The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-05-07

Ths Provis,o-s fsr Reserve List sss ~
the Fromotfos 90 Csptntns.

WAsHiNoIoN, hnyO-A very stlklnR NUS
uauon OF tne inherent olmeuues OF leRsiaU.
Ing ior increased promotion IN tne navy ano
ior tne REORGANIZATION OF the personnel, - .ne
TACT that WITHIN lew Weeks Hter we 9eeie-
Vsty himseh hau u.aWn up WIZ .Ateiu, .ia"
Ior that purpose ne displaced u oy ano'ner'
ms nrst pro!ect hao received montns ol con
slueraUon' nc hau SPOKEN OF " ionE ueio'e 'ne
JOINT commtpee on tnat suplect hsu ueeu 81
poihteu oy CONGRESS, ana heu seiu thut ne
would lay MS plan before mem. IhrouRhout
inc eteeteI part OF the term OF ms predecessor
WINE mt heloett was chairman OF 'he house
NaVai Commit.ee' 'he matter hau Deeh unuer
discussion. inere hed boen various pl,is
dealing with IT, such as the Phytnian, the
oowie. ana the farven. WINE the onlelai
fhy'han board had examiner end maze an
elaoorate report upon u. accompanied oy
Iormal plan Oh operatiohs. secretary tracy
had prepared amendments ana earlier TINS
year came the ha'e OH. NeVertneiess. NV
herbert ater SO mueh experience. ana with
SO many helps' mas ALREADY wlthdrawn MS hrst
measure ana substituted another.
must DC Iememoeteu. 100 tnat ne simple
nes matters ootn IN ms nrst ana ms present
Din py ueahnR DOLLY win tue line hau ne also
taken Up 'ne s,au: .he chances 10. compiica-
tions and need OF revision would have been
| far greater
The general principles and provisions OF the
| Secretary's new measure have been already
| N, entioned in these coiumna 40 that a now
.,,, ,on,ol.. - .,oa =. .e,,s ~. "s .'.,s oT
only ie'nalus W eonpele " WIN MS orkna'
project The two o most s,rns difference.
saio, sslection in all apnoin,msn,st 20 aoa All,
B. IN to tSoso pons SoT as sant
| may DO we'll to follow down the two bills tn
ord.r ot ssctIons Tor comnarison roth sboi.
ish the grade Of Commodore. as before. and
rearraueo tho numbers In the various grades
the higher. The effect. OF course. would be to
reno., s"o paesoa. sonsesion, an" maze max ,ho
no" OF promotion more CONTINUOUS. Inc new
Samros IN ,toas Of 90 ThOrO np a. npo nen
- -. As,.Isoi. ~, a. .o,i~s ia. - ~ 80.
lsor a9s On ne "e ,or o nso a tS ~ oom
| urade would have been Oman 10 tho obioctIon
Of c,s,tina four additional nlaces in Il bssides
snpls me- merging o, ;Se 1att.p In tSs b,asor
grade Will now make the bill stronger.
Proceeding to Section !. which treats Of max
,Ht 10, y, io.iI ~.
hrst Dill provided that these vacan cies should
uuoiiv ~ ,hs "a. ~ Tompanasr onS n,na.
=. ". SDN a.1 '.n
that II there were not enough voluntary 70.
tirements, from certain classes ana grades
Rsar &dmr s shoSid select u ssS " Ser "
| rules. n suinciont number OF officers annually
Tor COMPULSORY retirement TO create the liked
number OF vacancies already spoken OIL Ihese
retirements would be honorable. and Ihe OH.
Ger would have all the Ray and privileges Of
entity. to guarding against any lisparagement
Of an officer from being selected. Il is now pro;
yided that the Board OF Rear Admirals shall
Keep no records OF proceedings and shall re-
cord only their fndIngs signed by al OF the
| cient to determine the case. Moreover. each
nemOer Us 70 re sworn 10 secrecy anu
works both ways. the element OF SCI
erecy preventing criticism q the
making Il difficult to repair an Injustice.
should one be committed IL would ESQ givo
ireer scope to tho operation Of iaySritism or
system Of selections for promotion prior TO the
recent reform IN tho promoting body. But the
canccs must 10 created in order TO produce
greater How OF promotion. and that in choos:
| the highest grade who no longer have oppor-
tunitirs Of promotion for thems elves ample
| precautions are taken Tor securing knowledge
with lack Of Interested motives. 1t may here
nSSI pronotions V ins s ., plnotesn. to the
grade 81 Iieutgnant: Com manGsr.
serva Iist In aSsitoD 10 the actiys and r.t,rss
lists. The Phythnn Board also proposed q re-
ns Ion %hS
condition. Tho refusal Of Secretary Herbert
tSonGS Ia was ppaytc,I, tam iusr Win ~ nd
with the reasons on which it was based. may
presumably ho ascr beu to observing that it
| made a Discrimination against a certain seq
! ment Of the naval iist and that he honea 70
secure the desired results otherwise. But We
| may assume that no finds IL necessary to the
| genera! good OF the service.
| The popularity in question is based on the
| fact that during ths civil war. or from 1871 10
| 1857 inclusive. an abnormal number Of Ulcers
! was taken into the service from the Naval
Academy. on account OF the urgent needs OF
| the war, Every effort was made to secure =
| large number Of ompeteDt graduates: and
! the results continued a little beyond the war.
OF course. as many atterward graduated who
had entered the Academy during the HOSTILE
| ties, and II was also some time befoTe the aoet
was fully reduced. The Phythinn Board pointed
out that the classes from 1870 to 1867. at the
| time Its report was made had 80 officers stun
| In service, and the classes from 1852 to 1889
| only o. The later period. OF course. showed
| fewer droppings out from death aud retire.
mert. but with all such allowances. II was cal
| culated that they would normally. or except
for the war. have had. at that time. but 1870 Of
| their members In service. Hence the Phythian
Board proposed a special reserve list for their
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