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Show It is rate to predict that Congressmen Dailoy, of Texas, will recelrd'fow social invitations from tho in em born of what nrc locally knonn as the army and navy BCtand tho Judiciary set during the co in log season.. Tho reason for this display of tho cold shoulder towards the young Texan Is easily located. Ho has Introduced two bills In the House that would, if enacted Into laws, go far towards to-wards breaking up numerous households in the circles named. One of them repeals re-peals nil laws providing for thu retirement retire-ment on pay of army and navy oOleers and stops the payment of salaries to those now on tho retired list ; the other repeal all laws proWdiug for tho retirement retire-ment ou pay of II. S. judges and etopi the pay of those now on the retired list. It 1b not probablo that such a radical change as that proposed by Mr. liailey will bo made, but that there is room for reform in this retirement, business will become plain to an) ono who will take ltlCtrnut)lrtvin U--t-U-,Uiin.l.u.l of retired nriny and navy onkcrtTrecefi? ing pay from tho governrucut are engaged engag-ed in private duties far more wearing than those pertaining to their rank in the service, Clearly this is not' light. NoolTker should bo retired on pay so long ns he is able to perform his duties The oil arises largely from tho existence of an arbitrary ago limit at which retirement retire-ment is forced upon officeis whether they wish it or not, and it is aggravated by tho friends of young ollieers who wish the retirements to bo numerous, as every retirement means n promotion iu every grade below that held by tho rctireing oilier r. |
