New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-25
ARMY AND NAVY NOTES
Error in Bill Does Away with Too
Many Brigadiers.
From The Tribune Bureau
Washington, April "a.


ERRORS IN ARMY BILL.-Numerous err
rors have been brought TO Hight In the
legislation accompanying the army appro-
priation bill, which is now in conference
between the two houses. 1t has been dis
covered that the bill reduces the number
Of brigadier generals by FIVE instead OF
four as was intended. and that the ne"
,upnIv bureau has been designated 1.-The
ouartermaster corps" instead OF the quar-
,ermaster bureau" TO distinguish It as an
administrative organization. In their enor
70 prevent detached duty for too long a
period. Senators also overshot the mark oy
adding the provision that no part or the
money appropriated is TO be paid to ofncers
by whose orders another officer violates the
rule laid down. The fact is, such ORDERS
arc always issued by the Secretary or war
The reduction OF the number OF brigadier
generals by FIVE instead Of four is OWING
10 the fact that by the phraseolosy OF the
hill the chief OF coast artillery was not
excluded from the list of officers 10 De eh-
enpt, and while this does not operate 10
abolish that office, It does require that one
more brigadier general be abolished IMAM
was originally intended. 1t is expected that
the errors will be corrected by the CONFER
ence committee.
ORDERS lssUED.-The following orders
have been issued:
ARMY.
Major WILLIAM S. GRAVES. 20th infantry
General Staff, from General star corps
IN Washington TO his regiment, July !.
Mater BENJAMIN A. POORE, 22d Infantry
detailed member General STAFF Corps July
Major 20 SL SSe"t HAMILTON, coast artillery.
from Sandy Hook proving ground, Sano!
Hook. TO proper station o,,,o,.a
CAPTAIN JAMES HUSTON, recently pfonio'ou'
assigned TO 10th Cavalry. --..-
CAPTAIN WARREN W. WHITs1DE. quarter.
,banc. ~ pront ROYAL. May l. as assistant
depot Quartermaster Front RoFai 'e''ou"'
depot. ...,,,r
on arrival in United States. to Vancouver
Barracks, for assignment as assistant
c.,es IarI 8ENJAM1T f. KERFooT coast ar
tiiiery. detailed in quartermaster,s de-
pa5tPf1i aqiD z 10 % tfRpn1Is Ir
ternaster assigned 68th Company coast
artillery, on relief from detail quarter
r,,fa ass' John ). BRADLEY, 14th Infantry.
ard First Lieutenant FRANK S. BOWEN.
2Oth Infantry, 10 Fort Leavenworth' June
yn for examination for promotion
r,r,t Lieutenant ARTHUR Fl. CARTER from
tth to l4tb Field S,; Ar.,IeTy PRINCE. re-.
Gently promoted, assigned 9th Fie'd AT
r,r,t lie Lieutenant THOMAS W. JACKSON;
medical reserve corps, from Walter keeu
General Hospital; TO v Ri, proper Sf ,SD
coast artillery. from assignment 18Th COM
osny. 10 unassigned list. 1850.
Leaves of absence: Major ELM E y; Me- -.
medical corps, one month from NAY - -
Tieutenant Colonel WILLIS 7 NAY, ID
fentry. one month; Captain Jfnad ,;
IANDA signal corps 10 be assigned -.
Infantrv) two months from May j. FIRST
tisutenant THOMAS W. JACKSON medi-
cal reserve corps, two months
NAVY.
Rear Admiral T B. HOWARD. naval evan
lining and naval retiring boards "ash-
Rear admiral A. NJ. KNIGHT, detached sPe-
cial hoard on naval ordnance; commanoer
in chief Atlantic reserve fleet
y,.utenant Commander c. s. KEMPFF. de-
tached the Michigan; home bI Tsii STdt Se
tached the North Carolina, the Montana
,y.rss s9ap,i' " @"g AN6ERsoN, detached thu
Yankton aid on staff commander IN
Lieutenant r. l. BERRY. detached Atlantic
fleet; home watt orders.
Lieutenant F, 3. OSBORN, Jr navy YARD
rleutenant lsunior grad.> !. F. coNNoR, de-
tached the North Carolina; the Montana
Midsnipman j. B. oKIE, resignation accepteo.
roatswain j. L. KELLEY. detached receiving
Boatswsin Edmund DELAvY, acting ap-
pointrnent a. boatswain; to receiving ship
YARD, New fOIh.
chief Gunner WILLIAM ZElTLER, dets6hHo
Z W Bliss Company Brooklyn; TO VII
IAN Cramp & sons. Philadelphia connec-
ion fitting out the Wyoming, ana on
board when commissioned.
MOVEMENTS OF wARsHIPs.-The fol-
loving movements of vessels have heen
reported 70 the Navy Department:
ARRIVED.
April ?S-1he Pstapsco, at Tangier sound
the Nero at Mare Island; the Cncas' az
Guantanamo: the Dixie the DraEton, the
Navrant the PauldinE and the Sterett at
navy ward, New York; the FOX ana Inc
Davis, at Mare Island.
SAILED
April 22.-The Tennessee, from Newport tor
philadelphia: tho CO. the C-3, the CO,
the D-1, the Do, the D-3 and the e.,
from Norfolk for cruise In Chesapeake
Raw: the Patapsco from Norfolk for Tan
yer sound: the Massasoit from Key
West for Norfolk: the Dixie, the Drayton'
the Mayrant the Paulding and the Sterett.
from New York City for navy yard, New
York; the Fox and the Davis, from Mare
Island from cruise. -
Nprl 24.---Tno Rainbow. from Annoy Tor
Shanghai. ~,
Atlantic reserve feet will be ordered on May
l. and will consist Of the Tennessee mag
shin. the Indiana the Iowa, the Maine'
Inc Wisconsin the Tacoma. the Birming-
ham and the Chester. Fleet viii be based
at navy yard. Philadelphia.
, The Chester placed tn first reserve navy yero'
Philadelphia