The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-01-13

! The bill to place officers the United
| States Revenue Cutter Service on praeti-
cally the same footing as naval officers,
, as regards salary. allowances, and honors,
which has been favorably 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
Frye in the last session, but. though warm
" championcd by him. did not come to a
vote.
I 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
/ IL in the conference Mr.. Frye consented
/ 20 withdraw 10 rather than endangcr the
. whole bin by letting il remain as an addi-
/ tiOuaI cause for argument al a time when
/ the passage of the original Navy bin look
cd doubtful. Now hat The Commerce com
. miJtCo has reported favOrlbly on the Frye
: bill, and that other bills recognizing the
work OF the Revenue Cutter Service IN the
late war have received las cradle consla-
Grafton it is regarded as probable that the
measure will be passed during the present
session.
The Frye bill provides that on and after
its passage the commissioned officers OF the
Revenue Gutter Service shall be as iol-
lows. Captains first lieutenants. second
Iieuteuants. third lieutsuants, captain OF
engineers, chief engineers, first assistant
engineers. second assistant engineers, and
constructors.
The provisions of the bill follow:
That captain OF engineers. chief engi-
neers. first assistant engineers, second as
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| captain, first, second, and third lieutenant.
| respectively. and that the constructor shall
/ have the rank Of first Lieutenant.
That the said commissioned officers
shall rank as follows: Captains with majors
in the army and with lieutenant uomman-
ders in the navy; first lieuteuants. with
captains I'm the army and with lIeutenants
in the navy; second lieutenants, with first
lieutenants in the army and with lieuten-
ants Junior grade) In the navy, third lieu
tenants, with second lieutenauts in the
army and with ensgns in the navy.
THAT the commissioned officers Of the
United States Revenue Cutter Service shall
. hereafter receive the same pay and allow
ances as are now provided by law for OH
CeTs Of the same rank In the army
: That there shall De allowed and paid
each commissioned officer Of the United
. States Revenue Cutter Service an increase
: of ten per cent OF mis- current yearly pay
i I
i | entry into service: Provided, That the
!. total amount Of such increase for length oi
: service snail in no case exceed forty pei
: CCntum Of the yearly pay Of the grade &c
! which the officer belongs.
/. THAT when any commissioned officer OF
: the Service shall have served thirty years
: as a commissioned officer in said Service ht
: may be retired from active service by tn,
/ President. upon his own application, an,
j be placed on a retired waiting orders list
!. That when any officer has reached The
! age Of siXty-fCur 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 hi.
! office he shall be either placed upon the
! retired waiting orders list or be wholly
J. retired from the Service By the President
!. as hereinafter provided.
: That the Secretary Of the Treasury. un
: der the direction Of the President, shall
! from time TO time assemble a Revenue
!: Cutter Service retiring board composed o.
: officers Of the Revenue Cutter Service an,
: medical officers Of the Marine-Hospita
!, Service. consisting Of not less than hv
I: commissioned officers. two-hfths of whom
{; shall be selected from medical officers o
J. . the Marine Hospital Service. for the pur
: pose Of examining and reporting on suci
: officers Of the Revenue Cutter Service a
3 may be ordered by the Secretary OF tn
!. I Treasury to appear before il.
: That such board shall inquire into an,
: determine the facts touching the natur
I / and occasion Of the disability o. any Office
3 who appears to be incapable Of performiu
!. the duties Of his Office. aud shall have su-l
: powers as may be necessary Tor that DuT
! pose
! That when the board finds an officer in
!. Z capacitated for active service. il shall ais
!. 4. find and report the cause. which, in 10
: judgment. has produced his incapacity
/ whether such cause is an incident OF ser
! I vice: whether due TO his own yi-iou
. habits or TO the infrmities OF age, o
!. physical or mental disability.
: That when a board finds that an Office
: | is iuCapacitaJed for actual service, and tha
his incapacity is the result OF no vicioU
habits Of his own. but is due to the in
fTmiues Of age. or physical or menta
disability ard such decision is approved b.
the President he shall be retired from
active service and placed upon a retire,
waiting orders list.
That when a board finds an officer il
incapacltated for active service and tina
such incapacity is the result Of his owl
vicious habits aud not due to any inciden
Of service, and its decision shall be ap
proved by the President. the officer shall
be retired from active service or who'll,
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
> I vice.
That officers wholly retired from III
service shall be entitled TO receive on
years pay of the rank held by them at tn
: date Of such retirement
q That officers retired from active servic
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