The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-03-01
USELESS ARMY OFFICERS.
How the Money Goes-Thc Quarters. Forage,
and Fuel swindles.

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wAaurScrox Fob % The Committee on
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Military Anars IN the House Is cohlih"ihE i.s
examination of officers in regard to the organi
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able statement YET made upon tnls SUBJECT mas
coma from Adu.rnt- General Townsend Ii
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NciS "pUs iiuS''"'ee '"o p,'',''0"' 80
among army officers IN regard To ulc use oil an
army The current and customary impression
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tle army; lowns"nu r,ca Is wa. 'mo ", ,e
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him in responsc ,o the question whether there
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were not now moro olhcers thah inc army
needed. lie said:
,,t ro,,,., ,,, ,fc ou.,i, IL, q, rcvcr.o farm, ,ro
the number q eni,.,cd m'a .ws Il eoaii,,, .gi
th,ms / should EN-, harcaiy answer no
There Is now. it must be remembered. an
.,.o.o,,o If on, ocIcc. to nina man II s,a,, of
affairs which it IL not unfair to say men like
Cen Towpsend DO all in their noyYcr to per-
p !" hnwn in this .irt"mdnt from Gen. Town,
. ~ n "u ~, ti'r Cnmmitton. '''
AycN proper and efficient proportion Of officer. would
BE- three 10 hundred men, and would never ash any
or the number which the army now mas
nearly log perform no military duty. l2"n-
send test ,lrd ihat y! trqch IN coHrsri' - 40
duty ON the signal Service Corps. ana ~ are
iulrm and unfit for duty. the retired lisi Of 800
CARVING mon all" To- discharge thor duties.
Tho inS Est Kat ON into the payments made by
the Government Tor quarters. fuel and forage
at officers in this CITY has Developed most dis
graceful state Of iiirs. duo less 60 the OH 'crs
tAuu To- tho construction place upon the stat.
utcs by the uuUrierma-trr's department, ana
Their discharge ol duty ia this particular. The
system of committing for quarters. ra'ions
fuel. and forage had grown 10 be- such an abuse
that a. II publican Congress uhc foriy-htsil
containing this additional provision on the sub
jet now in the Revised statutes:
AMI tc., sum. shall Dee Boo nl of all communication OF
quarters. lucl forage ~r,an,- wages longevity r9ngns
aud all allowances oi every name ami nature whvcv-
err an shan lc al m.n'niy ~ uc gpaIsrn ana,
iorni :, ow end 4F"snau"m.
A,n,Lo,ini, r,nn,i,,, mud linton, Of this on.
actm"ht. Gen. Logan s"'u III u'p"'e'
They nncers WI. get nc and lorase Ant qnarisrs II
suc ihns' are 1r urn IN n my VIII se'no pay 'or
in Wai nst e-a GENERAL viii ssG1 ye@r does
he rot sct thirteen room n hat is ic regulation l Ina.
NJ, pn,ar-. pn, doc. no, tho chairman of the
taken forage in Mind and turned it over the stable
keeper To- pay for boarding. their 1orsc.t ,,,,,.,,.
m,sgd f1om u' ,cr,ce Suppose mat men E'hor"H
WI, "o' 40 SUI" ''''-' ,..,,.,.....,.i
ed 70 enact that wh.rr II ~ not furnish quar-
tors tho Governn.nt would pay up 70 n Ger
tain limit specified, ana not oyer c,'ttNln lrritcc
Qunrtcrmastcr'- Department in this city has TO
pay out over $4,000 II year rent for quarters.
pays ont for al other purposes put together in
this city capt Almoh r. hockW9tm te.lli,t ~, 20
day before the Committee on Military Aiinlrs
that the Quartcrm0stcrs Department, taking
the maximum allowances as tle usual sum
rented quarters Tor any officer, Whenever ne re-
uucstHi, without as'cittlnlng tlle owner OF inc
property tho government was 10 rent WITHOUT
examining the property rented, ana without as ,
| certaining whether the rooms were occup,gd
or not. Al that WIS required in paying out This
| sum was for An oiircrto Introduce man rs a
landlord. and the quartermaster's olic' pro-
! ceed"dt 10 rent oil MN without iurthsr INJURY
| the number Of rooms required; a colonel Is al
| THAT when colonel takes quarters at hotel.
| hili Tor i've rooms ~ Ills month j. p9lu mere
| all tho public rooms the dining room. the
| re- option room. the office. and doubtless.
| though the CAPTAIN ala not say TINS. the par
! room, are rcrkonrd py tle !naf''rill. rs
! ters Icirtl'ht nS hinous we room,
| Tor whiGh me boyerhmeh,n pays rem
n providing quarters iQr us oinccrs7. As i0t
ihe OWNERSHIP OF the nul,hdhss ior "iivs" rem
| tne u9yerhn1il ph>- sl'vpP WIZ ~ neI
| thpt. h0ckwcll: knew .notnlhg' ne wa hsAcu
| II any Oiiicers turned III thclr own nnuSS9 or
ulc hoises OF ulNlr WIS ~ JUL ..IS NliNH vi.
| EoNcrhneht tthun % u'm y, ny vMn
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