The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-11
PROMOTIONS in THE NAVY
A Sequel TO the Schley-Sampst II
Reward Controversy.
Rear Admirnis Howison. R-mcy,
the Pay of Their Rank From the
Dates on Which They Were Nat
uraiIy Entitled to Announcements.

The action OF the President in sending
to the Senate yesterday the nominations
of Rear hdmirals Howison, Remey Kautz.
and Farquhar is a sequel to the Schley-
Sampson reward controversy. All these
officers had already been nominated and
confirmed as rear admirals. and three oil
them are serving as such. Admiral Howl
son is on the retired list, having reached
the age limit OF active service last Octo-
Der. The advancement OF Schley and
Sampson six and eight numbers, respec-
lively. for their services In the West In
dian naval campaign placed them in the
grade of rear admiral. They were appoint
ed as such August TO- 1898. during the re-
cess of the Senate. When the Senate re-
assembled Il declined to confirm the re-
ward nominations. and Mt the close Of the
Fifty-ffth Congress last March the noni-
nations had not been acted on, and Schley
and Sampson did not secure their ad-
vancement. II they had not been appoint
ed rear admlrals during the recess. Howl
SON. Remey. Kautz. and Farquhar would
have been advanced from the then exist
ing grade OF commodore to that OF rear
admiral several months before they were
actually promoted, these officers all being
senior to Schley and Sampson.
The Comptroller OF the Treasury de-
cided that Schley and Sampson were not
entitled to pay as rear admirals during
the period they held commissions az such
under recess appointments. and the four
officers nominated yesterday recently aied
claims for pay for the period between the
time they would have naturally received
-.
and the dates OF their actual promotion to
their present rank II Schley and Sampson
had not jumped them
The nominations sent TO the Senate yes
terday were made in order to give the
four officers rank az rear admirals from
the dates of their natural promotion TO
that grade, aud to permit them TO draw
their pay as such from that time until they
we're actually promoted.
When Schley and Sampson wer- made
rear admiTals there were no vacancies I'm
that grade. but they were placed on the ex-
ira list, and when Rear Admiral Sicard re-
tired September 30 1898. and Rear Admiral
Matthews retired October a. Schley and
Sampson would have flied their places had
they been confirmed. As it was supposed
they would be confirmed, the promotion of
Rear Admiral Howison was DELAYED until
November q. 1898 when Rear Admiral
Miller retired, and Rear Admiral Kautzs
promotion was delayed until Rear Admiral
Buace retired December %.
Under the decision OF the Comptroller
Of the Treasury Rear Admiral Howison's
appointment dates back to September 30,
when Rear Admiral Sicard retired: Rear
Admiral Kautz's appointment to October
q. when Rear Admiral Matthews retired.
while Rear Admiral Remey. who was not
appointed until March g 1899 has his ap-
pointment dated November %, 1898. the
time he was superseded by Rear Admiral
Howison, while Rear Admiral Farquhar,
who was also appointed March 3. 1899. has
his appointment dated December %. when
he was superseded by Rear Admiral kautz.
In this way each OF the four rear admirals
reappointed yesterday get from two 10 four
months more salary as rear admirals than
they did before the correction was made.