The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-06-06
LATEST T'ELEGRAMS.
XLVII CONGRESS
REGULAR SESSION.
SENATE.

designating ingalls, as president pro
tenn. was according to precedent set
by Thurman, and he would like
some authoritative expression on
the matter from the Senate. The
committee on rules was instructed
to inquire into and report on the
question.
Lapham reported faYorably the
bill giving woman the right OF suf-
TRACE.
George made minority report.
PendletOn offered resolution re-
questlng the President to transmit
all correspondence not heretofore
communicated between the state
department, Prescott, Walker and
and Blaine on Chili-Peru matters.
By Mr.. Plumb, requiring the pub
lie printer to report whether the en-
ployment Of cOmpoSitOrs OF others
in the government printing Office is
limited or qualified by the rules or
regulations of any organization, Sc
cret or open; whether employees
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which requires them to abandon
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as under any obligation, expressed
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employed in the Officein anycapacity ;
whether the prosecution of the bust
ness of the Office is in anywiSe de-
pendent upon the action Of any
organization existing inside or oul-
side Of the office. Adopted without
debate.
By Beck, reciting that less than a
month remains before the beginning
of the next fiscal year; that under
the law department advertisements
must be made for a certain period
prior to the making of contracts for
clothing. supplies, ETC., and in the
case Of the navy, at least four weeks
before contracts; that naval, sundry,
civil and legislative appropriation
bills have not yet reached the Sen
ate, and instructing the Senate COM
mittee on appropriations to report
as soon as possible. There are
several appropriation bills, neces-
sary for the support Of the govern
ment for the next fiscal year, which
have not been sent by the House to
the Senate up to this time. After
some discussion it was laid over.
Consideration Of the army bill
vas resumed, the question being
upon the Senate committees amend
ment providing for the voluntary
retirement Of army officers after
forty years service, aud their csm-
pGlsory retirement at O. years o!
age.
Bayard asked for the two features
to De voted upon separately, anu it
was so ordered. The first branch O1
the amendment prevailed without
dissent. 1t is as follows: con and
after the 1st day OF December, 135z,
when an officer has served forty
years, either as officer or soldier, in
the regular or volunteer service, or
both, he shall, if he make appliea'
tiOns therefor to the President, be
retired from active service and
placed on the retired list"
Bayard moved to amend a second
branch OF the question by providing
for his compulsory retirement at IS
instead of 81 years.
Butler moved to further amend by
exempting from this requirement
the generals who have received the
thanks of Congress.
| Logan, in opposing the amend
mentS, said the retention of the
general officers, as proposed by But
Ter. would permanently prevent the
promotion of colonies. Upon the
point made by Maxey, that NapO-
leon won his distinction by his OWL
efforts, without the aid of the re
tired list to remove his Superiors IN
command, Logan said that in the
French service officers received theil
commissions, not by promotion, as
in our own army, but by designation
or appointment, and that argument
therefore, was inapplicable. He re
ferred to the peculiarities Of variou;
foreign military establishments, anC
had read at the clerks desk an inter
esting historical sketch in supper
Of his argument that necessity
for age and qualification fo
service applied with create
force IN the military profession
than In others, because Of the en-
ergy, skill and physical endurance
required; also that the militar,
chleftainS Of history acquired thei
fame at youthful periods, and tina
no instance was recorded in which
a successful commander had at
tanned 81 years. CIAfters Logan har
urged that, in disposing Of the ques
E ton upon its merits, the Senat
should ignore the social and othe
outside influences brought to bea
In behalf of personal interest;
Ma1ey presented an array of figure
showing the present aggregate an
nuaI cost Of the retired list, nun
DerIng 400 officers, to be S912,93i
ne eSGimated the increased cos
from The enlargement Of the list g
proposed at over 100000.
daWley advocated the cOmpulsor
proposition. If incapacitated officer
were not retired they must be give
Iu! pay, and government mu
maintain either a retired list or no
pitfalls.
} l Logan suggested that under IL