New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-04-06
ARMY AND NAVY NOTES
Secretary Meyer Planning ar
Office of Accounts.
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STEP N ORGANIZATlON.-The Sec
retary OF thc Navy Is giving his attention 10
rae establishment Of 2 naval Office 81 ac-
counts lie g. not prepared 70 make this
important chauEc Al this tlmc but IL Is
one OF The plans &c contcn1p,ates IS an
other step IN the reorganization %. the Navy
Depa rUnent. One q the ueconuCndaoois
mace by Tn hoard C officers. q which
Rear Admiral William swift was president,
and which was convened 10 prepare
scheme OF simplifying naval administration
o-as 70 take from the Bureau O. Supplies
and Accounts that part OF its present duties
which has & do with accounts and esta5-
lish an Office Under the immediate super
vision q the Secretary ard in charge o. ar
officer OF the pay corps. IL was lntehde1
that the duties Of this Office of accounts
s1ou'6 comprise all hat relates 20 the sup
ply Of funds for disbursing officers, the pay
fnert for articles and services for which
contract or agreement has been mace 10y
IN. nroper authority. and the keeping OF
-he money accounts in the naval establIsh-
,-,ent. including all manufacturing and oper-
sfing expense at the navy yards and sta
-io,-s. Il was also planned that the new
office should prescribe the form and charac-
rcr Of money accounts 20 be rendered. This
suggestion was not adopted by Secretary
Never. for the reason that there were
limitations under the law by which the ap-
.,-cr-ia ton for the Bureau o. supplies and
Accounts could not be used IN another d.
lection without special legislation This
,s-ill undoubtedly be one Of the steps taken
ny Secretary Meyer as soon a the oppor-
furitv presents itself, as Ny. Meyer IS
heartily ir favor OF the new Office as a
lrsctice which follows the commercial
,,o,icy OF separating payments and funds
from contracts and supplies II VIII afford
g check. he believes. and result IN eco
nomicsl administration.
The propos.t.on VIII necessarily meet with
some criticism. especially as IL depriFes
fs.e raymaster general o. the navy OF an
IMPORTANT duty. Congress, IN the mean
vine. as not prepared TO authorize any rad
zeal step which viii be IN the nature OF a
permanent change from the existing STU
PtiCn.
The House to-day adopted an amend
irent 10 the nsva. bill appropriating &c.
ol5 Cor q system Of accounting 20 deter
'lI:ne the cost OF work at navy yards.
The amendment s,lpulstes that the system
shaH be similar 10 that established at the
Boston Navy Yard IN July, 1893.
40 ONE TO BLAME.-The court OF in
cu5rv which has been investigating the
cause o. the premature discharge or a gun
IN BOARD the cruiser Charleston. IN SuolS
BAY. Philippines. March s, by which eight
sailors lost their lives. has decided mat
,7o premature discharge Of the gun was
probably due to the firing pin, which was
broken and then bent outside the vent
II loading the pin struck the primer with
thc plug closed and was partially turned.
10 fault is attached TO any one.
ORDERS IsSUED.-The following orders
have been issued:
ARMY.
Major THOMAS s. BEATTON- medical corps.
from Fort Des Noiues three months
leave frorn July ! granted. thence 20 san
Francisco. sailing October for Phillp-
captain LOUIS C. sHERER. sth cavalry, 10
Fort Bsys-d. general Hospital -.
csptssr GEORGE i. Mitchell. 18th cav
airy. detailed TO hl vacancy la signal
-sptsirs EDMUND wITTENMYER. 5th In
faufry: MICHAEL J. LEHMAN. 25th In
fsutry: FRANK "A. ALBRIGHT 25th In
1nfavtry: FIRST Lieutensnts WILLIAM $.
MAPES. 2"th Infantry; SAMUEL. a.
KErGEE. asth Infantry: second Lieu
.-rusafs JAMES BIYTH. 25;h I1fantry;
-rPH W STII.WEII. 18th Infantry.
PTCHARD J. HEEMAN. sd Infantry, and
NsRTIN a. WISE. 20th Infantry. 20 Fort
I.csveuworth. May %. examination for
Eessrustfcr o. FIRST Lieutenant JOSEPH J..
NGBEE. Philippine scouts, accepted, TO
resve OF absence. FIRST lieutenant ALFRED
A. HICKoN, 18th Infsntr.. tNo months
NAVY.
C,rnrnander W. ! MANUEL. 70 duty AZ
member Of General board Washington
Lieutenant Commando y. ". TODD tp Bureau
of Equipment, Navy Desarfuer'
Lieutenant T. b. TAYLOR. 10 navy ysra, New
~ orcnauco TiTth--terling steel Company.
tricsburo Manor. D.. g.. and Trefeear COM
usu Richmond. vice Lieutenant J. ~. lIsE-
1oNL Jr- 20 ne North Da2ois
'ns.sns I I. ~ s ,'ltIzH anq / w SPoFIoI.D
hiosh ipn7n W r. MONROE, detached the
Eidtle; 20 the octopus, FOR instruction.
Assistsrf Surgeon J.. p SHIpPEN. detached tho
Bufralo and Camp Elliott canal Zone, Pa
mama. 70 home, and RESIGNATION accepted-
Acting Assistant Surgeon J. J. JOHNSON. ap-
noiutrn~nt revoked, 70 take effect April s,
and detached naval medical school: 90 home.
detached the Hancock. await ORDER
Assistant Paymaster T. p. BAILENGER. de-
tached the Georgia: 20 no Hancoca.
MOVEMENTS OF vEsSELs.-The fol
lowing movements OF Warships have been
reported 20 the Navy Department:
ARRIVED
April c-The B-utus ~ Sewpor1 News
1pr1l S-The Hector al Boston.
prtl 4-Jhe Birmingham ~ Monro>fa the
justin at san Pedro. the Chester at Boston.
SAILED.
Ap-I 2-The Hannibal. ron Neu-z,o-- Neus FOR
New Orleans
LprB a-Ths ozark ana the To10-ah FROM
annapolis Tor norfolk. the Charleston tbs
chattanooga ana Tie Cleveland from Manila
Tor Hong Kong, TIRE Saturn, from Panama
fcr Corinros the Connecticut. the Kansas 80
Louisiana the Vermont, The Minnesota no.
.laho, the nissisflrpi. the New Hampsh!re
80 GEORGIA. the Nebraska the New Ie7-e,
TIE Rhooc Island, the Virginia the Missouri
I1c Michigan ana TIE SOlaoe from HAMPTON
Ros Gor Southern Grill grounds.
- rhs Delaware commissioned a. navy rars
$orfolk
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