Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-05-31
|PAY FOR ARMY AND NAVY.
PAY INSPECTOR C0wIE'S BILL
EQUALIZATION OF ALLOW
ANCES FOR OFFICERS
OF SAME RANK.
Graduate Midshipmen TO Receive Pay of
Second ueutenautS-A Modi-
fled Form of Bill

Pay Inspector I. j. Cowie. Y. =
Navy. has forw arded TO the Depart
ments at Washington in modified
fo~m the Pay Bill prepared by him
last year and known as the Dick
Capron Bill. which was so univer-
sally and favorably commented during
the last session of Congress
To meet the views Of number OF
senators and Members he has modi-
fed the bill, so that instead of gen
eral increase of 20 per cent from the
highest officer TO the lowest private,
it now makes an increase of 10 per
cent in the pay Of the General and
Iieutenant- General, 10 per cent for
Maior-General and Brigadier-General,
20 per cent for Colonel. Lieutenant
Colonels and Majors, 20 per cent.
for Captains. First and Second Lieu
tenants, Cadets and Midshipmen and
80 per cent for all enlisted men,
The Bill places all officers of the
same rank and length OF service OF
whatever branch of the service on ex-
actly the same pay and allowances
and bases the pay of retired officers on
that provided for officers of cores
ponding rank by this bill.
Midshipmen after graduation are
given the pay and allowances of Sec
ond lieutenants, which is that received
by Military Cadets after their gradu-
alton.
The necessities for an increase in
the pay which was established in 1872
are so we'll known that comment
seems unnecessary, but il is the duty
of every citizen having any pride in
the united services TO do his part to-
ward bringing about speedy and ia
vorahle consideration of this measure.
The following is the Bill:
\ Bill TO increase. regulate and
eQualize the Pay and allowances of
the Army, Navy, Marine Corps and
the Revenue Cutter Service.
Be it enacted by the Senate and the
House of Representatives of the Uni
ted States of America in Congress
assembled;
That the annual pay of officers on
the active list of the Army and all
officers of corresponding rank in the
Navy, Marine Corps and Revenue
Cutter Service shall be as follows,
namely:
Second Lieutenants, not mounted,
one thousand seven hundred and fifty
dollars; second lieutenants, mounted,
one thousand eight hundred and sew
enty five dollars.
First Lieutenant, not mounted, one
thousand eight hundred and seventy
five dollars; first lieutenants, mounted,
two thousand dollars.
Captains, not mounted, two thous-
and two hundred and fifty dollars !;
CAPTAINS, stan OF mounted, two thous-
and 1--WE hundred dollars.
Majors, three thousand dollars.
Lientenant- Colonies, three thousand
six hundred dollars.
ColonelS, four thousand two hun
dred dollars.
Rrigadier-Generals, six thousand
three hundred and twenty-five dollars.
Maj0r-GeneralS, eight thousand
six hundred and twenty-five dollars.
Lieutenant-Generals, twelve thous-
and one hundred dollars.
Generals, fourteen thousand eight
hundred and fifty dollars.
Aides 10 malor-generalS. two hun
dred dollars per annum additional ;
and aides To hrigadier- generals, one
hundred and fifty dollars additional.
All officers below the rank of brig
adier-general shall be entitled To an
increase OF ten per centum for each
and every period of eve years SER
vice. as Increase for length of service
or longevity pay. computed upon their
total service in all branches of these
SerVicess provided, that the total
amount of such increase shall not ex-
ceed forty per centum upon the full
yearly pay of tile grade.
Cadets at the Military Academy shall
receive as pay six hundred and twen-
ty-fve dollars Per annum.
MidShipmen at the Naval Academy
and at sea in practice ships shall re-
ceiVe as pay six hundred and twenty
i've dollars per annum and after grad
nation the pay and allowance OF sec
| end lieutenants.
CHIEF Warrant OficeEs shall receive
the pay and allowances of first lieuten-
ants. not mounted.
Warrant officers and pay clerks
shall receive the pay and allowances
| OF second licutenants, not mounted.
The pay of all non-commissioued
officers and enlisted men OF the Army
and Marine Corps shall be increased
by thirty percontum over that now
provided by law.
Quarters. heat and light or commu
i tation therefore shall be furnished a
| provided Cor the Army to all officers
4 AoO NhlkStCQ men NA NVAASSlVhNAht
i rank.
onicorS and enlisted men in the
Navy and Revenue Cutter Servic'
may be retired after thirty years ser
vice under the laws providing sucl
retirement for officers and enlisted mel
of the Army and Marine Corps.
The pay Of all officers Of the Army
Navy. Marine Corps and Revenue Cut
ter Service and on-commissioned ON
GERS and enlisted men of the Army anS
Marine Corps ON the retired list. shal
be based ON the pay and allowances
herein provided for officers, non-com
mlSSioned officers and enlisted men o
corresponding rank and service oi
the active list.
Provided. That nothing herein con
tanned shall operate TO reduce the pa,
and allowances now received or tha
which might herafter be received b,
any otllccT, non-eommiSs Toned officer
or enlisted man. now in the servic
ON either the active or retired list.
All Acts or parts Of Acts incon