New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-04
JrSyICiE TO RETIRED lRuY 0FflCEHS'
sr>,ror uAw1rY CONES TO THE RELIEF OF
vrrrp,v SOLDIERS WHO WERE DIS

ARTrD II THE Nl'lb WAN H..
,vo.,t,~tor Feb 3-Whca the ARMY AppfoP" WA
80, ,,ndor consideration in the House DISCUSSION
arose a, 70 the employment OF retred 'i"'e'S ." ..
- ,,.,ao- tho t,,ycrumc9t and An amendment "''
,tod. D.. pr,vdod no officer shall receive pay a. GA
orrccr on the retired list while receiving ShA"'
,.,,.or-,,,e,t official II Wa stated Al III" UNI wv
,... .,...,, was svh1liy Gircc.ei@ at two oh'c'''
r,-d.o, General William = Ecs-crlns, "h' r'ee'' 7,
st115 A wear A. retired oiE,'F Oh "' 'f''' ~
- 600 q Icrr A. Register Of the lf'i'UIS' WIZ"
,,i,t,,o,t no received during President Cevelaha
Administration. and t. Brcvet MAJOR "eierai
+. smith. famiiiarly known A. lady s"i."',
roc.lve saoG a month a, major on the retifeu u9''
a,, ,r.o fine salary Of 5000 wear A. civil o"e'
noon in charge Of river ana harooT improvements ~
WImin-t,n. Del, under the employment Va Wv
Eg,r.arirg Corps o. the Army 80.
Tho a.1endm, nj. However, va- rot ""Ho'S "i'0''o'
IN th.,o two officer. but 70 seven ot"er "h,e'' WI"
v-sr. Disabled I'm the Civil Wa. officers VINO hdNo
ros ion, whose retired pay Is insufficient to suppo:.
,bern. b.nce they must find some cmpIcy - a'u
Il, ther income These Other officers are Llcu'eha"s
= T. Hr,wncn who va, r"urcd for disease "o'No"'
IN the ,rvloo and who's re..ret pas Is SLED year
-. wa, he who shot down The inn-Leeper VINO KILLED.
Colonel Ellsworth at MeXaad"la whcn ne at'eihp'e'
+, mil down the Confederate flag over The nm Ill tho
frat DAYS Of The var. He IA, modest cerkshlp III
the Pension Office Captain W. +. HeXfori. VINO re-
ceivod thc br,vet rank Of major for gallant ana
n,arii,~laus service IS cer, Of the senate Committee
on Military Affairs. His salary on the retired i'' -
about II 900 wear. lie was shot through the "'''
and received a terrible wound at Malvern llI' vas
twice canturci receiving three fearful WOUNDS nut
WAS back in active service again IN three Inoh'"N'
Canaan Garrick Naery. who was colonel ny DfcNe''
ais, receives retired pay amounting to about fl''o'
, wear He was shot in the left h!p ana HIS
arm was also badly wounded in battle lie
~, cnploycd on scientific WORK IN the Smithsonian IN
ttl;on. Captain charles f. Morse, who secures a
clcrshp in tho Bureau OF Labor, after 'iVll service
examinations receive, 1900 year as retired ohcef
d., the Army beside, the salary Of Gle k captain
". =. Atwcn. who receives 3l.JoO year a. Ieuieu
officer 4, n,ul in France. lie lost his cit leg III
The war for which cause Ac wa, retired having MS.
ccciy,d the breyet rank of major Tor eaIiaht H,t
mcrtorous services. captain and BreVet MAJOR hi,l
,~ e. plrer also receive, the retired paw of ms gtau,
and i, treasurer of one ot the dlego homes, pace
which he hold, under special authority % 'ohsIc9S'
colonel John X. Lewis who !, also hTcVeCpilst
tiar ,,onera but receives only the retired pay II
coiorol namely. 500. is postmaster al Alihld I'd
lie had al arm shot oil AT tn shoulde' IN the war
senator llavlry. who h1, always defended the hcr-
-. 81 tho soldiers and sailors ~ the war succeeded IN
having the pr1hibOry provision stricken out Oh 'uc
XII ont Of sympathy for injured and disabled veterans
,bo have families to ~uppO (. and VINO, hai thel 10!
Lccn disabled while doing service for the dcfe'cc or
mo Government would probably have secured more
nrodt able employment aiterward