New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-08
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
Cancelled Checks To Be Considered
Receipts by Treasury.
From Tho Tribune Bureau.l

Washington. May 7.
PUBLIC PAYMENTS EXPEDTTED.-The Treas
u-y Department purposes to adopt system
OF paying public bills IN accordance with the
ommendat:On OF military and naval disbursing Of
hcers. Under the present system bills have TO be
receipted before the government will send a check.
This is in order TO protect the disbursing officer
against people who take a check and refuse or
fail 10 send a receipt, which also may be lost in
the mail Tho Treasury Department authorities
have not regarded the returned cheek as sufhcent
evidence of the payment of the bills. Under the
new system. the bills Will be filed in the usual
such as the Treasurer's once and the office OF the
auditor while check will be sent covering the
amount OF the bill The acceptance OF these checks
and their payment anywhere VIII. Of course. serve
TO return the check TO the Treasury Department
The checks thus returned Will be regarded as sS-
hcient receipt. and in this way there VIII be "a
ment Of the bills on the part Of the government.
UNCOMFORTABLE DISTINCTIONS. Much
complaint has been made by AMY officers concern
ing the ornaments which worn on the collars of
officers and enlisted men TO designate the branch
Of the service with which the wearer is connected
There are various emblems for this purpose, such
as the castle for the corps OF engineers crossed
rifles for the infantry, crossed sabreS Tor the cay
in bronze finish, 10 correspond with the khaki
uniforms which are worn The complaint comes ONES
they project above the collar. and, being pointed,
lions have been made in order to change the form.
and the latest idea which meets with favor is that
button OF bronze metal. In this way It win be
lions which have been offered against the present
method Of Identification.
MAY FREEZE IN THE DARK-The civilian in
structors at the Military Academy in the depart
ments OF French. Spanish and gymnastics will not
receive the allowance for heat and light which is
provided for army officers by the latest army ap-
preparation law. There has always been more or
less doubt the exact position IN the military
rank and who draw their pay by virtue OF the pro
In this respect they are not the same as the con-
being entitled to the allowance DISCRIMINATION OF
this sort probably unintentionel the part OF
Congress- and It is likely the War Department will
seek TO have the law amended SO that all those
entitled to the allowance for heat and light
ORDERS 1ssUED-The following orders have
been issued:
from nth Company. coast artillery. unassigned
Captain WILLIAM J. l. LYsTER assistant surgeon. to
San Francisco; thence. about June 8. to Philip
Second Lieutenant KEITH s GREGORY 9Th Int IA!
Captain ROBERT E. NOBLE. assistant surgeon. from
Fort Casey, upon arrival OF First Lieutenant JOHN
r. BOsLEY, assistant surgeon. and will then re-
Washington for duty with the commission on the
CONTRACT Surgeon MICHAEL A REBERT TO his home
York. and report TO Surgeon General for anuul-
lieutenant Colonel WILLIAM 7. WOOD. inspector gen
erei from Philippines July 10. 70 United States.
and report to the ad]gtant general NM, ,...
general. from Northern Division 20 San Francisco;
thence. about July o. 10 Philippine Division as in
First lieutenant ROGER s FITCH. 1st Cavalry,
Fort LeaYenworth report 20 Brtgadier General
CHARLES B. HALL aide de-camp his stan.
Resignation OF frs. Laeut FREDERICK KOCH.
lieutenant Colonel FRANCIS Il. FRENCH, 18TH In
fantry. detailed inspector generals department.
Major OMAR BTNDY, 9th Infantry. TO temporary duty
in Office OF inspector sensral Northern Division
NAVY.
Lieutenant ! A cAAIPBEiLI4 Jr commissioned . q.
Ensign J. A. CAMPBELL. Jr. detached from tho Den
yer; home wait orders.
Ensign J. s ARWINE, Jr.. from the Navy De-
pErtneEt; home wait orders.
Surgeon NJ, s ELLIOTT detached from the 81 Louis; to
Surgeon H. c. CURT. the Naval Medical School
Surgeon E. 5 BocERT Jr. TO the Milwaukee.
Surgeon ]. " KITE detached from the Kearssrge: 20
the Franklin.
Surgeon G. II BARBER. detached from the Baltimore
WHEN placed Of commission; 90 the Kesrsarse
Passed Assistant Surgeon r. A. BACHMANN. detached
from the Franklin 10 the St Louis.
MOVEMENTS OF vE5SELs.-The following
movements of vessels have been reported 10 the
Navy Department;
ARRIVED.
May 5-The Lebanon a Norfolk.
May e.The Tacoma at Guantanamo: the ANNAPOLIS at
the Marlborough. at Norfolk.
SAILED
May 5-The Lebanon. from Lambert Point Norfolk
May S-The Tacoma from Santiago de Cuba, for
tsnaIT4; ne Calico from Hong Kong; for Canton;
Hampton Roads. for Norfolk.
THE STTRIF 1PTNE YrECTC