New-York tribune., 1896-01-19
ARMY NOTES or INTEREST.

Officers OF the Army have had sufficient en-
couragement since Congress has been In session TO
make them feel sangune that they will get all that
they had hoped for TO improve the administration
OF the active service And for this. II may
Judge from what members Of Congress say. the
officers are themselves to blame Senator Hawley.
chairman Of the Senate Committee Military AZ
fairs has himself warned tie officers thit they
must get together II they desire any Army legIs
lat.on from this Congress in other words there Is
TOO wide a difference of opinion among officers. and
as nearly all OF them have friends among The mem
bers OF both houses they actually prevent any
legislation in their behalf. senator HaWicy makes
stop this meddng with the legislative department
OF the Governmen! ON the par. ot Doth Army ana
LET the officers OF both line and STAFF OF the Army
and the. Navy too; come together ana determine
OF each OF the services, each corps freeing itself
from petty jealousics. and then ask Congress TO
act upon the measures submitted.
There is one member OF Congress who Will prob
ably not have the esteem confidence OF officers
OF the Army. and they like to speak OF him In a
derisve way the student OF the Constitution"
and the man with the unbuttoned walstcoat"
He is from Texas and his name is Joseph W.
Bailey His pet idea. since he first took his
seat as a member of Congress several years ago
has been to abolish the retired lists Of both the
Army and Navy and cut off the pensions Of men
Government and fighting her battles. He was
unable Pet "A favorable report on his pet
ures in the last Congress and ne Will probably be
unsuccessful In this Congress.
The reports from officers detailed at colleges ard
universities as professors OF military tactics and
science prove that the system Of combining physical
training with scholastic studies has met
with increased favor. Four years ago
examination showed that in the coli
leges where this military instruction was given
there were 1851 students. The report for 1925
showed that the average total number of students
at these institutions 1858. and OF these 2s72g
were capable of military duty. l2GSl were required
under college rule 10 be enrolled as military stu
dents. and the whole number that received military
instruction In the last quarter OF the scholastic
year 1861. The records show that the total
average attendance OF students Universities
and colleges has more than doubled in four years
and that the interest In the military course of
faculties and students has kept pace Herewith
The new Army rife is still the subject OF much
adverse criticism from officers who have 10 do with
1t officially. Eighteen officers have submit tod
reports upon IL in the last few days and a sum
mary of these reports Is to the effect thst the
soldier fire more rounds from the Snrlnpneld
rife in fifteen minutes than from the new rife.
that the magazine OF the rifle is more comnI
Gated than that OF the Springfield. and defects in
manufacture. such deficient tempering of certain
parts cause them to away and prevent the
guns working properly that II does not shoot NO.
curatey at z09 u" 090. and GOO yards. and that no