Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-05-27

number, are TO be dseharged--The physician
and surgeon general, and the apothecary gene.
raj, were appointed, the better to superintend
the hospital and medical establishment of the
army the United States, under the act of the
81 OF March, 1918 ;and the act of the S0th of
March, 1914, authorised the President to ap.
point 50 many assistant spothecsries as the SER
wee might, IN his judgment. require. The oc.
casIon Tor the appointments under both acts
has ceased and the act of the 81 of March,
1915, meant to provide a substitute for the
whole department. according 20 the demands of
the peace establishment
z. The sifififary deademy is preserved. The
act of the Sd of March, 1915, provides, that the
corps OF engineers, as at present established,
shall be retained. BY the act of the 10th of
March, l8U2, ten cadets were assigned TO the
corps .os engineers. By the act of the goth of
April, 1872, the cadets, whether of artillery,
cavalry, rihemen, or infantry, were limited to
the number 81 $50, who might be attached, by
the President, as students to the D,ilitsry sca-
deny, but the act of the Sd of March, 1915, de
ciares, that the regiment of light artillery shall
nave the same organization as is prescribed by
the act passed the 18th of April, 1903 and by
that act two cadets are to be attached TO each
company. 1t is, there, to be considered, that
there are $50 cadets attached TO the military
academy, under the establishment of the act of
the 29th OF April, 1912, and 20 cadets attached
Upon this analysis of the act OF Congress for
hNlng. the military peace establishment, the
President wishes TO receive any information
wsich you think viii tend to promote the rub.
lie service, in reference to the following en-
qu!ries
L The best arrangements to adapt to the
peace establishment-the ORDINANCES department
the purchasing department--the pay depart
ment--and the military academy
=. The arrangements best cdanted 70 rander-
the medical establishment competent to the
garrison, as We'll as to the regimental service
II is obvious, that considerable difficulty will
! arise. ifthe adjutant generals aud the quarter,
master generals departments should be imme
diately and entirely abolished, and ifthe gar
rison surgeons should be Immediately dis
| charged. The President is DESTROYS to exc
cute the act OF Congress, as far as it is prsctca
Die and safe, on the first of May next but ne is
| disposed to take the latitude which the act al
lows, IN cases that clearly require cont nur
ance OF the offices for tae necessary public sers
vice. You will be pleased, therefore, to state
4. Whether, in your judgment, the continu
| ance OF the office of adjutant and inspector ge-
neral IS necessary for the public service
2. Whether, in your Judgment the continu.
| ance OF any, and which OF the Offices in the
1uarter-master's department, is necessary for
| tue public service
). whether, IN your judgment, the continu
| anee OF any, and which of the Offices in the
medical department, not expressly provided for
by the law, is necessary for the public service
have the honor to be, gentlemen, very re,
specially, your most ob't servant.
a. J. DALLAS,
Acting Secretary.ef Var.
Major Generals Bro,Dn, .1aekson, Scon,
GGIHes, MaeoDa6 and Ripley.