Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-16
Army andNavy News

regarding the numbers of officers Sc
lected in each grade will be altered. BY
virtue OF the provisions Of this bill the
additional captains and Commanders Sc.
lected will probably be confined to q
maximum Of two In each grade. but the
number of lieutenant Commanders viii
be materially increased so that 90 of
them Will be chosen, giving an oppor-
tunity for selection of at least 90 on
GERS OF that grade. It is possible that
the naval personnel bill, sponsored by
Chairman Brltten of the House naval
committee. may be reached on the Sem
ate calendar following the disposition
OF the tariff bill, and in the event it en-
counters no obstruction and is promptly
passed. it will be taken up by the House
as soon as the House naval committee
is reached on a calendar Wednesday
allotted to 1t.
AS of March l, 1890, there were 5000
officers in the line of the Navy, and of
this number by March there were 56
retirements and designations, effective
on or before June /, 1880, that had
been approved by the NAVY Depart
ment or were awaiting approval by that
department With some 20 or more
transfers which will be made to the
Naval Staff Corps and with further
attrition created by designations and
retirements, it is estimated in the Navy
Department that the number of line
officers by the graduation date, June 5,
1880, will be reduced to below $500.
This would permit the commissioning
of nearly all of the members of theresa
Naval Academy class. excluding, of
course, those physically disqualified,
those to be appointed to the Marine
Corps and Navy Supply Corps and those
who will tender their destinations to
take effect upon graduation.
Despite the fact that it was an
nounced some time ago that the slate
of important naval changes to be made
the Navy would not be formally APP
proved until Secretary of the Navy
Adams returns from the London Con-
ference, service discussion concerning
these high naval billetS continues. There
are IL officers of flag rank who, before
the end of this year, will have been at
sea for two years or more. They are
as follows: Admiral william v. Pratt,
commander in-chief of the United States
Fleet, who, 1t is understood, will likely
succeed Admiral Charles F. Hughes as
chief of Naval Operations in the Navy
Department; Admiral Louis McC. Mutton,
commander in-chief of the Battle Fleet;
Vice Admiral LuciuS A. BoStwtck, COM
mander of the Battleship Divisions of
the Battle Fleet Rear Admiral Thomas
j. Sem, commander of Destroyer
Souadrons of the Battle Fleet; Rear
Admiral Henry v. Butler, commander
of the Aircraft Squadrons of the Battle
Fleet; Rear Admiral Grin G. Murf1n,
commander Of Train Squadron /, Fleet
Base Force; Vice Admiral William G.
Cole, commander Of the Scouting Fleet;
Rear Admiral Frank H. Clark, COM
mander of Light Cruiser Division 3 and
of the Cruiser Divisions of the Scouting
Fleet; Rear Admiral Frank H. Brumby,
commander of Light Cruiser Division
2 of the Scouting Fleet; Rear Admiral
Frank B. Upham, commander Of the
Control Force; Rear Admiral Arthur j.
Hepburn, chief Of stan of the United
states Fleet, and Capt John Halligan,
commander Of the Aircraft Squadrons
of the Scouting Fleet.