The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-01-29
ron PROMOTION IN rBr S,rN
Ths Nstheds of ErEin-d, Franc. Itaiv. a.-
unny, aHS Austria.

Ths Methods Of E7Eis-s, Franc. b, italy. ..r
| mnny, arS Austris.
WASHINGTON. Jan. % After various cbc,,o.
! the joint sub-com mittee OF ak intrusied win
the duty Of investigating the personnel OF fan.
| navy has been made ur. and will rrnb,tI,
begin Its sessions early this week. The Son.
ate members are Messrs. Butler Bnskburp
and Halo; the House members. Nc.,,s
/ Meyer Money. and Wadsworih Senator III,
lor will preside. Mr. Meyer introduced A..
resolution for the Investigation.
As the machinery IL at last in orora,| , u
may be Interesting TO learn what the r,.o-,.
! epce OF the leading foreign navios ha. l,en II,
the matter Of promotions. II Ia VOL huo.yn
| that one Of the changes proposed Tor uur Scr.
vice il to substitute FOR the unvaryIu. rule a,
| advancement by seniority. whenever an ur.,r
: Is found competent, system ~ selection
among fixed number Of thu hishcs' uln...a
| IN the grade below. with view to rhp...u,
the one who in the opinion Of a Boar uq. 1p.
| pointmcnts, is best qualified This woult put
| take place in all promotions, Tut rcri.ls AZ
two points, namely. In promotions from lie,.
tenant Commander to Commanded anu from
CAPTAIN to Commodore. those being selected
by the phythian Board "a being the gla4,,
which lead TO Rag rank and command rnuE ~
generally considered. Tho object would bee TO
give moderate and tempered change 'um
the present system. S,ill another chan - fo..
commended by the rhythlan Hoard which i.,i
this whole subject undUr consideration w,.l
he to allow no promotion ola lieutor % b.
mS manila VINO S 4"s nys sGa" @ts4i SS
Ola (au,ain VINO has less than i've yr,r. b.!
fore his COMPULSORY retirement Tor age.
In IgIsr% I .ac tSs1.R nansi OF
Of seniority, and - further rule IN s".piai
maine in a grade .up 10 a CERTAIN ago. rni,
hnsej on Tia iI., tpaP nfII,.Ta L,p' "N iueu,J
tain age have ceased TO be Of the maAinun
usefulness In aubcrdinate grades: nnd tI,n
s5ma9gh sneTe EN- might 90 nIiI ii 1a executions
AZ examination Of foreign meiho,S o. 100.
motion. male ~ Lieut. " T. fechtcl-r, a lew
p SRT IN WI 1e 90 6ISS We
If hiybs a. ~. grnss m @ oaris
and Thai Wills Tjsnfspants aps nrn,,nin
Ge GommHiners and CommandSrS to ng sp:
n"oye lie gTnJe of 'Contnin ara stTis1Yy' ~
seniority. The selection OF the ic2l,en.
rests NASTY WIFI tba First lord nj ,,
Admiralty. Who is assisted by his Naval
Wills Tho Frat Lord has rharUs OF III , y',.
motions. il is pracjIc%iiy The = second Naii
%n1 epd Ssh .9g @ iTr SeIsCmg ns
are made twice year Inns 20 and ~:
and discussed Ly the Sdmiraitv AMI thcn
disposed q; 1t is rather curious 10 ,no,s
ssnior y Promotion in he EaSiish "SrytS4'
a. N..NNN
", t , SeuIi recnieier Iuoteu from
epHpon u io.u u Suue, W enom tnt t,lere WIS
rn. III ~ io,n, nn VI the
ans lar MN her n, uiac.s ~ ar anu ars.ae ny
amu also h iI ei iora EIrnnstone' Mno 9scaIei
a11h s'e III E III Has uot Pc
n n,i. " he Etsm navy J.. en's'S IN tne
.%o ~ 81 IL ,hn xs1.@sn, pano,ion ~ iae niNy
st,acS "a ~ ' pcinn5 V I'd ,nt ,p nas .seI
aenriS %, nccnsatons 81 s iSvo oni mere was no
~ Us very raIeIy maintained however that incom.
st,npv th.t as vood mi .om.tms. @ .t
passed over s " 0' ' NV
There no demand to do away with selection entire.
but 70 surround T. with safeeuard. So as minm.
we snsncss on .nlgstics II . recognized that snp.
an 20 De ves ZEN mus oe 6y n,oa
ion ia r yHnc,a To- Obtain ih... ~, smy atn.I @
by Iei,ction ~ '
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me n Tor the higher ranks' but the ages of Tie
~ a.. Ppt 30 !, anu oi 'ne Ju1,CI ON"
n ~ 80 o ~ 10 ~ h1s s'nve ioDI,
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hnan 1872 auu 49, WHO haN9
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tnmmanIer. enJ hiah.r DreJ a,O" - a ~ ILon
tion Hate tha r Eher ~, er1ues, ~ W seirc
49,; 80 'm 10 Wills Tance my Engianu pot1 pes
nins ,vi,h !, IL w io, !" oe
Il IN 70 ina, ~ - ~" Sap,sIn k.on ahu rppnthuu
ehap9ed 10 .trict ssntority whar."s $500
hagina Win am all m al srro =, ni. vn nI
N incraasea mn 70 nromntion 10 tha a,.sba
ontai% a. anS " 2,ar which 10 Tue I
Lutte IN la acEnowieieed that the cpiticis,
hoth pnon vba Enoiish nd ~. E,anoh sns,ao
inc also great ware saiaction intTodncad hers,