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IA VI WAsHISGToN, May 81, fS42- n
SRA ;-E perceive, from the publication Of
your speech in the Inislligeneer Of this morn
ing, that. by way of illqEtrating the "eases of
abuse which had occurred in only iof The
CompiroleF's ,ofieo 5 al The seat Of Govern
ment, p relative q pay spd allowances accord
ing to breyet, you cite die case Of The present
-Adiutant General of ihu AMY That you may
best perceive the error into which you have fall
len, doubtless Inadvertently, in this matter, \
beg leave respectfully to refer youito Document
No. 4S5, Il r., 25lh Congress, "a. session. being
the Report Of the COMMITTEE on Military Afairs5
to which my petition to Congress Or February 3,
1927, was referree and 10 The special act Of
Congress, which accorded 70 The humble me-
morislisl The pay, raiiOns. forage and the pumoer
Of servants provided for bis rank BY brepsi as 4
Brigader Geueralin the army.
Will you do me the justice, as well as the
Congress which passed The law to read the
memorial and the argument BY which ths case
was supported 2 H.
Ip-his letter 10 Abe President, Of October l.
ls36, Mr.. Secretary Cas- says e
$50 far as brevei pay IS allowed ito officers
on account Of their personal services the claim
or General Jones is very strong one have
found him an sbIe, faithful. and zssIops odioer,
and his services are Of tte same nature, and his
llsbiIhy 10 expense The sbme, as othsr military
officers having brevet rank ailonedIat tie sest
of Government Were 4 free 10 set sgreeahly
TO nv wishes, should allow the claim withopA
hesitation but rs the cake does not appear 10
come within the wtiaenIrule4 on the sabjedt,
being one of the Class citse id Inc arguusn 5as
presidents; and 81 i, should. like these ~ DEF
iermined BY the same un9rttt4n rGlesJ6f sOslo-
gy, as TO the principles OF the service and the
nature Of military tulies, lthe daseIis tesPecuul1
" submitted 10 The President, together wath
General Jones' argument which take& fell and
think Just yjsas Of the subjeclP''
And Mr~B1tler, Secretary Of War, Pro TEN,
when~cSSlled uponto examine the subject J, Feb
rlzary 6, 1887, says
l The ilaboriOus, extensive, and important
character Of the Adjutahi Generals services
justly sptiiled him to The pay and eGioIuments
" his bFeVet rank; especially as, saIee bis ac-
cession 10 the brevet rank or brigad 81, tAe do
ties OF the office have greatly increased, 10
consequences Of the heavy mililafy opera
tions and other matters winch have dsminded
his attention. It is evident. also, that several
Of the presidents cited b him bf theE chefs Of
bureaus who're the pay and emolnnsnls Of
their brevet rank, are dirsctlyin point, pariicu-
larry those or the Colonel Of Inc Corps CT En-
gineers. and the head Of ne Typographical Ba-
reap. ,i
1.-THE President, howese hss always doubt
ed whether the acts OF Congress, allowing pre-
vet pay, were intended togembrace cases IL this
sort; and, though be has moi inteffeFeda with
The usage which no found ID force when be
came into efliee, be las hot deemed il expedi-
enl to extend it 10 any nsw case. Co1carring
10 these doubts, 1aad being only temporarily
charged with the cars 81 the Depsrtpsbts
could not lAink il proper 10 grant the Within p
phcatiou, wi,houtlhe xbfess authority N Inc
President, which, FOR the reasons above seated
IS necessarily WITHHELD"
And the Hon. Mr.. Butler concludes By say;
mgr
.sUnder these Circumstances, General Jones
viii Be obliged 10 appeal 10 Congress, and ss
think nj, case of great merit. trhtl Il maj
receive The early and fasora5ie action 81 snal
BODY
Aud the ease did receive lAs favorable i ~
The .earlyn seton Of Congress The BAL dli
not pass dnno,iced. ItNss sctusinizsd s.eisslt
and. on III passage, 6rst opposed By that patriot
/ ID and rigilsat sentinel; of he Treasury, sh'