New-York tribune., 1905-02-13
ARMY 4ND NAVY NEWS.
lrnoM THE TRIBUNE BUREAU

Washington, February T..
THE NAVAL APPROPRIATION BILL-The
Naval Appropriation bill is expected TO come be-
fore the House Monday. Naval officers fear
that there will be scaut chance of getting much
more on the bill than is there 1t is expected
there will be opposition TO some of the provisions
of the bill as reported from the House Naval Com
mittee account of the amount OF the appropria-
tions proposed The obstruction may come from
those Congressman who are interested in the oils
providing for public buildings and for river and
have given up looking for any legislation affecting
the personnel of the service. although il is ap-
the Senate. All officers interested in getting the
present Jaw lePealeu; SO az 70 90 "@S %i NJ sea
duty. 1t has been expected there would be no one
oppose this plan, but it appears that certain
officers are inclined to obstruct this legislation be-
cause they cannot get what they desire Any evi-
all personnel RELIEF until the next session of Con
gress-
REVISING ARMY LISTS.-There will be veri-
table CONSERVATION among numerous officers of the
army caused by the decision of the Secretary OF
War to revise the lineal list of second lieuenants
of cavalry artillery and infantry Under new
construction of the law certain officers of the army
OF the junior grade will have credit for prior ser
vice as enlisted men, service which has hitherto
not been regarded in the calculations determining
relative place on the list. The result was an
nounced to-day in a circular signed by General
Chaffee, and the changes made, looking harmless
enough in list of seventeen officers of the three
tire list of second lieutenants and affect several
nunored officers. Some of the changes are radi-
cal. one ofncer jumping hundred others who
nave been senior TO him up to this time. The
when the new nominations made TO adjust the
standing of the officers.
NAVAL ADVERTISING REFORMS.-Secretary
Morton Is conducting an investigation into the
method OF advertising for bids for supplies.
Under the new system of bulking the items so as
to compress them into big schedules the calls for
bids contain list of the articles for the informa-
tlon or intending bidders, that they may know just
Wnat is wanted. 1t has been found that these long
Calls for proposals. constitute substantial item of
expense. and 1t is likely that they will be down
briefly.
UNSATISFACTORY HEADQUARTERS. - The
General STAFF has not yet learned officially of the de-
sire Of officers in the Middle West to have trans
ferred from Oklahoma City to St. Louis the head
quarters of the military Southwestern division.
There is great desire the part of the officers at
likely they will try to accomplish il. No one fully
Understands why the Headquarters of military di-
vision were established at Oklahoma City There is
nothing to require that the headquarters should be
the location is awkward, requiring a side trip
Dranch railroad and much delay in the transfer
from one train TO another. The proposition of es-
tabllshlng the headquarters at St. Louis would
southwestern division and the transfer of the head
quarters of the Northern division from St. Louis
TO Detroit The War Department officials say
that the change is hardly likely take place
put II IS OelleYed that II Will be Of the first
changes made in the location of military headquar-
terS.