Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-06
CAPITOL TOPICS.

THE JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL OF THE NAVY.
Senator Cameron has reported favorably
from the committee on naval affairs. q bill
which will correct an apparent anomaly in the
law which provides for the appointment Of q
judge advocate general Of the navy.
The act referred to provides tina. the Presi-
dent ''be and Le is hereby authorized to APP
point for the term of four wears, by and with
the advice and consent OF the Senate. from the
officers of the navy or marine corps, judge
advocate general Of the navy, with the rank,
pay and allowances of a captain in the navy or q
colonel in the marine corps, as the case may be- ="
The effect Of this provision is TO give To an
officer OF the marine corps who fills the position
of judge advocate general Of the navy the pay
of a colonel in the marine corps. which, after
twenty years service, is 81. 500 per annum, to-
gether with communication for quarters. $50 per
month, making in all S.5. 220, which was the
annual compensation of the late incumbent of
the office.
Under the present law, as construed BY the
accounting officers OF the treasury. an officer of
the navy serving as judge advocate general is
entitled to the shore pay Of captain in the
navy only, l. e., 50, 500 per snnum. This bill, il
1t becomes a law, will give TO the judge advocate
general of the navy. when an officer of the
navy, rs at present. "a 500 per annum which,
as above stated, is the pay Of n colonel in the
marine corps, there being, under existing law,
no allowance of quarters or communication there
for for naval officers.
TO BE PLACED on THE RETIRED LIST
Senator Quay has introduced bill to place
on the retired list with the rank of colonel
under date of December L. 1892. Lieut.. Col.
James Cooper Mckee, surgeon L. S.A.
MONEY ASKED FOR THE NAVAL REVIEW.
The Secretary OF the Treasury has sent to the
House today a communication from Secretary
Tracy recommending an appropriation of
$500. 600 20 pay the expenses of the proposed
naval rendezvous and review in connection
with the opening Of the worlds fair.
ALLEGED IMPROPER WAR CLAIMS.
Representative Burrows of Michigan has
drawn to the attention Of the House the news
paper allegation that many war claims have
been improperly paid and many meritorious
claims have remained unpaid. He has intro
duced a resolution calling upon the executive
departments and Court OF Claims for informa-
claims now pending.
WANT EXTRA PAY.
Senator FELTON, has presented to the Senate
petition for extra pay for the surviving MEM
bers of the crew of the L. s. S. Rogers, eighteen
in number, who went in search of the Jeanette
and crew in 1881 for two missing whaling ships.
BUILDINGS FOR GARRIsoSs.
Secretary Elkins has forwarded to Con-
gress an estimate from Maj. Gen. Scho-
field Of Sl,525.0o0 required for the use
Of the War Department for buildings for
garrisons at Atlantic and gulf posts.
The original rough estimate called for
81, 7S7, 900. but Gen. Schofield reduced the
amount. 'Manifestly," says Gen. Schofeld,
''these gnrrisons should be in position by the
time the new guns are placed. suggest that
special appropriation be asked Of eI25 900 for
new construction at Fort Delaware,
$500 900 for Fort Washington, s2OO.-
600 for Fort Caswell. n. c.. or
new site in that vicinity; ESQ, 900 for Fort
Moultrie, s. c., or new site in that vicinity:
ESQ. 900 fo- Fort Pulaski, Ga; 500, 900 for
Fort Morgan or Fort Gaines, near Mobile, Ala,
and $500 900 for Galveston, Tex"
The work at Florida posts and at jackson
barracks. Louisiana, he says. can be carried on
out of the general appropriation.