Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-02-24
HAWLEY'S RElIREhENT.
Nss Discussed in House Ysstsrd ay-
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 (From Our Special Correspondent.)
 Washington, Feb 24-The bill to place General Hawley on the retired list of the army is now sure to become a law. Yesterday afternoon, when the military academy bill came back to the house from the senate, the chair man of the house committee on mili- tary affairs. Mir Hull. moved to non concur in the senate amendments eX cept one, which was the one to place General Hawley on the retired list. Mir Hull, however, proposed a further amendment by adding the name of Peter Josef Osterhouse. and coupling it with that of General Hawley. This was done at the suggestion of the Mis- souri delegation, and in order to en- sure the passage of the amendment in behalf of General Hawley.
 MT Hull in explaining his amend ment paid high tribute to General Hawley, and explained the action of the committee i'll refusing to pass upon any of these bills. By his amendment he placed the entire matter in the
 
 mained for the members themselves to pass upon these two cases. MT Sulzer, of New York, d member of the com mittee. also spoke very strongly i'll be- half of both amendments. and made brief speech on General Hawlcy's brilliant army record. It developed during the discussion that General Hawley gets no pension whatever, while General Osterhaus gets pen sion of $50 per month.
 In support of the amendment of the senate. Mir Henry spoke, for General Hawlev. as follows:
 ''> s',nrt time a"O. Senator Platt of Connecticut. introduced d bill in the senate providing for placing Senator Joseph k. Hawley upon the retired list of the army of the United States as q brigadier general, the rank he former ly held. It was my privilege to intro duce a corresponding bill in the house but because of the near approach to final adjournment and the manifest difficulty in securing legislation during the Few remaining days of tn. present congress. the srEate has attached an amendment tt, the military lcadtmT appropriation bill in terms subst;Ntial- ly the same as the bills introduced
 Ut will be remembered that q few years ago the house established a pre- cedent for legislation of this character. in placing Representative Charles A. Boutell. of Maine. for many years a distinguished member of this body, upon the retired list of the navy as a captain, the rank he formerly held It can be said that d similarity exists between these two cases in more tlan one resnect. I hold in my hands Il copy of resolution recently unani- mouslv adopted by both branches of the Connecticut general assembly. re 1uesting the Connecticut delegation in congress to support legislatiOn in be- half of Senator and General Hawley.
 with the permission of the house I will include the resolution in my re- parks and also insert in the record a sketch of General Hawley'S career in the armv."
 Mir Hill smoke in favor of the amend ment as follows:
 ''I am heartily in favor of this amendment. not only because of the nnanimonS request of the legiSlature of Connecticut. hut because. l. am in full sympathy with the motives which pro"nted that action.
 ."The senate of the T'nited States has acted wisely in h"nOring q man who through all his life has honored his ,k,.x. nnI ..s, e sN. l. ..x, record which few men can equal.
 "!tS lawyer. editor. Soldier. gov ernor. renrcscntatire in congress-. and sen"tnr. he has filed ea"h and every nositinn with marked ability. and now retires with the rcspect the confidence and love of his aSs""iateS and the nennle of the state which he has ser ved SD lon" and well.
 'This action is taken in no sense as T reward for. integrity and a snotlass life. although in Ganeral UawIev's ease such characterizatinn would be eninentlv true. for the nation has q right to eynert this rom all its ser vants. Tt is due t0 him in old age. with limited means. and broken hy disease. the na"uliar character of his life work makeS it sneeially fitting that the nation'S gratitude should bc shown in iliS nariicular way.
 ''Tener"l Hawlev was the first man in Connecticut to tender his services to the state at the ou'hreik of the civil war. and entering that war as T first lie"tenant. he left it five years later. when neacc had come. as il full frieadier and ma for general bv hrevet. hose wears were Snent in active ser. vice and in more than a score of hat ties he n"t only showed cnnsnicuous bravery. but bv hard evnerianne in tbc @reatest war which the world has known. fitfe'l himSeif for practical work in after life when serving as T me"'ler of the senate committee nm mi'if"rr aHairs for twen'r-fnur years. and fifteen years it's rhairmau. He has never drawn nen>ion far his army service. as he might have done and this Ineasure can,eS to LIS from ,bo senate "f fh" I'nited StafeS not onIv as manifestation of it's srunathy for 2 stricken me'"har. hut when enacted into law if will stand as an expression of II nat'"n's re"ar,I for q brave soldier and faithful snrvant.''
 The amendment passe,1 with opIr T few votes in opposition.
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