Omaha daily bee., 1883-04-11
ARMY AFFAIRS.
The Vacancy in the ouartermaster's
Corps.

wAsnisaroN, ID. O. April . .-Thc
OIL sers ~ the quartermAster's oerps
are kept IN = state Of continual agita.
ton over the elaboration Of tho pros.
ldent In filling the vacancy which has
. existed for some weeks Quar-.
termastcr General Ingalls, goes to tho
white house cvery afternoon and
n%ervously inquiries Of Secretary
Pnillips whether anything has boon
done. Every day Mr., Phillips says:
"No, nothing yet" aud Con, Ingalls,
proceeds to urge tho appointment Of
his nephew, . young second llcuten-
ant Of infantry. II Ia not known
whether Llout. Ipgalls' chances
are worry good or not. 1t
10 ocrtain, however, that Con.
Ingalls, patience has boon
sercly tried by delay, and whom asked
yesterday whom tho president was
going to appoint n deputy shoriir to tho
Soldiers home, snapped out that no
did not know; II probably would DO y
year or two II no did not move any
faster than no did In somo other mat
tors. 1t may DO assumed NJ certain,
however, that the appointment will DO
confined to the army, and that no
civilian mood apply. Too secretary OF
war 10 very decided In his opinion that
some experienced officer should DO
appointed to tho place who ha. earned
promotion, and that = man should not
DO appointed from OWL Ito to q
oaptainoy when thoro arc lou.
tenants who have boon waiting
ton years for an advancement. 1t IL
Understood that tho president holds
practically tho ssmo viows, and regards
tho law opening tho quartcrmnster's
corps to civilians M having boon prao.
tically struggled into tho bill, and
morally not 40 binding upon him ~ II
would hAvo been had II received In
telligent oonsld Grafton by oithor branch
Of congress. Under tho circumstances
tho prospects for q civilian In tho
qusrtormaster's corps are not very
bright, because this will probably DO
tho only vacancy occurring before con.
gre's %oonvenes, when q grand raid will
DO made upon tho law, and tho army
lobby will doubtless DO able TO accom-.
plish its repeal.
II ouARTERMAbTER GENERAL,
Another matter which 10 sgitating
army t%ficors who aorvo constantly In
Washington 10 tho succession to tho
Quartormastor Generals place. Con.
logalls will DO retired undor tho
Ga year aot In July. There arc two
candidates for his place, and every
officer In Washington IL ranged under
the banner Of ono or tho other Of those
aspirants. Col. Holabird IL next In
order In MISTER Of rank aud length Of
service. Ordinarily there would DO
no question about his appointment.
Tnere IL q society candidate, however,
who has been brought forward ~ tho
representative Of . clique which as-
sumes to exercise great authority In the
superintendent to tho soft places. The
fortunate gent who has tho indorse-
ment Of this olass Ia Lieut. Col. Perry,
q relative by marriage OF tho Rogers
and FreIlnghuyson families. There Ia
nothing too good In tho gift Of the
president In the estimate Of the ooterie
for one Of their number, and Col.
Perry has been vigorously supported
~ their candidate for quartermaste,
general, and they expect him to got II.
II IL understood that no Ia favored BY
Col. Ingalls,. Unfortunately, how.
ever, for Col, Perry, Secretary Lin
coin favors the appointment Of Dol,
Holsbird, and the president, out o.
Difference TO q cabinet officer, car
hardly r. cot bis nominee.