Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-02-28

| No. IS WEST 71sT STREET, NEW YORK,
February %, 1891.
| Hon. Levi p Morton,
| Vice President United States:
| The family Of Gen. Sherman. receiving with
| profound gratitude the expression OF the sym.
pathy Of your august body, desire to express
bestowed by the Senate Of the United States
| upon the memory of their father by your splen-
| did testimonial Of coincidence.
| In behalf Of the family,
TaoNAs EwIxo SHERMAN,
| p. 7. SIBERIAN.
| BILLS PLACED ON THE CALENDAR.
Among the bills reported from committees
and placed on the calendar were the following:
Senate bin authorizing the construction of n
steel railway, wagon and passenger bridge
! Bluffs and Omaha.
Senate bill appropriating s75,0OO for public
building at Laredo, Tex.
Senate bill to allow tho Falls Church and Po-
tomac Hallway Company to construct and OPP
crate railroad across the government lands at
Senate bill authorizing the construction of a
railway on the government reservation at Fort
| Monroe, Va.
On motion of Mr.. Sanders the privilege of
the floor vas given to Mr.. Claggett, claiming to
| cision of his claim.
RESOLUTIONS AGREED TO
Various resolutions heretofore offered were
| taken UP and agreed to, including the follow
ing:
By Mr.. Plat the committee on
territories to visit Alaska during the recess aud
inquire into its resources, Its need Of more
| efficient system Of government, the character
OF legiriation necessary for its development
and into all matters relating to its welfare.
BY Mr.. Frye-Authorizing the committee on
rules to examine the manuscript OF the parlia-
mentary history Of Congress. compiled, edited
ami copyrighted by Henry II. Smith, journal
clerk OF the House Of Representatives. and to
report as to the advisability Of purchasing and
printing it for the use of Congress.
BY Mr. Notwithstanding the committee on
Privileges and elections to inquire and report
at what time the compensation Of Senators from
newly admitted states ought to begin. ..
By Mr.. MISUNDERSTANDING the commit
tee On printing with two members of the House
committee re-eected to the next House) to ex-
anime INTO the numbers now printed of the va
rious documents. bills and other papers lin
Guiding the Congressional Record aud to re-
port Dill making such reductions and changes
Is to distribution as viii reduce the cost of
public printing.
By Mr. Chnndler-To pay to ex-senator
Spencer of Alabama his salary from the begin
ming OF his term. on March 4, 1857, until he
was paid.
Senate bill to amend the charter of the Rock
Creek Railway Company Of the District Of Co
lumbia was taken from the calendar and passed.
TIE DIRECT TAX BILL PASSED.
The House amendment to the direct tax bill
having been taken up Mr.. Berry (who had OBJ
jected TO it yesterday said that he had since
read it and considered it unobjectiorable. He
had no objection to its being agreed to.
The House amendment was agreed to with
out division and the bill now goes to the
President.
MRS. PoRrER's TENSION.
The House bill giving a pension Of s2,5O0 a
year to the widow Of Admiral Porter, with an
mendmeni reported. by the pension commit
tee reducing II mount TO $4,000, was taken
up. Mr. McIherson argued against the amend
ment and IL was disagreed to. The bill was
then passed just as it came from the House.
TO REoRGANIzE THE ARTILLERY.
On motion OF Mr.. Hawley House bill to pro-.
vide for the reorganization Of the artillery
force Of the army was taken from the calendar
and passed. with Senate substitute. The SUBJ
sti:ute provides that the line of the army shcl
consist of twenty-five regiments OF infantry,
ten regiments Of cavalry, seven regiments
of artillery. one regiment of engineers
and the officers Of the corps Of engineers. who,
when on duty with troops, shall be eligible to
command according to rank; that each regi-
rent OF infantry, cayal-y and artillery
shall have one colonel, one lieuten-
| ant colonel three majors. one lieutenant
es adiutant, one lieutenant as quar-
| ternlaster. one sergeant major, one quar-
termaster sergeant, ono chief musician two
principal musicians and twelve companies;
that the regime mt Of engineers shall consist of
such number OF companies, not to exceed
twelve, as the President may direct, and shall
be he 0i essr. by sne sss details from
engineers: that each company throughout the
line OF the army shall have one captain, one
, first lieutenant and one second lieutenant and
| the enlisted men authorized by law; provided
| that the number of second lieutenants to each
| infantry regiment shell not exceed eight.
The number of enlisted men Of all grades
| shall not exceed $4,000 exclusive of the hos
pital corps and general service clerks and Ines-
| sengers, unless otherwise authorized by Con-
1000 enlisted men of the army shall
be Indiana and the President may
also, in his discretion, authorize the enlistment
OF such proportion of colored men for the
service in one or more of said seven regiments
of artillery as the interests OF the service may
demand.
The seven regiments Of artillery shall be
ofiicered by the promotion. assignment and
transfer Of the officers in the artillery, and
any vacancies thereafter remaining in the
grade OF second lieutenant be filled in whole or
! in part by transfer from other arms Of the
| service.
Original vacancies above grade Of second
lieutenant in the infantry shall be filed by pro-
WOtiOn .LccOrulnS 10 seniority In the infantry
| arm Of the service. In time Of war the Presi-
| dent may increase the number Of lieutenants in
any OF the batteries of artillery to three or four
at his discretion, by assignment OF officers of the
\ artillery. The President shall apportion the
/ men authorized or move the several arms rs
| the good of the service may require,
and Ire may, in his discretion, con-
solidate the enlisted men assigned to
any regiment into such number of companies,
| troops or batteries az con be fully Differed by
the number OF officers who usually on duty
| with the regiment, thus leaving
number of companies proportionate to the
number of officers who are habit
ually absent on detached service, without
| enlisted men. in time of peace, 80 that all the
organizations i'll actual service shall have their
| full complement OF officers and men generally
present for 6uty, md in time Of war the Presi-
dent may detach from the regiments or corps
| of the army ruch number Of officers as the good
of the service may require for duty
| with the volunteer forces in the service Of the
| United States, and be may assign to every regi-
ment Of the line of the army such number Of
| heutenants OF volunteers as may be needed 10
supply the places Of officers of the regiments
| who may be absent on such detached service OF
| absent from their regiments for other causes.
The title Of the bill is amended so as to read
San act to provide for the Reorganization oi
the Artillery and infantry forces of the army
MORE BILLS REPoRrED.
The following bills were reported and placed
on the calendar:
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