New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-18
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REORGANIZING THE NAVY
MEASUREMENTS ABOUT THE PERSON.
MEL BILL CORRECTED.

ANTAGONIZlNG THE ADMINISTRATION
STORMY PROCEEDINGS IN COMMITTEE.
InY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIpuNE.l
Washington. March l1.-Some progress wao
made to-day by the subcommittee Of the House
Committee on Naval Affairs on the Naval APP
rropriation bill. and late this afternoon the
prospect seemed fair that the bill would be
brought into the House Saturday. The work
OF the subcommittee to-day was chiefly
fined 10 formulating In appropriate phraseology
the recommendations of the Secretary Of the
Navy in his letter Of Tuesday. which sub
nitted 10 the committee yesterday. and related
10 the emergency increase Of the personnel of
the Navy These recommendations contemplate
the reinforcement of the Engineer Corps by
adding 100 machinists. and providing that the
cadet engineers cruisers and also those
belonging to the class Of 1895 shall be i'm
ned!atey commissioned and assigned 70 duty
as Junior engineers: an increase Of fifteen Off
GERS in the Pay Corps. and of twenty in the
Medical Corps. besides the increase Of the num-
Der Of enlisted men. The Immediate commits
sonng and assigning TO duty Of the cadets WILL
II is understood add about eighty commissioned
officers to the Engineer Corps besides the 100
machnists.
There appears TO have been considerable fric-
ton and some sharp discussion both preceding
and following the receipt by the committee Of
Secretary Longs recommendations. When he
appeared before the committee on Tuesday he
was attended by the chiefs Of several Of the
bureaus Of his Department. who had also been
invited. Among them were Engneer-in-C Chief
Melville. Paymaster- General Stewart. Surgeon
General Van Reypen and Captain Crownin-
shield. Chief Of the Bureau Of Navigation. The
Iinu wit
Chairman Boutelle that the committee stood
ready TO respond TO any recommendation
suggestion respecting legislation required to
meet existing or impending emergencies. and
remarked that il had been proposed to
strengthen the Engineer Corps in the manner
and to the extent above indicated. The Secre-
tary was Of the opinion that this would be suf-
fcient for the present. but Engineer-in- Chief
Melville dissented and before the sitting ended
used some rather harsh and explosive language
He insisted that the provision for the Engineer
Corps contained in the Naval Personnel bill
should be incorporated in the Appropriation bill
Secretary Long is az a friend and as
strong an advocate OF the Personnel bill as 1t
has and would be glad as anybody to have
Il considered and passed now when circum-
stances are so propitiOus; but he has had eX-
perience as a member Of the House of Rep
resentatives and ne not slow TO perceive
thai the Personnel bill could not be incorporated
bodily In the appropriation BILL or 10 realize the
force OF Captain Crowninshield's suggestion that
TO incorporate only a part Of 1t would weaken
the chances of the remainder. He expressed
strong hope however, that soon as the ap-
preparation bill with its numerous emergency
provisions was out Of the way the committee
would consider the Personnel bill and bring II
before the House and urge its passage. Even
then il is understood. Commodore Melville con-
t;nued 10 use his own expressive phrase TO see
a Niger under the woodpile. and TO insist that
his views should be adopted Secretary Long
however appears 10 have adhered TO MS own
views.
Pavmaster- General Stewart agreed that an
emergency addition OF fifteen officers TO his
corps would be sufficient, and the Surgeon-Geh-
era said that an increase or twenty actihs
assistant surgeons would be enough for the
Medical Corps for the present.
Yesterday Secretary Longs letter, which en-
bodied the recommendations agreed on al tues
cay's conference. was laid before the commit
tee and suddenly and Unexpectedly Vloient OPP
position was manifested by seVeEai menioeIs
OF the committee, whose chief spokesman II aP-
pears was Mr.. Dayton, Of West Virginia. he
made several speeches. and one was maze Oy
Mr. Butler. of Pennsylvania. another new mem
Der Of the committee. who may have been labor
ing under a false impression as 10 the relative
immediate importance OF the appropriation Din
and the Personnel bill respectively. The as
cussion wexed hot and lasted until nearly
ocloek last night. when the committee al
journed on motion of one Of It's members VINO
was opposed TO the programme recommended by
the Secretary Of the Navy in his letter
This brief outline Of what actually TOOK place
is substantially correct, but II does not accord
with the statements published in The New
York Sun" and several other newspapers. 10 the
effect that Chairman Boutelle had arrayed MN.
self against the Administrations that he had
been personally taken TO task by President NC
Kinlev: that nc was at swords points with Sec
rotary Long and In reply 10 question
BY Tribune correspondent this afternoon
Chairman Bou;elle declared that each ana
every one of the statements was apsoiuteIy
without foundation and that 50 far as he knew.
he and his colleagues OF the committee were
honestly irving 10 carry out the wishes OF the
Administrator as represented by the oecfe-
tdry OF the Navy.