The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-08-23
FROM THE CAPITAL.
Our Correspondent Talks in
General About Wash
ington.
WASHINGTON,
(Communicated).
Aug. 10Th, 1901.

days and will probably remain
until the close of the Court of In
quiry, looks like sman who
knows that he is right and is an
sOlutely certain of winning. He
spends much time with his coun-
sci, giving them pointers in the
preparation of the programme
that will be followed by them
during the inquiry. Today all
three of his counsel-Judge Jere-
miah M. Wilson, Hon. Isidor
Rayner, Attorney General of
Maryland, and Captain Parker
made formal call on Acting
Secretary Hackett for the pur-
pose of presenting Schley'S sup
Elementary list of witnesses to
be ordered before the court, and
to ask for list of the Navy De
partment's witnesses. Acting Sec.
rotary Hackett has promised that
Admiral Schley will be furnished
a list of the department wit
nesses as soon as it is completed.
Admiral Schley regrets having to
abandon his purpose of accompa-
nying the Washington Knights
Templars to the Louisville Con-
clave, but he feels that it would
not be good taste for him to do
so under the circumstances; that
it might be thought that he was
seeking to be lionized by his fell
low Templars for effect. When
he promised to go with the Wash
ington Commandery, Of which he
is a member, he had no idea that
he would, at this time, be prepar-
ing to appear before a Court Of
Inquiry.
There are reasons other than
the outrageous treatment Of Rear
Admiral Schiey, why cour-
ageOus and fair-minded Congress
Sional Committee could do the
country real service 10y thor.
oughly investigating all branches
OF the Navy Department. One
of them may be found closely
connected with the cruiser Column
bia, which cost $4,000, 600 less
than ten years ago, and which
was allowed to rust at the League
Island Navy Yard until in danger
OF sinking, with no caretaker
other than single Waterman,
and which was lately sent to the
Brooklyn Navy Yard to be used
as a receiving ship. Although
built for speed and regarded by
outsiders as one of the finest
ships of its class, the Bureau of
Navigation has from the dav it
was first put in commission, as.
signed the Columbia to obscure
tasks. The reason ascribed for
this would appear ridiculous. if
1t were not so obviously true.
The Columbia was designed by
Rear Admiral Hichborn, who has
always been an OutSpoken friend
of Admiral Schley, and has in
consequence been constantly OBJ
posed by the Bureau of Naviga
ton. The country certainly has
a right to know whether there
was any other reason than spite
or envy fol- the deliberate plans
of the Bureau of Navigation to
lay up a S5,000,00O cruiser in
order that the neglect might
make it useless, and Congress,
sional Committee could find out.
if it went about it in the right
way.
The low grade clerk in the Post
office Department who was dis
covered working on the night
force of the Census Bureau, was
compelled to resign the latter
place because Director Merriam
could not countenance the draw
ing of two government salaries
by one man-after it had been
made public. The heads of other
government bureaus do, however.
countenance the drawing of two
salaries by one man. Here are
some prominent cases that are
well known: Major William p.
Huxford, draws 81, 100 a year as
a retired Captain in the army,
and about the same amount as
Clerk of the Senate Committee
o" Military Affairs; Charles Il.
Morse draws 50, 100 a year as a
retired army Captain, and 81, 600
a year as Disbursing Clerk of the
United States Bureau Of Labor:
Herman Schreiner draws 81, 100
as a retired Captain, and $4,000
as clerk in the Office of Com
missioner of Railroads. There
are others, but these examples
are sufficient to show that the
law against the drawing of two
government salaries is a dead
letter, whenever the man who
wishes to do the drawing has pull
enough. In addition to two sal
aries, the officials mentioned
above enjoy, as retired army of,
ficers the privilege of purchasing