New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-03-07
ARMY AND NAVY NOTES
Inquiry Into Naval and Military
Establishments Expected.
tFrom The Tribune Bureau.l


Washington. March s.
DEMOCRATS PLAN TROUBLED is
expected that. with the Democrats In con-
troll Of the House OF the next congress inc
military and naval establishments will be
subjected to a series Of Investigations Rep
resentative Fitzgerald, Of New YORK. pur-
poses to institute an inquiry into the au-
nlinstration of navy yards. lie has &C
cumulated considerable information which
he believes, shows that the present conduc'
OF navy Yards is cumbersome and comph-
Gated. and he is in favor or confininG the
administration to naval constructors or
civilian superintendent, instead or line
officers. who, he maintains should he Kept
on duty relating TO the operation or meets
or the management OF the navy ahoat. with
all the details connected with target prac-
tice. msnpuyres. etc Representative Pad
gctt. who is likely to be the chairman OF
the House Naval Committee, has some posi-
tive ideas concerning naval legislation lie
is not in favor OF an increase Of the navy
ir any OF its branches. He believes there
should he a limit placed on the number OF
officers who are being retired and 1t would
not be surprise il there was an attempt
made to repeal the law which provides for
the annual eimina ton OF a certain number
ot officers. He is also in favor of cutting
down tho increase Of the navy and proyid'
ing for only one battlcship year.
In military affairs the members OF the
Hot Sc Military Committee, as it VIII be
composed, with a Democratic majority, are
in favor of important restrictions of per
sCnne legislation. They will view with
favor nothing which proposes 10 increase
the cost or maintenance OF personnel There
wiz be also a limit placed on approprla-
items for supplies Representative Hay, OF
Virginia. who appears TO stand the best
GRANGE OF becoming chairman Of the COM
mittee in place of the senior Democratic
me mber Mr.. Sulzer. OF New York, is de-
tcrmined to have an investigation made ~
the system OF military education.
ORDERS ISSUED.-The following orders
have been issued:
Lieutenant Colonel FREDERICK ". SlBLEY.
inspector general from detah IN lnspec'os.
generals department: remain IN charge OF
oiiice Of inspector general, u '''
Lieutenant colonel WALTER l.. FINLEY, l5tn
cavalry. detailed 10 I'LL vacancy IN inspector
Major JOSEPH NJ T. PARTELLo. 4th In
fantry to home, TO await retirement, =,
BoGGs and WILLIAM p. WooTEN First
Lieutensnts HAROLD C.. FIskE and JIh.
IAN L. SCHLEY. and Second Lieutenant
GEORGE r. COCKTAILS and EARL j.
ATKINSON corps Of engineers. TO Army
building. New YORK city. for examination
captai r PclTf aARKE $. SMITH. First Lieutenants
MAX e. TYLER and RlCHAKD Z. MOOKh
and second Lieutenants VIGIL - f orns st 3,
engineers. to Fort Lesvenvorth, for exam
inatiGn for promotion. >, 49,,
WILLIAM H. ROSE and Second Lieutenants
RICHARD PARK. DANIEL J. SJDIAH'
CHARLES l. HALL cclo. ana C. .Sri1csrs to to
Washington Barracks for examination for
First Lieutenant CHARLES T. LEEDS and
second Iieutenants GILBERT +. HUN
PUREY and GLEN T.. EDGERTON. corps
Of engineers. to san Francisco for eNamina-
second mon liz Lieutenant tenant JOHN E SLOAN cast
artillery. attached to fist Company to Fort
r,,y Mon nS absence: First Lieutenant CoRT-
LANDT PARKER. 9Th Field ARTILLERY three
months from March 10
NAVY
Pavma.ter G. 8 BAKER. detached the Vermont;
psvmsster D. G. CRowBLL detached Bureau Of
supplies and Accounts: TO the Vermont
Pavmaster's clerk r. L. CARY. appointment
duty 10 the Vermont. revoked
MOVEMENTS or WARSHIPS.-The fol-
loving movements of vessels have been re-
ported 10 the Navy Department:
ARRIVED.
March 4-Ths Mccall. at Norfolk. the Castine,
the severn. the Graylng. the Bonits, the
NsrvhaL the Salmon. the snapper. the Tar -
ron and the Stingrsy. az Annapolis. the
lebanon az Iona Island the Portsmouth al
navy yard. New York
March 5--The California. the Pennsylva ana. ano
the South Dakota. AZ san Pedro; the Roe Al
Norfolk, the Rocket. At Indian HEAD
SAILED.
March The vorden from Jacksonville for
Miami: the Mccall from Hampton Roads
for Norfolk. the Lebanon from navy YARD.
New York. for Iona Island the Portsmouth,
from Hoboken for navy yard. Ne" YORK tne
Pirr1inCham from Key West for Fort-su-
Prince, the Flusssr, from Key west lot
Hampton Roads.
March sIThe Pauldinz. the Drayton. the Terry.
the Smith. the Lsmson and the Preston. from
Kew West for Hampton Roads: the Ialitor-
mia the PENNSYLVANIA and the south pakota
from Long Beech for san Pedro the Fio-
metheus from Mare Island for Bremsrton
March s-ThA Delaware, from Punta Arenas for
Valparaiso ,,
The Yorktown. from navy yard. Mare lslanf
March 10 % coast of Central America. 70
relieve the Princeton Ipon being relieved
the Princeton will he ordered North.
Tho Potomac ordered detached naval s'afi0n
Guantanamo Rsv and ordered 70 Hampton
Roads FOR duty Nth Atlantic hsst CURING
target practice