The evening times., 1900-01-13
IMPROVING THE SERVICE
Proposed Legislation Affecting Rev
enue Cutter Officers.
Placed by Nr. Frye's Bill on Practi-
caIIS the same Footing with Those
OF the NaVy-The Various Grades
and Relative Rank Provided
FOr-Bate of Pay After Retirement.


States Revenue Cutter Service on praeti-
cally the same footing as naval officers,
as regards salary, allowances, and honors,
which has been favoraby reported by the
| Senate Commerce Committee, has caused
a great amount of discussion both among
the officers concerned and among people
outside the Revenue Cutter Service. This
same measure was introduced by Senator
Frve in the last session, but, though warm
ly championed by him, did not come to
vote.
An amendment was also inserted in the
Navy Personnel bill containing practically
the same provisions as the present meas
ure, but at the first sign of opposition TO
! ii in the conference Mr.. Frye consented
! to withdraw it rather than endanger the
whole bill by letting it remain as an addl-
/ tional cause for argument at time Wheh
/ the passage OF the original Navy Dill look
! cd doubtful Now hat the Commerce COM
mittee has reported favorably on the Frye
J bin, and that other bills recognizing the
work Of the Revenue Cutter Service in the
late war have received favorable consId-
4 Grafton. Il is regarded as probable that the
measure viii be passed during the present
( session.
The Frye bill provides that on and atter
I its passage he commissioned officers OF the
( Revenue Cutter Service shall be as 1oi-
I lows: Captains, first lieutenants, second
| lieutenants. third lieutenants, captain OF
engineers chief engineers, first assistant
/ engineers. second assistant engineers, and
constructors.
The provisions of the bill follow:
! That captain OF engineers, chief engl-
| neers first assistant engineers, second as
4 HoH he
captain, first, second, and third lieutenant,
respectively, and that the constructor snail
have the rank of first lieutenant.
That the said commissioned officers
| shall rank as follows: Captains with majors
in the army and with lieutenant comman-
ders in the navy; first lieutenants, win
captains in the army and with heutenants
in the navy; second lieutenants. with first
lieutenants in the army and with lieuten-
ants 6unior gradeD in the navy; third lieu
tenants. with second lieutenants in the
army and with ensigns in the navy.
THAT the commissioned officers OF the
United States Revenue Cutter Service snail
hereafter receive the same pay and allow
ances as are now provided by law for OH
Gers of the same rank in the army
That there shall be allowed and paid
| each commissioned officer of the United
States Revenue Cutter Service an increase
. | OF ten per cent of mis- current yearly pay
for each five years of service accrued since
= entry into service: Provided That the
total amount of such increase for length ot
. service snail in no case exceed forty per
cCntum Of the yearly pay OF the grade 10
which the officer belongs.
THAT when any commissioned officer OF
! the Service shall have served thirty years
as a commissioned officer in said Service ne
: may be retired from active service by the
: President. upon his own application, and
! be placed on a retired waiting orders list
. That when any officer has reached the
age Of sixty-fOur years he shall be re
tired by the President from active service.
That when any officer has become in
capable Of performing the duties OF his
office he shall be either placed upon the
: retired waiting orders list. or be wholly
: retired from the Service by the President,
. as hereinafter provided.
. That the Secretary Of the Treasury, un
der the direction OF the President, Snali
: from time to time assemble Revenue
Gutter Service retiring board composed OF
. | officers of the Revenue Cutter Service and
. medical officers OF the Marine Hospital
: Service consisting of not less than five
. commissioned officers. two-tifths OF whom
! 7 shall be selected from medical officers OF
. the Marine Hospital Service. for the pur-
: pose OF examining and reporting on such
I officers Of the Revenue Cutter Service as
. Treasury to appear before 1t.
: That such board shall inquire into ard
: determine the facts touching the nature
: 4 and occasion OF the disability of any oihce;
. who appears to be incapable OF performing
. 4 the duties Of his Office. and shall have su
powers as may be necessary for that Dur-
pose.
: THAT when the board finds an officer in
. capacitated for active service. it shall also
II find and report the cause, which. IN It's
Judgment. has produced his incapacity;
whether such cause is an incident OF ser
: vice; whether due to his own vicious
. habits, or to the infirmities of age. OF
physical or mental disability
THAT when a board finds that an officer
is incapacitated for actual service, and that
his incapacity is the result OF no VICIOUS
habits of his own, but is due to the in
irmities of age, or physical or mental
disability. ard such decision is approved by
the President, he shall be retired from
active service and placed upon retired
waiting orders list.
That when a board finds an officer is
incapacitated for active service, and that
such incapacity is the result of his own
| vicious habits and not due to any incident
Of service and its decision shall be ap-
proved by the President the officer shall
be retired from active service, or wholly
retired. as the President may determine.
The names of officers wholly retired from
the service shall be omitted from the reg
lister of officers of the Revenue Cutter Ser
vice.
That officers wholly retired from the
service shall be entitled TO receive one
years pay of the rank held by them at the
date Of such retirement.
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