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

- 'p,'e Nne 'nonor 20 very respectfully,
Gentlemen. your most ob't. serv't.
= A. J.DALLaS.
"a Acting Secretary ofVdr:
Naipr, Generals sroSe1, Jaciso-, Scott,
Gaiaes, ATacsn.5 and Ripley@
Dcb@tmen.c Of Var, A,orR II, 1915.
GENTLEMEN.
proceed to state some additional view,
connected with the execution OF the act of
Congress fixing the military peace establish
ment.
Corps belonging 70 the army, which are
nos expressly, retained by the provisions of the
act, are to be discharged.
The corps expressly provided for, are
l. The corps ofartiIlery;
2 The regiment oflight artillery
8. The corps of engineers ;
O. Regiments ofinfsntry and rhemen.
ne corps not provided for, are
The regiment OF light dragons
T. The Canadian volunteers
s. The sea-fencib!es.
~. The officers ofthe general staff employ
ca IN the command, discipline and duties OF
.ne army, who are not expressly retained by
the provisions OF the act, are to be discharged.
Inc officers provided for, are
1. Two major generals, with two aids de
:. Four brigadier. generals with one aid dc
camp, each,
8 Four brigade inspectors
=. -Four brigade quarter masters.
me officers not provided for, are
l.. All the general officers, except the six a.
bove mentioned;
=. All the officers of the adjutant generals
3. Aiithe officers OF the inspector generals
substituted 20
q. All the of1icers orthe quarter-master's
departjnent--fou brigade quarter-masters be-
isg substituted
partment.
III Departments which do not form con
stituent part of the army are preserved, ex-
cspt 50 far ss the act of Congress- BY express
provision, or necessary implication, Introduces
IN alteration.
l. The Oydnogcs Ds5rrfsasnt IS preserved
Il ~ His'iact establishment, with aview to a
state of peace, well as a state Of war 1t
is not ahec!sd BY any express provision in the
act Of Congress- sad i i an object Of the ap.
Propriations made for them iitary peace estab-
lishmeot
q The PHrehasiFg De5a,fnlsat is preserved
for slmilar rsesons
2 The bay Dsbayimers is preserved, with spe-
chic mo iiiica ions The act Of Congress eX-
pressiy proyil for the appointment Of regi-
mental paynas'ers. The ofic Of district pay
master, and assistant district paynaster is
abolished bnt the act of the 18th of April,
1914. which con inues in force for one year af
ter the var, Is not repealed, nor affected in any
other manner, than has been mentioned by the
act OF the Sd Of March, 1873. y is seen, there
fore, that thc act efthe 16th Of March, 1902.
fixing the military peace establishment. consti-
tuted the Office OF paymaster of the army, Sc
ven payrnasters. and two assistants and that
the act ofthe 18th of April 1914, recognizes the
Office IF psynGster Of the army and in lieu of
monthly compensation, allows the paymas--
ter sn annual salary Of two thousand dollars,
payable quarterly 1T the Treasury. The for
meF act is Of indefinite continuance and the
latter will continue in force until th, 17th Of
FEBRUARY, 1916. Nor does the act Of the Sd OF
March, 1915, affect the Office OF deputy pay.
master general the act Of the 9Th of July,
1912, providing, hat TO any army Of the Uni
ted States other ilan that in which the payrnas
ter of the army shall serve, the President may
appoint one deputy paymaster general, to be
taken from the line of the army and cRch
deputy shall have competent number of ase
sistRnis
Z. The Office ofJsdee Adsoe4fe IL prese rived
The set of the 1ilh Of January, 1912, nroyides,
that here shall be appointed 70 each division,
Judge advocate. Thc act Of the Sd Of March,
1915, neither expressly, nor BY necessary im-
Plicatiou, fcpcals that provision.
$. Tie Chablaigs are preserved. The act Of
the 18th OF January, 1872 provides that there
shsll be appointed TO each brigade, one chap
lain. The act Of the Sd of March, 1875, nei-
thet expressly, nor by necessary implication,
repeats that provision.
g. The Xosoiial Department Is not preserv.
ed. The act Of tie 81 Of March, 1915, pro
vides for reguienisl surgeons and surgeons
mates, and for such Number Of hospital sur.
icons and surgeons mates, as the service may
require, not exceeding FIVE surgeons and Ct
teen mates, With one steward, and ono ward.
master % each hospitsl Frosi this specific ar.
rsngenent, IL is necessarily implied, that the
physicians and surgeon general, the assistant
sPOthecaries general, and AL the hospital sur
gcons and surgeons mates, garrison surgeons
and surgeons mates, except the above specified
Major Generals Jackson and Gaines could
not attend, in consequence OF the distance of
their quarters from Washington, aad the urr
gency ofthe service required in the military
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