The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-03-25
NOW FOR THE WALKER ELL.


sim Another Pinn for the Solution OF the
Problem or the Navy Personnel
WASHINGTON March 24.-To Secretary Her
berts bill for the reorg anization OF the line Of
the navy and the measure introduced into the
Senate By Mr.. Hale Is now added the PROPOSE
ton OF Admiral Walker on the same subject.
This project has some close resemblances
to the other two. and re. marked differences
from both. resulting largely from the intro
duction OF Few clementa
Like the Secretary's measure the Walker
bill proposes 100 officers. or q reduction Of 8
from the present number. but distributes
them differently. so as to give larger num-
Der to the higher grades 1t 10 identical with
both the Herbert and the Hale bills in abolish
ing the grade Of Commodore and Increasing
the number OF Rear Admirals to 20. so that
thus far there seems to be o general agree
ment on that point. And as compared with
the Herbert bill. Admiral Walkers measure
proposes also 90 Captains: but 1t provides
for 80 Com handlers instead OF 100. and 1t
wholly drops the grade Of Lieutenant Com
mander. and provides for 1925 LieuteDants. 10
Junior Lieutenants. 1G0 EnsiRns. with the
naval cadets now authorized by law. instead
OF "a Lieutenant Commanders. $50 Lieuten-
ants. rs Junior Lieutenants. and 14l Ensigns.
as In the Herbert bill. There would be an
increase Of 4 nag officers. 10 Captains. and
Lieutenant above the present force. but
decrease Of 8 Commanders and % Ensigns.
There will. perhaps. be an objection raised
to Abolishing the grade OF Lieutenant-Com-
mander. from the fact that IL makes one less
step In promotion. The case 10 different with
dropping the grade OF Com modore. since there
lie an increase In the grade above more than
equal to the number OF Comnodores dis
bent ed with But Is viii be seen. q decrease
a - A. - Nnx,. . IAr
and only an increase OF Is In that OF Captain.
This might be to that extent q postponement
OF promotion. although the very object Of
merging the grade OF Lieutenant Command
IN that Of Lieutenant 10 said to be the creation
OF a better system OF promotion and retire.
ment II mar be remarked that Chiefs Of
Bureaus would still retain the rank Of Com
modote. which would be exclusive for them.
have instead the relative rank Of Hear Admiral.
dsact G iessnres Of the @sFss Jam 8Ps
is it's peculiar system Of partial selection In
NOTED by seniority and then one BY selection;
five Junior Lieutenants by seniority and then
and shsn ons BE-
iinaiiy. the Captains to the grade 81 Rear AL
s osS sH sonpstsd i' With The Hsrssr and *;
Hale bill The. Phythian. Board. II will be, re-
tion. BY prescribing this. under certain condi-
tions. as q substitute for seniority az two
points In the oificsrs career. namely. when
Captais 10 made Commodore and when,
Lieutenant Companderis made Compander.
sgS amb.l S Ss " epI to Ss sH
as the vacancies In the grade above.
Selections for promotion. however. under the
have performed certain periods q service in
Promotions are TO be gazstted twice year. as
In the English service the com m issions, how
ever. dating from the vacancies as they occur.
The SELECTIONS are made BY board or by
boards OF nye officers. senior to the grade
from which they occur.
Another provision In Admiral Walkers bill
three grades. namely. those. OF Captain, Com.
mander. and Lieutenant. Any officer 10 now
retired. IN whatever grade, on Tesehipg the
Tired at 81. II . Commander at 81, and II
the year 1895 10 made to the ages q SO, 81,
and 5Qtespectiyely This Is q feature borrowed
from European services. and It has often been
means OF Aeeelesating promotion among the
found unnt for promotion shall be retired on
number OF laval cadets TO be gommissioned in
seen that the methods possible for rsorganiz,
the Joint committee has only to choose among