New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-20

Ss S1 PSo oy a ne 70 be selected from the
First-Leutenants OF the line who SHALL wnl9 addi-
f@so, s eps9 provided SoweTer that tn.
senior aide-de-camp Of the General eolnn@,an1 @ 1rment
such duty for longer period than three years.
With regard to officers mileage It has the i0iiO"-Ne
provsioni -
Section 1scG of Revised satqtes !, seFe seTeGy oc
amended a. to strike ont the word hIy ,MntInG the
ours in said cctOn, and in lieu thereoi nS for
word "ten" for mileage of officers oi ot o to exceed
75 6OO and from and after t3e PHsssD csSnSatsd o over
mileage OF officers of the Army sIai pc DC nois psned
in Tho order and the necessity =. TOT cerr'acd fad
travel in the tS 5s srder srdeeS and stated in said
der.
Concerning rctirements and brevet rank I" mas INC
following provisions:
PROVIDED, ,nat ar e SUPPORT Of the Army tho
frcai wear ending June so 1883 approved June 80
,c Sereepis from active service the Army
authorized by in force TT TIE GATE OF the s9pr9vat
% sd act retiremente under The provisions OF said act
OF une 80 1882 being in eGdi ion To those heretofore
authorized by law and proyidcd further thst OnCers
according TO their brevet rauk when actually esaSeu
in hOstiities.
Under the head of army transportation the bill pro
vides:
That for the better accomplishment of the object OF
the acts authorizing tle construction OF the railroads.
hereinafter referred to,and the better 10 secure te
Government the use and benefit Of lie same, all acts
hOrlzng tie bull ing and construction OF those ral
yeinmeat aid by loan or guarantee oi D0hus oy te
United states. and oil Otrr acts, parts OF acts ana
PROVISIONS having relation theretO, arc hereoy 80 al
tered amended and modIed tnat hereafter Tue cOmpen
salon paid allowed FOR carrying ahd iran oortauoh
OF the properly rOOps OF the United states Dy sucm
railroad companies their assigns or SUCCESSORS snail
not exceed 90 per cent OF Tue amount P'" O9 P'"0
persons for the same kind OF service.
The total amount OF the estimates for 1854 SIS
6f4.143 Al Tue total ainOunG OF appropriations for
1888 exclusive of $j926S5 90 for Signal Service and
S249sGO for genersl-serylec men in the ar-Depart
meat. making SSf2,545 90 S26.4l1,4ol ~ Amoni-
recommended in ,his dill Eor 1854, S24, l.7U0. De
crease 1888, s1733,754 1O decrease under esu
mates, S3,96Z,4 443 Al.
THE POST OFFICE BILL IN TIE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.-The House devoted
mucn or todays session debate the Post Oce APP
proprauon BILL beginning with the consideration OF the
kobuson amendment, prOvitng that railroad companle"
which bond subsidies In addition 10 grants
of public lands, snail receive as compensation or carry
ing the mails per cent Of the amount now allowed TO
them for that purpose Mr. Robson explained that MS
amendment was intended an amendment 10 the Guar
ter railroads declaring tne legislative INTENTION
and said that when the reduction was made these roads
would still have compensation than any other rail-
roads IN the country.
Mr. Caswell opposed the amendment as being in con-
fict with the rights which of The railroads aimed
at had obtained Congress could not Invade vested
rights Mr. Hewitt, OF New York, ssld 1t was mmaterial
whcther rested In Congress or not l rested
mere ought not to be exercised because Ii the power
existed in this House TO down arbitrarily the compen-
saton allowed to these companies 80 per cent there
was no reason why IL should not require these
railroads to this work without compensation at ALL
Was Congress prepared 10 begin tue worh 0 me cohns-
cation Of private property 1t nhght have the rigt,
the physical rgh To do ths thing, bu was u prepared
10 Degn the WORK OF cOnd5catlon wnch wdeh once ap
fearful strides until 1t ended in the logical resV-COm
Iuuu1sm
Mr. Holman OF Indiana, offered and advocated an
amendment providing tnat land grant rOdGS tas ais,
pguIsnet from those which have also recelN Gd Unnd
su6sdiesj snail paid Ouly so per cent of the compen,
saon allowed TO Oner roads winch have not received
Government aid. Mr. HlscOck, OF New YORK, opposed
Mr. Homan's amendment, advocates that offered DE
Mr. Roueson He denied that the amendment would
erike sinking fund urged by Mr. Hewitt, 10
tae Of dollar 1t was merely question OF
keeping ccOunts Mr. Robson repudlaled the dea that
Congress mad no power u do 3d. aud den,ed there
any vested right Ia the companies whicn ayaned TO
that tner charters should not be amended
No action was taken.