Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-12-25
United States Amy.

Gen. Shields reported to the United States
Senate, an Monday, n hill for the increase and
more perfect organization of the army, and rs it
lisa subject of consi lcrahlc interest Mt present
we copy the following abstract Of its provisions
from the National Intellig necr:
Section | adds four additional regiments To the
army.
Secton2 provides for corps of artillery of
two eolonel~ four lieutenant colonies, twelve
majors, und twenty four companies, organized as
Mt present, and the artillery now in service who
may not be retained in the new corp, to be trans
terred To the regiments authorized Ivy the first
section.
Section 3provdes TINT the present regiment of
dragoons and laoupted rifles shall be styled re
ghnents of cavalry, and tina, ten first icntennns
shall be added to each regiment of infantry and
cavalry.
Section adds Ia the corps of eng ineers,
eXigenccs may require, one hrigadier general
one colonel, four majors eight captains, eight
first heutrnnnts, eight second lieutcnants, aud II
company of engineer soldiers, organised ms pro.
vided by law aud discontnnes the corps of topo-
graphical engineers, transferring its officers to
the corps of engineers or regiments
Section provides that the ordnance corps
shall consist of one colonel, two lieutenant col
onrls, eight majors, and the military storekecp-
er- and enlisted IL, now authorised hy law; and
that the officers ri ordnance not retained IN the
new corps be transferred to other Curps or rcgi-
mcnts of artillery, at the discretion of the Prcsi.
dent, and such additional officers may he re
uuired from time IL time he detailed from the 9TH
or corps of the army.
Section Il. provides that, instead of the pres
eut number, there shall Ice nine hrigadier gencr-
ais, one adiutnnt general. one qnnrtcrmnster gen
al, two Inspector generals, aud various commits
sarios and quHrt"rmasterS, Ne. rs the service
may require, limiting the comnlsearics. nssis-
tant quartcrmastcrs, and assistant commis sares,
To not more thun one la each regiment and each
separate post, To he selected from the leutcn-
ants nf the army, and To receive not more thnn
twenty dollars or less than ten dollars per month
above their pay.
Section provides that appointments in the
staff of ad iutaut general quartcrmastcr general
oommissary general, judge advocate. assistant
ndjptant general, qpartrrmastcr and commssary
shall confer no additional rank in the army, and
that such appointments may be revoked aud the
officers return to their ordinary duties whenever
/ the President may deem 1t necessary; and the
/ assistant quartcrmastorS and assistant commiSsa-
! ries may be appointed and removed under such
regulations as the President may adopt and he
! may appoint officers to the staff without prcju-
| dice To their rank. &c.
Section Sprovides that geueral officers be APP
! pointed by the selection Of brgaaIer general OF
engineers from the engineers: colonel of ordinance
from the corps of ordnance in all other eases pro
motion shall be made regimentally. vacancies in
the grade of major of ordnance Ia bc filled by Sc
lection from the engineers artillery.
Section II provides for an increase Of pny Of
the officers, as follows: major general 1865 per
month; brigadicr general ! l65 colonel SI35: leu
tenant Colonel Sll5; major S95 captain cavalry
$S5; captain of artillery and infantry $50; frs,
Lieutenant cavalry sos; first Lieutenant of artillery
and infantry az second lieutenant cavalry SO
cadet $33; inspector general and phymaster gen
eral to receive the pay of colonel. Any office
absent from duty more than thirty days, unles
ON account of wounds received in action, is t.
receive only his pay without allowances.
Section l3 provides that when an officer is in
capable of complying with orders, and applies vol
unfairly to be retired from active service his cas-
is to be referred to a board OF not more than thr
teen and not less than five officers, to be detaile