The National tribune., 1890-06-19
TOO MANY OLE ONE NAME.

occurred last week, when the vote on the silver
bill was taken. Mr.. Wilson of Missouri, a Dem
ocrat, was recorded in the press account giving
the yeas and nays of voting in favor of the pass
age of the bin, whereas he voted against its
passage; while Mr.. Wilson Of Washington,
Republican, was put down among those opposed
to the bill, although he voted in favor OF 1T.
The error occurred through the Reading Clerk
inadvertently calling the name of Mr. Wilson
of Washington before that of Mr. Wilson OF
Missouri, thus reversing the order in which
their names arc place on the roll-call.
TO PENSION OFFICERS OF CoLoEED TROOPS.
Senator Hscock, of New York, has intro
duced bill to pension ali officers OF colored
troops who served in the late war at IS per
month. This pension is intended as an addi-
tion 10 army invalid pensions which may have
been granted for disability. Also another bill,
by request, TO pension all persons who served ut
the front, irrespective of age, the same to be u
service pension. The bill provides pension
of So a month 10 ali who served ninety days
and not more than year to those who served
between one and two years 50 month, and to
those who served more than two years Sl2
month the service pension TO be IN addition
10 any disability pension 10 which they may be
entitled. On the death of any person entitled
to such pension leaving q child or wife they
shall receive the pension.
ARMY AND NAVY.
In the opinion of War Department officials
the Cutcheon bill to prevent dcseTtiOns passed
by the Senate on Saturday last is one of tho
most important items of legislation touching
the enlisted force of the Army that has been
enacted for several years. It's effect taken in
connection with other schemes of reform lately
instituted, il is freely predicted, will be to
reduce assertions at least 30 per cent. If it does
not entirely break up the evil. Secretary
Proctor was particularly anxious that tins
Ill
session. He has made thorough study of this
deSertion question, and he regards this new
legislation as tho one important link to the
chain Of reform required TO rid the Army OF
its greatest abuse.
As finally passed by both Houses the bin
provides that after July l there shall be re-
tanned from the pay of each enlisted man 81 per
month from his monthly pay for the first year
Of enlistment, which sum shall not be paid
until his discharge, and forfeited entirely if he
does not serve honestly aud faithfully TO the
date Of his discharge, the Secretary to be the
one 10 determine what misconduct shall con-
sttnte a failure 10 render honest and faithful
service within the meaning of the act As a
further inducement TO keep men in the service
aud 10 teach them habits Of economy the re-
tanned money is TO be treated as deposits, on
which the Government will pay interest at the
rate Of four per cent. per annum.
No reduction is made in the term of enlist
ment but az the end of three years a soldier
shall be entitled 10 three months'furlough, and
may at the expiration of such furlough receive
has discharge II he so elects, thus enabling him
TO leave the service honorably at the end of
three years instead of five, If he becomes dis
satisfied with the service. Should he become
dissatisfied at an earlier date he may purchase
his discharge under conditions 20 be prescribed
by the Secretary of War, and thus escape tho
risk Of being arrested as deserter in case he
H..
pleasant bargain he has made with the Govern
ment. To make such course doubly danger
Gus all civil officers authorized TO apprehend
deseTters. To meet the many complaints Of
poor food the new law adds pound OF Yegeta-
bles to the daily rations.
The Secretary of the Navy has referred the
plans for the 5,IJ0to armored cruiser, sub
mitted by VIM. Cranp & Sons, of Philadelphia,
and those submitted by the Union Iron Works,
of San Francisco, 10 Chief Naval Constructor
Wilson aud EngiDecr-iu-Chief Melville, and
those officers arc at work comp pairing them with
each other and with the plans prepared by the
Department. II viii be a week or more before
their work is completed and Is results sub
tnitted 10 the Secretary.
SKw APPoIETEEs
The President sent the following nomina-
lions TO tho Senate during the past week
Registers IF Land Oifices-tie0rgs d. Thayer
at GlenwOOd Springs, Colo; John T. Duukle,
Eureka, New; Christian w. Craig indie
pendence. Cal: John +. Evans. Douglass,
WyO.; Erwin T. Cheney. Lander. Wyo.; Joseph
l.. Stotis, Sundanee. Wyo: John IL Buford, Of
Indiana, at Oklahoma, Oklahoma Ter; George
l.. DobsOB, of Iowa, at Buffalo, Oklahoma.
Receivers Of Public Moneys-ClilIord C.
Parks, GlenwOOd Springs, Colo; Darwin &. Hall,
! Grand Island, Neb.; Morris G. Barrow. Douglass
Wash; Herman J. Nckcrson, Lander WASH
I Aipheus L. Henson, Sundauce. Wash; VIM. H.
Caldwell, kerwin. Kan. John A. Perciyal
/ Devils Lake, y. d.; John e. Delaney. of
! Pennsylvania. Oklahoma, Okla. Ter; VIII 4.
| Walker, Of Kansas. Buffalo, OLA. Ter.
! vETERASs IL THE CITY.
/ Gen. William +. Clark. Adiutant- General on
\ the staff Of Gen. Mcpherson when he com
manded the Seventeenth Corps and went with
/ the General when he was placed in command
I Of the Army o! the Tennessee, was in Washing
\ ton last week Gsn Clark is well known to
( people Of Washington. having held the position
I Of Chief Clerk o. the Bureau OF Internal Reve-
me for a number Of years. Gen. Clark is now
prospeTing An Insurance Agent in Denver
/ Colo, being the Superintendent Of the branch
! Of Railroads aud Mines Of the Equitable Acct
\ dent Insurance Company OF Colorado Cen.
/ Clark went into the late war as Adjutant Of the
/ 18th Iowa but was promoted Captain and As
1 sistant Adjutant General early ia 1862. lie
/ proposed and contaminated the formation Of
4 the celebrated CrOcker's Iowa Brigade COM
posed Of tho llth, 18th, 18th and 18th Iowa
/ regiments Immediately after the battle of
4 Shiloh, which organization continued through
/ out the war. Gen. Clark was its first Adjutant-
/ General. From this position be was made
| AdjHtant General Of the Division, and when
1 Mcpherson was appointed 10 the command Of
/ the Seventeenth Corps lac went with him.
After the death OF Gen. Mcpherson he remained
. as the Adiutant-Gencral Of the Army of the
! Tennessee when Howard took command. Ho
/ was promoted Brigad er- General in 1865, and
was brevetted Major General in the same year.
4 He commanded a division la the Fifteenth
I Corps at the close Of the war.
/ Gen. James A. Beaver the one-legged Gov
/ ernor Of Pennsylvania, was Ia Washington last
I week looking after the claims OF Pennsylvania
on account Of the border raids The Governor
does not think Congress will take these claims
( up al present. but thinks they will be allowed
eventually.
Gen. ID. II. Hastings, Adjutant- General of
| Pennsylvania, Bellefonte, Pa. Gen. Hastings is
! IN the city 10 ask the Secretary Of War 10 per-
nit as many Regular troops as he can spare To
/ 20 into camp with the Pennsylvania State
/ Militia At Mount Gretna during the annual
/ encampmcnt, which will commence July IS.
The General says there will be 1900 militia at
the encampment. and he would like 10 have at
| least 100 Regulars join them.
Col. Lmeric Szabad, Additional ABIDE Camp,
/ Laredo, Tex. Col. Szabad is a Hungarian. and
came TO this country in 1861, aud Immediately
offered his services 10 the Government He
served with distinction on the staff of Gen.
French. The Colonel is an author as well as a
soldier HIS works, State Policy Of Modern
Europe" The History Of Hungary" and
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