New-York tribune., 1907-02-26
-fPNY And NAVY NEWS.
From The Tribune Bureeu.l

Washington. February 25.
,,o RELIEF FOR NAVY OFFICERS.
.o,nal its stanchest and It's most ardent advo-
- now admit, Is dead letter for the present
C.,1ress Nothing can be expected I'm that direc-
-. in this final week of the session, and il is GER
.in that the plans, Of which there have been many
fu have 10 be abandoned and a scheme pre-
I'D for the desired legislation at the next session
- Congress BY that time the report which has
bssn made respecting the needs Of the naval staff
corps will be put into form for departmental ap-
-ayal II is believed that all the recon-
ynendati0ns made VIII not be adopted. and there is
,npch question whether the application of line
,Fjes 10 stan officers will be achieved without a
he contest This is the principal question to the
SIfent It constitutes the material block to
accomplishing anything. It is not however the
only factor which calls forth criticism and jeopar-
dies the success OF all naval personnel legislation
The plan Of elimination as means OF facilitating
promotion Is antagonized by officers who foresee
HAT they are likely 10 be placed the reserve list
out of b me ia1 ,I.sl oL riolou%h me problem may
ruartisl observers thar there is bound TO be much
faction no matter what bill is eventually pre-
sented.
ORDERS IssUED.-Ths following orders have
ARMY
FalognE prorn1tions , Of officers Artillery Corps
Coloues NEDOREM CRAWFORD GARLAND y
WHISTEI.ER. ALBERT : CUMMINs, ALExAN-
d WhLkE Henry N AH6REwsh 6sFs9s shccHkRhFE cHkRhEE
WARD r brown ARAM sI0RPi L0RRi Majors Ed %
LUDLow WILLIAM R. HA8TLToN. cHESTEs
WHITE. ERASMUS n. WEAVER. ELI D. HOYI.E e
GRANGER ADAMS FREDERICK MARSH
CHARLES @ WOODWARD; Captains ISAAC y
ToN. HARRY T. HAWTHORNE. CORNEITfSs
DE " WILCOX. JOHN d BARRETTE Ell
n nAND FoBERr = WOODS. i5.4IIH AhBERT Rf4 'E!. g.
THOMPSON. jT.. TH EOPHILUS b STEELE Ell
TISON L. GELNER. JOHN MCBRIDE fr RTt,ET-
ARD K CRANENS
co!onel DAE ER and Lieutenant Colonel WHITE q, art
ing military secretaries
Captain HENRY p FARRAR quarterrnaster 20 Wash
ington Barracks. General Hospital
Major ARTHI r ". YATES quarteruesta- Portland
Ne Philippines
Major DAVID 5. STANLEY. quartermaster from Phil
ippres 10 81. Louis. charge OF auarternla st4r g
depot relieving Captain JESSE NJ BAKER
NAVY.
Lieutenant Commander T. r HIGGINS detached
Naval ACADEMY TO duty as feet engineer Atlantic
heer. on board the Maine.
Lieutenant Commander r. c BOWERS detached as
feet ensinesr. Atlantic feet. duty as Inspector
of engineering material. Hartford. Conn
Aidshipr2en r G HARGIS detached Virginia TO
Mdshipman Il Y. MoKITTRICK. 70 the Louisiana
MOVEMENTS OF WARsHIPs.-The following
movements of vessels have been reported 10 the
Navy Department:
ARRIVED.
Baltimore a. Colombo. tho Mayhower Santa go
February o4-Ths Arethusa a. Guantanamo: the 7sor-
gia al Newport and Bradford.
SAILED
FebTgsTy 22-Tfe Des mones, from Baton Roug. 20
Philadelphia fOr Guantanamo TIE Mayhower. from
GEanters-ro fer Santiago De Cuba. aud from San
fenTcsTF - ne New Jersey from Boston for New
port; the Georgia, from Newport FOR Bradford
Tire C@'tic was placed OF commission the Bos-
tor Navy Yard February "a