New-York tribune., 1879-01-07
RrSNFsS TO BE FXPEDITED.
THF SPEAKER AND TIE DEMOCRATIC LEAD RS IN
TENDING To PRESS THE NECESSARY BILIs-THE
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THF SPEAKER AND TIE DEMOCRATIC LEAD RS IN
TENDING To PRESS THE NECESSARY BILIs-THE
NEW ARMY BILL UNPOPULAR.
.BY TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRIBUSEI
WASuINGroN, Jan. G-Congrcss rcassembles at
noon tomorrow, and both Houses Will probably
enter at once upon the hvsiness before them with
a view of pushing IT forward az rapidly az possible
In the House OF Representatives the call Of com
rnittees for public bills Will he IN order during
the morning hour. and the Judiciary Committee
will have the floor After the morning hour the
Geneva Award bill will be the special order, and
will be entitled 10 hold the floor for two days. 1t
will however. be within the power Of the House,
bv a majority vote TO postpone this business ana
take up an appropriation bill, if one should be
ready: and the whole influence of the Speaker.
which s very great with hls party friends and that
Of several Others of the strongest Democratic
leaders of the House, Will be exerted to have the
approprlatiOn bills take precedence Of all other
business.
There is some talk Of attempting 10 adjourn the
Congress before the 4th of March, but Of course
this Will be impossible. 1t may, however, be pos
sble 10 complete the necessary work of the session
before that time so that the last hours of the present
Congress may not be marked by those scenes Of
disorder and haste that have so generally attended
the adjournment.
The new Army bill reported by the Joint Com
olittee stands on the calendar Of the House as
speca order for THURSDAY, but Is very likely 10 be
crowded ont of its place by an appropriation BILL
This Army bill grows more and more unpopular the
more its provisions are studied and understood
One objection, which IS almost sure to he fatal to
II, il the taking of power from the President and
Secretary Of War, and cOnferung il upon the Cen
eraI Of the Army. The first sections of the bill
seem to preserve the present distinctions, but sub
scquent prov sions, if enacted into law. would 1t is
SAID make the General of the Army a military
dictator in regard to all matters relating to the
Army. It's very well, it is SAID, that rule all
communications passing between the officers
of the Army. and the President, Secretary
of War or Congress should pass through the
hands of the General, but to enact that such
communications shall pass through no other
channel is conferrlng upon the head of the Army
mower which cannot prove otherwise than danger
Gus. The same may be sald Of the provision re-
curing the President TO appoint and promote Of
feerS of the Army only on the recommendation of
the General. These and many other provisions,
notably those affecting the staff are severely
criticized and II Is altogether probable that, AFTER
being discussed at some length the Dill VIII 1ali IN
one House or the other OF III both. ms OPINION
j, formed without regard to Coust tutlonaI cues
tiOu, that NAV be raised against certain portions OF
IT, and which nav prove very serious. IL Is even
reported that member of the Judiciary Commit
tee of the senate viii move 10 have the hll referred
a
wisdom of so,ue OF the most important changes IN
the laws.
Mir A. :. Hewitt chairman Of the Sub-Commit-
zee on Appropriations charged with the prcpITa-
tion of Tie annual Army Appropriation bill Will
have II ready TO report TO the House on Friday or
SATURDAY. The ball viii he drawn for the support
Of tie Army 1t Is now Orsaulzed not taking into
acouut at all the bill reported nN j4r ARMY Com-
MISSION. Mr. Hewitt viii also provide Tor $1,000
men, and not for 10000, a. he did IN hs bill last
wear Hc viii. however, probably insert sectlon
directing that no appointments or promotions shall
lc r,,ade mn the Army until law iOr is permanent
reorganization has been enacted The Amy Ap-
uropriat ,ou b n Is not likely to give rise to much
discuss on I'D the House this year.
The tact has come ont within the last day or two
that both General sheridan and General Terry
wrote 10 General Burnside III answer TO letters from
him asking for their views IN regard 10 the
Army bill depreCatug any sucn attempts
az reorganization, a. has been made. Geuei al
sheridan is reported 70 have written short time
before the bill was submtted To Congress express
Ing the opinion that the present organization OF the
army is good enough that IL has proved ehcieht IN
two wars. and that any attempt 10 change IL VIII
urObab bly make worse.