Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-04-18
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GENERAL wAsHrNororYsWs

VhNER1L WASHINGTON NEWS
PRESIDENTIAL Appeiutments-Rsprim or
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hnns Erposition Expenses.
| by telegraph to the Dispatch.1
WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE Pre-
sident made the following appointments
to-day-To be Ccnsuls- General Of the
United States: James NJ. Morgan, Of
South Carolina, for the British Colonies
IN Australia, at Melbourne; Jacob
Mueller, at Frankfort-on-the-M Main, Ger
many. To be Consuls Of the United
States--Charles w. Wagner, Of Mis-
souri,, at Toronto; Thomas r. Welch.
OF Arkansas, at Hamilton, Canada;
Francis Ii. Wigfall, Of Maryland,
at Leeds, England; Charles Jonas,
OF Wisconsin, at Prague, Aus
tria-Hungary; Richard Stockton, of
New Jersey, at Rotterdam William
Slade, Of Ohio, at Brussels, Belgium
j. Harvey Brigham, Of Louisiana, at
Paso del Norte, Mexico; William j.
Black, of Delaware, at Nuremburg.
Germany. Francis Wharton. of Penn
sylvania, Examiner Of Claims in the De-
partment of State; W. II. Brinker, Of
Warrensburg, No., to be Associate JUS
tice of the Supreme Court Of the Terri
tory Of New Mexico; Thomas W. Scott,
OF Virginia, to be United States marshal
for the Eastern district of Virginia. rice
Hughes, resigned; Henry w. Hobson,
OF Denver, COL, to be United States
District Attorney for the district Of
Colorado, rice A. W. Brazer, removed.
The court-martial proceedings in the
case Of General W. b. Tlazen were
made public to-day. The sentence is
reprimand, which is made by the Pre-
sident, as follows:
The proceedings, findings, and sem
tence in the case Of Brigadier- General
William b. Ilazen, chief signal officer,
United States army, are hereby APP
proved. In giving effect to the sentence
Of the court-martial it is to be observed
that the more exalted the rank held by
an officer of the army the greater is
the responsibility resting upon him to
afford, through his own subordination,
to his superior officers an example for
all others who may be of inferior rank in
the service. To an officer of fine sensi-
bilities the mere fact Of being brought to
trial before court-martial must be in
itself modification and punishment. In
the foregoing case the accused, whose high
rank and long experience in the service
should have inspired him with full
realization of that respect for consti-
tuted authority which is essential to
military discipline, has been adiudged
guilty of indulging in unwarranted and
captious criticism of his superior Of
ficer, the Secretary Of War, thereby
setting a pernicious example, subyer-
sive of discipline and the interests
Of the service. Subordination is ne
cessarily the primal duty Of the soldier,
whatever his grade may be. In losing
sight Of this principle the accused
has brought upon himself the condemna-
ton of his brother officers who exam
med the charges against him, and seri-
ously impaired his own honorable re-
cord Of previous conduct. 1t is to be
hoped that the lesson will not be for
gotten. General IIazen will be released
from arrest and assume duties of
his office.
The charge on which General IIazen
was tried was " conduct prejudicial to
good order and military discipline"
The court found him guilty" and
recommended that he "be cenSured in
general orders by the reviewing authori-
ty."
LOUISIANA EXPOSITION EXPENSES,
&C.
1t was expected that after paying the
preferred claims against the Exposition
there would be a balance of about
100000, which could be used in pay
ing the claims of residents Of Louis
lana. Director-General Burke has used
every argument he could avail himself
of to accomplish this result, but was
unable tocOnyincc the Attorney-General
that such was the purpose Of Con-
gress in making the appropriation.
1t is likely that complications will arise
in regard to the additional appropriation
of $4,000 made for the WOmen's De-
partment Of the Exposition. 1t is
claimed both by the managers of the
Exposition and by the ladies having
direct control Of the department in
question. 1t is likely, therefore, that
the Attomey-General will be called on
to determine also who is entitled to
control the Appropriation.
The Secretary Of the Treasury to-day
received an opinion from the Attorney
General in regard to the manner of
disbursing the appropriation Of 1885, 900
made at the last session of Congress for
final aid to the Worlds Industrial and
Cotton Centennial Exposition, now
being held in New Orleans. The At
torney-G General holds that, under the
provisions of the act making the appro-
priation. il can be used only in payment
Of the claims of persons and corpora
tons living and doing business outside
Of the State of Louisiana, and in the
payment of the premiums heretofore
awarded. or which shall hereafter be
awarded, by the Exposition, in ac-
cordance with the lists of awards
already published. Under this decision
none of the claims made by residents of
Louisiana, of which there are quite a
large number, can be liquidated out Of
this appropriation.
Secretary Manning to-day appointed
b. Frank Albeit, of New Jersey, chief
of division in the Office Of Auditor of
the Treasury for the Post-Oilice De-
partment, rice Widdecombe Of Mary
land, resigned by request. The APP
pointee is a brother of Governor Albeit,
of New Jersey. Secretary Manning's
action in thus filling the office by APP
pointment from the outside instead of
by promotion is regarded as i'm
portant by civil-seryice reformers,
since it is thought to be an
indication of the policy which the Ad-
ministration will pursue with reference
to appointments to fill the places OF
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