New-York tribune., 1883-03-13
e;x. enactment. we shall do very we'll IL is 'oo
sariv boweyer. TO talk about candlda'eS'
MANAGEMENT OF THE SIGNAL BUREAU.
A COURT OF INQUIRY TO DE ORDERED by ihh
,pY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.l

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A COURT OF INQUIRY TO BE ohDHHLO ID ~
PRESIDENT.
my TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNEl
xy.surSGroN March 12.-AlthOugh there nave
beru two public denIals of the statement 'l"S
shs Secretary of War had recommended
and that the President had decided to order court
~ ,pouiry TO investigate the conduct OF
General Hazen and some OF his sun
onlinates in the Signal Bureau theie
i. excellent reason reassert the correctness oi
1T 1t is understood that the delay IN making 'ho
official, announcement has been caused Dy sol,o
a;ficnItv in arranging the detail of OIL
cars who will form the court. Although
it ia not absolutely necessary that the
court Of inquiry shall consist OF more than one
officer besides a Recorder, 1t has been tne
universal practice, SO Tar as +hEas Known oficcrs
hasiSes Recorder and, following the
law regarding court martial the officers Tor court
OF inquiry must be OF at ie%ss e9uai gatpd When
ever nracticabe courts have been orranlzed WIN he
majority Of officers of q higher rank than the one
t;on No information respecting the probable per-
sonnel of the court of inquiry IN TINS case ch po
obtained. -, ,,, oorof,l not
fo d,seuss the question at all and he VIII not know
until the official detail has been made who are 10
compose the COURT 14 ool,od
the attention of General Keller to the statement OF
MIR Dawson's friend. and asked him what he nau "
Sf have This TO saw" replied General Keifer;
\" the story is not true, and Mr., Dawson would tell
Won So Ii was the understanding all alohg; aM!teI M
the appointment Of Tyson ana pawsOn srI rn aonS
until toward the close OF the session. T, TowV'el, o.
thinking that it would be right to allow yos q
~ nydar that he might get the extra months
nav allowed and understand that be Is TO get ~;
Then 1 took INTO Ionslder;aton ,ran ane fomilv NV
10 support. and had been soldier, ana
40 concluded to put Gaines IN lysOhs oti Piace;
11son that the matter must be closed up that day.
dawson himself came to me and suggested Ina1 uo
might want Tyson to help him during .le SUN aox
II told him had nothing 10 do about that tnat any
arrangement that they made between lhenlseN9is
must be voluntary one OF cOuiso' anu '"0 WV"
which had nothing to do. ... o. di,;do tba
4 Have they made an arrangements 10 uiNluo 'no
salary r. asked the correspondent. -,
Yes I understand such an arrangement mas
been made between them' but hao ho'n'hE " uo
with it,"
MR.. KEIFER AND THE STENOGRAPHERS.
A CURIOUS DEMAND MADE BY THE LATE sPEAkEh
UPON Mr.. DAWSON.
fBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.I
, w.su,yGroy. March 12.-On the last day OF his
official term as Speaker Mr.. Keifer removed
ons of the two official stenographers
of the House committees and appointed
his nephew to the vacancy. The other official
steuoerapher is Mr. Dawson. A friend of Mr.. Daw
son said to-day: THE whole history OF
that transaction has not yet been made
public. When Keifer had determined to
remove Tyson in order to make place
for his nephew he sent for Dawson and told him
that he would be expected to divide his own
salary with Mr.. Tyson until the meeting
of the next Congress. Dawson said that this
was great surprise TO HIM and would
greatly embarrass him, for he had entered into
financial obligations with the expectation of receiv-
ing his own salary during that period lie
asked time to consult with some OF
his friends The Speaker gruti1y informed
him that no time could be allowed. that the matter
must be settled at once, and that Mr. Dawson could
take his choice-divide his own salary with Mi.
Tyson or hand in his resignation OF course under
these circumstances Dawson decided to take hall n
loaf rather than get no bread"
This transaction came to the knowledge OF the
disbursing clerk of the House yesterday, and he
said that if Mr. Dawson did not receive the
full salary it should remain III the
Treasury as he was forbidden TO recognize any
sncb Arrangement as that made by the late Speaker
Before paving any money 10 Dawson he viii require
a full statement, and have a complete understand
ing with regard to 1t.