Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-06-08


Surgeon OF less than ten years, 720 1894
Rations are computed at 30 cents each, but are
not drawn; money being paid IN their stead. A
large amount is paid 10 officers for commutation of
servants pay and horses forage. He understood
the Government was daily charged with from one
TO two hundred horses in this city, where there were
not more than from twenty to forty in use. Then
the servants for whom money is drawn-are they
used7 He was not opposed 10 paying our officers
well; but he wished them to have regular allow
ances. He called the attention Of the committee 10
the Quartermaster's report IN December, 1910.
According 10 that, officer required to have a
certificate that horse necessary, and TO be used
before he could OBTAIN one He objected TO this
because it made the rerquisites OF officers somewhat
dependent upon their own certificates, and thereby
exposed them to temptations which human nature
was not always strong enough TO resist
He then alluded TO the report which he had made
on the 9TH of March, fIom the Retrenchmenl Com
mittee, in relation to the excessive emolumeGts
which had been paid to various officers The first
table in that report contained a list of officers who
had received brevet pay and emoluments between
the 4th Of March, 1887, and the LIST OF January, 1872
The law OF 1918 allowed breyet pay 10 such
were in actual command. Command OF what he
asked; surely not Ct nkstands desks, and furniture
nor OF clerks, but of troops. Gen. Roger Jones, in
command Of the Adjutapt Generals Department,
received si.206; George Gibson, Subsistence De-
pertinent, 2,lsS; Charles Gralol, Engineer Depart
ment, 2,2s5; Gen Wool, ms comma der OF the Ar
my in the Cherokee nation on the Northern from
tier, on special duty in Maine, and president Of
court Of inquiry, received S2024. He commen-
ted on the case OF General Wool and the multi.
piled pay received by that officer. In commenting
on his case, and that Of others, he did not mpugn
their honor. Brutus was an honorable man. and
so were all those gentlemen who Sc cases he was
citing But il his duty TO spe X OF these a
buses as became a man 10 the civil department. Of
the Government Joseph g Touen received, while
in charge Of public works at Fort Adams, Va,
1,24O
He was glad to perceive that the Secretary had
given orders which would essentially diminish these
allowances and only wished IL had been done soon
er. Yet he feared the Secretary had not gone far
enough. What command had this Mr. Totten
Certainly Of nothing but laborers on the public
works.-A large amount too was allowed 10 ray of
officers IN charge OF the Clothing Bureau. He
knew not What they comma nded, unless il was emp.
~ wardrobes. In The Engineer Department men
serving under private companies were consuued 10
have command, and paid accordingly. The super
intenden's OF the atm"ries at Hhrper's Ferry md
Springfield were clizsns not hearing srms, living
cnntenedy and quietly under their ow vine and g.
tree; yei those gentlemen are construed into com
mindsrs. snd receive double rotions. Onen. too il
happens that the oIcer is paid in Two or three
capacities.
A Sc ect committee had reported in f,vonr Of
reforming the abuses IN the navy. lie thought 70
f. IN much more required in the army. He
was in favour Of giving officers fixed allowances,
ns ~ he navy. While this part ftlIe sut,iecr,
he would call the nton OF the committee 10 bill
which wss not his, and for which he claimed no
credit whatever-for he had received il though m
anonymous source-but whose author was evi
denly acquainted practically with the So iect.
THIS bill he hoped tn have printed and referred Ia
gentlemen who had Knowledge OF the subject,
several Of whom he named-Messrs Underwood ri
KY. Penileton nj Ohio. Mckay of North Carolina
and several Of his own colleagues. The fret princi
pie OF the bill TO which he referred was that ol
allowing hKed and regular compensation; aud LEI
the Government know, and the officer also, vhen
he receives his commission how much he "a Ia
have per annum. Then there would I've no incen.
tive 70 officers 70 exc out their pay; no infusion OF
mefeenary, Swiss spirit, ~ their ranks. Let no,
the army be regarded as o number OF men fighting
for pay; but rs men occupying posts Of honor and
responsibility, as the defenders Of their country.
The following notice OF the splendid collection
Of Enbroideries a, the Exchange, is from tn,
Enquirer, and Is every way true billi--
1--WE invite the attention Of the Ladies Of thi
city 10 the beaudful collection II Embroideriss
which is now tIhibi ed by SIR Binschfed al IN,
Exchange HoieL-Moei Of them we're made By
the ne,dle-tome Of the larger pieces were wover
IN the ioom-0nd they ore presented IN the variou,
styles Of vorkmauship. whether on he a,t sn,C,e,
OF the canvas, OF embossed. The most remark, bl,
specimens ore the Hawking Party-tbs dsu,rtgy,
Of HAgar lthe sheep w the eorns, e,s sdo,i,sbi,
done)-hnuolnh Ol hopsoufg at his coronation
diuncr ~ Achen-the two children with ths doss
the Two maidens consulting their fortunes 81,
the floating tapsrs-several h,wet pieces. L. e.
Al these delicate specimens Of au were srsr,,c,
a, Berlin, IN Prussia, where great deal Of sue,
work is manufactured, and sent 10 different past
OF the Continent aud 10 England, The eolors Z
the worsted are singulsfly brillisnL This exh
biuor has just received the oountensnce OF most
the D..ungues Of Washington, and IL equal
entitled 70 the attention Of persons OF Taste
Richmond. II s at least pniqus-snd csleulat,
20 crafty The curiosity and amuse the leisure
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