The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1896-01-20
REVENUE CUTTER SYSTEM
Mr.. Ffye's Bill for a Better Ser
wee Will Be Passed.
NIB. CARLISLE FAVORABLE
The Cabinet Officer, However, Has
Recommended Several Modifica-
With the Views of the Officials of
the Revenue Cutter Service.


ine pnl iecenty introduced py SENATOR
Frye Oh Maihe' chairman OF the Coinnhittee
on Cofhnherce' 10 pfohote' tue eiiiciehcy VI
the revenue cutter service Ii one WHICH ID
Considered Dy nearly all those VINO are IN
terested In the subject, to be meritorious
measure winch should De mace law.
Inc measure wasreferred TO the treasury
Department. ior eHaHihatfoh anu repor''
anu reIhy mas Deeh maze by secretary
carlisle. several NOTIFICATIONS are rec
omaaehdeu 10 HhproVe,the DILL III accoru-
ance win the views OF the Officials OF the
revenue cutter service
Tne Dill provides thae all ofricers OF tne
service VINO are FOUND 70 ne inca pachateu
TOT acuVe duty' snaii be placed on retreu
waiune-orders iist' OUT OF the line OF pfo'
motioh' Win three-Quartersof the outy pay
OF their respective grades also that commas
siohed Objects VINO nave sefVeu 'hHy
years, ana those VINO have reachen the age
OF Of years shai' De retired. In aoai'ioh' ~
VIC,
on LoN"D
Tue Dill provides that the increase for
longevity snail De 10 per centum OF tnef
current yearly pay Tor each term OF I'VE
years or service, ana likes the maximum OF
Increase at ~ per cent OF the yearly pay
allowed ty law or grade.
The Secretary says he thinks the terms
of Inc Dill In TINS respect are excessive
and should be modified. AFTER making
other suggestions. Secretary Carlisle says
!. is MS opinion that the Dill snouid De
passed."
II the bill is modified so as To CONFORM
with the views OF Secretary Carlisle IL
Will provide that the President shall con-
vene, from time 10 tne, at MS uiscfetioh'
boards composed or three medical Objects
.: the marine hospital service, the naval
or the military establishments, Tor the
purpose or examining and reporting upon
all Officers OF the revenue cutter service
who may hereafter become incapaeltated
To efficiently perform the duties OF their
office. The vacancies caused are 10 De
filledin order OF seniority.
MR. CARLIsLE'S VIEW.
Tho s.cr.,.,v ole, ,aoo,,n,.,ds Tho nro.
,,,.,.,, ..,ho, no,,,;r, In tho oct shan no CON.
,r,,oa n. ;,c,o,s ,no tho ,rm,er nj ort,cers
,no .,o,i,,a lie, ,ni,or,zed Inv
,,w and N, commissioned officer upon
tho active lis, shall n. re,ircd from active
service who shall not have served as-such
commissioned officer for period OF Ten
years, unless he shall have incurred physH
cal disability due tn exposure in 'he hne
OF his duties.
The Officers who are retired AFTER having
rea ched the age limit "f sixty-.ouf years are
ta receive threo-luarters or the pay oil the
grade If this provision is adopted retire.
meat in the revenue cutter service VIII
be ma de similar Ia that of The army.
The pay fixed by existing law Tor each
grade remains the same during the "noie
term or an OFFICER M particular grace OF
rank. OFFICERS usually serve Tor Ten years
in the lowest grade thiru iifdtehaht anu
second assistant ehgiheer' 10 seventeen
and eighteen years IN the grades Oh iirs'
lieutenant and first assistant engineer
From this 1t Will be sfen tha' newly
appointed third lieutenant or second as
sistant engineer OF a newly appointed
first lieutenant or first ASSISTANT ehsihe.i
receives exactly the same eohnpensa.io'i
as the Objects VINO 'aNe seNeu 4" .os
grades for ten or fifteen years. In short
there is no allowance "na"'ei 'nae
the matter OF compensation LOT 'ns'" vi
service.
PROOF OF DISCRIMINATION.
The fact that discrimination is made
AGAINST the revenue cu,,sr service in favor
of tho army and navy as regards nav will
he shown nv n comparison of the compensa-
ton received. A major in the army re-
ceives n salary of $4,000: lieutenant COM
mapder in the navy. which corresponds
tn that Of ma ior I'm the a rmy. So 900, while
a captain in the revenue cutter service,
which is also the corresponding rank, re-
ceives only $500.
tho officers M the revenue cutter service.