The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-12-29
MAY PROBE NAVAL BUREAUS
INDICATIONS THAT CONGRESS
WILL DIRECT AN INQUIRY.
Nhe First Move WIN no n ResSlutlSn by
senator HALE ~aeEuestlng. . Cspy OT
nrewusons LETTER ExplannIng why HO
Rerlened from Navigation mureAu.

AenhHneh Fn~np Navigation hureau.
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QUESTION sWaaA Ia che mattar with tha
ravvas cororo.s n n. ,rdar.tood 4. ~
h.vs . A, rotbiD~ .auaioD Tharo rosv N.
Araucs,I ,agiaIaaon and the sDactuert ~
.cr. n.oCs~arv charrs. in .-i~,ing ,aw
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MA ~. racaDt cyit;c;xm 81 naval msthoda
win nrova . Tr,,;th,l IONIC ~ di.csasIoC
G.n.tor R,rrowa ~ NToh,gaD |. mambsr
~ thn Naval Comm,ttAa .aid to.dav that
ha mn. In favor ~ calling Hor the HaCta
R.cr..artstiva Eosa ~ uInoi. chairmap
~ the Hou.e Naval Committse said that
tha House would take M action bending tho
or1r~rna ~ an inouiy,y nv the SENATE aSuch
ncuirias usualfv originate in he Senate .
n. r.vnarvad In rsals;n~ tb,a .Aata,nant
NJ Fo.s oyarlookad the fact that tia Naval
~Anpronriation hin which will form the
h.ri. toran a;r;ng Of conditions in thu navy
MI orig;nata In the House and thu oDnor-
trnlt~ 20 1maka critical aneecbsa wilI NOT
ba tbrovn asitle NV members.
1rhs troubIaa ~ thoae who danracata .nv
-ovarhauling Of this naval Neutrality-suspicious.
ara corning thiok and fast Every move
m thu effort m prevent agitation haa been
unart INV some ciroumstance that has
aervad a. ada fuel m the flra NJ controversy
Juat AT the moment of the fleets deDart,Ira
Hanrv RsuterdabI'a article attack inx thu
raVai bnreau svstem and the methods oS
battIeahip constnIction appeared in Nc
CJ,rs,s Naoox;ne Than came the inter-
view with Rear Admiral George w. Mel
vile. former engineer in chief Of the navy.
$4,000 r. L.1-aa, .v,s,ou
."o D
inc hlatter uhghC nave oeeh ahoWeu 10
rest Tor a while II the resignation OF Rear
Admiral Brownson had not served to call
attention 10 the differences betwasn thu
L,~..r. 81 III. 90 $4,000 ~ ~.
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statement Oh Surgeon-GeneraI nuxey thaC
the Bureau OF Navigation had hampered
the work OF the Bureau Of Medicine and
a,,rsorv Senator Hail.. ;ptarvisw I'M
o.seiy' n" 80 S-.II p@"-.u
noluine 'ne acuoh oi Aunnrai Dro"nson
helped to attract more attention to the
controversy
Tha latest contribution IN the seriaa NJ
.ss.I.. s,a.sroan,. and ;Ssru;aws =
Arstoies' s'"V"", =" 70
pamphlet pupilsneu oy the government
Printing Once to-day under the title
Personnel of the Navy and Marine Corps"
~ Nc %r'
OF "nicn ASsistahC oecIeUaIy vi Ihe navy
Newberry Is president, and boards represent
ing Zach of the stan departments Of the SER
vice. These reDorts we're made in Septem-.
- oo,ohsr and Novsmhsr and w.r.
transmitted to Congress just before the
holiday recess. Their publication at this
- .Soss yrbo aide with Rear Admiral
Brownson in his protest against the assign
ment OF command rank To stan oricers. for
among the reports Is one submitted by a
board n by Surgeon-teneral hlxey.
which proposes TO give positive military
rank and title TO ofncers OF the Medical
Corps.
In addition 10 SUPERINTENDENT Rixey,
the subboard appointed TO consider whether
changes in the laws relating to the Medical
Corps were desirable was composed OF
Medical Director George r. armon and
Surgeon James \: Legs. Their report
contains a long review OF conditions IN the
Medical Corps, but pubhc interest will be
confined to a Few paragraphs suggesting
the change in rank and titles Surgeon
General Rixey. 1t is shown. has gone a step
further than has recommendatlon OF a Few
years g that the title OF Surgeon-Admiral
be given him. He now wants the dietin-
gushing term Surgeon eliminated and to
be designated by the military uJi5 Rear
Admiral" with the term Medical Corps"
after his name.
With President Roosevelt holding hat a
naval surgeon under present conditions can
command a hospital strip. the new legisla-
ton recommended by SUPERINTENDENT