The New York herald., 1879-02-13

with the rank Of first lieuensnt. and the ofces Of
shall with casualty OF present incumbents, and
thereafter there shall be an office Of medical purveyor.
with tho rank OF lieutenant colonel.
The number of officers in each regiment of artil-
ry.cavalry and infantry shall be the same rcspec-
lively "a now provided by law. but the number OF
regiments shall be reduced--the artillery to Jour-
cavalry to- eight and infantry to twenty, and the
Secretary of War shall from time to time, and in
such manner may be for the best interest
OF the same. discontinue such regiments
iss may ss sd shs sranser the Sce
OF supernumerary regiments TO other regiments of
the same arm rapidly as vacancies in the retained
regiments occur; and he may discharge or transfer
the enlisted men Of the supernumerary regiments.
Tho law limiting the number that may be on the
extending its bere1ts to captains aud hentcnants
who have served twenty years in the army
on their own application. and also requiring the
President to place thereon all officers who. before
january l. 1880. shall be sixtytwo years OF age. or
shall have served as officers for forty. years 1t
further provides for retiring board TO examine
officers ordered before i. Any officer who.
X. President appsavs tender sa accepts n
the same shall be entitled 70 receive three years fun
pay. but no payment shall be made until his ac-
Whenever the number of officers id any staff de-
partment is certified by the chief thereof to be in
sufficient the President may detail officers OF the line
Nothing in the act is to be held to require the in
voluntary discharge of any officer from the army.
THE POTTER COMMITTEE.
At an informal meeting of the Potter Investigating
Committee to-day at the instance of the republican
members. it was agreed to issue subponas
for Messrs. Ccyc, OF New York; Woollcy.
Of Cincinnati; Solomon, Of South Carolina. and
Dunn. of Florida. No other business Of a
public character transacted. Although o
meeting Of the committee is called for tomorrow.
it probable that anything interesting will
until Monday next. at which time the above named
persons are expected to arrive i'll the city.
CONGRESSIONAL NOTES.
The Senate resolution providing for an investiga-
ton Of tho Cheyenne massacre was to-day reported
back to the Committee on Indian Affairs, and ON mo-
ton of the Chairman tIr. Allison behalf of the
committee, resolution was agreed to providing for
the appointment of select committee Of five Sena-
tors to sit during the and inquire into all the
circumstances connected with the escape OF these
Indians and their subsequent slaughter. the CON-
mitteo to have power to examine witnesses, &c.
Tie Senate to-day resumed consideration Of the
bill to provide additional accommodations for the
library Of Congress tho pending question being on
the motion Of Mr.. Conkling to recommt the bill to
the Library Committee with instructions to report
bill providing for commission Of skilled persons to
examine and report touching the different sites for
the library and especially touching practical changes
which may be made in the Capitol building adapted
to the accommodation of the two houses Of Congress
and the library. An amendment of Mr.. Elmunds
to the motion Of Mr.. Conkling was agreed to, SO
as to provide that the bill be recommitted to the
Library Committee with instructions to report bill
providing for commission Of skilled persons to cx
anime and report to Congress at its next session
touching practical changes which may be made in
the Capitol building adapted to the accommodation
OF the two houses OF Congress and the library. and
the original resolution of Mr.. Conklng. as thus
amended, was agreed to.
On motion Of Senator Sargent. of California, the
House bill to restrict the immigration of Chinese
into the United States taken up it should
be the unfinished business tomorrow.
The session OF the House to-day devoted to the
consideration the Legislative, Judicial and Execu
tive Appropriation bill in Committee Of the Whole.
Among the amendments adopted submitted
by Mr.. Hewitt. of Alabama requiring the marshal
officer making arrest Of any person charged with vio-
lation of the Revenue law 10 carry his prisoners
before the nearest oficiawho is authorized to take
bail.
During the discussion on the amendment case
was cited where marshal had brought prisoner
l25 miles, although there commissioners near
where the arrest made. Mr.. Herbert OF Alaha1na
also cited case where Commissioner Sat all last
winter in the city OF Montgomery. ssuing warrants
for the arrest of persons all the State which
persons were carried hundreds of miles to Mont
goinery at great expense to the government and to
their great inconvenience and injury.
FIvE-TwENTrEs-EI CALL FOR RE-
pEMPTIoN.
The Secretary of the Treasury this afternoon issued
tho eighty-cghth call for the redemption OF fvc-
twenty bonds of 1865 consols Of 1867. The call
is for S200OO.000. of which $10,00O,009 coupon
and $10Oo0,O00 registered bonds. The principal
and interest will be paid at the Treasury and after
the 18th day of May next and the interest will
on that day. Following are descriptions of the
bonos-
Coupon bonds, dated July 1. 1867 -
$J0-No. 0.00l to No. 5000, both inclusive
S1OO-No. l30,O0l to No. 146.0U0, both inclusive.
S5O0-No. 81, ,O0l to No. ~ 900, both inclusive.
S1O00-No. 129, ,uOl to No. 144 ,O00 both inclusive.
Total coupon, $1O.00OO00.
Registered bonds, ..redeemable at the pleasure of
the United States after the 1st day of July. ls72-
S50-No. 3101 to No. 3.173 both inclusive
SIOO-No. y, 1851 to No. 23 2O0 both inclusive
SjVO--No. IL. 151 to No. ii 800. both inclusive.
Sl,VpD--No. AZ. .3Oi TO No. &3.4U0. both inclusive.
$5,0O0-No. IL, Isl to No. 13,4Ou. both inclusive.
s1O.OOO-No. u, ,301 to No. 23OOj. both inclusive.
Total registered. s10000o Aggregate, SEQ 900 900.