Arizona citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Pima County, A.T. [i.e. Ariz.]) 1870-1880, 1876-04-29
Tucson Pima County Arizona. Saturday, April

would doubtless be compelled to know
more, do more, and not be . maiOr-all
which, | suspect are important con
siderations Just where these great
luminaries are held in equilibrium, and
just what planets reflect their light, is
uncertain. 1t is well understood, how
ever, that unwilling subalterns of the
degraded line are constantly perform
ing their duties without so much as a
graceful THANK you, sir" Would 1t
not be well for some competent com
mittee of Congress, combining the best
talent of both Houses, TO interFogate
the Attorney Generals Department to
ascertain whether the extremely (shoul-
der) knottY points pertaining to mill.
tary justice could not be satisfactorily
united there? Wouldn't volume about
half as large as an easy primer contain
all the sensible Justice dispensed from
this musty old bureau from its organi-
cation to the present time? Why in
the world Congress did not attach a
few-just few-storekeepers to this
department with the rank of captain is
a question; they seem to be so fashion
able and make such an admirable back
ground, against which the sublimity of
the staff shows to great advantage
nothing less than a captain could he
thought of for a moment.
QUARTERMAsTER's DEPARTMENT.
Next appears the extremely able
bodied Quartermaster' Department, con-
sisting of only one brigadier general.
five colonies, eight lieutenant colonies,
fourteen majors, with no less than
thirty captains to assist them in wait
ing for something To do, and seven
military storekeepers, also captains, to
keep all hands from doing it. If there
must be stores kept, can't anybody un-
der captain keep thems One would
like to know whether these faithful
stewards have kept the same stores since
as during the war To make the Or
ganiZation complete, why not appoint
Il limited number of military BARRIERS.
furniture dealers, milliners, &c, &c. ?.
Just consider the advantages that would
accrue to the aforesaid colonies, lieu
tenant colonies, &c. In that event, be-
ing relieved of all responsibility, their
'oiudDlC AolChlS COulh Dt lHdlllll tAtI-
cised in landscape gardening and toi
rendering themselves perfectly com
Portable. Such delightful enclosures as
would spring up in our midst, in fact,
model farms, the profits from which
would enable these sons of glory to lay
aside their entire salary. Why shouldn't
the battle-scarred Quartermaster's De
partment receive these paltry favors at
the hands of an indebted public?
If every important town and village
were Ornamented with one of these
country seats, what an encouragement
TO taxpayers! Then, too, there is an
air Of repose about a thoroughly
equipped quartermaSter, who is a
major, that has a quieting effect upon
the nerves Perhaps il the wise
heads in Congress would devote al
little more serious attention to this
matter, additional inducements might
be devised to attract still more of
our young men with no visible
to this admirable mode
Of life. For instance, let the sala-
ries of first and second lieutenants
of the line there are none in the staff
be reduced One-half for the sole benefit
of this department; they already per-
form all the hard work for these gen
tlemen of leisure, and, consequently, |
deserve no remuneration worth men,