The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-05-31

\ WAR DEPARTMENT,
A. 90 Adj't Generals Office,
i'oS' May 90, 1912.

MAY 20, lo4Ss
The following regulation is published for the GO
vernment of the Army
WAR DEPARTMENT, May 23, 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 has
the most careful and deliberate considerat
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 80
far that intent be ascertaned from the nature
of the provision and the of the law it is the de-
sign ofthe Department strictly to adhere to it. This
is rendered the necessary in consequence OF the
precedents having become anomalous and apparently
conflicting The equitable principle of putting on
the footing all officers who may appear to render
similar SCI vices or who equally meritorious,
where rigid administration of the law may produce
an inequality between them, is one that addresses
itself rather the Legislature than the Executive.
Upon recurring to the authority for granting add-
tona ratons is found that there but two laws
bearing upon the subject. The act of March To-,
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 in force prior
to the reduction of the army BY various regulations
previous to the passage of that act the allowance of
double ratons had been extended to officers in COM
mand of separate armies and of geographical military
districts or departments, and to engineer officers su-
perintending the construction repair of forfca-
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 1853
and 1854 of the same article, are hereby rescnded,
and the following is substituted, to take effect the
first day of June next
To the following officers, and others, there will
be allowed double ratons:
LIST. To the Major General commanding the army,
and to every officer commanding -inchief separate
army, actually in the field
ID. To the Generals commanding the Eastern and
Western geographical divisions
Sd. To the Colonies other officers commanding
military geographical departments.
9TH. 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.
5th To the commandant Of each of the armories
and of each arsenal of construction at which the ope-
rations appropriate to such arsenas actually car
red on
9TH To the officers of the corps Of Engineers and
Typographical Engineers having the immediate COM
mand the engaged in the construction of forti-
ications or other military works. in the improve
ment of harbors rivers but not to include any su
perntendent other than the officer having such
immediate command.
BY order: }. g. SPENCER.
R. JONES, Adjutant General.