The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-12-20
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Mr.. Chandler called up . resolution |
offered by him in regard TO the orRanisa-
tions among naval officers and the in
fiuence OF congressional legislation, and |
sired, IL possible, to protect naval officers |
from being levied upon and induced or
% pay money which they could
poorly spare for the purpose Of influencing
lcei.lation. He said % = year ..s;r,. or two aso
increase Of rank and pay of officer. Of
eSmprehsnsivs ses sSz bill. son,ained no ss fsa
ture of economy whatever. That bill had
not been introduced i'm either house, but
print. In,connection with that bill, there
had been movement organised tn secure
money fro from nave naval Siiicers: Gers Ihat ~ r,s;n mSsS
printed circulars. One of these circulars
Mr.. Chandler sent to the clerks desk and
December Q, iss9. II stated that John H.
Thomas, of Illinois, had been engaged as
attorney to take charge OF and advocate
the decentralization and equalization Of
fas hope ,Sni all a1 Si,cer. ~aiG rs-ponS sns
promptly TO Thomas communications.
In connection with this circular, oI.e from
desk and read. II states that he had been
requested to act i'm the matter. that ex,
pei,ses must necessarily he incurred. and
work, and that his trhomasc acceptance
of the proposition depended upon it's APP
sending a retaining fee of IS aud signing
the contract Of which form
sent to pay a contingent of ten per cent
added ,Ras there her oe %ers fSS6 naval
officers, and this attempt to get them into
na had taken H ab,n;, am s5'rsns,y e, :
senate that Il was an extremely objection
able and tliscreditable attempt % infiu-
a contract, even if entered into, would be
legally binding, but at any. rate it was a
contract which would absolutely par.
have the bill under consideration.
Mr.. Hoar supported the resolution IL
was. he said. E !, m:ster m Of deep regret and
le,gislation and outside efforts i'm the tli-
rection of accomplishing il, were being
ton: There were a great many men living
i'm washington-and living pretty we'll
whose source of income was derived from
their supposed influence OH Legislation.
He noped the resolution would he agreed
tn. and promised when Information was
received that the naval committee would
give the matter thorough investigation.
Mr.. Mcpherson defended the action of
Paymaster Cowic, and said IL that officer
pay of officers of the navy could be equal
izetl to the satisfaction of all naval
officers. he should be regarded as n pub
Mr.. Butler said that while he suggested
the other day that the resolution be re-
b Sa 70 no ' ns;ecsn s ts on bng nawaa nn,
nor to the fullest investigation of the
whole subject. The spirit OF reform was
abroad i'm the laud-politcal reform, etlu'
cational reform, temperance reform, and
now there was to be lobby reform. He
supposed that II was better late than
be tempest in teapot. An
officer of the navy, because he chose, i'm
| the exercise of his right az "a citizen of the
IN al tn rfsI
sent him before congress-. was denounced
as IL he had been doing very improper
he chose To make a contract with naval
| officers, was held up to the country as vio-
s te Ta He though. 81 shP e%Ry %Rnie perf"rmsnec n S
| was unnecessary, and he wished the ef-
| fort To drive away lobbyists would be APP
| piled in other directions, as well as to Of
| ficers of the army and navy, whose
mouths were closed.
Mr.. Cockrell expressed astonishment at
hearing the senator from South Carolina
| say officers of the army and navy had
| their mouths closed and could not APP
| open To them as TO any citizen of the United
States. The question was whether officers
hasi right right to go into combination. pay
ing hxed Zee In advance, and agreeing
Mr.: B"tler".Why should no. officers
NJ wf ''afT The pSic will
that question. / hold in my hand a. simi-
| lar circular issued a short time ago in ref
| ary OF officers. in which il In stated that
the fee is $500 as a retainer, with contin-
gent fees OF $500" Such things. he de-
clared, were disgrace to the army and
navy. After further discussion by Butler.
| Cockrell and Call, the resolution was
| agreed to.
A resolution was offered yesterday call
ing for information as to the disposition
| of the lands OF military reservations re-
linquished by the war department., and
| the resolution offered yesterday to the
attack on on Justice Field I'm California
and the killing of Terry wos referred tn
the judiciary committee.
| Mr.. Mitchell offered an amendment tn
the Pacific railroad funding bill which
was referred to n select committee ON that
subject. He explained that the bill
itself was conhne To the Union Pacific
and its branches. and his amendment ap-
piled to the Central Pacific and its
branches.
The senate then went into executive
| session. After the doors were rropene,l
| messages were received from the house
| announcing the deaths during the recess
| of Representatives Laird, Townshend a nd
| Cox. Resolutions expressing of the re-
| gret OF the senate were offered 10y Man
| derson. Cullom and Evarts. and agreed
| to-. and as n further mark of respect o.
the deceased the senate adjourned.
nominations Cs,nnrmed.
wAsHINGTON. Dec. 19.-These nomina.