The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-05-06
CALLING THE EXTRA SESSION
HfIES HI,SYT fTINu BITORE TsSUTNG
ms PROgLIHtTION.
No Tro,isinn f,r the Pay Of Soldiers whose
Tcrms INpirc In July and tugust New
Light On War Department Estimates.


WASHINGTON, May 5-This afternoon Mr.
Hayes issued his proclamation calling the OK
ira - ssion of Congress on OFT. Is. 10 the last
the President and his advisors hes,Mted ns the
violation Of statute law and precedent grew
palmer. Tho Cabinet had scarcely separated
before the head Of bureau showed Secretary
MeCrary that an Appropriation bill was ncecs-
sary to make legal the disbursement OF the al
lo,mcnt pay. Month by month each soldier
loavcs with the Government n fraction OF his
pay to which he is entitled nj his discharge. Tho
estimates of tho War Department last Dcccm-
Der pla 'ed tho payments during the coming
fiscal year under this general head at 81 27g.GiO.
While this money is actu1lly in the treasury.
and docs not swell the expenditures for the
military establishments IT cannot be paid with
out specific authority. A large sharc Of it be-
comes duo 10y tho discharge Of enlisted
mon in July and August. Under Haycs's
policy mon who have served their full
torn are to be kept waiting four months for
their little savings. while thcir comrades wait
for their carnincs 10 suit tho political con-
vonirnee Of the Admin stration. 1t il not
strange that Secretary McCrAry hesitatcd at the
prospect Mr.. Eyarts came t. his rescue Tho
two with Thompson. wen. to the White House
shortly before noon. Under the order Of the
cabinet. the reclamation should huvo heon
already out The conference lasted two hours.
whispered reports of its progress which nitrrsd
out through Rogers. the IrHrldrnts urltNta.
s,' r' iary. guvs REASON tp lclicve that fhe dee
cision OF yesterday would hc recDn-nlernI
Hour uy hour Huycs Na'illuted and Evart.
llrnded: Met rArs was 10Th tu tax the r,siau-l-
hiNiy. II was tWenty minutes past , before tho
pro'lnmhton WAS signed and issuel
II. ~ has been reported hy those bureaus tho
Suuslstonfe and QuArtermast. DEPARTING nis
huc supplies on hand for four months. the.
net throws curious light ON tho estimates Of
III" War Departments For 1874 Congress gave.
"a mutton less than was asked. for 1873 seven
lnull"ns, Tor 1870 nearly four millions. AMI for
nave been the appropriations that tho res, rve
supphns OF the department enable the lNe.u.
i've T. defy ii~ VIII. Tho luil,Wiu. is the tcNt Oi
the pro 'lHmatlun:
~ ne P'esiot 1s ra,iri Sa,s, Of dmeioi--A P ',ri
Whereas the nnal ad ournmont of le rort, Fourth com
gross. Wiihuui mnk Ine fhe url .ffilfNu f t.r
.NliN H Tue army ur the ts.il year VitIn. INH.
l~1-. pros uls NtrANunHfN ....f. f s,.. f..
'N-lu lNu o. rNrtrut tt Houses ff IHn- iU ti.
iNN 20 tNf iiN fN|t lN law f.r fIItIf
Ngw ucriure l. Rutherford Hayes. rr,.ilDnt of
Vt Mis4 -tit-. &C., uA virtue u tt power tu tl..tnI
congress tu assemble at their rc-rtrufc th.f.fs go ..
ufi-h noon uu NuNIlN. The lih dD1 Oi % .t.r o.. Nf
then ari fNrrr fn consider af determine sntl measures
a. i u'N Nlai .u iio.r ,iAi! ami thc wt.Ait o t.c
In witness whereof hiVc hcrenn'o set i, hand ant
caused t.. seal oi t. tu.i'i -.t t'- O. tt AiilNDd
bonr al o." cit o Ma.ilr.i0n fl- f' ilft Nav. iu
ir '''r o" opr Lord l~'' nni tlr indeIearn,, o ihe
hl ic President
.ls. wv Evans Secretary o, state