Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-05-15
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In the SENA ri, On WeAne iay, N SHfELpe, from
the Committee on iIitary- Affairs submitted the
following Repert:g Il gH1hib y bne ,a=ejsilM odt
The COMMITTEE On Military Affairs report shat they
have received from the Secretary Of War che pfoet OF
bill III relation 10 the STAFF Departments o. the Army
therein named accompanied by the following explanations
and remarks to which they invite the attention Oh
the Senate ssTI sdi 10 EIst e sssos es3f 10 Hct
dhe several STAFF departments enumerated in the lst
section present constituted as fsllowss II ~ 9qI
"Adiutant Generals Depaytaentrr0pe colonel, one
sssas EST sRe ssRsa
Quartermdstss Dpartment- One br gader general
two soolones two lieutenant colones five majors and
twenty nine captains. Mod ayitrfsfpsg s94
colonel, two majors, and eight captains ., ii
The effect Of the proposed act Of Congress Win be to-
assign al nthoseu officers (6s,) fourteen o. whom now
hold eSssps I'VE chiefs
nsSsr BEEN Vacated s1a cSss y sSms-
sionS which have always Been source Of dicusy and
n Beginning atthe reduction Of army in 1921, the
4dutaat Generals Department consisted but one adj
jutant general with the rank pay and emoIuments of
i Sse 81 as' -
divNo change wasmade in GthB department until 1885,,
when increased by sdutant generals
With the renk Of major and four the rank of capr
In 1916 the department Vas increased Tsa55 p
l" l647 secHon2 act Of March 1847 the departs
msnt Nhs INCREASED by assistant hduant
wth hs rank f lieutenant colonel apd two assistants
hIpssses Sssssals Depat nsnt Wis made 81 ths
act Of March - 1921, section a. LAY Hstze TO CON-
sist inspectors general with the rank ofeolonel
and has now the same III 5itYaxa yaa
The Department npon the reduction
in 1921 consisted Of quarermaSer general with the
rank bHgaier general two With the
in addtdn to their pay line received not less than
ten doars nor than twenty per month be regu
lated BY the Secretary Of War-(See p PA sHetzel,,
~ The ne1t addition Is the Department
was MAIDS By "A Of the act 49, 1926 p. 221
Hetgel (which gavsatwo addtopsl quartsrmasters and
ten assistant be taken from the line Of
"a BY the act 81 JAY 1883 Sec. o. fp 2es, Hetze)
there were added 70 the afment Two assistant quar-
terinasters general with rank of COLONEL two deputy
quartermasteFs general with the rank lieutenant coo
nes and eg9t assistant With the rank 81
M BY the act Of February H. l847 Sec TO- there were
added to the Department -four quarter
masters With the rnk Of major and ten assistant qpar
termaster with the rank of captains In explanation Of
this last addition see act Of July 19, ls4s sec
The subsistence department upon the reduction in
1871 consisted OF comssary general of subsistence
with the rank Of colonel, and many assistant commits
sares as might be necessary not exceeding fifty to be
taken from the subaltens of the act Of March
2, 1921, Sec 8, D. PA, Hetzel.) II
By act Of March q 1929 sec. q p 224 the depart
with the rank and pay of assistant quartermaster X
By the act Of July 5, 1885, thedepartment was in
three captains. ~ et's 4 PIT
By the act approved September 26, 1850 four CONF
missaries, with the rank captain, added yaE
@ The foregoing references show the various additions
made to the several staff departments weuas the
marked departure from the principle established by the
act OF viz that the line of the army should furnish
officers for necessary staff duties sI div T3g9g stgt
believed that return to that principle win not
only act powerfully In harmonzng the various departs
ments of the army but that economical administration
Of army affairs and efficient direction of subordinates
will be thereby insured sas 81 s-g rlegs .gsr etF
The number of officers employed ON staff duties will
depend the disposition made Of the troops when the
troops concentrated many less officers will be required
for those duties than when they occupy large number
posts at presents and the local arrangement Of
the troops must depend the Executive and be regu-
lated by j. would seem proper that staff
appointments should be temporary and also that the
Der should not be permanently fixed by law. issi q
90 These officers Ito wit one captain and two first
heutenants TO be added to the permanent organization Of
curing in regiments and corps TO which officers may be
assigned under the act shall not be filled until the number
Of officers Of the respective regiments 81 be reduced To-
its permanent organsation believed be neces-
the recruiting service and at the time leave for COM
panes duties sufficient number for instruction and dis
ciplne' - 1s.'ss t-.'l Eve 4sa''l- - = s-sAL
The only changes which the committee have taken oc
casion to make in this projet Of the War Department
the folOwing; 1925 sla5sl 81 Is ssssas a5T .7sqa
LIST To embrace the heads Of the bureaus In which the
change is contemplated web thewsubordinates be-
they consider that however able and mertoious
the officers who ut present OCCUPY those important posi-
tons may be, it would appear invidous and impotc to-
make this exception in their favor and change to be
thoroughly beneficial In like this, must be general
Cd To empower the Secretary Of War to make the COM
handing officers responsible for all extravngant expen-
lures within their respective commands This provision
is inserted in the hope that system may be devised by
the War Department by which the commanding officer
will be obliged TO check the extraysgnncs Of the staff off,
GER and the staff officer that Of the commanding officer
without nurng or mpairng the efficiency Of the service
3D. The committee cannot the present necessity for
any increase Of officers in the several regiments as reco+
ended by the Secretary Of War; being persuaded that
one of the beneficial effects Of the law will be increase
the officers Of the line and diminish those of the STAFF
such be the effect Of the law it s to be hoped will
an increase like the recommended by the Secretary
Zone captain and two first eutenants to be added with
certain limitations to the permanent organization Of each
regiment Of the army would be unnecessary and II it
turn out otherwise this can be provided for hereafter
They think 1t on the whse more advisable to abstain
from embarrassing measure Of needful reform like this
with any provision Of doubtful utility ,s.es ~ II
An epitome of the bill will be found under the Con-
grcssional head, y ssr ii.l se ~ b: n t59r "a
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