New-York tribune., 1908-01-17
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS
Hale Personnel Bill Not FaCored by
Department Chiefs.
from The Tribune BureauI
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washington. January Is
NAVY OPPOSED TO HALE BILL--The Navy
Department will not report favorably on the Dav-
son and Hale bills II the Senate Naval Committees
asks for an expression OF opinion from that quar-
ter The Hale bill aims 10 relieve the naval per-
sonneI by an increase OF pay and other provisions.
including abolition Of the general board. gTantins
of line titles to staff officers and cutting down the
number of appointments commissioned grades
from graduate midshipmen- The Dawson Dill pro-
vides for civilian assistants OF the Secretary
Neither bill quite comes Up 10 what is considered
necessary II is understood that the PRESIDENT de-
sires to have established some means by which the
present technical bureaus shall be co-ordinated
under the guidance Of an officer board OF officers
representing the experience Of the line such
board would include gUnnery officers, with view
TO directing departmental design OF armament on
new ships Of war. and there would have TO oe
other officers whose acquaintance with oSher
branches Of naval activity ahoat would be OF value
1t is not insisted by the Navy Department. tnae
this board. intermediary between the nead
of the department. and the technical bureaus, snall
be permanent. and it is possible that a temporary
board called together whenever the occasion re-
quires IT, would meet the conditions which the
President believes should be taken into cOnsidera-
ton in changing Navy Department administrator
Those who are anxious for some sucn ADDITION %
the departmental system believe II would De
good thing TO have Congressional tnvestgation
in order to show how far short OF efficient work
the present arrangement falls The President has
called for report from one OF the advocates or
the system of an intervening board IN order ID
ascertain il il is possible to adopt IL
ORDERS ISSUED.-The following orders nave
been Issued:
Lieutenant Col1neI EDWIN 3 BABBITT. ordnance de-
pertuent. Rock Island arsenal 70 View YORK CIV
as ordnance board
First Lieutenant GILBERT H STEWART. ordnance de-
uartnent. FrankfOrd arsenal 20 sharon. as a
spectOr 0f ordnance vice Captain EDWIN d. BRICK
Err ordnance department. ordered 70 Rock IsiaHd
Captain GEORGE E FRENCH. 18th Infantry. to Fort
Captsn KENT NELSON. frcnn Fort
McFIenry 70 the Philippines
First Lieutenant WILLIAM P BANTA. assistant surgeon
10 Preside San Francisco FOR Examination Ior
E,,rsT Tie1tsnant CHARLES F. CRAIG surgeon.
TO WASHINGTON examination for advarcernenf
Lieutenant JOHN 5 PRATT coast are'S corps
Contract surgeon THOMAS G WALKER from Asnooro
70 Fort Oglethcroe
CsDtafr L. c He'll detached from navy yard az
New york nd detailed cCrmandant OF Eighth
Naval District and yard at Pensacola Vies
captain L G LOGAN ordered home -. -
Psvnaster R NICHOLSON detached from navy Sa1d ~
Mare Island: to the South Dakota
MOVEMENTS OF wARSHIPS.-The following
movements Of warships have been reported 70 the
Navy Department:
ARRIVED.
Jan 1.-THE Potomac. at Boston
Jan I5-The Washington. al Norfolk the sterlns AZ TO
de Janeiro-
Jan f5-The Leonidas Bradford FOR Boston; tns
Triton. from washington for Norfolk
The Hartford was placed Of commission at the navy
ward at Norfolk January Is