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and determine the proper corrective meas
ures to improve efficiency" when it fails
| to reach a proper standard. The letter to
/ the department commanders is specific in
its terms and will be read with profound
interest by army officers Special atten-
! ton, Il will be observed, Is to be paid to
riding over obstacles by all mounted Of
ficers of regiments Of whatever grade,
with the provision that all cases where Of
ficers are unable to comply with this test
viii be reported to the adiutant general
! Considerable interest attaches TO the
comments which are likely to be made
| this year by the chief Of ordinance OF the
army and in the report OF the army board
OF ordnance and fortification concerning
the Emery disappearing-or what might
! better be called the nonappearing-carriage.
| The government has been spending a large
sum Of money since 1893 in an effort TO get
| a carriage from MIR. A. II. Emery and moth
ing has as yet appeared I'm tangible form
Those who are interested in the manufac-
ture OF this carriage have been very sue
cessful in obtaining allotments from con-
gress. The government has appropriated
no less than $4,000 at different times and
large part of this sum has been paid out
AS General Crozier remarked last year.
80 far the government has nothing to
show for this expenditure, except the foun-
dations for the carriage" All the work on
the Emery design has been done under
direct legislative enactment, and the only
part taken or to be taken by the board of
ordnance and fertilization is that, when
completed. the carriage is to be tested
under the supervision of the board. No
one seems to know much about the situa-
ton, the money being paid over when a
I,o- gr
of the work has been accomplished.
Major John Bigelow, U. s. A, retired.
has been nominated by the democrats for
congress from the Twentieth New York
district. that officers home being at High
land FallH, n. Y. The point has been
| raised BY Dir. r. r. Mcmahon formerly
assistant comptroller OF the treasury. that
under the constitution OF the United States
no person can be a senator or representa-
tive while holding n commission In the
army. The assertion is based on the Ian
guage of article l OF section s, which pro-
vides that mo person holding any office
under the United States shall be a member
Of either house during his continuance in
office" Mr. Mcmahon maintains that an
officer of the army on the retired INST
holds an office. This matter was pretty
thoroughly gone over at the time General
Sickles represented a New York district in
the house and General Rosecrans was reg
lister OF the treasury. General Sickles law
partner prepared a brief, setting forth that
retired officer was a pensioner and did
not hold an office, which view was about
to be adopted, when congress enacted leg
islatiOn In the law OF July 81 1894 amend
ing existing law so as to remove the pro-
hibltion against holding two offices in the
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navy, whenever they may be elected to
public office or whenever the president
shall appoint them to office by and with
the advice and consent OF the senate"
There Is no precedence for the admission
OF Major Bigelow 10 the house OF repre-
tsentatives IL he is elected next month
The president, upon his return to Wash
ington, found awaiting him some important
records OF the trial by court-martIal OF
I army officers with the comments and rec
concentrations of the military authorities.
One OF these is the case OF Colonel George
+. Cooke L. 3. A., retired, who was or
dered before a court at Vancouvep bar
: racks on the charge OF being responsible
for the loss, or OF not exercising sufficient
precaudon against the embezzlement, OF
J. government funds, amounting 70 $4,000
while that officer was on duty in Alaska
c as lieutenant colonel OF the Twenty-second
a infantry This was before his retirement
L which was deferred until he should have
d attained the grade Of colonel. The charges
x also allege that Colonel Cooke had made
= use OF government transportation for the
s shipment OF personal property IN Alaska
e Colonel Cookies pay was stopped at the
n time OF his retirement to the extent Of tn,
e money lost. Colonel Cooke has been sen.
p fenced 10 dismissal Another case to en-.
gage executive attention Is that OF Chan.
lain John Il. Dallam, Twelfth infantry, OF
= duty with his regiment in the Philippines
He Is also sentenced to dismissal aftei
having been twice before a court-martai
Chaplain Dallam some time ago engaged
: official attention at Manila, because OF hi.
expression OF certain religious views ii,
II decided TO leave the Episcopal church. L
D. which he was accredited on appointment
n and expressed q preference for non
d demoninatiOnal function. Upon being re
L quired 10 ally himself with some church a,
chose the Unitarian. which Is the religious
e faith entertained by President Taft Late
r. Chaplain Dallam publicly criticized an OF
3 ncer OF his regiment, and upon being rep
n rimsnded by General Duvsll. in accordance
IA with the court-martlal sentence. made ,
rejoinder In a newspaper in terms whlcl
u the military authorities regarded as insub
u ordinate. The turmoil which has proceede,
E. In official correspondence concerning Chap
p lain Dallam led TO his second appearance,
Is before court Considerable Interest ma
e. been aroused In he case and his friend
N propose 10 demonstrate TO the presiden
N that Chaplain Dallam Is the victim O
preiudlce, military and religious The thir,
e case Involving the sentence OF dismissal
L. is that Of Captain Guy H. b. smith
g Fourth infantry, the proceedings In who's
IN case have not been divulged