New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-11-01
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GEN. SCOTS BACK PAY
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Congress on the 9sth Of May, 1899, passed an act
enti led "An &C, suthorEing the President OF He
UIi,el STATES TO raise a provisional army the nitn
It ct cd of Whch is in he foow words
ad BE- (ayte- srdcicd Tibet. whei ever The PresieiN
shs eNDecieOt he hereby en- pow cred 10 sProat y
spd with the Aiyiee ard eonss NJ Of ee senate & -
bers conn 'iohed as lieutenant seners nav De
70 m, oowips psy ma emuuer via; Two HUNDRED snA
City tolsIs mon bly, pay, try DO ai' monthy o
sse- and forty per day, OF meney IN lieu thereof ~
Ire cure, Frce who hsl have authority to spon', tIoa,
cstse ct eSceedins two as he msy Judge proper s,ch
bsSt The rsns, psy aid euonmen'' OF heu''"'h ''O"e
AT be late tssion OF Congress Joint reso uticn was
passed, approved on the 18Th February, 1852 IN Tho
following wOTds: ,
ecrr The title Of lie general b, brsvet for eminent
R'sored BY and Hv,e Of Repye.sti,ise. ne
tned II An IN Congress dssenbLed That the grade
su Of the Tinted States in order that when opeioa OF
tie f.des and senate ha be dee med proper aeinOv,
edge Ient services OF msl0r general OF the army IN too
Ia war with Mckee in the already provided for in sub
odDae Grades The '6e o. eptsesa ne, una. DC ~r
the date Of such service P,c.ised horr Ihst
b, 'S "a sn have become yseaS this oa. reoulc
shall tEefeAtter expire and be Of 90 effect
Thereulon the President of the Chited States NOM
mated c. H. Scott 10 the Senate to be lieutenant gen.
ersl by brevet. lie was confirmed as SUCH ana CON-
nissioLed in the following words:
The P,odert Of he United States u .imoied 10 al rho daA
Know ye that do hereby confer Major general winfield
Scott OF the army OF the Uned states and vi the ssnee
beyet said army for services In the late gar u
ske rank such the twenty Dibh day OF MAcn "a
The d which the United under his commsnd
c,pursd Vera Cruz ard the cas- lie Of SAINT Juan de Uo.
And do strict charge and require all officers and soldiers
bis obey snd respect him aud no
and follow such orders and directions om time 70
time % he t. ,oev- the future President Of the
United States Of AM rca, and other onicss set over nn,
according a~ and the rules and dhcpne OF war rus com.
continue 10 force during the pleasure Of the Presidents
Of the United StMes Tor the time being , ,.
de-, OF March n he year q thousand esh, hun
rtd and In the 'eVen'; 1P'h ys.r q p
"JEFFERsoS DAVIS, secretary OF War
And upon the question, whether there now IN force
any law firing the pay and allowances of the grade Of
Electromagnetic, 1t was
Hsd The Provisions OF the fifth section Of the sc OF May
nave S''P n, pbSSu.nt sns aud sJ
other efecusly and finally yet certainly by mat OF m"en
p doe. not clearly appear that the provision Of the hh
section Of May Is l793 10 the pay Of the grade euen
az; subsequent est and Tie .s@e probably regarded
air ed in abeJSne, capable e renewed sss tcy
if hat rank should At any time be e'tsoshtd WITHOUT add
| honsl legislation as TO psy and emo umeIM - ,,, -
Fen.a b. revived" Dc el rot the
efec 10 vive the statute as u;h provided the sino
4 Bot When satuio revivss statute grade Office is TO
be Intended netbDs to The contrary appear mat the 20 ITO
S;e or cace H. by egs revived whether that
provision OF the statute h,d OF not been repealed ,
Hence the Lt resolution must receive one or the othoi
Of these sterstgs constructors Either fist intends that
which fixed the of thu
Grade had BEEN PeAled that the
tfce ard pefsn 10 which and TO shom should become
spp csbshe office being ,rpped BY the resolution ana ne
person by bis sptoinnen the office secondly u mtenns
-ssunr thai the statute oce OF lieutenant gena wun s
pay emouu ens existed hit bad been epe, ~a
bso fallen revive hst statute once " ths
occasion ard In doing reslscste the suo pay ana
emouments OF the office ard therefore there now In iooe
law 10 the 6fb section the May g. 1893 liking the peg
sfth grade Of heutsnant- general.