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90 periodical publications Cap, Hasood
denicd ,hs, he had ssn.ci. with paymas,.r
Cowis ~ the navy Q Joint circuler urging
officers To whoop things up IN favor ~
the htll
According to Capt fIasood all he has
done and 10 doing is 70 ccllact information
II . statistical nature in regard 10 the pay
and condition ~ the army. which has beer,
called Tor hy the military committees ~
Congress. In order to get a certain portion
~ this Information Capt. Hagood. by
direction II Gen. Bell Chief of STAFF 81 the
Army, and with the approval of Gen. Aims
worth, the then acting Secretary ~ War,
sent out circular letter to every officer
calling for information relative to the short
age among the enlisted men the number ~
deeertions and discharges by purchase and
the number of reenlistments In companies
&c. This letter Capt. Hagood said, was
given IN the press M the time and was
printed in full in the service Journals. Yea
terday another circular of the same kind
was sent out.
In the fir-t circular sent out by Capt.
Hagood. dated August 20. the attention of
army officers In called TO the pay increase
bill. a copy Of which was enclosed. and the
statement was made that II would be intro
duced at the next session Of Congress.
This bull provides alao for an increase in the
pay Of revenue cutter officers who are under
the jurisdiction Of the Treasury Deps rtment.
In the circular il is said:
This bill In the result Of a conferences
called by the President between the acting
Secretary OF War. the acting Secretary OF
the Navy and an Assistant Secretary OF
the Treasury. The three departments.
through their respective conferees, have
agreed TO support this bill before Congress-
The President has approved il and will
strongly recommend its passage"
The statement is made also that the bill
gives authority to the President to fix the
pay OF enlisted men OF the army. navy,
marine corps and revenue cutter service.
IF this provision becomes a Law, vs. the
circular, lit 10 expected that the Presidene
liberal increase in the pay OF our enlisted
men,"
The other circular. dated September rs,
calls attention TO statement Of an enlisted
man showing why some soldiers fail to re-
enlist and asking for information from
officers Of individual instances of insds-
quacies Of pay, reasons why enlisted men
do not reenlist. &c.
When the attention Of Secretary Of the
Navy Metcalf was called to Admiral Good
richs circular. he said that he knew nothing
about it and showed disinclination TO dis
cuss the subject. An officer said. however.
that Admiral Goodrich's circular had been
issued "a a result of a misunderstanding
on his part of a request from Paymaster
Cowie. who has charge of the navy end
Of the paw bill propaganda This officer said
that Capt. Cowie had had conversation with
Admiral Goodrich in regard to ascertain
ing the names of Senator'S and Represen-
tatives who were opposed to the bill and had
subsequently written a personal letter 10
the Admiral on the same subject. Ii was
Paymaster Cowie's purpose. the officer ex-
planned to find out what Senators and Rep
resentatives were not friendly to the measure I
in order that information that might serve
to overcome their objections could be fur
nished to them. and that there was no inten-
ton to seek to influence them by the per-
sonal efforts of officers with whom they
are acquainted.
Admiral Goodrich, IL was asserted by the
officer, misunderstood Paymaster Cowes
purpose and wrote the letter to naval officers
at the Brooklyn navy yard. asking them.
in behalf of Paymaster Cowie TO write to
Senators and Representatives urging them
TO favor the pay bill.
The letter OF Admiral Goodrich is said
to be contrary to a stringent regulation
OF the Navy Department, and IL is expected
that the President or the Secretary of the
Navy will feel called upon to take action.
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