New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-06-13
ARMY IND NAVY NOTES..
THE BUREAUS OF INFORMATION.
OFFICERS PLEASED WITH THE PRESIDENTS
RgNoMIN >T.oN-THE REVENUE
MARINE TRANSFER.
rnY TELEGRAPH TO TIE TLf6CSRs


RgNoMIN >T:oN-THE REVENUE
MARINE TRANSFER.
rBY TELEGRAPH TO TIE TLiB0sEs
Washington June 1o.-Further to increase the scope
Of the Military Information Office OF the war DeNir!
ment recently established By order OF secretary III
kIns and to provide practical means to improve its
efficiency First Lieutenant Robert X. Evans 18th In
fontry and second Lieutenant Floyd H. Harris. AIN
Cavalry have been detailed for foreign service Inc
former will be assigned to Berlin. relieving Snp'h
r A. bingham who Is Transferred to Bone rt anG t as
tails for foreign duty contemplated at present.
The ONCE OF Intelligence In tho Navy Department
similar In scope 10 the Office of Information In the
War Department has demonstrated the fact WITHIN
the last few years that such Office rs OF great value
TO TIE Naval service through It's agents stationed
at legations abroad well those attached to cruis
ing vessels. professional and other information OF
great Importance to tho Navy Is Obtained ana pre-
served
The excitement In political circles during the last
week not confined 10 civilians alone, but II equally
affected officers OF the Army and Navy stationed mere
The proceedings Of the convention at Minneapolis were
watched and discussed with the keenest Interest by
those officers, and when the news that Mr. Harrison
had been renom'nated was received the fullest salts
faction and pleasure expressed by them The
Presidents great interest In the Military and Naval
service and his earnest efforts to improve It's status
and increase its efficiency thoroughly and CRATE
fully appreciated by these officers The consensus
Of opinion expressed at the Army and Navy Club IL
that the nomination Of Harrison and Reid was the
strongest and best the Republican party cond make
and that In view OF the character pubc services ana
political strength OF both candidates the ticket Is
winning one.
A member OF the House Committee on Naval Affairs
said to Tribune spondent yesterday that IN MS
opinion that committee would favorably report TO the
House within few days the bill to transfer the
Revenue Marine service from the Treasury to the Navy
Department rs Il majority n that committee had ap-
parcntly satisfied itself that the personal ob)ec-
tons urged against the bin by officers OF the Navy,
even ms serious stated by them, Of less conse
aucnce to the country than the matter OF public nd
vantage TO be derived from the proposed transfer.
Further than this the Representative referred to SAID
that many objectionable provisions of the Dill as
urged by officers bad either been modified In committee
without DESTROYING the salient features Of the BILL or
had been onnd bv the committee be less objection
able than had been supposed.
The bill 10 stop the reduction In the number or
officers OF the Engineer Corps Of the Navy. when
nassed the SENATE few DAYS ago and has since been
favoraby reported from the House Committee on
Naval Affairs will be called up in the House at inc
first favorable opportunity. The bill PROVIDES NAV
the reduction OF engineer Officers required by the ao'
Of August, 1892 shall be considered as having ceased
on June 30 1891, and In its effect the bill puts
sion TO the system BY which only one oficer Is pro
NOTED for every two vacancies occurring In that corps
The Bill has approval OF the Secretary OF the Navy
An authentic report from the Naval Academy that
an officer OF the Marine Corps, on duty at that STA
tion who was requested by certain officials to act as
ono OF the Judges the competitive Infantry drill dur
ing the recent graduating exercises. had been subse-
ouently removed from the Board OF Judges without
any apparent reason and certainly without his knowl-
edge or consent and officer Of the army, who was
on duty ms Instructor at a college In Annapolis, ana
was admittedly ignorant Of the new drill regulations
was substituted In place OF the Marine 0inrer, ms
caused much asonishment and comment IN Naval
tween certain line officers Of the Navy ana Marine
corps had nearly subsd'd.
In referring 10 the incident NJ the Naval Academy
officers Of the Marine Corps recall the fact that when
| A. was del crmtned To devise system OF drh resu
| lu,aons for the Navy. two line officers and one
Army officer only were detailed 70 such du'y' whereas
marin. oricsr ara recognized rs experts In infnnry
drills Combined the two incidents are irritating
and II Is believed that the details OF the AnnapoHs
I,cidon. Will be called the Offcinl attention oil
sccrct,rv Tncy that he may determine wnether
orhcer, OF the Marine Corps, when admittedly com,
pefent and available shall he 50 treated by naval