New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-02
ARMY AND NAVY NOTES.
THE BILL RELATING TO THE MILITIA
WORK OF THE SCHOOL OF APpLIOAT1OS-1M-
PROVED NAVAL APPLIANCES.


Washington May LIN view OF the importance
OF the measure TO the Army, the National Guard
and the militia and It's timely appearance Just after
the announcement OF Secretary Elkins's purpose
to bring all branches Of the Service closer together,
TIE subsapce Is given below OF bill TO promote the
efficiency OF the militia which recently Introduced
BY Senator Proctor and has received the hearty In
dorscment OF the Secretary and General Schofeld
Tho bill provides that the militia shall consist Of all
able bodied male citizens Of tie country between
eighteen and forty-hvc years Of age and be Divided
into two classes-the organized 70 he known rs the
National Guard, and the unoreanized. TO be known rs
the Reserve Militia. The organizations shall. under
the laws OF the various States and Territories conform
closely possible 20 the rules prescribed Tor thc
Army The Reserve Militia Il not 10 be called INTO
service except by act OF Congress but tse National
Guard may be called ont by the order OF the President
and refusal TO obey such order will Involve trial 10y
court martial Each State Territory shall have an
adjutapt general. who shall make returns and report
at specified times the secretary Of War; and b. gov
erncd by the same system Of drills and tactics ~ /,
provided for the Army In case OF invasion or dnh'
GER IL shall lawful for TIE President to call for such
number Of militia may be necessary 10 rei"i the
invasion or suppress the danger and 10 Issue the nccc
sarv orders 10 officers OF the militia. The militia when
in actual service Il TO be governed BY the laws and
regulations relating to the Army and To receive IN"
same pay and allowances The bill appropriate
sGOO 900 annually for the purclNse aud dstribnu IN
OF military stores and supplies for the use OF the
militia
The school OF application for commissioned and non
commissioned officers Of the Marine Corps recently
established By order OF the Secretary Of the Navy NJ
the Marine Barracks here, has after about eight months
OF trial demonstrated the fact that such school is not
only practicable but valuable and In" most sasiac-
tory results have followed IT. establishment Ih'
object OF the school OF application Is 10 ~ officers and
"a for
conditions The first class OF commissioned ohScrs.
composed OF seven cadets who were graduated irom
the Naval Academy and were assigned 70 tie Marine
Corps last June has inst completed the course OF IN
s,rlcton aod the officers have ben ordered to dnty nj
the various marine barracks. commissioned OH
GERS are similarly educated at tr school Of apphc"-
ton although in their tho course OF study is Inn
tied 10 the simpler and purely practical subjects.
The House Committee on Military Affairs adheres
10 It's opinion that linca promotion In the VARIOUS
corps OF the Army should De based upon original entry
into the service and not upon tho present standing on
officers in their respective grades. while the senate
committee IS equally earnest IN the advocacy Of IT.
nropostion which provides that nneal promotion In
each corps shall apply 10 all officers and BE- based upon
their present actual standing. AS previously stAtNl
In this column, ttcrc are number OF officers In the
Army particularly those In the grade 81 first nent,hhh
who under the system Of reglmental promotion. have
their former Juniors. condition Of affairs md" pos
sibc BY the occurrence Of great number OF casualties
In certain regiments. while In others Their" were ley"
and q adopt new system OF promotion "heh
through the natural Of events the existing IN
qualities In rank will BE- rIgtcd aud the present
juniors by prospective vacancies I'm their regiments
in many cases, regain lost rank. would, IL Is argued
bv the House Committee. be act OF great Injustice
and bad faith not only preventing natural and fair
adjustment in the rank OF officers. but crp''nhuhs
existing inequalities The Senate committee contends
that rs often happens In which Involve radical
changes in the rights OF persons. the temporary hard
ships will ultimately become lasting advantages, and
the majority OF officers Will be greatly benefited by
lncal promotion.
Under the provisions Of law Adjutnnt General Kcl-
ton who entered the Army cadet at the Military
Academy In ls47 and has occupied his present Office
since 1859, will next month be placed on the retired
list with rank OF brgader general. The four senior
assistant adluants general in the order Of rank, are
Generals Williams, McKecver, Ruggles ana vincent
and II the recent rcappOntmcnt Of Medical director
Browne as Surgeon General OF the Navy can be con
sdercd precedent In such cases, General Williams.
who will himself retire on account Of age In about
yenr, would, because OF that fact we'll rs his special
qualifications, receive the appointment.
All persons who have In recent years entered the
Navy Yard Brooklyn through the Yorkst., gate. and
recall the long walk through dlsagecabc part Of
that city from the horsccar line to the gate, Will be
glad to know that the pending Naval Appropriation act
contains item providing 5000 for opening gate
into the Nnvy Yard at the end OF Sandss down which
street the line The Naval Appropriation act
also provides $4,000 with which to continue the
struclion Of the quay wall around the Cob Dock.
The improved proIeCtle OF the American Projcctc
Company made Of seamless steel tubes, rolled BY the
Kellogg Seamless Lead and Manufacturing Company, OF
Flnday OHIO Is attracting special attention among
ordnance experts both here and abroad These shells
successfully the the Ordnance De
pariment subjected them TO and competed successfully
with the most expensive penetrating shells OF superior
| szc.
The siXinch Naval brcecl.l0adng rifles nrc 10 be
fitted with the Dashell rap ld- firing mechanism as
result OF recent experiments with Ensign Dashlell's in
venton at Indian Head proving ground.
The Dupont Powder Company has made n powder
suitable for the 80 and 3.6 rifles and the 80 mortar
II has been necessary heretofore To have a powder for
each gun, but the sample Of spherole xn gOal powder
which the company has submitted has had good results
In all these weapons and the Indications ARE that tho
| firm will furnish quantity for
| THE REV. II. b. HUDsON's FAREWELL SERMON
The Trinity BAPTIST Church IN East Fifty ATHEIST
well filed last evening when the PASTOR the Rev
Henry b. Hudson. delivered his farewell sermon. Mr.
Hudson leaves the church OF trouble which
| arose from his marrying an American GIRL and q
L ny uT1I lad Al.