The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-06-22
NATIVE OFFICERS
FOR VIRGINIA MEN
lContInued irom First Page)

dali Mckay. of South Carolina, and Al
bert J. Woude. OF louisiana. as captains
and winfield $. Brown. Of Ohio. as sec
ond lieutenant of the Tenth Regiment
of United States Volunteer Infantry.
This IS the immune" regiment to be
raised I'm virginia and North Carolina.
1t is stated that w. r. wharton oil MONT
gomery county Va, Will be appoih'eu
captain in this regiment.
Representative Wise to-day secured tne
discharge of Private Davis, OF Company
q Fourth virginia Regiment. Davis Is
only sixteen and enlisted without the
consent Of his widowed mother.
Colonel Ward. assistant adiutant gen
eral. promised 20 issue an order requiring
volunteers 10 produce hereafter a permit
from parents or guardians Of proof that
they are OF age.
The chief OF the ordnance bureau to-day
Informed Representative Otey that the
guns were now ready for the Third VIZ
ginia Regiment as soon as acquisitions
are made.
FIXING THE RANK.
The Secretary Of war has decided tnat
relative rank as between oflcers OF 'he
same grade commissioned 10y a Gov
ernor OF state or Territory, IS TO be
determined according to date of muster
ing into the United States service, ana
that when such officers have commissions
bearing the anne date. and were mus
tered i'm the same date. their relative rank
will be defermined-iirst. by previous
length of service I'm the nited States
army: regulars or volunteers or marine
CORPS under commission: and, secondly
I'm the absence of any such service, by
lot.
This is precisely the decision OF May
2Sth. and II IS posted again to-day.
Discharges from the army were ordered
to-day as follows: Sergeant Major VIII
liam T. Heritage Privates Amos q.
Canaday. Company d, and John Ballard
Company I.-all of the First North caro-
lima Regiment. now stationed at jack
sonyile.
Adiutant General Corbln to-day Issued
this order by direction Of the Secretary
OF War.
"Tn the absence Of a commissioned med
zeal officer. or contract surgeon, recruit
ing officers are authorized 10 employ
civilian physician 10 make the eXamina-
ton Of recruits preceding enlistment re-
quired by army regulations at COM
pensation of forty cents for eaen man
thus examined
This will supersede previous conflicting
orders and will facilitate the musterins
in OF the colored troops in Richmond.
CAPT RIVES' CLAIM.
Representative Walker. OF Virginia, to-
dav called up and the House passed bill
concentrating S293.SO TO repay j. Henry
Riyes, the expenses incurred in securing
the arrest of John C.. Henry, a deputy
collector. for embezzlement over twenty
four years ago.
This claim. although not large. has hsG
long consideration. IL was originally In
troduced in the Forty-siXth Congress ana
came I'D successfully at the three ses-
sious following. The original amount was
sSS557.
In it's report the Committee on Claims
said:
"Nfr Rives was collector Of Internal
revenue for The Fifth district Of Virginia.
and John c. Henry his deputy febru-
arv .. 1874 Il was discovered that his dep
utv was an embezzler 10 the extxent OF
sss 2u and that he had fed. Thereupon.
Mr.. Rives took prompt and efficient meas
ures for MS arrest and the recovery OF
the funds. The deputy was arrested
tried. convicted and sentenced 20 four
years in the Albany Penitentiary. ana
there was recovered from him IN money
and by sale OF property over Sl000' ledy-
ing balance OF deficit OF about oZSf'
which was ultimately paid by MS sure
ties. * Is cNlucUN mat NAat' 1900 49,
very largely due TO the promptness. en-
ergv and fidelity OF Mr.. Rives.
1.-THE expenses attendant upon me ar
rest and prosecution OF the defaulting
deputy were 1851. which was paid by
Mr.. Rives from his own funds. No APP
proprlation. IL seems. was available TO
reimburse him. The claimant asks to be
reimbursed the amount expended by
him."
The committee then amended the bill
by reducing the amount 70 S2sJ.9O, and re-
commended its passage.
PENSION AS NURSE.
Representative Wise has introduced a
bin 10 grant a pension OF Sl2 month
To Elizabeth Bert Cooper. OF Yorktown,
Va. for services as nurse during the
civil war.
Representative Lewis, OF Washington,
has introduced a joint resolution calling
on the Secretary OF the avy for informa-
ton as 20 contracts made FOR the pur-
chase OF steamers. ships and transports
since March 4th and prices paid for pur-
chase or charter.
FOR COLORED IMMUNES.
Mr.. Bromwei (Rep., OF Ohio to-day IN
troduced a bill providing for the creation
OF a volunteer division OF colored Inn
Inunss 10 be recruited from the nation az
large. The bill provides that there SHAH
not be over i've regiments nor $3.50 color
ed men possessing immunity from ropi-