Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-03-12
NATIONAL CAPITAL.
a VERY BAD SHOWING FOR THE RE-
TIRED LIST OF THE NAVY,
The Reasons Why Some Men Rave Been
Retired-Judioisry Committee-Re-
venge Of Boutelle and Brady
From our Regular Correspondent.l

From our Regular Correspondept.l
WASHINGTON. u. c., March H.
The Secretary of the Navy has sent 10
Congress a list Of the officers on the
retired list Of the navy, with the rea.
sons for their retirement. Ii appears
this, there are forty-nine rear-sdmiralS
Oh the list, all but two Of whom are
drawing salaries OF $500 year two
are paid $500. Several of them were
retired as commodores, captains, or
commanders. and received promotion
from time 10 time after they were re-
tired. This was done before the present
law stopping promotions after retire
ment was enacted.
There are many officers on the re-
tired list who have a Just claim upon
the bounty Of the Government on ac-
count of length Of service. age, aud
disabilities incurred in the line Of duty,
but there are others who, it would
seem, should have beer discharged from
the service instead Of being retired on
good salaries -Four Of the latter class,
with pay ranging from 5000 to $3.50,
were retired because the examining
boards thought they were profess
siOnally unit for promotion. One
commander, who is paid Sl,400 a
year, was retired because he was NEIL
tally, morally, and professionally unfit
for promotion TO the rank Of captain.
One ensign, drawing 5000 a year, is
on the retired list because he was found
morally and professionally unfit for
promotion. Four officers, drawing pay
ranging from $500 to $lTJO. are on the
list because OF moral uniitnesS for pro-
motion. Ten commissioned officers and
two warrant officers are on the list
because Of physical lncapaciiy, which
was not the result Of the service, and
their pay ranges from $500 to $1,000.
SIX others, drawing from S400 to
SLIGO, were retired on account of men,
tai iucspacity which was not the result
Of service. One laymaster is draw
ing 100 on the retired list because
he is incapacitated by peculiar men
tai temperament &c; and one lieutenant
commander. paid sl,l00a year, was re-
tired on account OF mental, moral, and
physical incspaclty which was not III
cident to the service. These statements
are taken from the official reply OF the
Secretary Of the Navy to an inquiry Of
the House Of Representatives.
JURISDICTION or UNITED STATES
COURTS.
The House Judiciary Committee has
authorized Mr.. Culberson, Of Texas. to
report fayoIably a bill that fixes the
minimum jurisdiction Of United States
circuit courts at $1,000, and withlraws
from United States courts jurisdiction
over controversies between makers
and aSSignees and prOmissory notes
unless suits could have been in
sututed If no assignment had
been made. II takes from the circuit
count, all jurisdiction Of suits between
corporations and citizens of State in
which the corporation is carrying on
business under authority Of its char
ter. In other words, Il makes every
corporation a citizen, for Judicial
purposes, Of The States in which
they do business, regardless Of the
place where it was incorporated. The
right TO remove cause from a State to
Federal court is limited to nOn-resi-
dent defendants, except when the cause
Of action arises under the COnstitu-
ton. 1t also repeats section 60 of the
Revised Statutes.
BOutelle and Brady have their re-
yenge upon Commodore Truxton. Both
appeared before the Senate Naval Com
mittee and endeavored to influence the
committee to report adversely upon his
nomination for promotion to be an adj
miral. The nomination was reported
fayorably, but the Republicans man
aged to prevent Its consideration in ex-
ecutiye session, and now he goes upon
the retired list to-day as commodore
and cannot be promoted except By act
OF Congress.
Lyons and Carr. formerly employed
at the Norfolk navy-yard, went before
notary public at the Capitol to-day
and made sfidavitS to statements con-
,radctlAg portions Of Commodore TruX-
tuns letter. Brady also had a long
conference with Secretary Whitney on
the same subject.
q. II. Fudge, Of Smythe, and Patrick
lIagan, Of Scott county, were ut the
Capitol to-day.
The following new pOSt-oi'ices have
been established in Virginia Amelia,
GTayson county, Benjamin F. Ward
postmaster Gig, Lunenburg county,
John w. Hawthorn postmaster; Harden
burg, Spotsylvania county, Lilburn NJ.
Smith postmaster Otterdale, Chester
field county, Daniel b. Goode post
master. Commissions have been for
waIded to Samuel 4. Ashe, poStmas-
ter at Raleigh, and Western l.. Justice,
Tito, ~
The case Of Fulkerson against
Holmes was argued before the United
States Supreme Court to-day and sub
mi,ted. MesSrs. Hagan, Of Virginia,
and Pinckney Whyte, Of Maryland,
represented the defendants in error,
and Mr.. buchanan, Of Virginia, the
plaintiff in error. The case involves
the title to large tract Of land in Lee
county, which is supposed to be yalua-
bic in minerals.