New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-27
MONEY FOR THE REVIEW.

THE SENATE TO ALLOW $500, o00-CHANGiS ri'o
POSED FOR TIE ARMY.
Washington. Feb. 20 (Specal).-Ihe nope oi 'o'.
rotary Tracy that the senate would ahenu IA, -"
Appropriation bill it left the House. ana i'dNo
suitable provision for the naval review" mas oce"
realized The senate has Inserted an Item OF S"oo'
OOO for this purpose. Chairman Her'erl mas "ie'"'
,a that " the senate inserted a reasonable appro-
rs,ion I'm the bill there would he no objection 10 IL
in The House. 1t can be assumed. therefore, 'ha'
tie review will take place In accordance VII" '"e
" oc~oo, unon Representative Herbert
has at no time favored the idea Of having Il eIe"'
naval demonstrations but he is quoted as SAYING that
T., vlav of The law creating the Columbian Exposition
and the fact that in pursuance OF Tat law MANY
Invitations to participate had been accepted ~ LOT
eicp countries it would not do to lcopaTdize 'nc
success, of the undertaking. 1t Is ho' ethefahS
tnovn but II IS nevertheless fact. That 'he ii"
wbiob Mr.. Herbert referred 10 is mandatory. IL
reads: ,,o.,
rho President Is hereby authorized and directed
% hold a naval review In New-York liarbor in April
,soa and TO extend TO foreign nations an lhNtalo"
70 send ships OF TO JON the ,hl'eu o'a''9 navy
in rendezvous at Hampton Roads and proceed 'hchVe
10 said review 1911,
In a sensa IL IS unfortunate that the review couiu
M, he postponed one year for II "0un '"'h J."
-, 90 axh,t, fine Indiana and the Massachu
so,,s ueu, b9ttle-shlps, as well as the mSh spc'1
cruisers Columbia and Minneapolis III company WIN
tie highest types Of foreign-but VesSeiS VI ms
two classes II Is not expected that 'he reN''" VIII
he n mere display. on the contrary IL VIII i"oiu"e
a series Of manoeivrcs of great tactical value rom
.hicb much professional instruction ana lhlormahoh
ran he obtained. The Navy Department Is no" ooi'
s,derins the programme for the review wlch Auin,i"
(;berardj has submitted. and detailed orders ra'"o
thereto are looked for in the near future.
The Army Appropriation lii. rs finally ssr,c'
npon in conference contains clause which proVil's
Of
who is over thirty years Oh, and t'at no private
shall no renlistcd who has served ten years or more
or who Is over thlrty-hve years old, except such a
have already served as enlisted men for twenty years
or more This clause Is strongly favored 10y oo"'oi
Pr,ctor who had II introduced While thc pii was
under consideration In the Senate. NO feature Oh
tho I'm ha. aroused 50 much opposition as this one
md many officers and enlisted men have gone 10 no
little trouble to secure ITS rejection The prop S''io"
q radical departure from existing iaw and CUSTOM ana
those who oppose 1t urge that injurious results VIII
foil w It's enactment 1t Is said that such Ia" "oui'
remove one OF The chief Inducements 10 men 10 ti''
except fox temporary service, ana that the -h"H
would not therefore contain veterans am" 'ne
privatcs. On the other hand. Senator Proctor says
that experience shows that 20 per cent OF the eh-
listed force are noncommssioned officers. among
whom are found the most intelligent soldiers ana
that II soldier has not reached the noncomnissoiea
rank by the end OF his second enlistment the iact Is
good proof that he is not desirable man ana should
be retained In the service. Chairman outh"ai'e
Of the House Committee OH Military Affairs concurs In
the views OF senator Proctor. asl In recent COM
municatlon Oil the subject said that he believed the
best interests OF the service would be conserved by
adopting the proposcG change.
The bill also contains provision Increasing the pay
OF drst sereeanis from T TO s25 and that OF serg ants
iT% si 70 ss onn 10 winch r amounts may er De
ice. Senator Irot tors original proposition was TO
make the monthly pay Of first sergeanis $50 and OF