New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-08
THE EMPLOYMENT OF NAVAL BANDS.
SECRETARY wHTTNEY's ORDER WITH REFERENCE


TO THE CASINO AT NEWPORT.
WASHINGTON, June 1.-THE following is the
official order OF Secretary Whitney to Captain A X.
Yates, United States Navy, commanding the United
States steamship New-Hampshre, concerning the en-
ployment at the Newport Casino of the Naval band
have examined the question raised by the communi
cation OF General King and yosr report thereon OF May
last With reference the employment at the Newport
Casino of the Government band attached to the training
ship. find special provision OF law on the sub
ject OF musicians taking employment outside of that
covered by their enlistment but the tom permitting
t find is UNIVERSAL and the compensation provided by
Government is based somewhat upon the suggestion
that enlisted musicians will supplement their Govern
pay from private employment But In these cases
there the universal rule that the Government shall
not competition to allow its employees TO
enter into competition with private indIvid-
uas unfairly. This has become the sub
feet OF a general order Introduction
in the Army promulgated May II, 1888, by the Lieu
tenant to the effect that the Secretary OF War
has discouraged the employment OF regmcutal bands
for entertainments other purposes connected with
the military service and holds that they should not be
brought into competition with local bands, -. -.
In the naval service the same rule should apply az
least the extent OF preventing unfair competition be-
the bands supported by the Government and in
dviduas engaged In the same business THIS Newpors
case goes in my Judgment beyond the line to which
musicians should be permitted to go or course they
permitted, they can take employ at much lower
than private persons engaged In the same business,
but this is one OF the things tha the Government has
always strictly avoided and forbidden so FAR as am able
to toascertain.
find that this rule OF propriety is observed by the
musicians generally IN the marine bands The inyid-
tanment employed by private persons generally.
but they have deemed their duty To rest their claims
upou their musicians, and compete fairly with
Others in the occupations anu SO long as this rue
is adhered to, just criticism can he made upon this
method OF increasing the Limited allowance WHICH thc
Government makes
REFoRMAToRY INSTITUTIONS IN THE SOUTH.
WASHINGTON June 7.-General Il. Brnkerhoff,
Nyio a dell tn ne Commercial
yenton at Atlanta and is now in Washington dele
gate to the National Conference OF Charities and Cor
recton spent the time between the convention and tho
conference in making eisurely journey through tho
States OF Georgia. Alabama Florida and South Carolina
He has been member of the State Board OF Charities
for years. and student OF charitable and refomatoy
problems visited for the purpose Of inspection all
the typical asylums, prisons ant refornatory insttu-
tions Of the South and West.
General BrinkerhoH found that everywhere,
except I'm Georgia, the vicious system
of leasing convcts rapidly falling into disavor and
disusc. He visited many jas and found them no worse
than those OF the North, which for these schools OF
vice was the he could conScientously say: He
found industrial schools both charitable and reform
atOry admirably managed Inc scveral state i missno
asylnms were under the control of humane Intelligent
and cultured officials, and that at Tuscalcosa.
Institution General Brinkerhof said. would
sps s%Psr0a t% Of the Sorh s
head close student OF all the problems or the man
agement OF the insane and haa brought ms nsttuuon
up the highest point OF efficiency: Nor straghs
Jacket crib, muif, strap like instrument Tor the TO
srant or more properly Peraap 10, te .S,1IS
tolerated. The doors were wide open, ana aS no
inmate was conscious OF any restraint a! saoagn
matter OF finding congenal sometlnes pron.aoe
Gass:l Rrn kerhof thinks, has disanced ell Others.
Among the novelties that he saw were haf dozen old
fashioned spinning wheels In full operation, this en-
poyment having found best suited 10 the mental
condition Of some Of the inmates