New-York tribune., 1907-08-25
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
NEW PAY BILL APPROVED.
President and Others FaUor In
creases-Little Hope of Passage.
IErom The Tribune Bureau. ]


Washington. Aug z4-Information has been
received at the War Department that the Presi-
dent has approved the new graded pay DILL
increasing the compensation of the army navy
and Marine Corps. and that the Executive Will
assign Paw Director Cowie and Captain johnson
Hagood of the Coast Artillery, to prepare
brief IN support of the measure 1t is 1urther
stated that the President has communicated
with Representative Capron. acknowledging the
defects which Mr.. Capron pointed out IN last
years bill and assuring him that they are eiiii
mated I'm the present measure.
The bill as drawn carries increases of pay as
follows: For lieutenant general. 10 per cent; for
major and brigadier generals. 10 per cent: for
coIoneIs lieutenant Colonels and majors, ~ per
cent; for captains and heutenants IN per cent
and for commissioned officers and privates,
80 per cent.
Senator Dick. who will urge the bill in the
Senate is authority for the statement that Sen
ator Hale will approve of the measure as now
drawn. and that. moreover. It will have the ap-
provaI of Speaker Cannon and the active support
OF Representative Hull. chairman of the Com
rnittee on Military Affairs. Army and navy
officers are. of course most anxious that the
bill should become law. Some of the polti-
clans. however. regard ii as entirely unlikely
that the leaders I'm Congress will deem 1t judi
cious 10 enact at the session of Congress imme-
dIately preceding a national election a measure
which must so materially increase the cost OF
the military establishment. despite the fact that
II is generally recognized that the proposed in
creases of pay entirely just and proper
ORDERS IssUED-The following orders have
been issued:
ARMY.
Lieutenant Colonel HARVEY C CARBAUGH. Judge
advocate Department Of the East. TO Chicago as
Lieutenant Colonel JOHN a, HULL judge advocate.
Island as Judge advocate Department Gt the East
from general hospital washington
Captain 'Gs; MRSGs MccLosKEy 4th Field Artillery
coosg LOTUS Rks - ana sd Fes
Major EDWARD r. MGLACHLIN. Jr. to LIST Battal-
Captain LAURiN l. lawson to Battery c. 4th Field
Resignation of Captain LLOYD ENGLAND. coast ar
First lieutenant ALVIN S PERKINS from o 18th
First Lieutenant EDWARD NJ. oFFLEY. from 18th to
First Lieutenant ROBERT ARTHUR. coast artillery
corps. elst COMPANY
| First Lieutenant CHARLES A. CLARK quarteTmaster er
work Fort Totten relieving Captain apt ER%ESI
6aERT Cork ETC restas wh5 GaP
Re,isnSon Of second lieutenant PERCY ALEXANDER
Major Srn Bf@IASi1S W ATKINSON Infantry
Major WILLIAM H. xiAIRE. 2ad Infantry. who viii
Major HARRY G HALE 18th Infantry, detaed IN the
adtutant generals department vice Major HUNTER
LIGGETT adjutant general. who is assigned 20 18th
Infantry Major Hale to the Philippines
NAVY.
Lieutenant Commander r. o. BTTLER detached from
supply: home. wait orders.
Lieutenant Commander W. b. FLETCHER. TO ID Light
house District. Boston
Lieutenant w N. JBFFERs the Alabama
Lieutenant A. PRATT. detached from the Des Moines
home. wait orders.
command OF the Shark
lieutenant L. S sHAPIEY detached from the Shark
Midshipmen F. J. FLETCHER and P H HAMMOND
detached from Ohio; 10 the Eagle.
Midshipmer j. J.. LONDON and r. IlOWMAN. detached
from Eagle: TO the Georgia
Midshipman p. r. CLEMENT. 20 the Georgia
| MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.-The following
movements of vessels have been reported to the
Navy Department:
ARRIVED.
| Aug. 21-The Alabama at Newport
| Aug 22-The Paducah. Puerto Cortez
| Aug 23-The Connecticut. the Kansas the Vermont,
Louisiana. the Kearsarge the Kentucky. the IL
linois the Virginia, the Georgia the New Jersey.
Rhode and Hampton
Roads: the Nanshan, Cavte. the Rocket. at Nor
folk; the Florida. at Washington
SAILED
Aug 22-The Dubuque. Puerto Cortez for New
Aug 2s-The Dolphin. Hampton Roads for League
Island; Abarenda from Bradford II. l., for Balti-