The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1883-02-13

! w uitn Whtet WOutu DC 70 wagon,
'flicre Is not i solilary dnty Of any
kind that can p0ssibly aevoIye npoh I
AN Officer o. this turps any where or /,
undcr nawy circuihstaMcrs, iiswhich
could noi brljii,t iss wrii brz sperhsps
tsst;en ,groriurd bys any inielligeptd
officer Of cprresnonding er eyep ina
ferinr grade in the llnc. lirepent, sir. |
that there is not an intrl,igent master
'hithe service who ct tild hot iliscfargr1
any Of tile ordinary functions of the |
Pay Corps. with assntich sniisiaction
10 iliecoshiry aud credit.to hlniselfl
..,a. any Iiay IN ssi,r in ihe Nssy.h ~
! Them ssirs aihersb "a lnnoiier ieorps
beloneina toslhis arm of illesupnbdc] |
aeryires ahoni which the country, has,
heard, . rrrnt deal, aud for which \
confest 1 have the highest ;adniirar
tioh. I, irfsr 10 what IL known AZ tie
N .rirc f,SrSs. AfL-ugiher .sThpt |
corps u ufIircrsd IA toilows:As one co.
lionel scon,naMdant ands0ne coiOsel,
who see,nS 10 havcno other hipend-ll
aye 90. his name but ijustlsrlain 'rolnr
'nel. hui who L suppsse si,,y jnstige a,
his position. AID the,pa'uresqfi he du,
ties dryol,ipg .pp,p him shonlit be
styled colonrl orpaiiienial llaugl,trl !;
twp lieutenant coIonels. seyen majors,
lire ard staff. twsnfy Two sariains.
Dirty fir.t:heutehanis, and fouffeen
sccoiid litutrfants, A. an lanntiafcosi
no the Government of Vi 30 900. Si.And
yet. sir.sh challeneeiany genilcmanao,
indicates b singlcidu,y nAiv devolvinglI
upon any yotthese pflicers. sfroml srnsa
lohrl down, 70 secoud liculenart :, that,
lcnuld not he asawell performed by q
LpavM otIissr detailed from The line
| Tariics ~ bei.cve, one Of the Things
whirt The. Naval School 81 Annspolis
was especially designed TO teach :'snd
undertake. ID ssy ghata il.efe IL NIT =
mid shipmism iislthe sersice who Ia not
es profiaicntinihe arts and my sitries
Of military ,dlfci plinc and drilliasa,,y
!, hrst ,licnicnant ~ The Marine ,Corps,
whose most difficult and responsible
duty AT prcseu ssep,s to be 70 drill .
,itquad oi MARINES occasionally on ihe
| tdesk OF come vessel, orns,nelit a re-,
low now aud then u The nsvy-yard,
, or parade hp and. down i'ennsyivA'
|, nisAvsnne on 0lssnfiyonr swell 'occa'
|. sims. iiaughlsr. wpsifas b
But, vlr, most singular facts ye,
, remain TO bc stWsetisurAs-t'-have al
! Iresdy said. .since thiA bill has beer
= reported 10 ti,e hou e, l have Been a
). soilic paits Ia look through, The Rig
is,er and nay tables Of Tie Navy, an,
/, lhaye Scc,r most astonishea. 10 s,inf
!, tse most ren,arkablr, not To say start
2 ling and unjnL disparity het tween III
c,,,nl,cnsaii aiionpsidsto officers or III
4 line, who have wan tlieir rank on u.
quarter deck, sbu6cting the ateupes
r and raying tho trrrors of.tl,c battle
,r aid those gentlemen Of ilesisff, VIII
n las Senator, Bcuton I. once salt. seer
. simply 40 lia W. .beem born 10 oconsum
y ,he'fruiis OF tho carih.a ~ lsgas az
IA Mako yoar calcuistions from IN
>. data furnished m, this document, sil
g, md You will tlnd that captains in IL
q line, with All ayerage sea service 3
a. eighteen yvars and fonf months al
\, allowed "a. 5O0a year far seaidut,
m l$3, 500 sayraf foru Nhore dnty. an
Il $g;S0Ou on sleaye orr waiting or,ier
"a Whilelshc average pay allowed I
"A medical directors pf che same relat.,
ir rank, ardsp average sea-ssrvice
y only twelve years and I'VE molnilhs.
In 1900 Tor sea duty, .$AOOO for sllol
h. duty. and $4,000 on leave or waiih
az ortlers. From the samo data 20
y- win hnf sir,'shM the pSy'direcioS
a the same relative rank, and wita
IN l&vetsge Of on. v eiEh vearag andg II
70 inonthslsea ea,servieesgets As400a ye
b. aga nay, $3,SI7 Tor shore duty, ar
d. $2.93S ,on ,ieAye or, waiting ordcs
be So thai while the sold captain. ups
re wi ON .devolyes tho entire respon'
.r. liiliiy for tho proper management
,ss the ship aud everything on board.
me- allowed tl00 more than STAT office
or t.sf ths snme relative rnlkwhiie atsi
ck llhe st.ff officers Of tho ifsame arelai
but far less sea. service, 4
Ich from hundred and thirty;e,ght
ira ira fvs hundred dollars per anaam inc
N. than he does on'shorc: :anditmnst'
NJ. Remembered that thisclaas are neal
wa ! ,lwayeafound on sl'ore, ,Csihce notli
i'm less than n whole fleet IL sufficient
take nfy ouel Of thcmto eea.ix y Y
iu.f hut tho disrrN,,nurv becoeseen q
ot mora ylarinr when we come. ID 4
or. ,ex, yraJe. Here wa find that
led average seasimy 1ofl 1he umc.licaI !
hat ,pcctor. and chief efaInecr. withkl
wv fela,iye rank .of .conmander, Il S
Ma, ner nn,,pm more than that OF
\ al eomu,ander from whom they boir,
il,yl their ti,lc.p Whilc their irsayerage 7
,se. for shore duty Il not oniv from .
,mt hundred 90 a thouaaud- dollars u y
sxa more ,,haw ,,a, of a commsndcr, !.
.vrs irom one hundred ~ ave hundl
on dollars moro than that allowed
sail captniu standing one full grade hi
gof cr' and yon viii rfind adiscfiwdast
sin. iu'tayofgi0t stan oflcers In ~
tlt. grade iow,,rto the bott0m ofthe
pdi. with ma exceptions Of 4. al OF lieut.
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