New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-06
ARMY NOTES OF INTEREST

Irn,ess q separate bill is brought before Congress
providing for grade of Acknowledgement In the
| Army, that title will not be restored 10 the army
| by this Congress, and Major-General John Nj. Scho-
red TN senember % next year with the rank and
title now held by him. The reason LOT TINS - 'ia'
IL in the the sTade o bevet
general and reducing the number OF major ,h
Committee As a result the number Of major gen EN-
erals remains the same as now hXea oy etres for
age on November next there will be va Siga
BE nga and then one of the coones will be
promoted be brgadier general ana SO on aow vs.
decided oppositon to the provision finally stricken
out not that the establishment OF the graus beS
Would work injustice the brigadier-generals one
of whom would otherwise be selected 10 take Heh-
eral Towards place upon his retirement.
The chief object in establishing the grade of brevet
lieutenant general was give the senior majorgen-
eral one higher grade, but to promote one or
the Endorsements by selection from merit or "a
vorltism or political influence Senator Proctor one
proposed to abolish two OF the i sapat6r HaWley
wished revive the latter grade when was c ere
erai phil sheridan. Senator Cameron proposed as
a compromise thar there should De lieutenant gen
plest form of raising General Schofed to the COW
eted honors and increased pay me cotnnst WAS
one-haf being willing to accept either in fact be-
ing practically unanimous except Ior Hr. @
si,H Ss came 70 grief The House Committees
proposition was peculiar IN S n ony nf the dea be
ing practically to restore the grade without any
increase of salary.
"Retrenchment and Reform" is the motto recently
adopted by Secretary Lamont at the War Depart
ment To carry out or put in full force this Demo-
cratic slogan prominence has been given to II by
the publication that score of clerks have peen
drOpRd and that it Is arc re no longer
qured" to at least three-score and ten rms IS as u
app n p[ of clerks s EIGHTY on the rolls tie
War Department has not been given out aitnougn
is not positive evidence of practical economy orig
mating with Mr.. Lamont for a reduction OF force
lust so soon as the work of Colonel Ainsworths
division should be completed and also some Of the
this would be done last fall
Only a few days ago prominence given to
the reports issued from the War Department that
Secretary Lamonts tour of inspection of the sew
eraI commands and posts had resulted in another
'step toward reform" of ordering back TO their
regiments several officers duty in Washington:
not having enough officers to drill the and
perform other duties at the posts. few months
ago Secretary Lamont revoked the details OF al
retired officers on college duty and filled their
places with officers on the active list. OF course
retired officers on such duty were entitled 10 the !
mont raised the point that there appr0pra- |
ton available pay the difference between % per
cent and the full salary OF the active Hst A D on,
Of Senator Henderson. however: provides for the |
detail Of retired officers TO college duty without
extra compensation from the Government al |
though they may accept a salary from the In, |
stltutions at which they are stationed. Ihis VIII !
enable the War Department 10 restore active Off |
GERS TO active duty with their commands
The long-pendng question TO what disposition /
would be made OF the quarrel between Colonel Will
lam Graham and Leutenant-Coonel Samuel B. |
Young has been settled. and in way the solution |
was suggested in this column two months ago. |
Both officers are stationed at San Francisco, and |
they preferred counter-charges against each other
but the greatest sympathy was expressed for the |
junior hence there is general qualification that there
will probably be court-martial the war De /
partrnent sent A letter each officer expressing 7
regret at the difficulty and urging that reconcila-
ton should be effected.
It seems from the results OF the many efforts .
made to be difficult to secure an intrenching tool .
for the Army Many of the samples submitted /
have been found acceptable from a purely me- |
chanical point OF view. but the tests made in the
field show them 10 be unfit for hard service. Most |
OF them h with dirt. or fail In some other |
particular. and the equipment officers are naturally
In a Quandary.