The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-03-29
He viii Have His Argument Pre-
served Despite Them Both.
GILES JACKSON "ORAPS IN"
Aud Finds that One OF His Agents had
Been Acting in Bad Faith - Civil
Service Examination for Drafts
man-Somc Recent Army
Orders - Personal
Mention.

WASHINGTON. March special
By flank movement General Joseph /
Wheeler has stolen march ON Speaker |
Reed and his pet. Representative Bailey. /
10 viii be recalled that on the last days /
session of the Finy-dfth Congress Gen |
era Wheeler oudaayored 10 secure unani- !
nous consent 20 make "a five minutes !
speech and Speaker Reed ignored him |
The next morning every newspaper zoo the /
United states printed what General I
Wheeler would have said 10 was not /
published, however. in any official docu- |
mcnt The report of the House Judiciary /
Committee on the Bailey resolution COM !
tdined General WhecIers argument of his |
case but that document had limited cir |
culation.
10 overcome this. the General. under
the euIsc of extending in the Record his |
remarks made April 9Th of last yea-. /
printed his argument on behalf OF himself 1
and tho speech which Reed headed of
in belatod issue OF the Congressional /
Record which came out under last Sat
urdays date. aud which contained several
other speeches that were late In reaching
tho printer
HIS PRIVILEGE.
saw General Wheeler this morning
and ho said that he felt that he had a
perfect right to print this mater I'm the
Record. just a- has been done 10y hum
drcds of other members. He said his
motive in doing SD was to place the mem
bors who had refused To- take mp the re-
port of the Judiciary Committee in the
proper light before the public. It might
not bo generally understood that many
representatives thought gross injustice
would be done by unseating the military
members and leaving the members Of
commissions untouched. hence their re-
fusal to vote for consideration.
The major portion of tho Generals
speech is devoted 60 citations 90 prove
his contention that appointments In the
volunteer army have never been regarded
in the same light as appointments TO
permanent position. and that members
Of the various commissions who are also /
m mbers of Congress. are in exactly the
same position az he occupies
SOME INCONGRUITIEs
The speech being dated April z. 1S9'. and |
the subject matter relating 90 occurrences /
since that date-some Of which are Zee |
forred to IN tine past tense-gives rise to /
some peculiar incOngruiti,s but this does
not affect the main fact that as tao
tlcian-as well as ln other respects-Gen- |
crai Wheeler has proven that he out /
classes Gar Reed and his Lieutenant, |
r. preventative Bailey
Last July the POstotiice Department |
abolished the use of newspaper and peri !
odlcal stamps Fourth class postmasters |
are paid in accordance with the value II (
stamps of an kinds cancelled ana IL was /
Thought they would lose the money /
which had been coming 70 them from |
newspaper and periodical stamps canceN- /
3d. The Comptroller of the Treasury has /
lust announced a decision which has tho /
the effect of continuing tho payment 20 |
fourth class postmasters of the amount |
they would receive If such cancellations /
were stil made The amount involved is |
small TO each postmaster. but I'm the ag- !
eregate runs up into the thousands.
GILES DRAPs IN
Giles Jackson was IN town day or /
two ago and "iess dropped in" the Office /
OF COMPTROLLER Dawes incidentally he /
lcft forty or dfty pass books of Freed /
mans Rank depositOrs DE had gathered [
mo- The COMPTROLLER will have all his /
dealings with the claimants direct /
through the malls. Incidentally Giles cn- 4
quircd if brother in black in Charleston |
mad eout I'm any books. He was inform /
od that he had. That's Jus as 'Npect-
cd." said Giles. 81 pinted him my agent /
10 collect 'em and now he's sent EN- /
I'm himself"
The civil Service Commission Will hold |
examinations on April nth, l2th. and 18Th !
AZ places marked I'D" on the Manual or /
Examination. OF January ist for tho |
positions OF architectural and structural |
steel craftsman. and for craftsman ana |
assistant craftsman IN the Navy Depart !
ment.
..f. l.f lf I.
Davis Company G.. First North Carolina. |
at Asheyiiie On the 2lst inst, has been |
approved.
Acting Assistant Surgeon Charles !
b. Mittelstaedt, United States Army. has |
been relieved from further duty at josiah |
Simpson Hospital Fort Monroe, and or
dered TO Fort Porter. y. y
lie Will report TO the commander OF the |
Thirteenth Infantry and accompany that |
command 10 Manila.
Captain Harry ". Hallock Assistant |
surgeon. United States Army. has been
relieved from duty at Josiah simpson
Hospltal and ordered 20 Fort Mcpherson
Hospital for duty.
Sergeant Robert f. Mcmillan Battery
K. Second United States Artillery, has
been ordered to Fort Monroe for ezamina-
tt5n for appointment as second Lieutenant
in the regular army
Major culver - EililANNf lNA9 tli'EN'if ~
under orders TO pay troops al number
OF forts. including Fort Monroe, Fort
Myer and Sheridan Point Virginia, and
Fort Macon and Caswel North Carolina.
up 70 March 3lst
lie viii be assisted by Major Geo. W.
Moses. additional paymaster
These discharges have been ordered:
Privates Fletcher II. Doub. Company
c. and Octavius Coke, Company X, First
North Carolina Infantry.
Artihcer George w. beavers Company
c. Fourth Immunes.
PERSONALS.
Metropolitan. a. NJ Neil Riverton;
George W. Poe. Richmond. n. Walton
Moore. Fairfax; Mrs. j. II. Gill; Rich
mOnd
Howard House: 4. L. Davis. Roanoke.
I. r. Royal. Danville A. +. Poff. Check.
II +. Austin. Boones MIL va: JaA
cob Cohen. Petersburg: Charles Com
stock Richmond; II. II. Dovell. Front
Royal.
St James; J. g. Potter. Frederlcks.