The Army Regulation Bill debate on Monday was chiefly remarkable
for the defeat of amendments moved by speakers whose speeches raised over and over again questions of prin- ciple settled by the House on the second reading. General Sir Percy Herbert moved an amendment securing to all officers serving on full pay 3f per cent. interest on the full (regulation and over-regulation) price of their commissions till they receive the principal in full,—an amendment negatived without being pressed to a division. Sir G. Jenkinson then immediately moved an amendment giving 4 (he said he would take 3f or 3) per cent., on the regulation price only, till the capital value of the commis- sion is repaid, and withdrew it after a long discussion without pressing it to a division. Sir W. Russell proposed to give the value of their commissions to officers invalided or dying in the service, and lost his proposal by a majority of 68,—and that was all that was done on Monday.
