New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-28
SECRETARY TRACY's ORDER.
. RADICAL REORGANIZATION OF THE NAVY
DEPARTMENT TO BE MADE.
,ur p,rr1Es OF TuE VARIOUS BUREAUS 10 BE
rrsupMArrzpD-NEw POWERS OF the
BUREAU OF NAVIGATION.
,ny TELEGRAPH TO THE TkisuSE.I

,uy rKLksRAPH TO THE TkisUSE.l
ws.hinoton. June 27.-Secretary Tracy mas
inst issued an important general order oireouhs
= ,aa,cal reorganization of the dinerent bureaus
=, the Navy Department, which is 10 go into
.1ect IN July /. This is step which one
s..-.,arv decided to take soon after ne was
r,sosd at the head Of the Navy Department he
discovered nconnuites and diVIoeo RESPONSE
h,,ties in the duties devolving upon the oinercho
hu,sau chiefs under the present orgahzauoni
AND he also found 1t difficult under the existing
.v.ssm of business, to arrange ana CLASSIFY the
nsv supplies and sources OF supply needed ior
~. creation Of new aeets. and to continue the
work of increasing the Navy.
ui. new order recasts the duties of the several
bureaus. It simplifes and equalizes the work
- some Of the bureaus and concentrates duties
that in many cases are now scattered among sew
e,a, bureaus. In gene al, the new organization
uroups the duties Of construction, equipment ana
sppnlv LOGICALLY and systematically among sew
eyal bureaus, and places the personnel OF the
Navy. the training, drilling. inspection and dis
cipline of officers and men-heretofore scattered
smons several bureaus-under the Bureau OF
Nsvimtion. Another important and new feature
OF the reorganization of ths departmental WORK Is
that constituting the chiefs of the i've bureaus
that have to do with the preparation OF naterlai'
yards and docks, ordnance, equipment constcuc-
ten and steam engineering to be e1-ofncio
board for the design, construction and equipment
of new shipA Practically one effect Of the order
win be to make the Bureau Of Navigation cor
respond TO the Adutant-G Generals Office in the
War Department. in the control Of the entire
personnel Of the organization. The terms of the
order are as follows:
The duties Of the Bureau Of Navigation shal comprise
Ill that relstes pronulgaon and enforcement Of the
secretarys orders the 1eet and 70 the oeers Of the
Nsvy the education Of officers and men. including the
Naval Academy and technical schools fol ccers except the
torpedo SCHOOL, the apprentice establishment and schools
technical education Of enlisted men tho enlistment
and discharge Of all enlisted persons including appointed
petty oeers general and special service and the prep
sson Of estimates for the Of ell ocers and enlisted
men.
Il shall have under It's sole control ali rendezvous and
receiving shps and 1t shall provide transportation for all
enlisted persons and appointed petty ofaoers 1t shall
establish the complement Of the Of all vessels in
commission. 1t shall keep the records Of service OF all
souadrsns ships officers and men, and prepare the annual
naval register for publication 1t shall have under its d.
rseon the oncer Of Naval Intelligence and Naval Attaches
abroad the Department Library Libraries fer ships and the
War Records ONCE 1t shall be charged with the enforce
ent of the laws and authorize regulations tscca signal
codes and manuals Of the service and the keeping Of the
correct to date.
All questions with regard to discipline, changes Of
resuistcnA tactics ana manuals shall be submitted 70
this Bureau scsn and Recommendation It shall pre-
scribe all officers and men, and that the
regulations IN this respect strictly enforced II shall
receive and bring the sttentou Of the Secretary Of the
Navy Ill applications from officers for service change
service 1t shall receive all reports Of service Per
formed BY vessslA okcers OF ali inspections Of
not Of special nature, and OF ell drills and
exercises In order prevent the issuing conflicting
inserususns I'll ocal communications yesaels In CON-
sess1 6aR ass - spbnisseA sesseaaxy .sf sAs
HAy. end forwarded through this Buresn. =
TO thu Bureau Of Yards and Docks is assigned
oil that relates to the construction and maintenf
snce Of docks, slips, buildings within Navy YardS
the Naval Home, and generally about the same
Equipment and Recruiting loses the apprentice
system and the enlistment Of men, but gains
the Naval Observatory, Nautical Almanac, Hydro
graphic and Compass Offices and the electric
light system. In the case of the remaining
bureaus, IL Il noticeable that all Of them are to
have exclusive jurisdiction over the buildings and
plants assigned TO their use in the Navy Yards
OF Yards and Docla: All Of the Bureaus are also
empowered TO purchase such stores, tools. plant
and material as they may need.
REFORM OF NAVAL DRILL AND TACTICS.
Secretary Tracy has addressed the following
letter 10 Commodore Greer, now on his way home
from the European station:
Str: Yos hereby sppointed president Of . beard
which VIII consider se question Of general orsanizatisn,
ssecs and drill for the Navy rendsreA necessary by the
sdvanoe in modern naval appliances
This board viii consist Of yourself president, and
osp4n A. p. Cooke Commander Henry Glass, Commander
O. NJ Chester, Lieutenant Commander Thomas Perry.
Lieutenant J. p. Meigs Lieutenant Duncan Kennedy and
Lieutenant Charles E Colshan as mssibers. Tho board
ia lts AtpaHN 10 tha Eao afaEv