New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-13
ARMY AND NAVY NOTES.
Objections Made to Legislative
Effort of General Carter.
[From The Tribune Bureaul
Washington NJ

General William H. Carter who has an
peared at the Capitol in an attempt 10 aid
| legislation. may be subjected to some en-
! barrassment General Carter recently ar
| rived in Washington from the Philip
I pines. where he was duty in command
OF Of the military departments He
was Secretary Dickinson's choice for chief
OF staff. but the President decided to detail
Major General Leonard Wood to succeed
Major General J. F Bell. whose tour Of
duty as chief ef staff expired few weeks
ago. In the changes which were necessary
| in consequence the Secretary of War de-
tailed General Carter TO duty as assistant
chief Of staff. II was decided, however
! that General Carter should not assume the
duties of that position until General Wood
reports for duty as chief OF staff. which he
/ is expected to do in about a month In
| the mean time General Carter was supposed
/ to be on waiting orders.
Before he left Manila General Carter gave
statement to a local newspaper 10 the
effect that he was called to Washington to
! look after army legislation, and last week
/ he appeared before the Senate Military
! Committee and urged the favorable report
! Of the bin which applies TO the General Staff
! corps the system of detailing line officers
to that detached duty and filing the vacan-
! cies caused by such detail by promotions
of juniors in the branch OF the line from
which the General Staff officer is taken.
General Carter also visited the members of
the House Military Committee and pointed
out to them the necessity of this legislation
in order to reduce the number of officers
who were absent and whose places were
not filed during absence The disposition
Of the Senate Military Committee has been
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the House Military, Committee consider
that il should not be enacted, inasmuch as
the proposition is really a part Of the gen.
eral plan to remedy what is known as alb
senteeism by applying the detail system to
cover present detached duty, such
signments TO the General STAFF corps. re-
cruiting duty. duty with the militia and
duty at colleges.
Some OF the members Of the House Mill
tary Committee are disposed to protest
against the appearance of General Carter
at the Capitol as the represents tive OF the
Secretary of War. They believe that gen
eral officer Of the army should not be spe-
cially assigned TO this sort of duty, mas
much the Military committees have &C
cess 70 abundant sources Of information as
a guide to army legislation. Moreover, it
is considered that If the War Department
VI TIE dilIig Is 10 Dt Represented DcIOIc liAS
Military committees it should be by the
Secretary OF War or by his chief of staff, or,
under present conditions. by the acting
chief of staff, Brigader General T. H.
Bliss. One or two members Of the House
Military Committee intend TO bring the
subject TO the attention of the Secretary
of War, and il is possible that some re-
marks will be made on the floor of the
House concerning the incident.
ORDERS IssUED.-The following orders
have been issued:
ARMY.
Lieutenant Colonel JOHN 7. KNIGHT. deputy
Quarter1naster general TO Army War College.
Following assignments, quartermaster's depart
ment. ordered: Lieutenant Colonel DANIEL
eral. detailed chief quartermaster. camp of
instruction at Fort b. A Russell: Captain
sumo temporary charge ofice of chief guar
termaster. Department of the Missouri. dur
inv: Captain ROBERT R R0LFE quarter
master, detailed chief guartermaster. Camp
AMBER NJ MILLER quarternaster. assume
charge office quaTtermaster. Boston. during
absence Of Captain Rolfe.
Major PAUL F. STRAEB, medical corps, de
tailed member General STAFF Corps, vice Ma
tor JOHN T. KNIGHT. General staff, pro-
noted TO deputy quartermaster general with
rank Of lieutenant colonel
Ma 5or WILLIAM 9 DAVIS. coast artillery, de
tailed member General Staff Corps from May
Is, vice Major CORNELIs DE W WILL
cox, General staff. Major Davis will re
port in person TO chief Of staff
Major EDWARD " NJ CASKEY Tetired), from
St. Joseph's College, Philadelphia May 81
Captain RoDERICK L. CARMICHAEL coast
artillery, assume charge construction work
at Fort Moultrie, relieving First Lieutenant
WLL6I liz D. PEG. G3asf art arTaos
partment, detailed chief ordnance Of
hcer Camp OF instruction, at Gettysburg
Et-.t Tjautenan+ HARTMAN T. BUTLER
coast artillery. to Preside OF San Francisco
July 4, for temporary duty pending his ex-
Second Lieutenant BENJAMIN F. CASTLE. 29th
Infantry, assume charge construction WORK
Leave OF absence: First Lieutenant HARRY ".
GREGG. 18th Infantry; Captain ERNEST E.
WILLIAM H. TEFFT Medical Corps. one
month; Captain WILLIAM H. MONROE.
LAM r HARRISON, retired recruiting Of
JAMES T RoBISsoS o' COAST "e ArtlllerS two
months from June 10; First rs Lieutenant nan
lery. three months from August ID: First
Lieutenant EDWARD X. MAssEE. 9TH In
fantry, four months
NAVY.
Captain r T. MULLGAN detached assist |
to Bureau OF Navigation. to command |
Captain b " HODGES, orders detaching com
mand the Wisconsin; revoked.
Commander H. B. WILSON to duty assistant /
Lieutenant r. b. c6F'F'FY. Lieutenant Junior
grade I c JOHNSON. Jr and Ensign F. /
NJ PERKINS orders detaching the Wiscon-
sin revoked.
Ensign ] F ATKINSON from Naval Medical |
School Hospital. Washington; TO navy yard |
Pensacola
Surgeon F NJ BEGAN orders detaching the |
Wisconsin 10 the Nebraska revoked.
Payrrlaster G W. PIGMAN, Jr-, orders detaching /
the Wisconsin. revoked.
MOVEMENTS OF WARSHIPS.- fol- |
lowing movements of vessels have been re-
ported TO the Navy Department:
ARRIVED.
the Iamson and the Preston Rockiand.
Siav 1.-THE Brutus Key West.
MAJ I2-The Vulcan at Hampton Roads
SAILED.
May s-rhe Navajo from San Diego for Mare
Nav 1.-THE Michigan from navy yard, New
York for Rockland. the Nanshan from
Shanghai for Cavite
MAJ The Cleveland and the Chattanooga
from Shanghai for Csvite via Annoy. the
New Orleans and the Sanlar from Shanghai
TIA Sew Jersey and the Missouri ordered placed
IN FIRST reserve at navy yard Boston, as
soon practicable a. ,. |
The wisconsin ordered placed in hrst reserve
at navy yard. Portsmouth n IL as soon
As practicable
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