Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-04-20


about INSTRUMENTATION. s2,5O0, 900
Three per cent. per annum on this
sum would be. ................. 10000
And from the year 1885 to 1s47, it
would amount to the sum Off,. S25, 900 |
Add the additional one per cent. on
the like amount, to the two per
cent. already paid to agents from
Io47 to 1854, which is equal to-. 175,00O
And We have the amount necessary
to meet the retrospective require
ments of this legislative PROPOSE
ton, being the enormous sum of
ONE MILLION of dollars. 1000, 900
Besides the future yearly expendi-
ture, for the same purpose, off,. $4,000
s4,65O,OOO
Nearly ONE MILLION OF DOLLARS is proposed
to be paid on the alleged ground that no COM
pensation has heretofore been received. 1t
will readily be perceived from what we have
said, that prior to the passage of the Sub
Treasury law, greater compensation may
have been, as doubtless was received, indi-
rectly, than even the proposed increased per
centage would yield.
Military superintendancies.- have been
well nigh silent spectators of the controversy
upon this subject, up to this time, essaying
merely to keep the readers of the Star posted
concerning its progress. The affair has ap-
preached point which demands of US that we
should explain facts involved, which as yet,
seem to have been eschewed by both newspaper
championships Unton and the Senttmel-
Neither of them have corrected the error of
Mr.. Stanton, of Kentucky, wherein that gen.
tleman created the impression that army Off
GERS employed on government civil works re
ceive heavy extra pay. The truth is, that, let
their responsibilities and extra labors be how
| soever great, they do not receive penny extra
for the discharge Of any such duties. Captain
Meigs, who disburses millions here, and rests
| under responsibilities equal to those of any
| man ever connected with government improve
| ment receives simply his army pay. This
statement is due to the officers of the army so
employed. We are not, however, among those
who favor the habit of taking military officers
out of their legitimate sphere, to superintend
and deal with mech anics, merchants and labor
ers, on Government account. Men who work
for the Government, without entering its mill
tary or naval service, are entitled to work un-
der only such regulations as prevail on private
jobs, whereon no such thing as personal re-
| straints akin to those of the army, are imposed
Gentlemen Of the army do not and cannot ap-
preciate the strong popular prejudice existing
against the extension of the military system to
| the Governments civil works, which generates
by the by, strong, if unjustifable feelings
| against the army generally. Now, because we
are opposed to there being possibility that
Independent workingmen may be SO annoyed
| when in the civil service of the Government,
and also because We desire to check the rising
popular prejudice against the United States
Army, we are anxious that Congress shall en-
able the Executive branch of the Government
to relieve the army officers 80 employed, from
the discharge of such duties hereafter
| The public may not all know, that to be so
assigned is exceedingly onerous and distaste-
| full to nine-tenths Of the officers now engaged
in such duties. They have no help for it,
however, as they must obey orders, or resign
| Up to the present time, they have discharged
their duties of this sort eminently to the ad-
vantage Of the Government, though, usually
when so employed, citizens working under
them have always been disconnected their
mutual misunderstanding usually arising out
of rules concerning discipline about chewing
tobacco, or some other such private and really
unimportant matters.
We think we may safely say that the army
officers now engaged On Government civil
works will be very thankful to Congress,
they will make it illegal to employ them thus;
though, as a matter Of course, they have no
desire to be thrust out of such employment
under the pretence that they have not proved
faithful, honest, and competent, as has been
foolishly alleged by more than one over zeal
| 60 advocate for the substitution of civilians
| for them in the discharge of such duties
! A Clerk Resigned.-Mr. Leon Barnard, of
annum,) clerkship, in the Office of the First
Auditor Of the Treasury. .s...s
| Lighthouse Keepers Appointed AT Yer
| million, Ohio, (beacon) o. H. Allen, at $3.50
| per annum. So, a... ,
At San Augustine, Fla, lighthouse, j. j.
Andrew, at $500 per annqm.
| At Pumpkin Island, Me-, j. c. Tibbets, at
! $3.50 per annum. ~. -
At S:onington, Ct, Luther Ripley, at $3.50,
per annum.
At New Canal La, Isaac f. Williams at
5000 per annum.
Navy Officers Ordered.-Lieut John Almey
ordered to command the surveying steamer
Hetzel. Lieut. Mathew c. Perry, Passe d
| Midshipmen Richard l.. Law and John 7.
Walker, and Sd Assistant Engineer George W
City, have been ordered to duty with the same
surveying party.
Tho Current Operations Of tho Treasury
Departmsnt.--on yesterday, tho 10Th of April
there were of Treasury Warrants entered on
tho books of the Department.
For the redemption Of stocks..... 81 ,446 Sc
Fer the payment Of other Treasury
| ueOtS ...'ss. .................s 1883 25
| Covered into the Treasury from q.