, 1881-11-09
SECRETARY LINCOLN 1nSollED ny GEN.
SHERMAN.

| SECRETARY LINCOLN 1DN0ltED IY GEN.
SHERMAN.
Special Dtspateh to The CHtea7s 1~!hIn:.
WASHINGTON, D. G., Nov. 8.-Tllere is
trouble ut tho Army and Navy Departments.
Gull. Sherman has ltNtly ignored tile order OF
Secretary Lincoln with reference to tho
publication of reports, arl has given l,is tU
tho press on llis own responsibility ns usual.
Two or three other hentIs Of bureaus lluya
t|uno thu sa,de, though the War Secretary
llls with much decision Ut ialgnnge tle-
clared they must submit tlle1r reports to Ii In,
and lut him edit tllcll for tlle public. Scr-
lnatl snaps Ills tlnEtrs. however, ut Tic Secre-
tnry, an.l asks wliat liz proposes to slu about
1t. Surely discipline Is III tt,tlgcr when tito
General Of the Army sets thu example of In
subOrtl!nntion.
Sla0rman's reference to the engineers cx-
Cites considerable remark. This corps Is
largely niattu up fr0m tllt highest scholars ut
West Point, aila considers itsclf
THE FLOWER AMP AlllsTOc1sACy or TIL:
A1tslY.
Thoy nro disposed to rrsellt, therefore, tllo
Generals estimate of their lighting qualities
when llo says tllat III war times tho engineer
naturally takes to naaousertns a,sd to p,lra-
pets, wiorens tho Infantry, una cavalry, md
artillery must 20 ln and do TIC tight
Ing. Tltis criticism makes tho engineer
oll!cors very Mud, and thoy cite tl,o
wnr. record OF Cons, Wright, Park,
Gilmore, Warren, nnI others, to provo thut
thctr corps l,as demonstrated its bravery md
cap.leEty fur nctlve service III tllo field to bu
cuuat to tint Of any otlar branch. Geu.
.Stlerma,l's positive position Oh tl,u relation
of tlcIr corps to tho control ut West Point
II also unpalntablo tn them, ~ tlIuy clnfln II
sort Of proprlet0rshlp to tho military ucaai.
ellly.
TIE NAVY,
oh Its stAe, Is worried nyer tlifrcrent mat
tor. Officers l,aye hocn hoping for II rel,urt
FROM the Advisory l,uanl which soilld
commend itsult to tho favorable col,sfslern-
tion Of CongrsSss;; " Tlcy kIew that at tho best
,neilt Aia c'iagrln 10 til,tl that tho Advisory
l}0ntl cuiltlNt AKre4, nl,l}ng themselves, INIT
thnt two fornlal reports, differing ~ ac,llo
natsrlql potn'syJ yJ lnys @ hes!. submitted to ses,
Eantttr VI speculation. llo .n,lY be abIo IL
hual tho brUMeh nr lle lllly Ignore !tK exist
Gnce III big recommendations tt Congress.
: Thu sanao Influences. however, which brought
DIVISION INTO rME COUNCILS OF THE
would IN that easc ba. apt to assert them
selves In the rDollS Of tia Appropriations
Coan!ttee. Tie board wIIl hNye less sym
natlly II lts labor proves to l!e II, win, fr0ns
the tact tlIat It 940ptea u pultcy Of lnll!tfur-
encs II mt hostility to lh9 sllip.butltlIng tl-
that the 1,ayy of Ills Natlen i, tits isebejto,.
was larRply tl.e product not or Gt,ynInI,,cnt,
but ct private nav,y.yarls. and that In my
psup0sea reorganization these sa,Ile facil(-
slIsreRags! tle Views 6t mir sh!p-Dufltlefs, nIll
treatea aMy suggestions from thei,i IT.
n.ost ~ !Mpuriineut: As ~ natural
effect OF this policy, they 0stranged
business Interests Wlioso representatives IN
Gnngress could alone overcome thu l,luylt-
ablu opposition Ut Western members to
iii j Time Of profoliIiI peace. NaYa! officers
feel tllat members vt the t0nrll should IlNyH
W far compromised their differences as 10
perM!t
4 BCIE4iE Voit REORGANIZATION
to have lIal tle momentum OF unanimous