The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-03-25

Congressman Galusha A. Grow the
oldest member OF congress. celebrated
a golden jubilee last week II was just
dfiyyoars since be first became mem-
her OF the national legislative body. In
the last half century be has been elect
ed and reelected to congress twelve
times. being defeated once-in 1862
when a gerrymandcr threw him
into a new and strange district Pre-
vious to that be had served six terms.
three as a Free Soil Democrat and
three as a Republican. At one OF
ihaaC elections previous 10 bis one de-
featfhe received every vote cast in his
district there being no opposition. he
was speaker ~ the house during the
first two years OF the civil war. when
De entered congress in 1851 he was
the youngest member IN hts third
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RurSIan Military -Ser0iee.
LAe cables % the daily papers in
conheotion with the disturbances az
tho Russian universities are stating
that many students have been "sen-
fenced 20 30 and so many years SER
vice ia the army Those statements
which lately appear frequently are apt
10 make one believe that service IN the
Russian army Is Kind 81 punishment
TO which persons having committed
some onense may be sentenced fhis
IS entirely misleading
In Russia every able-bodiel man %
"a years OF age is subject 90 military
service. Each military district OF the
empire has 70 furnish every year
certain contingent Of recruits. 70 sup-
pistent the army for the released con-
tingent OF reservists Al certain
time 81 the year. every man. having
reached bis twenty-hui year. has 20
appear before the recruiting court Of
his district and report for military SER
vice Tho court releases the bodily
Infrm. and from the rest the number
of men which the respective district
has 10 furnish Tor active service are
drawn By lot Tho rest are SET aside
for one year as a kind OF reserve. from
which 10 draw in ease the district
should not bring forth the required
number OF bodied men In the Com-
ing year After that they are released
finally from active service. but belong
% De reserve OF the army
The men drafted BY lot are subject
10 three years OF active service with
the army a shorter term Of service
IS granted 10 the so-called "free-wiil-
efs'-that is to men who have. be-
fore reaching their tweniy-hrst year,
waived their right for the draft by lot.
aud consequently have to serve under
any1 circumstances. provided they are
bodily able. The right to o1er ones
self as a "free-willcs' IS, however.
granted only 10 persons Of certain edu-
cational standing The term of active
service for "free-wiliers" ranges from
one % two years. depending on the
class of the Institution from which
they have been graduated.
For students Of universities or pupils
ol other educational institutions the
law extends the term for the report 70
ffice from the twenty-hrst up to the
Neniy-seventh year Of age, SO as 70
give them ample time to finish the
studies. To this grant IS however,
attached the clause that whenever
student leaves the Institution by free
win OF sentence, he then has immedi-
aiely to absolye his military duties 70
the empire.
li win thus be seen that the remon-
'straung Russian students have not
been sentenced to serve in the army.
but, having left the university. the
existing common law compels them 20
report for direct military service.