New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-22
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
From The Tribune Bureau. ]

Washington. February IL
| LEGISLATION FOR NAVY.-Naval officers are
naturally awaiting with much interest the result
Of the Naval Committees deliberations on increase
of the navy. The President has taken Keen per
sonal interest in the subject and II is eApeO'e
that his views will largely influence the Rouse
Committee in its preparation and adoption Oh 'ie
item of Increase Most service people expect 10
see only battleshp provided for the rest "
the provision being devoted to destroyers ana SUI
marines Mr.. Roosevelt is greatly Interested IN 'iio
provision of scouts but there is much question IN
| the Navy Department to the value or present
necessity of vessels of that type 1t Is consderea
that the motives of economy which VIII iarseiS
influence provision for the naval establishment re-
Quire the curtaiment Of the plans OF naval con-
structon, and that if a sacrifice Is to be MADE IL
NAV well be in the direction of scouts first cruisers
second and gunboats third. OF course. each type
has it's special advocates. and the scouts are NOT
without friends. who believe that naval strategy
will be seriously hampered if the fighting fleet is
not equipped with these scouts. the original pur-
pose of which to as fast messengers
bearing little armor and a scant battery
The scouts already designed have AZ larger ariIia-
ment than originally planned. and the Oh
vision between the fast cruiser and the well armed
scout is becoming less and less perceptibe The
naval strategsts may be said 70 unite In inoor5e-
ment OF the batteship an Indispensable engine
of war sea, while equal favor is SHOWN 10 the
torpedo boat. the destroyer and the hlndred crai'
the submarine 1t would not be surprising TO most
naval officers therefore If four or five destroyers
were obtained at the present session OF Congress-
and submarines This Is understood to oe
recently in his conferences with RepTesentatNe
Foss; chairman or the House NaSaI So1 H,'
tee on Naval Affairs.
UNIFORM MEDICAL. EoUIPMENT.-The mill
tary and naval medical officers who form board
of which Colonel Valery Hazard. chief surgeon at
Governors Island is member, expect TO COIL
plete in a few days important work. suggested by
In Manchuria.
establishing uniformity Of medical department.
equipment and unifcatiOn OF medical department
methods. The service observers who were WITH
the Russian and Japanese troops during the recent
war report that considerable advantage attached 10
medical work in the field with the armies by Tea-
of equipment and system which were UNIFORM
naval medical departments were not working to-
gether, especially in the composition OF the nrst
great and lasting benefit by having the army and
the whole question This has been done by board
convened BY order Of the President The board
that important results will be obtained.
ORDERS IssUED.-The following army and
navy orders have been issued:
ARMY.
Second Lieutenant WILLIAM r MCLEARY. from 18th
Second Lieutenant FREDERICK J. osTERMANs'. from
18th TO nth Infantry
First Lieutenant CLARENCE o. sHERRILL corps Of
engneeTs. from "a Battalion Of Engineers to Wash
Major CHARLES F. MASON, surgeon, detailed member
examining board Army Medical Museum. Washing
ton, in examination Of First Lieutenant JAY RALPH
SHOOK and COMPTON WILSON, assistant surgeons
vice Major WALTER y. M'CAW, surgeon, who will
continue member of board for all other purposes.
NAVY.
Rear Admiral b p LAN1BERToN transferred TO re-
tired list.
Ensign b c. ALLEN, TO the Franklin thence 10 tho
Virginia when placed in commission.
Actin, Assistant L W. TYREE detached train
ing station. san Francisco; to recruiting station Kan
City.
Paymaster E. W. DONATION 10 navy yard. Boston.
MOVEMENTS OF WARsHIPs.-The following
movements of vessels have been reported to the
Navy Department:
ARRIVED.
February 19-The Leonidas, at Guantanamo.
February 20-The Eagle, Monte Crsti; Columbia,
az Boston; the Celtic at Guantanamo; the Potomac.
Las Palmas.
SAILED
February 2o-The Ysnkton. from KINGSTON for Guam
tanamO the Winslow. New-EOrk for Norfolk;
Saturn. Die6o for Mare Island.