The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-05-31


The following regulation is published for the GO
vernment Of the Army;
WAR DEPARTMENT, May 20, 1912,
Numerous applications for additional rations hav-
ing been made the attention Of the Department has
for some time been called to the subject, and il has
received the most careful and deliberate consideration
The interests Of the country and the welfare of the
service alike require that the system, which has SO
long prevailed, of extending the allowance of double
rations from TO another, instead of recurring
to the original intent of the law, should cease. So
far that intent be ascertained from the nature
of the provision and the Of the law it is the de-
sign of the Department strictly to adhere to it, This
is rendered the necessary in consequence of the
presidents having become anomalous, and apparently
conflicting The equitable principle of putting on
the same footing all officers who may appear to render
similar sci vices who equally meritorious,
where Iigid administration of the law may produce
inequality between them, is one that addresses
itself rather to the Legislature than to the Executive.
Upon recurring to the authority for granting addi-
tional rations is found that there are but two laws
bearing upon the subject The act of March l6,
1902 authorized the allowance to the commanding
officers of each separate post, and has never been
modified, except by the act of April "a, 1916, which
recognized and adopted the regulations force prior
to the reduction of the army By various regulations
previous to the passage of that act the allowance of
double rations had been extended to officers in
mand of separate armies and of geographical military
districts or departments, and to engineer officers SUI
perintending the construction repair of ortfca-
tons. With view to conform to the principle Of
the act Of 1902, thus modified, and to apply it to
new descriptions Of duties clearly within it, para
graphs 1851 and 1852, of article 80 of the General
Regulations Of the Army, and all other regulations
and orders upon the subject except paragraphs 1858
and 1854 of the article are hereby rescinded
and the following is substituted to take effect the
first day of June next
To the following officers and no others, there will
be allowed double rations:
LIST. To the Major General commanding the army,
and to every officer commanding in-chief separate
army, actually in the field.
3D. To the Generals commanding the Eastern and
Western geographical divisions.
Sd. To the Colonies or other officers commanding
military geographical departments,
4th To the Commandant of each permanent or
fixed post garrsoned with troops, including the Su-
perintendent Of the Military Academy at West Point
who is regarded as the commandant of that post
9Th To the commandant of each Of the armories
and ofeach arsenal Of construction at which the ope
ratons appropriate to ouch arsenals actually
red on
9TH To the officers the corp, Of Engineers and
Typographical Engineers having the immediate COM
mand of the engaged in the construction OF forth
fcations other military works, or in the improve
ment Of harbors rivers, but not to include any
perintendent other than the officer having such
immediate command.
BY order j. c. SPENCER.
K. JONES, Adjutant General.