New-York tribune., 1908-12-12
ARMY AND NAVY NOTES
Status of the Marines Discussed
Again.
IFrola The Tribune Bureau

| EFrosa The Tribune Bgrsau-I
/ Washington. December Il
| MARINE CORPS IN sUsPENsE-An tnporta1f
session OF the House Naval COMMITTEES was nsid
| this afternoon when the commandaDt and other Of
fcers OF the marine corps were heard Ihe c1LilIa-
| tee has reached the final clauses OF the draft Ox
the naval appropriation BILL and the hearing today
closed the preliminary work of explaining tne 0S-
/ partrnentai estimates The Secretary OF the Navy
| viii be heard BY the committee after the hohdaJA
The phraseolOgy OF the appropriation act re-
duires provision for the subsistence of marines On
/ ships OF war and this served 20 introduce 70 tns
committee the status Of the marines. Il was Dis
closed that General Elliott and his suoor1inas o.
/ hcers did not approve the executive order with
drawing marines from ships Of war II had oee1
commonly understood that General Elliott had Il
erposed no objection IN fact. that ofHcer s-atsd
inqIrers the day following the issue OF ne
order that such action the part OF the Presidenx
/ met with no opposition on his part Represensadvs
Butler. a member Of the Naval Committee. whose
son is a major in the marine corps evnesd ksen
interest in the corps and manifested an Hlteh1o1
OF preparing legislation which VIII make the corps
a part the army There viii be great di11cuIJ
in accom- pIshing this although General I'eonaro
Wood has been asked by the President 70 prepars
. a scheme which viii adjust the numerous dl1ler-
ences principally ~ the rank OF army and narias
corps officers. 10 make the marine corps uss-
fuI under War Department Some considerari0n
was given in the Naval Committee to-day 70 tns
wording OF a clause which might be inserted n No
naval bin which would compel the OF marines
on shipboard. The conservative view in the COM
mittee. however. against any such procee.4lls-
It is realized that any legislation which proposes
transfer the marines 20 the army IS ASiE % -
defeated By Senator Hale. chairman q tns
Senate Naval Committee vino IS N favor OF nav
ing the marines detailed 10 duty or board snip All
the various propositions that seek 70 ind piaes
for The marines IN the army are blocked oy no
detrimental effect most officers OF the corps
General Woods plan Is understood % take into
consideration the addition OF the marines 20 tns II
fantry in the form Of i've new regiments of thai
arm Even this plan makes no provision Tor Jns
marine star and appears 20 iuperH the Office OF
ccnnnandant which now carries with II the ran<
OF a major general
No DEPENDENCE ON GIL FU-EL-The d.
seners OF The naval destroyers which are next 20
be built provided Congress alots the funds az tns
present session for that purpose. are conIrohled
with perpIexing problem They have Jusr earned
that the British Admiralty has decided 20 aoandoa
oil as fuel for the destrOyers which now being
designed for the English navy This action on ne
uart Of the British naval authorities IS Significant
as considerable expense incurred oy tnal gov
arnr,ent in Installing apparatus for burning oil on
the torpedo craft. in tire establishment OF tanks
and reservoirs stations. especially II the Aedl-
terranean. and in cor structing oilers Tor snPs
for the delivery OF the fuel oil 70 ships at dis-
tance from the land sources OF supply The reason
for this action Is the growing cost OF the Oh ana
the danger that in time OF war the supply "01lo
ne interrupted These conditions, OF course 90 not
v1taIIv concern the American naval service ous
introduce an element OF doubt in the minds or
some OF the experts as 10 wisdom Of depending
on oil fuel for torpedo craft IN time OF var
ORDERS IssUED-The following orders haTs
been issued:
Major CHARLES : STEVENS. cavalry. retired
Captain A WOLF An Lnfantrg 10 duty a F0r'
Captain GUY c. PALMER son liant. rom sens-
WashInE16n to Ne5pOTt News gaar'srH.a'eF of
First sni as525S oSE szE 7 ,:sss ss.ss % ''. s
Leaves Of a6seHcsala5or CE5AEsLs : sgES 75gS5 Va
7 BE1CHAM. r. 9sA Iafan5ry- TWO months
NAVY
Lieutenant 4 ANDREWS detached navy Ty. yqTa Nv -.
YoEk: 70 charge s,sTT5 TSS5a-I5nE 53 ,ss Maine
EasP + c EiIIYss5 5etaeasd vliaooos. to cc1-
Passes sS.B,s Asssaas Gsassa5 e0 to = t A NoHaa6s ma
As'is5s8i sas8ira P-yasizs Fosaaa 10 ts and eas
Assistant Surgeon J. O. DOwNET- detached the Rsie''
70 the Charleston
MOVEMENTS OF WARsEIIF's-The Loi-o"lhs
7oyarnenrs OF vessels have been reported to tns
Navy Department
ARRIVED
Dec e-rhe Prairie Hampton Roaas ;-, P,-hatan rs
Dec 1o-The BIrInsha1. Al --Ii1g AZ EIa1ngtoa
Roads. tie saturn. Al Mare Island
Dec 1o-rhe castins CusasE f.9E . I Ps1ads5-
ths MaryIsnd and the Psnnsylvaaiz ron Ia EaAoa
Dakota ana the washington from AmaPa-a for Pan
ANA snsCEILANEoCs-
The Monterey commissioned reserve. naval statio1s
he Navsjo and the Active placed Or eonmisssors
navy yaFa 415I 15S - rssv. the supply a. stations
me s6tp. the supply TO Puget sound for general Ov@z@
The TrIs rom Manila Pacific Coast parent ship r0E
The PainSoW remain Asiatic station -, -.,
me ReIief rom Cavts OlongapO as hosplta4 snip