The Portland daily press., 1866-01-17
BIZ for the Reorganization of the Regular
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Bill for the Reorganization of the Regular
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 49,
The bill providing for the reorganization of
the regular army was to-day reported from the
Military Committee, with some amendments.
The Committee were unanimous in favor of
the bill as it now stands. II provides that the
army shall hereafter consist OF five regiments
of artillery, 5000 men, twelve regiments of
cavalry, $4,000 men, and fifty-fve regiments of
infantry, $1,000 men, to be known as the army
of the United States.
Second Section, Artillery to have the same
organization as the present five regiments.
Section 3, adds six regiments Of cavalry to
the six now in the service, with the same Or
ganization 1t authorizes 1st and I'd Lieuten-
ants, and two-thirds of all the officers above
the grade of 1st Lieutenants to be taken from
the volunteer cavalry officers of two years SER
vice. 1t provides that four of these regiments
may be armed and drilled as infantry, at the
discretion of the President.
Section a. The fifty-fve infantry regiments
to consist OF the ten regiments of ten compa-
MES each now in the service, the remaining
nine regiments to be made into q, by adding
two companies to each battalion, with the
same provision respecting officers as for the
cavalry regiments, except that they are to be
taken from the infantry or artillery; ten regi-
ments of colored men, and eight of disabled
men or men discharged by disability, the Off
GERS to be taken from the officers of colored
troops, the Veteran Reserve Corps and other
officers disabled in the service. Promotions in
colored and veteran regiments to be confined
to these regiments; the volunteer officers APP
pointed under this act to be apportioned among
the States in proportion to the number of
troops furnished the army during the war.
Section 5, Proscribes the organization of the
,..Ha IN. hat E.-+
ments, but the companies to have only 48 pri-
Yates, making about $4,000, and may be in
creased to $4,000 if necessary.
Section 7, Gives each regiment band, as
formerly.
section 8, Enlistments hereafter to be made
for five years; no officers 10 be appointed until
the minimum number of men is enlisted and
the command organized.
Section 8, Provides one Lieutenant Gene
raj, five Major Generals, and ten Brigadiers,
with the same staff as formerly. s3HH
Section 10, Provides that the Adjutant Cen
eraPs department shall be as now prescribed
by law. sl5-4
Section II, The Inspector Generals depart
ment, so far as the number and rank are con-
cerned, remains the same. 1t increases the
rank of Assistant Inspector General to Lieut.
enant Colonel. q
Section IL, The Bureau of Military Justice
as now established. IA taa
Section IS, The Quartennaster Generals
department to consist of one Brigadier Gene
raj, six Assistant Colonies, twelve Deputy
Lieut. Colones, twenty Majors and forty-eight
Captains; vacancies in captainship to be filed
from volunteer Quartermasters.
Section IA, Gives as many military store
keepers as shall be required not exceeding
sixteen. G goo
Section Is, Provides that the act of July 4th
respecting the Quartermaster's department,
shall remain in force so far as it does not be-
come unnecessary upon the disbandment Of
the volunteer forces.
Section 16. The subsistence department
shall exist as now prescribed by law.
Section II. Line officers detailed as quar-
telmasters or commissaries, to have ten dol
lars per month extra while responsible for
public property. . rl
Section Is. The Medical Department shall
consist OF one surgeon general, brieadier, one
assistant, colonel, seventy-five surgeons, ma
jors, and ole hundred and fifty surgeons to be
lieutenants for the first three years service,
and captains after three years service, and two
medical storekeepers. Vacancies of surgeons
and assistant surgeons to be filled by selection
from volunteers assistant surgeons of volun-
teers Of three years service to be eligible for
promotion to captain.
Section 10. This section authorizes the sur
geon general to detail a surgeon as medical
purveyor, who, while so acting, is to be colone
of cavalry, and five surgeons as assistant med
ical purveYors, 10 be, while so acting, heuten-
ant colonePs of cavalry.
Section 20. Authorizes the surgeon genera
to detail five surgeons as medical inspectors
to be, while SO acting, colonies of cavalry.
Section 81. Pay Department.-One pay
mater general, brigadier general, two assist
ants. cclonels, two deputies, lieut.. colonies, an(
sixty pay1Iasters, majors. Vacancies in tho
Grade of majors to be filled from additional
paymasters who have served two years.
Section 3D. Corps of engineers to be thu
same as now provided by law.
Section %. Provides for the appointment
of four inspectors of Qualifications, to be Sc
lected from the corps of engineers. This i
not to increase the number in that corps.
Section 81 The five companies of-engin
GERS to be battalion, adjutants and quarter
masters to have cavalry pay while so acting.
Section rs. Reduces each company Of engi
neers to 20 men, to be apportioned eqAal
among the two classes of priyates, and autho
rizes the President in time of war to restor
the present organization. a
Section 20. The ordnance department to b
the same as now provided by law, with on
brigadier general, colonies, 5 lieutenant CO..
ones, 8 majors, 20 captains, Is first lieutenant
q Aecond iieutenants and IL military store
keeper. a-
Section 81. One chief signal officer colonel
The Secretary of War to appoint detail of