New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-02-08
ARMY AND NAVY NOTES
Additional Funds Needed for
Military Academy.
IRON Tire TrIbrRe Bureau. !
Washington. Febru.

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-rs7 POINT IMPROVEMENTS
ar Department authorities have decided
AXE another effort to have Congress
5,-onriate additional FUNDS for improve
- AZ West Point. The House Military
la'-.r,i,tee failed 70 incorporate in the
.s,,,,.,v Academy appropriation bill au
-, 20 susnd an additional sS.0000o0 for
r,ork Major General Barry. the new
'-.-i,tsndent OF the Academy. has had
So consideration the final specifications
,-orl necessary to complete the project
r-,s surprised 10 find that so much re-
.-.a rrdone. and that the limit OF cost
.-,ssS bv Congress would not cover much
''!s,,r,rrt.or which is absolutely necessary
- 10 authorize this work will leave
academy ~ an uncomp!etsd condition
"a n nothing is accomplished durins this
60, the effort viii have TO be renewed
". year II developed IN the course OF
,sa-fng before the Military Committee
.. The members did not take kindly to
-. ,soi;sst for ar increase. OF the limit Of
=, r was pointed out that the original
sYsrs we're prepared with a view 10 having
,,,,k undertaken uuGl the exact and
,.,-,ats expense should be determined.
r. attitlde o. the committee was fur
- evidenced by the snail apprnpriation
e. the restoration Of old Fort Putnam.
IT. is Revolutionary relic on the
,.'gbts above the Military Academy. Fer
..vsral years Congress mas been asked to
-.-oD-iate money for The restoration OF
80 ancient defensive work, and this year
-. ,oror,ittee inserted IN the bill a clause
- is unusual in It's terms The money
- Is allotted this year. It is specified,
-, be used 70 complete the work. This
- i-sication that the committee VIII
=. favor any further requests for the
-,sscf So FAR as the main improvements
,. wsst Point are concerned. II has been
- irrlssible 20 determine in advance
-. .vsct cost o. much Of the work. The
..-S,,ions are such as require much blast
sra removal Of rock. and the place IS
:. ,.-,.s+eJ that the rebuilding Of the Acad-
= mas taken Tar more money than the
';';rsn architects employed anticipated.
49, too 10 has b6sr found necessary to
10 many important changes tron time
= time There is 70 way CT avoiding the
80 evpense. and IL IS hoped by the mill
80, authorities that the Military Academy
t,r, ull contain an amendment, inserted IN
,hs senate. Increasing the appropriation, as
recommended b. General Barry.
MILITIA PAY BILL.-MajOr General
rsopsr5 Wood. chief Of staff Of the army,
,,,f.rred with Chairman Stesnerson Of the
vonsa Committee on Militia to-day regard
,,s ne Stevenson militia pay bill. The
MI purposes 10 add pay for drill duty to
q r-+% 7e.l
n. national guard. neluding encampnent
5rty and service when called out by the
eovs-nor % a state The War Department
ry,D5sed an amendment which imposed
rsthcr rigorous restrictions on the militia
meu 5y requiring their Inspection oy army
oAcers. making them agree TO serve two
years. . called upon and II they refused
bv makinC the refusal punishable By court
martial on the charge Of desertioL.
F-s committee had favored the hlll but
referred the proposed amended measure q
national g1ara Interests, which objected,
;ontsns out. for instance, that the Prest-
cent misht c,H them into service, but II
he Governor failed 10 communicate the
cal t,ev. under the terms OF the measure,
would et1l Re liable % punishment for de-
ssrtioH
tyens-a1 wood Substantially favored the
lm without the amendment rather than
-s0Da-d.za the measure. The committee
ra~ rct report the biU in tcis Congress-.
q TILE RETIRED LIST. Lieutenant
Cs.ore. Thomas c. Prince and Ftrst lieu
fre-t Frederic Kenesl vii be placed on
SO retired LIST CT the United States Marine
a.
sr, 81 tle Navy to-day.
Colonel Prince Voluntarily leaves the &C
tlE LIST under the Statute granting she
privilege ~ retirement 90 oficery after thir-
T. years service. lie arrived a rev days
ego f-C~, tl-e Philippines
Lieutenant Kensel viii BE retired - once
heeags- Of phv=i-sl aisao,iv he is At
ures-rt attached 10 the marine barracks a.
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