFp-rHE PEISci-
PIES or TuE LEGISLATION sCGU. STD.
lBY TELEGRAPH To THE rKiHgNE.I
WASHINGTON, Jan. -. - Mir. Hewitt has
submitted to the Commitie, On Appropriations the
draft OF the legislation in regard the Army 10 which
reference made IN Washington dls-
patch pdblisaed m 1HE TRIBUNE Tuesday morning. Il
substantially approved bv tie om.-ittce,
but viii not be offered in the IIpus' OIL an
opportunity has been lTordcd TO General Banning
10 get the Burnside bill up Or consideration.
II shall then appear probable that The bill ported By
he Commission cannot pass, the Committee on
Approur aoh-, although very rlucl5nt ~ deal wi tn
question Of Army l~cis aton beyond pr"yruHg fortAe
mere support Df the military establishment. VII
.e-l constrained G. present he Hewitt measure 10
he House order taat ihrr' may 90 reduction OF
expenditure pending tHe consideration Of wat AInd o.
AIiny shall he maintained.
The Regular Army bill prov des Tor 1000 men, AMI
effort wIl. be mide in the House 10 reduce
this number; hut ir Is conceded on IA -des
hat there zoo many ori crs. and that some
leglslauOd sAoald be adopted ~ provide ter
a gradual reduction IN the number SIR. He~-
20 proceeded upon the plan Oi distributing TINS
reduction rtably through all arms u the ssryice.
IN tins way all questions OF rlvor,m are avoided, and
the contest oetw. en- TIE staR aud the line Is
eft to he adjusted hereafter. 80 IN regard To
the powers of the Commanding General and all the
other point IN ,h Burnside bid a3 ut W'ch There mas
been ~ much difference OF opinion. Tie committee
Ia, ai,p.cd ~ utv per cont n rra'on'he r'dU'"np I'D
,aco,icill force o. the Army About 100 iiiarrs viii
tiu. be- rendered supcrnumerlry. Toy are not.
however, retired the army unless they
elect thus 10 avail Themselves OF tie crl-
uIiy OF three years pay which Is offered
10 them on re'2nation. The d"oeu'n Il 'eit
io casualty Or 10 voluntary action BAT n' nrN appoint
meuj, can Dee mtIe upul ,he process ol elimination -
aoff Cd pt.f " n, IN = ID
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f4'''''''o pcs "DN'i' '"' "'' '' '''''' '''' s'''
ally.
There are three features I'm that portion of the ui
vhIeh relates TO tie reduction Of orrc TIE fist por.
tion repeal. much Of existing Law ts limiDs the
.ul..ber OF officer, VINO may b. pu, on the
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I''-'" ISL 1t I"'" p'''''' '''' ''e'' ON" "H' ""'
been thrty i'm M setvlct may, upon h- own ar
,l,...,., h rl,c.d up.p t,. rarir.d LIST and
ihi after Jo'ay l. l-''' tN.fF '"c't WIZ"
las been forty years tue service. or wLo sh al De
-.' '' ''' W. - '''''
d.nt may extend the imt II years 20 sixty
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''-rcS p'c''i"t 'i''4'' A"o '''"'' i'"'"'' "
..y ,0i.rr VII, may v..,ut,fiIy r..isu tr.tn
d.. t,... -........ , r-yn ,,,, t
discharged VITA three years, iuu pay, but wis
,r.yi...o cau,ot be taken advantage OF by person,
VINO nave 'een cohNc'ei OI iHtrmoeidhce Oh 'hlii"I
Misconduct Another feature of the proposed reduction
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'o"' Nli'' - o' '"e ''>- ''' "a '' - '''' VI
t- Military Acad my 30 Pc eve 800 ea,l an. ml!rlS.
o.. r..,..r.,. .ip r. and the a.,,rtar.r OF d.
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F''''S ' .''' ' '' ~ ~ '' ''
tIc Army uuii Two years after - -ald1"n. These are
f ,-oy,.aus of the b tuat oo to getting men out 0t
ID" ARMY
The .utGcr general reduction consists 10 s't n- down
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- ,...-!. .. 49,, "a. .t r
'ti,' & "uI[' wiz, - go ~ i '",' W. .,,,-
Tors ' I'i-tA' an" ,'-' ~ '-4 'L ~ .'.''1
Ju-l"c - per cent. ~ ihe l.'i,t'" '"r' t'tli-
Wrn' lhr HNho'r -, r.4" ~ ''h ,NvH 90 I'D.
n ihc bureau o AlHl"'y justice 44oH 'l-It 10
tonr, ana tc TANK -, -th' 'alIs Ig Ir,'tg IL ..V
ihdI OF '""ue" YIN iIr>' 'Av'l,' "i-' 'i'
-cI't oI ItrI'.lh, "ulh-ei ~ ~ p'I '.i. IA
tr sfah horror NAL IN .H' "hc Il r'uU'Ivl !,
Effected by reducing Tue regiments III the army
10 ~ r of altIlrlN c-ht % ca Fiy du" "tuy o lA-
flatry. Ihi- Is reduction o. llS ~ GER cent or Hom