The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-28
ARMY NOMINATIONS HELD UP.
LIEUTENANT OBJECT TO THEIR
PLACES on THE LIST.
A Dispute a. to the Method Of ComputinE
Their Length or SerNice-FOrmer
Volunteers Protest-An Effort 10 In.
terest Congress - Injustice Alleged.

WASHINGTON. Dec. PA fight against
the War Department is revealed by the fact
that some 800 army nominations have been
held up in the Senate at the instance of
friends of many Lieutenants and Second
Lieutenants. who consider themselves
wronged by the order in which they are
placed in the army lists. as shown by the
Register for 1902. issued in August last
The outcome Of the fight is uncertain.
but there is opposition in both Houses Of
Congress to the confirmation of the appoint
ments as announced by the War Department,
and an attempt il to be made to amend the
Army act Of 1901 in such way as will cor
rect what Is considered injustice TO many
officers.
The Army act of Feb. 2, 1901, provided that
persons who had served as volunteers since
April Fl. 1893, and other persons as well,
might be appointed lieutenants in the regu-
lar army. taking rank in the respective
grades according to seniority as determined
by length of prior commissioned service;
but no person shall Toe placed above another
in the same grade with longer commits
stoned service"
The former volunteers appointed under
this act contend that the arrangement of
the lineal lists of Lieu,enants of cavalry
artillery and infantry, as shown by the
Army Register of 1902, has not been what
Congress intended. They say that only
eight out of 1874 former volunteers APP
point ed to first lieutenancies in the cavalry
and infantry have received rank according
to seniority as determined by prior COM
mussioned service and that only nine
Second Lieutenants have had fun credit
for their service.
They say also that l25 former volunteers
now First Lieutenants in the cavalry and
infantry, seventy-one in the ART illery and
l20 Second Leutenants of infantry, have
been Jumped by officers having shorter
periods Of commissioned service.
The p.otestants say also that some OF
the appointm ents have been made con, rary
to law, that some parts Of tie act cannot lie
executed and that tie ruling that service
as volunteers begins with tie date of mus
ter in and not with that of enrolment dis
eliminates against former volunteers in
ia vor of civilians. There was sometimes
long interval between the two dates. during
which officers worked and received pay
though they are not credited with service
In support of their objection to the
present arrangement, II is said that forty<
two Lieutenants OF infantry. twelve of
cavalry and tive of artillery, all of whom
were appointed before February, 1901.
have received no credit for service az volun-
teer officers, and are so placed in the lists
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