Omaha daily bee., 1911-02-05
Washington Affairs
(Erom a Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Feb. 4-(Special
telegram, First Lieute n Jonn s
thur N. Tasker, Howard Nc. G. Snyder
and Garfield l.. Mckinney, Medical CORPS
win report to Lieutenant Colonel James d.
Glennan, Medical corps, Preside of San
Francisco, for examination to determine
their fitness for promotion.
Captain sydney A. Cloman, Twenty-Five
infantry. is relieved from duty in the oIIice
of the chief OF staff and Will join his STA
uon.
First Lieutenant Benjamin b. Warmer,
Medical reserve corps. Will proceed 10 Fort
Thomas, KY, and accompany the Second
infantry to San Francisco, and on compile
ton Of this duty Join his station al the IA
First Lieutenant George b. Foster jr.,
Medical corps, is relieved from duty at
Army medical school, this city, and will
proceed to Fort Leavenworth for duty.
Captain James Bourke, Medical corps. 10
relieved from duty at Fort Leavenworth
and will proceed to Fort Crockett Texas
Tor duty.
James M. Williams, Coast Artillery corps,
will repair to this city ana report 10 Briga-
der General henry. q. Sharpe, commits
sary general, for examination by the army
transfers announced: Second Lieutenant
Charles r. Hollngworth, from the Infantry
arm Ninth infantry TO the Field Artillery,
and is assigned to First Field Artillery
Second Lieutenant Joseph T. Clement from
the Field Artillery arm First Field Artii-
lery to the infantry arm, and assigned to
Leave of absence for one month is
granted Lieutenant Colonel Milard f.
Waltz, Twenty-seventh Infantry.
A saving of at least sl.25OOOO a year and
/ the introduction Of a valuation plan pro-
vidng for an elastic distribution Of gov
! eminent documents by members of congress
| TO their constituents is contemplated in the
/ bill introduced in the senate by Mr.. Smoot
/ of Utah today on behalf OF the Joint print
I f,,gs fgraf pf VUh be
! Is chairman.
! The bill proposes that each senator be
| allowed an annual credit Of $500 and each
| representative credit OF $3.50 with the
/ government printing office. This plan
would supersede the present quota system
OF distributing documents and would allow
members OF congress 10 use up their credit
1 on any special field of documents In which
! they may be particularly interested.
/ 1t Is believed the valuation plan will
/ prevent the accumulation and nltimat
confiscation OF government publications
The senate joint resolution authoriztnj
the president 10 reappoint as cadets &c
the West Point military academy without
| regard to age or the existence of vacancies
nine former cadets, who were dismissed
from the academy for haEing, was passed
by the house today.
An appropriation of $4,000 for medica
and surgical relief and for enforcement O
sanitary measures affecting the Eskimoi
Alouts, Indians and other Alaskan nation
was asked IN an estimate submitted
the house today by the Interior depart
ment-
The Humphrey bin. giving the govern
ment power to exclude from american
ports any foreign ships that enter int
pools or agreements TO control freight o
passenger rates or 10 shut out Competitor
was favorably reported 10 the house Ia
day by the committee on merchant marine
A poll OF The republican members q
. I house n dat la
their attitude upon the ocean mail sub
sidy bill which passed the senate by
John Dwight. the republican whip OF IN
house, started the inquiry among stat
delegations and -WUl know within a shoT
time the approximate strength OF the bill